Below are the latest news articles mentioning heroin, fentanyl, Narcan, opioid or overdose from all the local Cape Cod news sources. Most of these stories should be related to recent heroin related arrests, heroin or fentanyl overdoses, opioid addiction and the use of Narcan on Cape Cod.
HYANNIS – [HN PHOTOS, NOTES & MULLINGS ON THE MATTER] – It’s all hands on deck whenever someone’s overdosing. First the dispatchers (at least two in most cases) burst onto the airwaves, relaying important information to responding patrol cars while … Continue reading →…
BOURNE – Sheriff James M. Cummings announced today that the Barnstable County Sheriff’s Office was awarded a Grant from the Federal Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. The grant, in the amount…
HYANNIS – The Ride for Opioid Addiction Recovery (ROAR Ride) will return this weekend to help those struggling with substance abuse disorders. The 40 mile ride starting at Falmouth High School and ending in Hyannis will begin staging at 9 am on Sunday, September 12, and will officially kick off…
The ROAR (Ride for Opioid Addiction Recovery) motorcycle ride will kick off September 12 to help support opioid addiction recovery and transition on Cape Cod. Founders Karen Herrand and Jamie Pina join Sunday Journal this week to discuss how the COVID pandemic has exacerbated the existing opioid epidemic…
OAK BLUFFS – Martha’s Vineyard ‘Boat to the Basket’ will host its second annual Youth Basketball showcase on Saturday, August 28 from 9 am to 6 pm at Niantic Park in Oak Bluffs. MV Boat to the Basket is an educational recreation program aiming to help end opioid addiction on the Cape…
FALMOUTH – The Fourth Annual Ride for Opioid Addiction Recovery (ROAR) will be taking place on Sunday, September 12. The motorcycle ride is 40 miles long and will begin at Falmouth High School at 874 Gifford Street in Hyannis. It will end at Barnstable High School at 744 West Main Street in Hyannis.…
BOSTON, MA – A member of the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for his role in a wide-ranging heroin trafficking conspiracy. Joshua Johnson, 34, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs to time served plus an additional two weeks (for…
BOSTON, MA – An Osterville man was sentenced in federal court in Boston today for his role in a wide-ranging heroin trafficking conspiracy. Eric Brando, 29, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs to 66 months in prison and six years of supervised release. In February 2020,…
TOP HN PHOTO: EMTs load a young adult male overdose patient into an ambulance this morning in Yarmouth. SECOND HN PHOTO: This morning’s overdose scene in Hyannis. YARMOUTH/HYANNIS – [HN NOTES & THOUGHT ON THE MATTER] – The radio … Continue reading → The post BACK-TO-BACK-TO-BACK…
HYANNIS – Attorney General Maura Healey has announced the resolution of a lawsuit against the Sackler family and their company, Purdue Pharma, that will see the company transform into an entity that will work towards combating the opioid crisis using its own profits. The resolution requires a payment…
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SANDWICH – Two people were injured, one seriously in a crash in Sandwich sometime after 9 AM Thursday…
CAPE COD – Severe thunderstorm warnings were issued for parts of Cape Cod early Thursday morning.…
“General Secretary Gorbachev, if you seek peace, if you seek prosperity for the Soviet Union and…
EASTHAM – The Town of Eastham is seeking public input on draft recommendations for the future use…
BOSTON – A bill has been introduced in the Massachusetts Senate that would exempt grants for childcare…
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. government advisers will debate Friday if there’s enough proof that a booster…
CHATHAM – Chatham town officials said the latest samples from town wells show a continued amount…
BOSTON (AP) — The number of new daily cases of COVID-19 in the state increased by more than 2,700 Wednesday…
