In a highly unusual move, the Court of Appeal will cross-examine the scientific basis of forensic evidence used to convict several young men of child homicide or assault.
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KEYNOTES: COVID-19 food relief program to scale down
Rosemary Rimkus
Organized in March 2020, when COVID-19-related restrictions first appeared, the Food Relief program at First United Methodist Church continues to serve Hudson families. Hudson resident Stacey Hartford, who has spearheaded the yearlong program, said Food Relief began with two drive-up and delivery events weekly. As of April 16, food delivery will be curtailed to the third Friday of each month.
Hartford said the program was introduced for families who, under pandemic rules, could no longer go the store, and families whose income was reduced. She added that since many have received the COVID vaccine, and meals are available for children in school, the once-a-month delivery has been put in place.
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Students who attended schools operated by the defunct Education Corporation of America will have their private student loans canceled.
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced an agreement on Tuesday that will result in the cancellation of about $2.6 million in private Pennsylvania student loans for 1,300 students who attended schools operated by Education Corporation of America.
ECA operated five former Brightwood Career Institute locations in Pennsylvania, including a Pittsburgh site that abruptly closed in 2018. Education Corporation of America lost its accreditation and failed to meet federal Education Department financial requirements, causing them to close their Pittsburgh location, along with campuses in Philadelphia, Broomall and Harrisburg.
âYou just dig yourself into a hole, and you canât climb out of itâ: In Maine, addiction crisis deepened by the pandemic
The pandemic cut many people off from counseling and group meetings when they needed them most
By Brian MacQuarrie Globe Staff,Updated March 13, 2021, 2:30 p.m.
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Roy Lee stood next to his girlfriend Trina Mills as she held onto a large photograph of her son Shane Robert Mills while attending Black Balloon Day in Portland, Maine. The day honored those who have died due to accidental overdoses.Erin Clark/Globe Staff
PORTLAND, Maine â The spring-like setting was sublime, Casco Bay shimmering below a large hillside park where hundreds of people, memorial balloons in hand, had gathered in sorrow.