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Seven weeks after launching the Afton Express, an average of 25 to 30 commuters rode the bus each weekday for the first two weeks in October.

Many professors have hobbies and second jobs off campus but Dustin Favinger, a lecturer in the College of Business and Technology, as well as the Director of

ANOTHER week goes by, more vile criminals have been sent behind bars in south Essex.

JUSTICE can be brutal for the most serious criminals in Essex.

However, Judge Andrew Hurst was not impressed by one such drug dealer. Judge Hurst oversaw the trials and sentences of three men – Malik Ali, Devon Thompson and Barry Smith – who were convicted of or admitted their roles in a huge heroin and cocaine operation in south Essex. Judge Andrew Hurst branded Ali as “lazy”, stating there was “overwhelming evidence” that Ali was involved in the operation which saw heroin smuggled from Pakistan to Basildon. He said that Smith, who had...

ANOTHER week goes by, more vile criminals have been sent behind bars in south Essex.

Jamaica launches preparation campaign as hurricane season looms Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), displays a copy of the National Disaster Risk Management Council’s ‘state of readiness report. Picture: Jamaica Information Centre. JAMAICANS HAVE been warned to prepare for hurricane season as the island remains vulnerable for the next six months. Prime Minister Andrew Holness launched the national hurricane preparedness campaign for the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season, w...

DRUG dealers imported hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of heroin and cocaine to Basildon from Pakistan.

DRUG dealers imported hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of heroin and cocaine to Basildon from Pakistan. Barry Smith, Malik Ali and Devon Thompson all played major roles in selling the Class A drugs across Essex. Smith, 37, of Town Square, Basildon, and Ali, 37, of Wickford Avenue, Basildon, were both convicted of conspiracy to supply Class A drugs and fraudulent evasion of border controls. Smith was also convicted of fraudulent evasion. Around 1.44kg of heroin was found in boxes ...

BETHPAGE, Long Island (WABC) -- Northwell Health, New Yorks largest healthcare provider, gave Eyewitness News a behind-the-scenes look at how theyre preparing for the massive task of vaccinating New York City, Long Island and Westchester County for COVID-19. Its a complicated chain, with many supplies and workers leading to the end product of a patient receiving a shot. At the complex in Bethpage, you can feel the hustle and bustle, kind of like Santas Workshop for PPE. Welcome to whats called ...