SOUTH DEERFIELD One big inning at the plate from Turners Falls and a trio of late home runs proved to be the difference on Friday in a softball game between the Thunder and Frontier. Turners took an early 4-0 lead, with Holly Myers smashing a solo.
US fried chicken chain Popeyes has unveiled the senior team that will lead the business when it enters the UK market later this year.
The group, which was founded in New Orleans in 1972 and runs 3,400 restaurants globally, will launch its first UK restaurant in the autumn as part of an expansion drive to
Popeyes UK CEO Tom Crowley will lead the senior team, which is comprised of chief development officer, Tom Byng; chief technology officer, David Carey; and chief operating officer, Neil Williamson.
The brand’s UK CMO and head of people are expected to be appointed imminently.
Byng, who will spearhead the sourcing of the first Popeyes restaurant in London and thereafter be responsible for the creation of a rolling programme of acquisitions, joins from Fulham Shore where he helped grow the group to more 70 sites.
David Carey pitches Greenfield past Pioneer, 5-1
Greenfield baserunner Tyler Podolski, right, beats the throw at first base fielded by Pioneer’s Sam Glazier in the top of the fifth inning Monday in Northfield. FOR THE RECORDER/DAN LITTLE
Greenfield’s Tyler Podolski eyes the ball into his glove to make a diving catch in center field for an out against Pioneer in the bottom of the fourth inning Monday in Northfield. FOR THE RECORDER/DAN LITTLE
Greenfield baserunner Jake Sak slides safely into third base on a wild throw from Pioneer in the top of the fifth inning Monday in Northfield. The visiting Green Wave scored a 5-1 victory. FOR THE RECORDER/DAN LITTLE
ACLU sues Ohio Parole Board over confidential letters from victims’ families in hearing process
Updated 3:36 PM;
CLEVELAND, Ohio Civil-rights advocates say the Ohio Parole Board unfairly allows confidential letters written by victims’ family members to play a role in the panel’s decisions on whether to grant prisoners parole.
As a result, inmates and their lawyers cannot challenge the letters or dispute their contents. Advocates say the practice hinders prisoners’ chances for release.
The American Civil Liberties Union and the Ohio Justice & Policy Center filed suit Thursday against the board and the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction.
The lawsuit cites the cases of two inmates convicted of murder whom the board initially deemed suitable for release. They later were rejected based on letters and information from the victims’ family members, according to the lawsuit.