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Tanner defender Mikayla Fisher tries to force back an onrushing Somerville player during the Lady Pioneer’s 4-0 shutout to close out the regular season last Friday night at Veterans Memorial Stadium. The Lady Tanners soccer team will enter the playoffs with a 9-6-2 record. See story and photos on page 11. (Advocate photos by Greg Phipps)
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City Council approves more than $3K to combat opioid epidemic By Christopher Roberson
WCVB TV News Host and Master of Ceremonies Randy Price is shown with Citizens Inn Executive Director Corey Jackson during the annual fundraiser at the Danversport Yacht Club on October 26. See pages 6 & 7 for photo highlights of the event. (Advocate photo by Laura Jolly)
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he City Council, during its Oct. 25 meeting, voted unanimously to invest $3,500 in the ongoing effort to thwart the opioid crisis. Councillor-at-Large Anne Manning-Mar tin, chairwoman of the council’s Drug Education and Awareness Committee, said $1,500 will go to the Citizens Inn Transition Residential Recover y Program, $1,000 will go to the Peabody YMCA Family Recover y Program and the remaining $1,000 will go to the Colton Buckley Foundation. ManningMartin said the money was “raised privately through donations.” In addition, the council worked with the city ’s Health Department, Fire Depar tment, Atlantic Ambulance and the Colton Buckley Foundation to arrange for Narcan training from 4:30-5 p.m. on Nov. 10 at the AOH Club on Lowell Street. In addition to the initial $3,500, Manning-Martin said, the council donated $1,500 to purchase Narcan u n i t s fo r t h e t ra i n i n g session. “ We called together some interested parties, and after some brainstorming, we thought it would be a good fit to offer the training at the pasta dinner held the evening before the annual Colton Buckley 5K Road Race,” she said. “Given the stigma and actual cost of purchasing Narcan, we thought it would be helpful to provide units of Narcan to the training participants to take home with them if they wish.” The race itself, which will be held on Nov. 11 this year, is in memory of Colton Buckley, who at
22 years old passed away from an overdose on April 6, 2014. “The Buckley family has been ver y selfless and courageous in sharing their tragedy in hopes of helping other families who may be facing this battle,” said Manning-Martin. “As a community, we are thankful for their efforts and encourage others to reach out for help.” New Facilities Director In other news, the council voted unanimously to appoint Gloucester resident James Hafey as the city’s new facilities director. Prior to the vote, Mayor Edward Bettencourt said Hafey was chosen to replace former Facilities Director Timothy Healy, who recently retired after “almost four years.” Bettencourt said Hafey w a s G l o u ce s te r ’s f i r s t facilities director and held the position for eight years. During that time, Hafey was responsible for 40 employees as well as all municipal and school buildings. In addition, Bettencourt said Hafey also has experience working with the state Department of Conservation & Recreation and with the Massachusetts School Building Authority. Hafey said is looking forward to working for the city. “There are some challenges and what I like – I like fixing things,” he said, adding that his greatest challenge is managing personnel. “It’s going to take a while to get to know these people.” In addition, Hafey said one of his top priorities will be to develop a “c o m p re h e n s i ve p l a n” detailing the current condition of Peabody ’s buildings.