Thursday, January 9, 2020
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Volume 16, Number 49
Police welcome initiative to help those with addiction issues Tom Hughes paints the dividing wall between Rebel Dog Coffee Company and JV's Taproom on Dec. 30, 2019. The Plainville businesses share co-owners, and will soon share a dining space. The taproom will be renamed Rebel Dog Tavern. Photos by Devin Leith-Yessian, The Citizen
New year brings growth and change to Rebel Dog The new year will bring changes for Rebel Dog Coffee Co., which is renovating its original Farmington Avenue location and planning to expand to a third location in East Hartford in the fall.
carved out of the wall that separated the coffee shop and taproom and the cafe’s customers will be able to use the restaurant seating. The taproom will be renamed to Rebel Dog Tavern.
The restaurant will also play a more prominent role in the shared space by extendThe upgrades to the coffee ing its hours to 11 a.m. to 10 shop, which opened in p.m. seven days a week. PreFebruary 2016, will comviously, they were open bine it with the restaurant space used by JV’S Taproom, Tuesday through Saturday which is also in the building evenings. Nicole Rodriguez prepares a at 393 Farmington Ave. Two coffee at Rebel Dog Coffee large windows are being See Renovation, A12 Co. in Plainville.
A new initiative being introduced in Plainville will give some individuals with addiction issues a chance to avoid arrest and get medical help instead. The initiative known as HOPE – Heroin, Opioid Prevention and Education – is a collaboration between local police, prosecutors and healthcare providers. Plainville is the sixth town to join the initiative since it began in November 2018, joining New Britain, Berlin, Southington, Wethersfield and Newington.
AP photo/Toby Talbot
tion,” said Plainville Police Chief Matthew Catania. From the launch of HOPE to September 2019, 88 people have accessed the program in the participating municipalities.
State Attorney Brian Preleski said, “So far that’s 88 more folks that would have other“Addiction is a very diffi- wise been arrested and endcult topic and we don't ed up in the criminal justice have all the answers as system and instead they’re police, but this program in the medical system where offers us another tool to they can get help for their give people guidance addiction.” and medical help to See Addiction, A9 overcome their addic-
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By Devin Leith-Yessian The Citizen
By Devin Leith-Yessian The Citizen