In the lead-up to International Overdose Awareness Day on Aug. 31, the Fitchburg community gathered at the Upper Common last Thursday to remember those lives lost to drugs, and to give comfort to the families and friends left behind.
In the 13 years since the first luminaries lit Gloucester’s first Overdose Vigil — now called Luminaries & Love — America’s opioid epidemic has, tragically, become such an integral part