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IPSWICH – Director of Public Health Colleen Fermon is pleased to announce that the Ipswich Public Health Department will host a dental clinic for Ipswich residents. The clinic will be held on Thursday, April 24, from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., at Ipswich Housing Authority, 1 Agawam Village, in the Community Room. Adults and children […]
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IPSWICH – Director of Public Health Colleen Fermon reminds the community to participate in the Massachusetts Opioid Abatement Settlement funds survey. The survey will be closed on Friday, April 11. The Town has been receiving municipal abatement payments since 2023. So far, the Town has received approximately $230,000 in funding, and it is estimated that the Town […]
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Fire Chief Paul Parisi and Police Chief Paul Nikas report that the Ipswich Fire and Police Departments responded Friday to an incident in which a horse got stuck in a drainage swale. On Friday, Jan. 31, at approximately 12:09 p.m., Ipswich Communications received a report of a horse that was stuck in a drainage swale […]
Read moreDirector of Public Health Colleen Fermon invites the community to participate in a community survey that will guide the Public Health Department’s use of Massachusetts Opioid Abatement Settlement funds. The Town has been receiving municipal abatement payments since 2023. So far, the Town has received approximately $230,000 in funding, and it is estimated that the Town will […]
Read moreFire Chief Paul Parisi and Police Chief Paul Nikas report that the Ipswich Fire and Police Departments responded Friday afternoon to a fire in the attached garage of a home. On Friday, Jan. 10, at about 2:15 p.m., the Ipswich Fire and Police Departments were called to 41 Labor in Vain Road by multiple 911 […]
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Director of Public Health Colleen Fermon would like to announce that the Ipswich Public Health Department, in partnership with Advocates for Human Potential, is holding a community forum for residents and local organizations to learn about the Massachusetts Opioid Abatement Settlement funds. The Community Forum will be held on Thursday, Jan. 16 from 5-6:30 p.m. […]
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The Ipswich Public Health Department and Director of Public Health Colleen Fermon share that the Town of Ipswich has stocked overdose response cabinets in five locations that may be accessed by the public in an emergency. The cabinets contain Narcan, a medication designed to rapidly reverse the effects of a life-threatening opioid overdose. The cabinets […]
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IPSWICH —Chief Paul Nikas and the Ipswich Police Department report that there will be an increased police presence at Ipswich Middle High School to provide resources for students.
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This week is Child Passenger Safety Week, and we would like to raise awareness about properly sized and correctly installed car seats. A study by the National Highway Traffic Safety Association found that while most parents and caregivers believe they know how to properly install their car seats, about half (48%) have installed their child’s […]
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