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Thank you Rev. Rob Kinnally, for your touching Letter to the Editor in Last Thursday’s Advertiser.  The words are so hopeful and inspiring.  Only ten days left until the Overdose Awareness Vigil in downtown New Canaan.  #overdoseawarenessvigil Letter: Our responsibility to reach out, listen to persons with addiction  

Overdose Awareness Vigil to address drug crisis downtown tonight

The location is the Pop Up Park, 6 South Avenue in New Canaan.  7PM on August 30th.

Over the last few weeks, two Letters to the Editor were published in the New Canaan Advertiser, in support of our 2nd Annual Overdose Awareness Vigil on August 30th at 7PM.  In the first one, Jenny speaks out openly about how addiction can be overwhelming to a family.  Yet recovery is possible with professional counseling, medical management and peer support. 

I was thoroughly impressed by the article entitled “Savoring triumph as the heart wrenches” written by Grace Duffield in yesterday’s July 26 edition of the New Canaan Advertiser. It was courageous indeed for Barbara Reiniger to agree to an interview to discuss her own personal journey and her daughter’s tragic death by suicide. Barbara’s decision to tell her story reminds

On Tuesday evening, May 8th at Saxe Auditorium, the New Canaan Parent Support Group and New Canaan Cares hosted Dr. Kevin Hill and a panel of experts to discuss marijuana—the medical facts and risks.  Dr. Hill—who is an Author, Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School and addiction psychiatrist–presented to an audience of local parents and concerned citizens. Following the presentation,

Dr. Kevin Hill and local experts speak about marijuana facts On Tuesday, May 8th at Saxe Middle School, Dr. Kevin Hill, author and internationally-known marijuana expert, presented to parents and concerned citizens during an evening event entitled “Marijuana: Just the Facts.” Dr. Hill, author of the book Marijuana: The Unbiased Truth about the World’s Most Popular Weed, is also an

On Tuesday, May 8th….