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In the wake of hate, the law is not always enough In 2011, racist graffiti was found on the homes of three refugee families in Concord. Monitor file Vandals penned racist graffiti on the homes of three African refugee families in the South End of Concord, including at the Perley Street home of a Somali Bantu family on September 18, 2011. Alexander Cohn Ray Stevens listens as his attorney makes his case before the judge sentenced him in Merrimack Superior Court in 2015. Monitor file Published: 4/11/2021 7:00:05 PM In 2015, a tattoo artist named Raymond Stevens pleaded guilty to criminal misc...

CONCORD — In 2015, a tattoo artist named Raymond Stevens pleaded guilty to criminal mischief after defacing the homes of refugees in Concord with racist graffiti.   The hateful words scrawled on the siding were literal and clear: "You are not welcome here." Under the state's Civil Rights Act, prosecutors applied a hate crime enhancement to Stevens' sentence, resulting in a year of imprisonment in a county jail. Hate crimes are often referred to as message crimes — those that target and intimidate an entire group as well as the direct victim. In a 2012 study published in the Internation...

Some of the first teachers in the state received their COVID-19 vaccine shots Friday, as New Hampshire eyes fully reopening more schools. NHPR Education

Tia Jarvis wins the long jump in 15-0. I gotta be me! Lainey Shockro is exuberant in any event. Elizabeth Melson anchors the 4-by-800 relay. Gabriel Gumas of Caesar Rodney wins the 55-meter hurdles in 9.40. Montana Jones wins the 55 meters in 8.10. The Cape Henlopen Vikings hosted the Riders of Caesar Rodney in winter track & field action held outside at Legends Stadium in cold and windy conditions Feb. 16. The Vikings easily won both meets, with the boys’ score 88-20 and the girls’ score 98-8.  “The boys are coming along, and for the conditions, they ran well,” said coach Ellis Gaul...

Indoor track championships pending approval The 2020 Lucky Leprechaun 5K in Milton was one of the last events to be held before the world changed. The 2021 event has been postponed until 2022. DAVE FREDERICK PHOTO Tim Bamforth February 5, 2021 Pending approval of a safety plan by the Delaware Division of Public Health, the state track & field committee is moving forward with plans for a state championship meet this year. The boys’ meet will be held Wednesday, March 3, while the girls’ meet will be held Sunday, March 7, both at Dover High School. Teams will be assigned a locati...