• Municipalities must respond by April 18 for additional opioid settlement funds

  February 15, 2023
  ...across Massachusetts. Last week, the National Opioid Settlement implementation administrator, Rubris, emailed a package of information and materials to municipalities that they must complete for each of the settlements by...
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  April 2, 2018
  ...inspector salaries with ‘market rate adjustment’ to fill vacant jobs. MassLive Media June 13, 2024 Easthampton creates fund to receive estimated $1M in opioid settlement money over next 10-15 years....
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• Webinars to discuss allocation of opioid settlement funds

  August 31, 2023
  The Massachusetts Department of Public Health has contracted with JSI Research & Training Institute to provide training and technical assistance to municipalities regarding the allocation of opioid settlement funds. JSI...
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• Webinar discusses arts, ‘social prescribing’ as uses of opioid settlement funds

  May 14, 2025
  ...specifically chosen for therapeutic benefits and individual interests. Franklin Deputy Town Administrator Amy Frigulietti said her town was able to use opioid settlement funds to fund its partnership with Arts...
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• Deadline for joining opioid settlements is Jan. 2

  December 9, 2021
  ...Office of the Attorney General, Attn: Opioid Settlement Team, One Ashburton Place, Boston, MA 02108; or • Registering online using their municipality’s unique registration code and completing the sign-on process...
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• AG, DPH to host virtual forum about statewide opioid settlements on June 24

  June 16, 2022
  ...p.m. The forum will provide information about settlements with opioid distributors AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal and McKesson and opioid manufacturer Johnson & Johnson. Attendees will learn about when and how abatement funds...
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• Opioid settlement funds webinar

  October 3, 2025
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• With Plymouth ARISE, town confronts opioid crisis

  January 22, 2025
  ...to receive over the next 10 to 15 years through the National Opioid Settlement and the Massachusetts State Subdivision Abatement Agreement. While infusing much-needed money into communities, the settlements have...
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• AG and local leaders celebrate $525M to abate opioid crisis in Massachusetts

  April 6, 2022
  ...impact of opioids in their community. “Amesbury is no stranger to the opioid crisis, with nearly a dozen deaths in the last year due to opioid drugs,” Gove said. “It...
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