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Vol. 4, No. 26 - FREE - www.advocatenews.net Lynnfield@advocatenews.net 978-777-6397 Friday, June 29, 2018
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Moody takes helm of LHS Guidance Dept. By Christopher Roberson
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Enjoying the many great foods and brews offered at this year’s Annual Taste of MarketStreet held Sunday, June 24 are, from left to right, Jill Coleman, Kenzie Coleman, Dennis Anderson, Shanel Anderson, and Solomon Anderson. See more photo highlights on page 9. (Advocate photo by Laura Jolie)
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fter 20 years at Lynnfield High School (LHS), Kathryn Moody was recently chosen as the new director of the school’s Guidance Department. “I am honored to have been given the opportunity to step into this position,” said Moody. “While I know there will be challenges ahead, the Lynnfield community is such a strong advocate for education, it makes going to work a really great experience.” Regarding staffing for the 2018-2019 school year, Moody said Samantha Pindara will be joining the department as a new counselor and Kristen Dee will be returning to fill the adjustment counselor position. “Kristen worked for LHS parttime in this role several years ago, and we are thrilled to have her come back,” said Moody. She said Counselor Scott MacKenzie and Secretary Patricia Brangiforte will be returning in the fall, having worked together for the past two decades. Moody also said that
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Clerk Gina Gustafson will not be returning in the fall as her position was cut during the budget process. In addition to the continuation of Breakfast with Guidance and evening programming, Moody said, she and her staff will be exploring new ways of engaging with students during the school day. “The students are our main focus; we are looking to offer more workshop-style programs in order to be able to reach out to more students,” she said. “We are also working on getting more involved with both Freshman Orientation as
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Village Pharmacy introduces Big Red Med Disposal Box By Christopher Roberson
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esidents now have the option of dropping off their expired or unused medications in the new Big Red Med Disposal Box at Village Pharmacy on Main Street. “Disposal is prevention. Getting rid of medications unnecessarily stored in household medicine cabinets helps to prevent misuse and possibly addiction,” said Pharmacist Brian Ambrefe, who owns the pharmacy with his siblings Debra, Robert and Faye. Brian said residents are welcome to bring in pet medication as well. “We can dispose of that, too,” he said. After the medications are collected, he said, they are incinerated in an “environmentally safe” manner. Debra said the town’s drinking water could also be affected if medications are disposed of
through a toilet or drain. In addition to the benefits of alleviating illegal drug use and protecting the town’s groundwater, Faye underscored the importance of keeping such medications out of the hands of young children. The disposal box was provided by Rx Disposal and has been available to residents since May 22. “The key to a successful medication disposal program is making medication disposal free, confidential and, most importantly, convenient,” said Rx President Thomas McAbee in a written statement, adding that medication should be in its original package at the time of disposal, and “The deposited medication will never be viewed, sorted or counted. It’s confidential and safe.” He said items which cannot
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