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Yahoo
12-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
‘I want him to have an amazing full life': South Coast program supporting adults with disabilities
For people with disabilities, schools are often the biggest support system outside of the family. But what happens when someone ages out of school? As Boston 25 News highlights the 50th anniversary of the law creating modern special education, we're taking you to a program for adults on the South Coast, ensuring they are living meaningful lives. 'For our folks, this is their circle,' said Catherine Cooper, Executive Director of the Southeastern Massachusetts Educational Collaborative (SMEC). SMEC administers a program known as 'SAIL' or Supporting Adults for Inclusive Living. Boston 25 News recently visited SAIL during a music class where we found participants making music while creating community. Located in Dartmouth, SAIL provides 24-hour support for people with disabilities. 'They have members of the community, then they have similar interests, similar skills, similar likes, and we are able to kind of offer things that suit those needs,' said Cooper. ' SAIL, Cooper says, is for students who are eligible for adult services through state contracts, through state funding, we the SAIL program which is funded by contracts with the Department of Developmental Services. She says the goal of the program is to ensure participants have full, independent lives. Adam Howland has down syndrome and is largely non-verbal. Later is in life he was also diagnosed with autism. The 50-year-old has been a big part of this community for decades. Sister, Heather Hooley says it was always important to their family that Adam have his own life, his own identity and that people on the outside world understand that he can. 'He loves to laugh, he loves jokes, he catches on very quickly to a lot of sarcasm,' said Hooley. Hooley says her brother can and does enjoy music and dance, books, and family time. 'He needs to have a good life. We all need to have good life, just some of us need more support,' said Hooley. There is a lot of support at SAIL says program director Sean Mitchell. 'Employment supports, residential supports, like for Adam. And we also have our day program, where we teach a lot of independent living skills and try to make sure that they have meaningful time,' Mitchell said. 'I remember thinking like once he gets to a certain age and there aren't people to take care of him, what's going to happen? And I just assumed I would take him on,' said Hooley. But now Hooley says her brother, Adam has found the support he needs to live on his own and even work. And he's not just living but having a life. 'He's surrounded by people who just really listen to him differently and respect him,' she said. 'I want him to have an amazing full life. He's, he's an amazing guy.' This is a developing story. Check back for updates as more information becomes available. Download the FREE Boston 25 News app for breaking news alerts. Follow Boston 25 News on Facebook and Twitter. | Watch Boston 25 News NOW
Sunday World
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Sunday World
Ulster's ‘Godfather of Punk' joins growing support behind under-fire Kneecap
'Be in no doubt, this is a well financed attack on Kneecap for showing support for Palestine.' Ulster's 'Godfather of Punk' Terri Hooley is backing rap band Kneecap – saying they are being attacked because of their support of Palestine, the Sunday World can reveal. Last Saturday, the veteran DJ and former Good Vibrations boss took time out from life-saving dialysis treatment to voice support for the west Belfast trio, who are facing a backlash over concert rants voicing support for Hamas and Hezbollah and one band member calling for MPs to be killed. Hooley (76) is the latest showbiz personality to join a host of other big-name artists now rooting for the under-siege west Belfast rappers. 'It's clear the band is being targeted by the pro-Israel establishment. But be in no doubt, this backlash is happening simply because of Kneecap's support for Palestine,' Hooley told the Sunday World while on a break from dialysis at a Belfast hospital. 'I want people to stand back and look at this issue from a different perspective. Twenty thousand children have been killed in Gaza and no one is allowed to say anything, because it can be perceived as being anti-Jewish. That's nonsense. Members of Kneecap including Mo Chara and Moglai Bap perform onstage during Coachella. 'I never thought too much about this issue before all this happened. But now more and more people are beginning to realise that what Kneecap is saying is right.' Hooley also says it is obvious that the campaign directed against Kneecap is heavily orchestrated, manufactured and well-financed. He said: 'I mean how many hours was spent finding the film footage now being viewed on every news channel? This is well-financed attack on these lads. 'But it's just a diversionary tactic and a distraction to take us away from what's going on in the real world. Children are being slaughtered in Gaza. 