Thursday, June 17
TCF Center, Detroit
“The purpose of the public hearings is to listen. To listen to the people who have comments about what their communities of interest are and where they would like the lines to be drawn for their district,” says Suann Hammersmith, executive director of the commission. She says data for the 2020 Census will not be available until August but residents can get engaged now.
“Not just for their congressional, Senate or House but also for their community of interest,” Woods says.
Local organizations like the NAACP are reaching out to people who may be unaware of this new mechanism of democracy.
Above Suspicion Review: Emilia Clarke Stuns in Backwoods True Crime Thriller
Above Suspicion Review: Emilia Clarke Stuns in Backwoods True Crime Thriller
An illicit affair between an informant and her FBI handler leads to tragic consequences in the true crime adaptation Above Suspicion.
Emilia Clarke single-handedly lifts
Above Suspicion with a gritty and brutal performance. The film is adapted from an infamous true crime that took place decades ago in the backwoods of the Appalachian Mountains. An illicit affair between an informant and an FBI agent spins out of control with tragic consequences.
Above Suspicion is loaded with drugs, sex, and violence, but plays out like a tawdry cable movie of the week.
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Executive director Susan Smith with The “Tree of Life” at the Center For Cancer Care in Torrington. (Contributed)
TORRINGTON – The board of directors of the Cancer Care Fund of the Litchfield Hills has recently appointed Susan Smith as its new executive director.
Smith has been a board member for three years.
Her first priority was to update the fund’s website (ccflh.org), which is now complete and features the latest information on fundraising events and the ability to donate online. Smith, of Harwinton, will also be using social media platforms including Facebook and Instagram to promote activities and fundraisers and sending out an annual appeal later in the year.
All the new movies and early theater releases you can watch at home right now
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Movie theaters are slowly reopening, but most of the new releases are headed to streaming services rather than the big screen. Whether you re staying at home to limit potential risks, or just saving a few bucks by watching from the couch, we ve organized a huge list with many of the newly added films and some upcoming titles.
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Starring: Andrew Garfield, Maya Hawke, Nat Wolff
Synopsis: A young woman (Maya Hawke) thinks she’s found a path to internet stardom when she starts making YouTube videos with a charismatic stranger (Andrew Garfield) – until the dark side of viral celebrity threatens to ruin them both.
The case of Susan Smith is a tragic one. In the ‘70s, as a teenager, Smith hooked up with a Kentucky drug dealer named Kenneth Smith and found herself deeply embedded in the local drug scene, one that was growing with prescription drugs and other illegal substances. In 1987, a young hotshot FBI agent named Mark Putnam moved to the area to try and track down a local bank robber, and he crossed paths with Smith, turning her into an informant that allowed him to break multiple cases in the area. For extra income and a sense of self-importance, Smith was excited to help Putnam, and the two formed a relationship that turned sexual. When Putnam tried to end things after he no longer really needed her, Smith threatened to expose him, and the FBI agent killed his informant girlfriend. He was arrested in 1990 and the case is credited as the first time an FBI agent was convicted of murder. There’s more than enough meat on the bones of this true story for a film like “Above Suspicion,”