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5 Nonprofits To Get Behind In The Montville Area

MONTVILLE, CT — Nonprofit groups are keystone community organizations in the Montville area. Fortunately, there is no shortage of organizations to volunteer or get behind financially, and that need your help.

Here are five outstanding nonprofit groups you should know about in the Montville area:

  1. Montville Youth Services Bureau: The bureau is committed to broadening the experience and strengthening the values and healthy functioning of youth.
  2. United Way of Southeastern CT: This organization is invested in local health and human service programs and initiatives that work together to provide a safety net for New London County.
  3. Healing With Horses: This nonprofit rescue horse farm provides equine-assisted therapy programs for people facing challenges. They have several program options, including Discovery of Horses, which offers lessons on horse safety, grooming/interaction and Say Whoa to Bullying, which is a program to empower victims of bullying. Learn more at healingwithhorsesct.org.
  4. Habitat for Humanity of Eastern Connecticut: Serving Montville and surrounding communities, this organization is dedicated to providing homes for families. As of 2022, the organization has completed over 100 homes for families in the area. There are volunteer opportunities available at the Habitat for Humanity Restore, on committees and during construction projects. Learn more at habitatect.org.
  5. Mohegan Fire Company: Serving Montville and other nearby areas, this volunteer department provides firefighting and EMT services to local residents. With nearly 30 volunteers, this department also provides mutual aid to nearby communities. Learn more at moheganfire.org.

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U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Holds roundtable with Wisconsin tribal leaders to discuss tackling opioid and fentanyl epidemic

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) held a virtual roundtable with Tribal leaders from across Wisconsin to discuss their work combatting the opioid and fentanyl crisis and what more can be done to help Tribal communities save lives.

“Too many families know the pain of losing a loved one too soon to a drug overdose or poisoning. Our Tribal communities are often hit the hardest by the opioid epidemic, and I’m committed to ensuring they have the resources they need to save lives, help those suffering, and keep these deadly drugs out of our communities,” said Senator Baldwin. “I convened a group of Tribal leaders to discuss how federal support I helped deliver is making a difference, and how we can continue working together to combat this deadly epidemic.” 

Senator Baldwin was joined by leaders from the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa, Ho-Chunk Nation, Lac du Flambeau Tribe, Menominee Tribe, Sokaogon Chippewa Tribe, Oneida Nation, Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, and Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians.

In 2022, Wisconsin saw more than 1,350 opioid overdose or poisoning deaths, a 60 percent increase from five years earlier. American Indians or Alaska Natives had a higher drug overdose death rate than any other racial or ethnic group, according to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Increasingly, synthetic drugs like fentanyl are accelerating the rate of drug overdoses and poisonings. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), nearly 108,000 Americans died between August 2021 and August 2022 from drug poisonings, with 66 percent of those deaths involving synthetic opioids like fentanyl. In 2021, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services found synthetic opioids, particularly fentanyl, caused 91 percent of opioid deaths in Wisconsin.

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H.S. Football: Fox, Nanticoke Area run past Tunkhannock

NANTICOKE — Nanticoke Area’s Zack Fox ran for his 1,000th yard Friday night and kept running.

Fox ran for 260 yards and five touchdowns on 14 carries in the first half as the Trojans routed Tunkhannock 41-6 on homecoming in a Wyoming Valley Conference Division 2 game.

Fox gained 12 yards on his 11th rush to eclipse 1,000 yards for a third consecutive year. He broke into the starting lineup the fifth game of his sophomore season after an injury to the starter. He finished with 17 carries for 275 yards.

“Sophomore year I never pictured it,” Fox said. “We had some injuries and I had to step up and I started rolling.”

Fox started rolling early Friday night. He carried the ball on all four plays after Jaidyn Johnson blocked a punt, scoring on a 3-yard run. He followed with scoring runs of 11 and 56 yards as the Trojans (3-1 Div. 2, 4-3 overall) built a 20-0 lead one play into the second quarter.

Tunkhannock (3-2 Div. 2, 4-3) appeared to get back into the game when quarterback Joey Ross ran around the right side for a 42-yard touchdown to cut the deficit to 20-6 at 10:07 of the second quarter.

Two factors, though, extinguished the comeback attempt quickly. First, Fox scored a minute later on a 72-yard run as receiver Gavin Turak picked off the final defender with an excellent downfield block. Secondly, the Tigers slowly self-destructed.

After Fox’s 72-yard TD, the Tigers found themselves in a third-and-49 through a combination of three penalties on two plays. Two were for unsportsmanlike conduct.

“We talked about that, those little things and beating ourselves and how things kind of self-destruct and how it affects us,” Tunkhannock coach Pat Keating said. “This…

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Philadelphia’s prominent Christopher Columbus monuments remain

As Philadelphia prepares to celebrate its third Indigenous Peoples Day, several monuments, statues, and commemorations of explorer Christopher Columbus remain throughout the city.

Despite a recent national movement to remove or recast them, the U.S. still had at least 149 monuments honoring the Italian explorer, per a 2021 audit from local art and history studio Monument Lab. 

It’s a subject of intense debate, in Philly and elsewhere, as Columbus is held by some Italian Americans as a symbol of cultural pride, and seen by others as representative of the genocide and violent human rights abuses perpetrated against Indigenous peoples in the Americas. 

There are not many monuments in Philadelphia to the Lenape people, the original inhabitants of the region, and scholars say many that do exist are based on inaccurate stereotypes. The Tedyuscung statue in Wissahickon Valley, for example, wears a Western Plains headdress rather than the traditional clothing used by the Lenape people, as does “The Medicine Man” statue in East Fairmount Park. 

Members of the Lenape Nation say more education and honoring of the contemporary communities is an important step in reconciling historical gaps in representation. 

Confronting the continued presence of Columbus in public spaces is part of that reckoning, local Indigenous leaders say — while some of Philly’s Italian American residents remain adamant Columbus remains an important figure who represents the discrimination Italian American immigrants faced after arriving in the U.S. some four hundred years after him.

Here’s a look at the most prominent markers to Christopher Columbus in Philadelphia, and an update on efforts to change them.

Columbus statue at Marconi Plaza

Perhaps the most well-known of these monuments in Philly, the 147-year-old marble Christopher Columbus statue in Marconi Plaza appears here to stay, at least for now.

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Native America Calling: The hit-and-miss progress of tribal cannabis sales

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Native America Calling: The hit-and-miss progress of tribal cannabis sales

Wednesday, October 4, 2023

The hit-and-miss progress of tribal cannabis sales

Citizens of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians overwhelmingly voted in favor of allowing recreational cannabis use on the tribe’s reservation in North Carolina. If approved by the tribal council, the Qualla Boundary could be positioned as the only location for legal marijuana sales in the southeastern United States. Supporters say it is necessary to diversify a tribal economy heavily dependent on gaming. But they’ll have to persevere against opposition including some tribal officials and at least one North Carolina congressman who proposes withholding public funds from tribes that utilize their sovereign right to sell cannabis. Cherokee Indian Reservation A sign welcomes people to the home of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina. Photo by Sogospelman

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Forrest Parker (member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians), general manager for Qualla Enterprises, LLC Mary Jane Oatman (Nez Perce and Delaware Tribe descendant), founder of the Indigenous Cannabis Coalition & THC Magazine and the executive director of the Indigenous Cannabis Industry Association Tom Rodgers (Blackfeet), founder of Carlyle Consulting and the Global Indigenous Council, an advocacy organization focusing on Native American issues native america calling

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