Mark Howe photographed leaving court earlier this year. Credit: ITV Channel TV
A Jersey florist has been sentenced to four years in jail for importing drugs into the island for personal use.
Mark Howe, described in Court as Jersey s Premier Florist , pleaded guilty to nine out of ten counts of importing Class A and C drugs, including cocaine, Crystal meth and diazepam in September.Mr Howe first came to the attention of the authorities when customs officers intercepted a special postage package addressed to him on 20th September last year, which contained methylamphetamin , also known as crystal meth .
Mark Howe appeared via videolink from HMP La Moye. Credit: States of Jersey Police
Originally posted on Pro Hockey Rumors | By Gavin Lee | Last updated 12/17/20
The St. Louis Blues will not have Alex Steen on the ice for them this season, announcing today that the veteran forward has been forced to retire due to a back injury. The release indicates that he has “multiple levels of degenerative herniated discs of his lumbar spine.” Though he is retiring, Steen’s contract won’t actually be coming off the books entirely.
Jeremy Rutherford of The Athletic confirms that he will be treated as an injured player for this, the last season of his contract, meaning he will earn his full $3.5M salary and the Blues will still have to deal with his $5.75M cap hit. That cap hit can be moved to long-term injured reserve for cap relief, though it is still a more complicated process than the complete relief that actual retirement would bring.
Doing so during a global pandemic could be considered doubly challenging.
So, Dean Maratea knew he was in for a rough start as president of the Greater Palm Harbor Chamber of Commerce the minute he took over. But rather than run and hide, the affable New England native decided to meet the challenge head-on.
âThe day after St. Patrickâs Day was my first day on the job, and then the next day the whole state shut down because of the coronavirus,â Maratea said during a recent sit-down interview at Stilt House Brewery. âHere I was in charge of small businesses and the whole state just shut down. So, I used my experience with Zoom and reached out to as many people as I could, and I just went from there.â