A DRUG kingpin has been jailed after police brought down a heroin and cocaine operation in Southend and Westcliff. Lenny Draper was head of a “county lines” operation which saw Class A drugs dealt in bulk in the Southend borough. He was caught after being traced from his lieutenant who was found with hundreds of pounds worth of drugs and cash. Draper, 27, was head of the operation, while Jay Collins, 19, would deal the drugs for him, with James Hammond, 52, as a runner. All three men were sentenced at Southend Crown Court. Prosecuting, Oliver Kirk said Collins said: “Police spoke to Mr Collins on January 24, who were conducting another investigation and his behaviour made them search him.
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St. John’s Prep holds 111th Commencement exercises
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The St. John’s Prep Class of 2021 recently celebrated the school’s 111th Commencement exercises.
Headmaster and Danvers resident Edward P. Hardiman conferred diplomas upon 258 seniors during an outdoor ceremony held on the school’s campus. Abiding by mask and social-distancing requirements, parents, relatives, faculty, friends, staff and alumni populated spaced, pod seating on Cronin Memorial Stadium’s Glatz Field turf for the ticketed event.
In his remarks to graduates, Hardiman acknowledged the impossibility of encapsulating their recent lived-experience.
“There are no appropriate words that could aptly capture what each person in this stadium has experienced since 2:45 p.m. on March 12 of 2020 (due to the commonwealth’s state of emergency declaration),” said Hardiman, also noting that the class included the first
COVID-19 hit many Australians hard, but there were winners in the pandemic economy
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Mickayla and Matthew thought it d take two years to save for their first home.
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In June of last year, Mickayla Downey and Matthew Hardiman had a plan: move in with the parents, save on rent and build a deposit for their first home.
Then two COVID-19 lockdowns hit Melbourne and something unexpected happened: their savings grew much faster than anticipated.
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Many Australians have seen an unexpected boost to their household bottom lines during the COVID pandemic
The household savings rate the measure of household disposable income saved every month has reached its highest level in 60 years