This is an excerpt from WBUR's daily morning newsletter, WBUR Today. If you like what you read and want it in your inbox,Massachusetts saw a decline in overdose deaths in 2023 — and a significant one at that. WBUR’s Martha Bebinger reports that overdose deaths in the state dropped 11% to 2,384, based onfrom the Centers for Disease Control.
Now what? Calvert says the high numbers support the need for overdose prevention centers — also known as supervised consumption sites.to ease state restrictions on opening the centers. “We need every tool available at our means,” Calvert told Martha. “Overdose prevention centers are not going to be the tool that ends overdoses, but it’s going to be a very effective, needed tool to prevent overdose deaths.”just got a little dimmer.
After a last place finish in the AFC East, the Pats only have one primetime night game on the schedule. It’s a Week 3 Thursday game on Sept. 19 against the New York Jets. There’s another overseas trip following last year’s Germany game — this time in London. The Pats will play the Jacksonville Jaguars at Wembley Stadium on Oct. 20.at the Hatch Shell this summer. Conductor Keith Lockhart says they’re trying to make it “as diverse a lineup as possible” for the hundreds of thousands of people watching both along the Charles River and on TV.
So, who will join them? Special guests include R&B legend Darlene Love, Broadway singer Kelli O’Hara, The Mavericks and a U.S. Army chorus.: Lexington unveiled a new monument yesterday honoring women who shaped the town’s history. The bronze “Something is Being Done” sculpture recognizes more than 20 women of different races and ages dating back to the American Revolution.for a conversation on how the hit true crime podcast was made.