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Elms to be named after ‘Big Larry’ Quinn

AMESBURY — About 200 people are expected to head over to Friend Street on Thursday to see the men’s sober house,Elms of Amesbury, renamed The Quinn House to honor Loren “Big Larry” Quinn.

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“I’ve been told that he is responsible for the sobriety of thousands and thousands of people on the North Shore,” said PaulaNewcomb, executive director of Housing Support Inc. “I know a lot of people in that community and I am astounded at thenumber of them who are familiar with his work.”
Quinn, a giant in the local sober community, died at age 83 in 2021. He had 59 years of sobriety under his belt at the time.
At 11 a.m. on Thursday, what has been called the Elms of Amesbury will officially be forever known as The Quinn House.
Although Newcomb said she tried to keep the new name of the house a secret, word got out in the sober community andshe’s heard from plenty of people in recovery who are excited about the change.

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HSI receives new funding from The Center for Community Recovery Innovations.

Housing Support, Inc. is one of thirteen housing organizations within the state of Massachusetts to receive grant funding through MassHousing. The funds will be used to create eight additional units of sober housing for both men and women at an existing residence campus in Amesbury.

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