Friday, April 7, 2023
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Volume 29, Number 14
Drug Take Back slated for April 22
LOCAL THEATER
Town Times report
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates someone in the United States dies of a drug overdose every five minutes. In many cases, legal medications are the cause. In an attempt to prevent addiction and reduce overdose deaths, since 2010, the Drug Enforcement Administration has hosted National Drug Take Back events across the U.S. The effort provides Americans with an easy way to properly dispose of unused or expired medicine stored in their home which otherwise could be susceptible to abuse and theft.
Readers Theater will perform “The Lifespan of a Fact” Sunday, April 16, 2 p.m., at the Durham Community Center. The comedic play is based on a “true-ish” story about a young fact-checker’s struggle to perform his job responsibly for a well-known New York magazine. Seating is limited. Call 860-343-6724 to reserve a spot. Readers Theater actors Michael Vernon Davis, Karen Gagliardi and Andrew Wilcox are pictured.
The communities of Durham and Middlefield have hosted Take Back events since 2014, resulting in more than 1,000 pounds of medication being disposed of. This month, residents will have another chance to clear their homes of no-longer-needed prescription drugs. On Saturday, April 22, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., medications can be disposed of at the resident state troopers See Take Back, A12
Consider volunteering at the Giving Garden this season By Sue VanDerzee
The Middlefield-Durham Giving Garden will be officially opening the 2023 growing season Saturday, April 22 at 10 a.m. with an event to honor the three local Eagle Scouts whose projects have enriched the garden over the last several years. There will also be a free seed swap and distribution. The earliest Eagle Scout project was the construction of four raised beds and two picnic tables by Nathan Strang, which have been very well used. Two more recent projects include a seed cabinet constructed by
Logan Watts and a sink/produce washing station built under the direction of Sully McCoy. Local volunteers have been working to prepare the garden, located behind the Middlefield Community Center, Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to noon. Saturday work opportunities will begin April 29. Anyone who is interested in helping supply free, fresh organic produce to senior and social service programs in Durham and Middlefield, or who would like to learn more about organic gardening, is welcome to come on See Garden, A13
Logan Watts with the seed cabinet he constructed for the Giving Garden.