Neptune Township joined other municipalities in Monmouth County in supporting International Overdose Awareness Day with a purple flag display! Overdose Awareness Day remembers loved ones lost to overdoses and supports ending the stigma of drug-related deaths.
The purple flags placed in front of the Neptune Township Municipal Building this week represent the Monmouth County residents whose lives were lost to overdoses in 2023. The display also recognizes the countless more residents who have been forever affected by overdose deaths.
Overdose Awareness Day is August 31, and the flags will be on display until early September.
Taking part in the Neptune recognition were: Neptune Deputy Mayor Tassie York; Prevention First, a Division of Preferred Behavioral Health; Monmouth County Municipal Alliance Coordinator Billy Horbatt; Neptune Township Police; members of the Prevention Coalition of Monmouth County; the NJ Counter Drug Task Force; Seacrest Recovery Center; the Neptune Township Municipal Alliance to Prevent Substance Misuse; Neptune Recreation; and several Neptune Township employees.
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Neptune Proclamation: Neptune Deputy Mayor Tassie York; Liza DeJesus, Director of Prevention First, a Division of Preferred Behavioral Health; Monmouth County Municipal Alliance Coordinator Billy Horbatt.
Neptune Township Police placing flags: Deputy Chief Anthony Gualario and Chief Larry Fisher
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