Wolcott candle-lit vigil Saturday will remember overdose victims [Video]

WOLCOTT, Conn. — Saturday, Aug. 31 marks International Overdose Awareness Day, and Connecticut communities are remembering those who have lost their battle with addiction. 

Wolcott is among towns holding memorials.

“Unfortunately, they lost their battle. But just because they lost their battle doesn’t mean they can’t have a voice,” said Joe Dunn, co-founder and vice president of Crossroads in Wolcott. Crossroads is a grassroots addiction recovery and support organization.

Together with the Crossroads board, Dunn is inviting the community to take part in a candle-lit vigil at a Crossroads memorial site in town, to remember the lives lost too soon. There are benches spread out all along the Scoville Reservoir walking trail, but one in particular holds the names of 30 Wolcott residents who lost their battles with addiction.

“Every name on the bench is a person,” …