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Marlborough police seek special constables to help with traffic By Maureen Sullivan Assistant Editor
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By Maureen Sullivan Assistant Editor MARLBOROUGH – Cheryl Juaire likes her new specialty license plate. She likes the design and the colors, but most of all, she likes the cause — overdose awareness. She hopes that at least 750 people will like — and order — the new plate, so that the Registry of Motor Vehicles can officially begin to distribute it. “I’m excited to get this off the ground,” said Juaire. Juaire is the co-founder of Team Sharing Inc., an organization of parents who have lost a child to substance abuse disorder. In 2011, her son, Corey Merrill, died of an overdose at the age of 23. At first, her family grieved alone. Then she received an invitation to meet other mothers who had lost a child from an overdose.
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MARLBOROUGH – Next time you drive by a construction project, you may see a retired police officer handling the traffic. The City Council’s Finance Committee approved July 31 a request from Police Chief David Giorgi to create the position of “special traffic constable” to help fill the gap whenever regular police personnel are not available for traffic details. “We’re looking to incorporate officers who have ‘aged out’ [from 65 to 70 years old],” Lt. Dan Campbell told the committee on July 31. He added there are six to 10 potential candidates. Both Giorgi and Campbell said there are currently not enough officers to handle traffic at the many construction sites in the city. “The ability to utilize a former experienced police officer to fill vacant traffic detail locations would enhance our ability to do so [conduct traffic details],” said Giorgi. The proposal could help “redirect some of the demand on our officers,” said Councilor Samantha Perlman. According to the proposal filed by Giorgi to the mayor’s office in May, the constable would be a retired police officer who has surpassed the officer’s 65th birthday. The constable, who would be
License plate raises overdose awareness
Cheryl Juaire holds the specialty license plate for overdose awareness. The buttons she wears honor her sons, Corey and Sean Merrill, who both lost their lives to substance abuse.
Homeless, migrant families placed in Hudson By Laura Hayes Managing Editor HUDSON – Homeless and migrant families have been placed in Hudson. According to a press release from the town Board of Health, Gov. Maura Healey’s office recently told the town that the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities would be
placing homeless and migrant families at a site in Hudson. Healey declared a state of emergency on Aug. 8, noting in a release that there were over 20,000 people in state shelters. Fifteen families – including over 40 adults and children – arrived in Hudson on Aug. 10. Families have also been placed in other local communities, including Marlborough, ShrewsFamilies | 7
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