'And Kneecap is being targeted for highlighting this and causing people to think about it.' Terri Hooley. News in 90 seconds - 8th May 2025 He added: 'Anyone who has attended any of my shows will know I've said a lot worse than Kneecap about Tory politicians.' This week Kneecap learned they had been removed from the bill of a number concert venues in England and pressure mounted for their appearance at Glastonbury to be axed. DUP MP Carla Lockhart called on Kneecap to be denied entry to the US and fellow MP Sammy Wilson branded them the 'musical wing of Sinn Féin'. A spokesperson for UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he did not think 'individuals expressing those views should be receiving government funding', while Tory leader Kemi Badenoch said they should be prosecuted. The backlash started when the band put up a banner saying during their gig at the famous Coachella festival in California saying 'F*** Israel'. Counter-terror officers have been assessing the videos of the England gigs and the Metropolitan Police is considering whether to launch a full investigation into the group. DJ Provai from Kneecap. Photo: VALERIE MACON / AFP Kneecap later apologised directly to the families of two British MPs who were murdered, saying the comments were 'taken out of context' and that they opposed violence. They said: 'Let us be unequivocal: We do not, and have never, supported Hamas or Hezbollah. 'We condemn all attacks on civilians, always. It is never okay. We know this more than anyone, given our nation's history. 'To the Amess and Cox families, we send our heartfelt apologies, we never intended to cause you hurt.' Belfast music legend Terri Hooley is Northern Ireland's most enduring music man. For decades he ran a record shop in Belfast before branching out in the mid-1970s to lead the non-sectarian punk revolution in the city. But he is also credited with having the vision to recognise talent when he saw it. And he put his money where his mouth was when he signed up Derry band The Undertones to his Good Vibrations record label. Teenage Kicks became a worldwide hit after it received the blessing of cult DJ John Peel, who said the single was so good he played it twice – back to back – on his weekly BBC radio broadcast, The John Peel Show. But last Saturday, Henry Robinson – a founder member of the anti-paramilitary group Families Against Intimidation and Terror – said society should be clear that kneecapping is a cruel crime. The band say that they chose the name because they themselves might have been kneecapped for their behaviour during the Troubles. A former member of the Official IRA who was jailed for shooting a man in the leg during a republican feud, he said he was appalled when he first heard the name Kneecap. 'I wondered why they called themselves 'Kneecap' and why one of the band wears an Irish tricolour balaclava? 'It's not funny. Kneecapping is mutilation of a human being and I went to jail because I did it. It was wrong.' He added: 'Kneecap say its statements on stage were taken out of context. If that's true they should tell us why.'
Yahoo
05-02-2025
- Yahoo
ICE targets 100+ Venezuelan gang members for arrest in immigration operation in metro area
DENVER (KDVR) — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement targeted over 100 members of the Venezuelan gang, Tren de Aragua, for arrest and detention as part of the multi-location immigration enforcement operation in Aurora and Denver Wednesday morning. This operation, which the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Rocky Mountain Division is calling the 'Return to Sender Operation,' took at least 10 people into custody at the Cedar Run Apartments at 888 S Oneida St. in Denver, according to a DEA spokesperson on scene. FOX31's Jim Hooley was at the apartment complex where residents told him they received a knock on their door around 6 a.m. with officers asking for their identification. Another nearby witness said he saw people being taken out of their cars. Buckley Space Force Base providing facilities for ICE immigration processing Hooley later saw at least eight to 10 people being loaded onto a bus with handcuffs. DEA Rocky Mountain said in a post on X just after 7 a.m. that agents were conducting search warrant operations across the metro area. FBI Denver said in a post on X these were 'immigration enforcement efforts.' The DEA Rocky Mountain Division said this was part of the operation that was expected to start in Aurora on Jan. 30. This operation was reportedly delayed because information was leaked and posed security threats. Other agencies on scene at the Cedar Run Apartments included the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Marshall Sevice, DEA Rocky Mountain Division, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Denver Police Department and FBI Denver. Throughout the morning, there was a SWAT car and an officer on a loudspeaker telling people in the area to stay in their apartments and cars. DEA Rocky Mountain Division's X post showed a video of two armed agents outside an apartment complex while it was still dark outside throwing a device that distributed gas outside the area. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox Hooley confirmed another raid took place at The Edge at Lowry in Aurora. There are reportedly at least four other locations, however, these other locations have yet to be confirmed. While Hooley said most law enforcement agencies have left the Denver apartment complex, this is still an ongoing investigation. At this time, it's unclear if other areas will be a part of this operation. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
