Archive for March, 2011

The Winchester Police Relief Association fundraiser has begun.  Unfortunately, scams do exist where people not involved with the relief association attempt to take advantage of unsuspecting individuals wishing to make a contribution.  The relief association would like to take this opportunity to announce that our fundraiser has begun and will continue through mid April.  If you do wish to contribute, please be certain to make checks payable to Winchester Police Relief Association. One option to contribute is to leave your donation taped to your door or mailbox for one of our solicitors to pick up.   If you don’t feel comfortable leaving a check for one of our solicitors, you can mail it to 30 Mt. Vernon Street, Winchester MA 01890 or drop it off at the police station.  If you have any questions or concerns, contact Relief Association President, Officer James Covino at (781) 729 -1214.

Be Safe at Home – Help protect our environment.  Bring unused or expired prescription and over-the-counter medications to the Winchester Police Department for proper disposal.  Disposal is available 24 hours a day.

Guidelines for Disposal:

• Take unused, unwanted or expired prescription and non-prescription drugs to the Winchester Medication Disposal Kiosk located in the lobby of the Winchester Police Department.
• Keep medications in original bottle or packaging if possible.
• Mark out your name and address on the prescription labels.
• Put any liquid or glass container in a Ziploc bag provided at the kiosk and securely close the bag.  Insert pill containers or Ziploc bag into the kiosk’s mail slot and close the lid.
• Winchester Coalition for a Safer Community sends collected medications to be incinerated as part of the ecological and safe disposal protocol.

For more information on this program, pick up a flyer in the Winchester Police Station lobby vestibule.