Prosecutors say a convicted felon wrongly received $25,000 in COVID relief funds from government
Western Tidewater Regional Jail
and last updated 2021-02-11 17:33:22-05
HAMPTON, Va. - A convicted felon was given $25,000 in COVID-19 relief funds from the United States Treasury Department that federal authorities say he wasnât entitled to.
28-year-old Brenden Jefferson of Hampton is accused of applying for a COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan back in June, claiming he ran a business out of his house in Hampton. The program, created through the CARES Act, aimed to help small businesses get through the pandemic.
Federal documents state that Jefferson claimed to run a legal services business with seven employees that he said he started back on January 24, 2017.
Cromwell martial artist featured in The World s Greatest
Jan. 29, 2021
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Sensei Frank Shekosky, owner of Cromwell Martial Arts, has been featured in the book “ The World’s Greatest” recognizing many of the world’s greatest martial artists which is authored by Ted Gambordella.Contributed photoShow MoreShow Less
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Sensei Frank Shekosky, owner of Cromwell Martial Arts, has been featured in the book “ The World’s Greatest” recognizing many of the world’s greatest martial artists which is authored by Ted Gambordella.Contributed photoShow MoreShow Less
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CROMWELL Sensei Frank Shekosky, owner of Cromwell Martial Arts, has been featured in the book “ The World’s Greatest” recognizing many of the world’s greatest martial artists which is authored by Ted Gambordella, according to a statement.
Hudson Reporter
Art House Productions Releases BLACK TOM ISLAND Radio Play
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Art House Productions (Meredith Burns, Executive Director) is proud to announce their first audio play, Black Tom Island by Martin Casella. This free audio play is available for download on www.arthouseproductions.org and www.youtube.com/arthouseproductions. A free virtual panel discussion about the actual event featuring historians and the play’s creative team will take place on Sunday, February 7 at 3:00pm EST on Zoom.
Based on an actual incident that took place in Jersey City in 1916, Black Tom Island explores the first documented terrorist attack on American soil through the lens of a fictionalized Slovak immigrant and his wife who may or may not be involved in the attack. Funded in part through the Hudson County Historical Partnership Grant, the original project was imagined to include in-person readings on location in Jersey City, however, to adapt the project to the current safe
Goodspeed Musicals, operator of the historic theater in East Haddam, named its first woman artistic director and a new managing director this week.
Artistic Director Donna Lynn Hilton and Managing Director David B. Byrd will form a leadership team that will take the place of Michael Gennaro, Goodspeed’s executive director who retired last year.
“We are thrilled to begin a fresh chapter in Goodspeed’s history with Donna Lynn Hilton and David Byrd as our new leaders,” said Hila Rosen, president of the Goodspeed Board of Trustees. “At a time when all theaters have been shocked to their core and are fighting to survive, they bring an exciting new vision for Goodspeed that will undoubtedly secure an even brighter future for our historic theater.”