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Claudia Rotundo with “Violet Ovalsponge” in the new Baldwin Council Against Drug Abuse office. After having its budget cut by 74 percent, the BCADA now occupies a closet in the school district offices.

A new direction, a narrowed focus, a smaller space

The Baldwin Council Against Drug Abuse, a 40-year-old agency that was defunded last summer, has come back to life in a swiftly revamped supply closet at the offices of the Baldwin School District. Holed up beside the comparatively sprawling Buildings and Grounds headquarters, the BCADA is vastly changed from the reliable, if shoestring, operation that aided the people of Baldwin in battling substance abuse for nearly half a century. more

Chris Connolly | 3/28/12

Brian Croce/Herald Representatives from Village, school and other local organizations met to coordinate efforts to address substance abuse among Lynbrook’s youth. From left were the school district director of athletics and health, Tom Graham; Character Counts Committee Co-chairwomen Shelia Dillon and Andrea Duncliffe; assistant superintendent for business Melissa Burak; PTA health and safety chairwoman Lori Bergman, high school social worker Karen Aquino, Lynbrook Police Sgt. Joseph Cipolla, and SADD club President Gabrielle Sarlo.

Fighting for Lynbrook's youth

Drug and alcohol abuse has been a problem among Lynbrook students for many years, and there has been no shortage of organizations aimed at combating it. No … more

By Brian Croce Bcroce@liherald.com | 1/18/12

Tackling teen substance abuse in Lynbrook

Underage drinking is a major concern in the Lynbrook School District, prompting administrators to find new solutions to treat it. Results from a New … more

By Clarissa Hamlin | 10/19/11

Art Rosenthal, Confide Counseling’s executive director.

Addiction agencies await funding

It’s happening again, and the timing couldn’t be worse. State funds earmarked for Nassau County substance abuse programs are being held up and the agencies awaiting them are fending off crises at an unprecedented rate. Battling stoically against an ongoing heroine epidemic as well as a shameful spate of drunk driving fiascoes, neighborhood drug counseling agencies in Baldwin, Rockville Centre, Franklin Square and other areas are still awaiting a “January advance” they say the county has received but has yet to distribute. more

By Judy Rattner and Chris Connolly | 2/23/11

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