YMCA to host free screening of addiction film
WEST CHESTER — While the stats may be grim – with some 22 million Americans suffering from addiction and only 1 in 10 ever receiving treatment – the YMCA of Greater Brandywine is working to offer help and hope to those impacted by the grip of addiction.
Partnering with Kacie’s Cause and the Chester County Chapter of Pennsylvania Recovery Organization – Achieving Community Together (PRO-ACT),...
Hogan announces new prescription drug drop off boxes
10 locations around Chester County make it easier dispose of unwanted prescriptions
Various county officials inspect the medication drop box located in the Sheriff’s Office at the Chester County Justice Center, including (from left to right): Cathy Dugan from Kacie’s Cause, Lt. Kevin Dykes of the Chester County Detectives, Sheriff Carolyn B. Welsh, District Attorney Tom Hogan, State Representative...
Crusade to end heroin scourge comes to Parkesburg
In daughter’s memory, father is working to raise awareness, save lives
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
A Kennett Square resident whose 23-year-old daughter, Kacie Erin Rumford, died of a heroin overdose earlier this year, is bringing his crusade to educate the public about the scourge of this widely available drug to Parkesburg.
Andy Rumford has channeled the devastation he...
