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Opioid Deal Nets $6M To Address Drug Abuse – InsuranceNewsNet

RUTHERFORDTON Rutherford County is poised to receive its portion of a settlement from a pharmaceutical lawsuit earmarked for combating the ongoing opioid crisis. They include: United Way, Community Health Council, Foothills Health District, Department of Social Services, the Sheriff’ s Office, the District Attorney’ s Office, Partners Behavioral Health,. ....

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Opioid Deal Nets $6M For Combating Drug Abuse – InsuranceNewsNet

RUTHERFORDTON Rutherford County is poised to receive its portion of a settlement from a pharmaceutical lawsuit earmarked for combating the ongoing opioid crisis. “North Carolina will receive $750 million, most of which will go straight to county governments to make a difference where it is needed the most,” Stein recently said in an Op-Ed provided to the. ....

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Communities continue contact tracing, without state support

EASTHAMPTON As COVID-19 cases reach unprecedented levels in the current wave, communities are continuing to conduct contact tracing work for the disease, even as the infrastructure and protocols around the practice have shifted since the early days. ....

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The Recorder - Amid swell of COVID-19 cases, towns seek extra test kits

As COVID-19 case numbers rise locally and statewide, communities across Franklin County are exploring their options for purchasing at-home test kits for local distribution.“We’ve had calls in the last 10 days from Ashfield, Buckland, Colrain,. ....

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Redistricting shakes up region

NORTHAMPTON Most of the Hilltowns of Hampshire County will be included in the same state House of Representatives district as the City of Northampton if the current draft state House map is enacted with no changes.Draft maps for both the House and. ....

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