Grant Awarded to Combat Underage Drinking (KOLR - KSFX Ozarks)

Southwest Missouri Congressman Roy Blunt announced Friday a $200,000 grant for the United Way of the Ozarks to reduce underage drinking.

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State Senate wants hearings on underage drinking (The Record)

Senate President Richard J. Codey called Thursday for legislative hearings this fall about how New Jersey colleges are fighting underage drinking.

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Police target underage drinking (The Evening Sun)

There’s nothing new about the state police Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement stepping up efforts to curb underage drinking as college students return to campus.

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Massachusetts Launches Crackdown on Underage Drinking (Insurance Journal)

State investigators found more than 56 people under the legal drinking age of 21 in possession of alcohol last weekend as part of an ongoing effort to crack down on underage drinking across the state.

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Fight leads to 8 drinking arrests (Republican-American)

WOLCOTT — After breaking up an alcohol-fueled fight in the street, police discovered eight underage young adults drinking in a vacant house early Sunday morning.

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Businesses Encouraging Underage Drinking (KMIZ-TV Columbia-Jefferson City)

Compliance checks show 43% of businesses serving alcohol to minors. Columbia and Boone County Officials met today to get an update in the fight against underage drinking.

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Tragedies highlight teen drinking issues (The Marietta Times)

Some kids drink alcohol just because they can. “Alcohol is more accessible today and often a social activity,” said Karen Waller, guidance counselor at Belpre Elementary School. “When I was in school, underage drinking was not as great as it is today.” For parents, teachers, and the community, alcohol and teens is an issue of major concern.

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Homeowner arrested after underage drinking party (The Post-Star)

FORT EDWARD – A 21-year-old Fort Edward man was arrested over the weekend following a report of an underage drinking party at his home, police said Tuesday.

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As school begins, state cracks down on underage drinking (WBZ News Radio Boston)

State investigators found more than 56 people under the legal drinking age of 21 in possession of alcohol last weekend as part of an ongoing effort to crack down on underage drinking across the state. The Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission says in addition, it found 33 people who bought or attempted to buy alcohol for someone else under 21 and six people with fake identification .

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Discussion of drinking age crucial (Tulane Hullabaloo)

Whether the drinking age is 18, 21 or 35, those who are underage will find a way to get their hands on alcohol and drink. Not all of them, of course, but just judging from personal experience, age is no barrier to obtaining alcohol. In high school, there were always older siblings, or that one convenience store where the badly faked IDs wouldn’t get a second glance.

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