By Lori ComstockPosted Nov 15, 2019 at 11:38 AM ANDOVER TOWNSHIP – Nearly 200 people – substance abuse experts, elected officials, law enforcement officers, members of the recovery community – came together Thursday to share personal insights on how to address the addiction epidemic. The annual fall event, held at Perona Farms, titled “Connecting the Continuum: Emerging Drug Trends, Substance Abuse[…]
By Bruce A. ScrutonPosted Oct 19, 2019 at 3:49 PM NEWTON – Sussex County, which has had one of the highest opioid overdose death rates in northern New Jersey, is beginning to see success in its battle against drug abuse, according to speakers Thursday night at Newton High School. Police, prosecutors, doctors and counselors from a variety of groups spoke at[…]
This summer marked three years since the CLEAR Program launched in Sussex County. CLEAR, which stands for Community Law Enforcement Addiction Recovery, was the first police-assisted addiction recovery initiative in New Jersey and remains the only county-wide program in our state to utilize law enforcement agencies as a pathway to recovery. Hundreds of individuals and[…]
By Jennifer Jean MillerPosted Sep 2, 2019 at 2:00 AM NEWTON — Light literally and figuratively cut through the darkness on Saturday night in the Newton Green, as a group gathered to line the sidewalks of the square with luminarias to remember loved ones lost to overdose. NEWTON — Light literally and figuratively cut through the darkness on Saturday night in[…]
By Jennifer Jean Miller New Jersey Herald Posted: Jul. 7, 2019 12:01 am The Sussex County C.L.E.A.R. Program — a local collaboration to provide treatment and recovery support for those battling drug addiction without fear of prosecution — has received national recognition, with Newton Police Chief Michael Richards honored recently with the Law Enforcement Leadership[…]
Posted: May. 27, 2019 2:10 pm FRANKLIN — Neighboring businesses wrapped up their annual spring fundraising in support of law enforcement and Center for Prevention’s battle against opiate addiction in Sussex County. TJ’s Pizzeria Cafe and Verizon Premium Retailer, R-Wireless have raised more than $1,600 for C.L.E.A.R. (Community Law Enforcement Addiction Recovery,) a program that[…]
By Bruce A. Scruton New Jersey Herald Posted: Apr. 1, 2019 12:01 am FRANKLIN — The scope of the opioid overdose epidemic has many facets, but one within a small pizza chain gives a good idea of how widespread — and devastating — it can be. Over a five-year span, 25 young people in Sussex,[…]
By Lori Comstock New Jersey Herald Posted: Jan. 17, 2019 12:01 am Sussex County Prosecutor Francis Koch was elected president of the County Prosecutors’ Association of New Jersey in November during a three-day training program for law enforcement officials held in Atlantic City. The County Prosecutors’ Association of New Jersey, whose mission is to maintain[…]
Release Date: March 11, 2019 PRESS RELEASE Prosecutor Francis A. Koch is pleased to announce that the Sussex County Prosecutor’s Office has been awarded a grant, Public Health Crisis Response — 2018 Opioid Crisis: Operation Helping Hand Initiative, from the State of New Jersey Attorney General’s Office, Department of Law & Public Safety and the[…]
By Mandy Coriston December 27, 2018 4:08 pm ET Newton – “He gave me his card, and said ‘We have to do something.’” That’s C.L.E.A.R. co-founder Becky Carlson’s recollection of how Newton Chief of Police Mike Richards approached her in 2015, speaking of Sussex County’s growing opioid addiction issues. C.L.E.A.R. stands for Community Law Enforcement Addiction[…]