Covid and opioids make ‘a great storm of the worst possible things’ Covid has amplified the already aggravated, ongoing opioid crisis. During the first pandemic year, 2020, the tristate area... Home 25 Jan 2022 | 06:32
Operation Helping Hand results in 33 arrests; offers treatment for those suffering from opioid addiction Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes announces the most recent results of “Operation Helping Hand,” an innovative... Police & Fire 24 Nov 2021 | 09:16
U.S. Rep. Gottheimer in Newton with former Gov. Jim McGreevey; The Center for Prevention and Counseling’s executive director, Becky Carlson; Dr. Aakash Shah, MD, of Hackensack University Medical Center and medical director at New Jersey Reentry Corp; Robert Carter, director of operations at the New Jersey Reentry Corp.; and Leanne, a local resident in longtime recovery who works with the Center. (Photo provided) Gottheimer sounds alarm on the worsening opioid epidemic during COVID The COVID-19 pandemic is making the opioid epidemic in Northern New Jersey worse, says U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer. There have... Police & Fire 19 Oct 2020 | 05:42
Photo by James Giroux from FreeImages Operation Helping Hand nets 37 arrests Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes has announced the completion of “Operation Helping Hand,” an innovative law enforcement... Police & Fire 19 Jul 2020 | 03:51