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Crossman: D.A.R.E. is making progress; changing with the times
Len Crossman believes it’s never too early to teach a child to make healthy choices, and it’s part of his job as Massachusetts D.A.R.E. coordinator to provide the tools to do so. Crossman, who works part-time for the Northfield Police Department and teaches criminal justice at Franklin Pierce University took over the position in January...
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D.A.R.E. Expanding to 7th Grade
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West Bridgewater Sixth-Graders Graduate from D.A.R.E. Program
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Royalston Graduates 23 from D.A.R.E. Program
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Groveland Police Restart D.A.R.E. Program
GROVELAND — After a 12-year hiatus, the Groveland Police Department’s Drug Abuse Resistance Education program has been restarted and, according to Chief Jeffrey Gillen, it has been well received by school officials and parents.
Groveland Detective Josh Sindoni (in photo), a three-year member of the department, is the town’s D.A.R.E. officer.
D.A.R.E. Officer Checks on Student After Illness Kept Her Home From School
HANOVER, Mass. – A Hanover family is singing a police officer’s praises after he made a surprise house call Sunday night. Zafir Latessa told Boston 25 News strep throat kept her daughter, Izabella, home from school last week. She missed D.A.R.E. class on Thursday....
Weymouth Officials Welcome Return of D.A.R.E. Program
Weymouth officials hope to discourage pre-teens from abusing opioid drugs by restoring the Drug Abuse Resistance Education or D.A.R.E. curriculum under a $13,240 grant received through state Attorney General Maura Healey’s Youth Opioid Prevention program. Weymouth...
Quincy Dunkin’ Donuts Donates $3.5K to D.A.R.E. Program
Local Dunkin’ Donuts franchisees from Quincy recently presented a check for $3,500 to the Quincy Police Department to support their D.A.R.E program. (From left to right) Back Row: Quincy Police Officer Stephen Cleary, Quincy Police Captain John Dougan, Dunkin’...
Wareham Youths Embark on Life-Changing Week
Wareham registrants, counselors, School Resource Officer and representatives of the Wareham-New Bedford Lodge of Elks assemble for a photograph Monday morning prior to departing to participate in this week’s D.A.R.E. camp in Whitman. Wicked Local Photo/Chris Shott....

Mark Medford
Northeast Regional Director
Phone: (424) 227-2384
Fax: (800) 303-1905
Email: Mark Medford
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State D.A.R.E. Contacts
State D.A.R.E. Coordinator
Leonard G. Crossman
D.A.R.E. Massachusetts
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (413) 834-2266

Erin Kimball, D.A.R.E. America Youth Advocacy Board Member from Massachusetts
Massachusetts Local D.A.R.E. Websites
- Attleboro Police Department
- Belmont Police Department
- Boxford Police Department
- Burlington Police Department
- Concord Police Department
- Franklin Police Department
- Gardner Police Department
- Groveland Police Department
- Harwich Police Department
- Hingham Police Department
- Hudson Police Department
- Ipswich Police Department
- Lee Police Department
- Massachusetts D.A.R.E.
- Middleton Police Department
- Millis Police Department
- Norfolk Police Department
- Norton Police Department
- Orange Police Department
- Pittsfield Police Department
- Plymouth County
- Quincy Police Department
- Sherborne Police Department
- Topsfield Police Department
- Tyngsborough Police Department
- West Bridgewater Police Department
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