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This winter, the annual Ice at Santa Monica event is getting a significant upgrade with an all-new and much improved rink, plus hangout areas, a firepit, food and merchandise stalls, live music, radio or DJ and even a seasonal-themed projection on the side of the adjacent Bank of America building.
IRVINE, Calif. (PRWEB) May 05, 2022 -- The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation announced today its 2022 class of Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellows in
A federal judge last week sentenced the former Rockbridge Regional Jail superintendent to more than four years in prison for taking bribes in exchange for special treatment for one inmate, and for failing to provide adequate care for two others who were in custody. Judge Norman Moon had previously convicted John Marshall Higgins on charges that he denied medical treatment to inmates who had been beaten and tortured in his custody, and that he gave preferential treatment to a Washington and Lee University student serving time for vehicular manslaughter and maiming. Moon, ruling via remote audio/video from U.S. District Court in Lynchburg, sentenced Higgins to 51 months on five felony charges, and 12 months on one misdemeanor in the case, with the sentences to run concurrently.
A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced the former Rockbridge Regional Jail superintendent to more than four years in prison for taking bribes in exchange for special treatment for one inmate, and for failing to provide adequate care for two others who were in custody. Judge Norman Moon had previously convicted John Marshall Higgins on charges that he denied medical treatment to inmates who had been beaten and tortured in his custody, and that he gave preferential treatment to a Washington and Lee University student serving time for vehicular manslaughter and maiming. Moon, ruling via remote audio/video from U.S. District Court in Lynchburg, sentenced Higgins to 51 months on five felony charges, and 12 months on one misdemeanor in the case, with the sentences to run concurrently.
New York Confirms Bonito and Sheepshead State Records New state records for Atlantic bonito and sheepshead have been confirmed by the NY Dept. of Environmental Conservation. Sarda sarda) and sheepshead ( Archosargus probatocephalus) in the marine and coastal district waters of New York. Both catches took place in 2020 and were recently confirmed by DEC as record-breakers. The bonito was caught off of the State’s Atlantic Beach Artificial Reef and the sheepshead was caught in Reynolds Channel. “From the Atlantic Ocean to coastal bays and tidal rivers, New York’s marine waters offer exceptional saltwater fishing opportunities and I’m excited to congratulate Matthew Kessinger and James Torborg for setting these new State records for bonito and sheepshead,” Commissioner Seggos said. “It is particularly exciting that the record bonito was caught off one of New York’s recently expanded artificial reefs, proving that Governor Cuomo’s investments in improving water quality and enhancing marine habitats are benefiting New York’s fisheries and recreational fishing community.”
The former superintendent of the Rockbridge Regional Jail has been found guilty in federal court of taking bribes in exchange for special treatment for one inmate, and for failing to provide adequate care for two others who were in custody. Those guilty verdicts, on five felony charges and one misdemeanor, followed John Marshall Higginsâ bench trial in August and were detailed in an opinion issued Sunday by U.S. District Court Judge Norman Moon. His convictions were on three counts of deprivation of civil rights, after he denied medical care to an injured inmate and failed to protect him from abuse; one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud; and two counts of mail fraud for accepting items of value in exchange for engaging in official acts.