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Caron Music Award Named for Thomas Moran

By Mary Gallagher, Assistant Editor
August / September 2019

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Caron Treatment Centers' annual NYC gala. ℘℘℘ Caron Treatment Centers, an addiction recovery center, hosted its annual NYC gala dinner at Cipriani 42nd Street on May 8, 2019, and renamed its prestigious music award for the late Thomas J. Moran, business leader, philanthropist, and much-loved member of the Irish-American community, who passed away in August 2018. “Tom was a … [Read more...] about Caron Music Award Named for Thomas Moran

From “Giving It Up” to “Getting Rid of It”

By Ruth Riddick, Contributor
August / September 2016

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One family’s journey from addiction to recovery. ℘℘℘ Casey Duffy will not be mistaken for anything but Irish – the lightly graying hair is clearly that characteristic red, and he has the prized hail-fellow-well-met manner. Long established in Pennsylvania, his family hails from both the south and west of the old country. Nor will you mistake Casey for a drunk. He got rid of … [Read more...] about From “Giving It Up” to “Getting Rid of It”