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Drug Addiction and the Developing Brain Program: May 9, 2012

Join the Healthy Chelmsford Coalition, Chelmsford Coalition to Live Smart, Chelmsford Police Dept., Chelmsford School Dept., and Trinity EMS, Inc., in an "eye opening" drug awareness presentation.

The consequences of drug abuse and addiction cause people of all ages to suffer. Drug addiction is a chronic relapsing brain disease. The leading cause of death for young adults in this area is Opiate abuse!

This dynamic presentation will cover the topics of addiction and how addiction causes physical changes in the developing brain, discuss experimenting versus gateway drugs, and introduce the topic of pain and treatment as it relates to addiction. We will also discuss resources and proper medication disposal.

A personal story of addiction and the path he has traveled will be presented by a young 27 year old Chelmsford High alumni student.

If you would like any further information please call Sue Rosa, RN, Manager of Healthcare Services at the Board of Health 978- 250-5243, or you can print the program flyer [pdf].

Sponsored by the Chelmsford Coalition to Live Smart and Healthy Chelmsford

Chelmsford Wellness Fair: Saturday, May 5th, 2012

Come to the Chelmsford Wellness Fair!

Open to all residents of Chelmsford and surrounding towns. Free activities include:

• Acupuncture / Massage
• Fitness Awareness
• Meditation / Reiki
• Zumba / Yoga
• Skin Cancer / Breast Caner Awareness
• Diabetes Education
• Face painting, games and "Pluggy" the Fire Plug for kids
• And much more - see the flyer for more information [pdf]

The fair is organized by Healthy Chelmsford, a community partnership to improve health, well-being, and quality of life.

Chelmsford Town-Wide Cleanup Day: Saturday, April 28, 2012

Join in and help clean up our town!

When: Saturday, April 28, 2012
Who: YOU, your family, friends, co-workers, church, school or scouting group, etc.
Where: Your neighborhood, schoolyard, playground, and other public spaces where there is litter

Bags & gloves available while supplies last. Spread the word by printing and hanging a poster [pdf].

The Town-wide Cleanup this year is sponsored by the Chelmsford Business Association, Chelmsford Storage Solutions (they will provide T-shirts to volunteers while supplies last), The Green Lawn Company (they’ll help pick up the trash bags after we’ve cleaned!), and Twin Trucking (will help pick up trash collected by volunteers).

Be sure to also stop by the 2012 Earth Fair that same day, First Parish UU Church, 2 Westford Street, noon to 3:00 PM.

For more information, contact the Office of Recycling and Solid Waste. You can also visit ChelmsfordRecycles.org for more information on recycling in Chelmsford.

Town Election: Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Chelmsford's 2012 Town Election is on Tuesday, April 3th, 2012. Polls will be open 7:00 AM - 8:00 PM

A sample ballot is available for review, and the Chelmsford Independent has information about the contested races and candidates:

• Board of Selectman
• School Committee
• Planning Board
• Town Meeting Representative

Uncontested races on the ballot:

• Library Trustee
• Housing Authority
• Board of Health
• Cemetery Commission

The Town of Chelmsford's voter information webpage has the list of polling locations and the precinct list by street. For more information, residents should contact the Town Clerk's office.

Get a Free Home Heat Loss Evaluation

The Town of Chelmsford's Office of Recycling / Waste is working with Sagewell, a local Massachusetts energy efficiency company, to bring home energy audits to Chelmsford. This energy scan is free to the public, and will help indicate to home and building owners if they are losing money by having heat escape their home/building.

Because of the predicted "cold snap" next week, Sagewell will be conducting their audits then. If you're interested, you must sign up before Saturday, March 24th.

For more information, visit http://www.sagewell.com/chelmsford or read the Office of Recycling / Waste's press release on this program [pdf]. Or, contact Jennifer Almeida, Recycling/Solid Waste Coordinator at jalmeida@townofchelmsford.us or 978-250-5203.