DENNIS – For advocates of veterans, it was a long road from concept in 2016 to the grand opening Friday of a five-bedroom house for veterans who are homeless or at risk of losing their homes.
“What we’re doing is we’re basically trying to pay back those that served our country and, in doing so, served us,” said Joseph Taylor, executive director of the Cape and Islands Veterans Outreach Center in Hyannis, which oversees the home.
The house “is a way to pay them back for what they did. When we were in tough times, they stepped up and raised their hands,” Taylor added.
Medford officials want Amazon reps to come talk about fair employment
Neil Zolot / medford@wickedlocal.com
Medford officials want to talk to Amazon representatives. There are a lot of things on their mind, the least of which is fair employment issues.
The City Council approved a proposal by Councilor Adam Knight to encourage Amazon, which is opening an office at 1 Cabot Road and a delivery center in Revere, to continue full and fair employment at Amazon.
“During the shutdowns, we’ve all become reliant on e-commerce to the detriment of local businesses, some of which will never recover,” Knight said. “Amazon has a responsibility to the communities it serves and its employees.”
Khalil was riding in a car in a Boston suburb with his brother and a friend in 2003 when, he recalls, a police cruiser “put the lights on us and pulled us over.”
The officer claimed that their vehicle matched the description of one involved in a shooting. According to the police report, as the officer approached the car, he saw Khalil “moving about in his seat in an apparent attempt to conceal something.” The officer told Khalil to get out of the car. As he patted him down, he noticed a substance, he would later write, that “through training and experience” he believed could be a package of illegal drugs.