North Reading CIT

Visit Amy TODAY Saturday, April 11th from 10p-12p at @flintmemoriallibrary She has info on keeping waterways free of unused drugs and how to recycle vape lithium-ion batteries.

Getting ready for our table at the Sustainability Fair & Earth Day Celebration on Sat. 4/11 at the Flint Library. We'll have info on keeping drugs out of waterways & lithium battery recycling. Grab a free medication locThanks to the town's Sustainability Committee for hosting us!

The Youth Substance Use Prevention Coalition is seeking nominations for the 2026 Trusted Adult Award. Deadline to submit a nomination is Friday, May 15, 2026 forms.gle/AWG3SZQZQA4E3R… Please see the attached flyer for more information.

Happy to support the screening of Screenagers...a collab effort between the Flint Memorial Library, Pre-K-12 Action Team and Youth Substance Use Prevention Coalition.

Last week's health class covered alcohol education for 8th graders. This week, we cover THC for 7th graders. Both presentations highlight brain development related to substances.

Join us for a free viewing of "Screenagers: Growing up in the Digital Age" on March 24th at 6:30pm. To register, visit: docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLSda…

School Resource Officer Lucci and Amy from the Community Impact Team are hosting, "Setting Up Social Media Safety and Boundaries" on Thursday, March 12th. Students are welcome to join with an adult.See the registration for more information at: signupgenius.com/go/20F0A44A4AE…

Join us in welcoming 6 new North Reading Fire Fighters!

Love this sign in HS Asst. Principal Alonzo's office! @nrschools

That's a wrap on National Leadership Forum 2026 with @CADCA

Capitol Hill Advocacy Day with @ahealthylynnfield and Congressman @sethmoulton Had a great conversation about prevention funding, the impact of marijuana legalization and vaping trends. @repmoulton

Nice job Lynnfield!

State meeting night kicks off with @DEAHQ at @cadcacoalitions

Tuesday Takeaway at @cadcacoalitions Two sessions on targeted marketing and products aimed at youth.

Shout out to our neighbors Katie and Isabella from @ahealthylynnfield who helped out the @johnnysambassadors presentation at @cadcacoalitions

Our 2026 Citizens Police Academy is now OPEN for applications. The 8-week course will be held Tuesdays from 6:30pm-8:30pm 3/10-5/5. Visit nrpd.org/citizen-academ… for more details and an application. Priority will be given to North Reading residents.

Free drug deactivation bags for unused medications are available in Town Hall lobby and NRPD lobby.

This time of year can be stressful. What brings you peace?

Amy was happy to spend time judging the regional #DECA regional competition the last few days in Boxboro. Students competed in areas like finance, marketing, innovation and entrepreneurship.

Today, the Coalition dropped off copies of our Nicotine-Free Generation Advocacy Campaign to the Board of Health for their consideration. The binder included key findings and input from all sides.