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School administrators urge Baker to bump educators higher in vaccine rollout Wicked Local The Tri-County Superintendents’ Roundtable, a unified group of 41 administrators joined by 24 union presidents of their respective districts, is urging Gov. Charlie Baker to reprioritize educators to make them eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccinations in the earlier part of Phase Two. The administrators issued a letter to Baker Monday outlining the basis of their request. Phase One of the commonwealth’s COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Timeline began in December 2020 and continued through January. All groups in Phase One became eligible to receive the vaccine on Thursday, Jan. 21. On Monday, Jan. 25, the state announced that it had restructured Phase Two of the vaccination distribution plan, which now prioritizes individuals age 75 and older as the first group to receive the vaccine. Through the adjusted plan, educators are in the third group to become eligible for the vaccine through Phase Two, which will begin in February and continues into March.
SANTA BARBARA, California — Jesse James Hollywood was convicted Wednesday of the kidnap and murder of a 15-year-old boy that inspired the 2007 movie “Alpha Dog.” After deliberating about four days, a Santa Barbara Superior Court jury also found Hollywood, 29, guilty of the special circumstance allegation of being involved in a crime in which an assault weapon or machine gun was used, making him eligible for the death penalty. Hollywood stared straight ahead as the verdict was read. “I can’t believe they found him guilty of that murder,” his father, Jack Hollywood, said outside the courtroom. Advertisement The victim’s parents said they were relieved but declined to comment further because of a gag order issued in the case.