BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: * * * EPA announces selectees under Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grant competition to deliver solar to low-income and disadvantaged households through the President's Investing in America agenda * * * Today, as the Biden-Harris Administration celebrates Earth Day, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Executive Office of the State of New Hampshire has been  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: * * * EPA announces selectees under Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grant competition to deliver solar to low-income and disadvantaged households through the President's Investing in America agenda * * * Today, as the Biden-Harris Administration celebrates Earth Day, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources has been s  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: * * * EPA announces selectees under Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grant competition to deliver solar to low-income and disadvantaged households through the President's Investing in America agenda * * * Today, as the Biden-Harris Administration celebrates Earth Day, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources has been select  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: * * * EPA announces selectees under Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grant competition to deliver solar to low-income and disadvantaged households through the President's Investing in America agenda * * * Today, as the Biden-Harris Administration celebrates Earth Day, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced The Maine Governor's Energy Office has been selected to  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: * * * EPA announces selectees under Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grant competition to deliver solar to low-income and disadvantaged households through the President's Investing in America agenda * * * Today, as the Biden-Harris Administration celebrates Earth Day, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Vermont Department of Public Service has been selected  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 25 -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued the following news on April 24, 2024: Mayor Michelle Wu today announced Shin-pei Tsay as the new Director and Marcy Ostberg as Deputy Director of the Mayor's Office of New Urban Mechanics (MONUM). Tsay and Ostberg bring experience in urban planning and city government, including in areas of sustainability, transportation, housing, and education. Tsay and Ostberg both started earlier this month and are filling previous vacancies   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 25 -- The city of Boston issued the following news on April 24, 2024: * * * REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF FUNDS On or about May 14, 2024, the City of Boston, acting through its Mayor's Office of Housing (MOH) will submit a request to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the release of Federal funds through the HOME Investment Partnerships Program pursuant to the authority of Title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, as a  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently reached a settlement with WestFair Painting Corp., a local franchisee of CertaPro Painters located in Bethel, Connecticut, for alleged violations of the federal Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule (RRP Rule). As a result of EPA's action, the company will be required to come into compliance with the RRP Rule and agreed  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: WORCESTER, Mass. -- Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston apprehended an Ecuadoran national wanted for raping a woman in his home country. Deportation officers from ERO Boston arrested the 30-year-old Ecuadoran national April 4 at his residence in Worcester. "This Ecuadoran noncitizen is wanted for sexually assaulting a woman in his home country,"   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 24 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, alongside 23 attorneys general, filed a motion to intervene in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to defend the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) final rule for light- and medium-duty vehicle emissions standards for model years 2027-2032. The final rule sets stricter tailpipe emissions standards for light- and medium-duty ve  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 24 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: This week, Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell hosted the thirteenth annual National Cyber Crime Conference, the largest conference of its kind in the country. The conference is aimed at helping equip law enforcement and prosecutors with the tools and skills to effectively detect and combat cyber crime. The conference this year focused on Artificial Intelli  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: An Abington man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to conspiring to distribute oxycodone pills. Kenneth Veiga, 32, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute oxycodone pills. U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper scheduled sentencing for July 18, 2024. Veiga was origi  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: A former Berklee College of Music student, who is a citizen of the People's Republic of China (PRC), was sentenced today for stalking and threatening an individual who posted fliers around campus in support of democracy in China. Xiaolei Wu, 26, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper to nine months in prison and three yea  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: A former Fall River Police Officer was sentenced today for assaulting a man in custody with a baton and failing to report the assault in subsequent reports. Nicholas M. Hoar, 37, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs to 33 months in prison, followed by one year of supervised release. In February 2024, Hoar was convic  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: The former operator of two municipal golf courses in Western Massachusetts was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Springfield for conspiring to defraud the United States and making a false statement. Kevin M. Kennedy, 45, of East Longmeadow was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Mark G. Mastroianni to 13 months in prison, followed b  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 24 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: Attorney General Josh Stein today filed a motion to intervene in a case to defend the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) final rule for light- and medium-duty vehicle emissions standards for model years 2027-2032. These include passenger cars, large pickup trucks, and vans. The rule sets stricter tailpipe emissions standards for harmful air pollutants, i  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, April 24 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institute of Mental Health issued the following feature story on April 23, 2024: As many parents of young children know all too well, visits to the pediatrician typically involve answering a series of questions. Health care providers may ask about the child's eating and sleeping habits or about their progress toward walking, talking, and many other developmental milestones. Increasingly, they're   more

SPRINGVILLE, Alabama, April 24 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: The Department of the Interior today announced more than $70 million from President Biden's Investing in America agenda for 43 projects in 29 states that will improve fish passage around outdated or obsolete dams, culverts, levees and other barriers fragmenting the nation's rivers and streams. Projects receiving funding showcase a diverse po  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on April 12, 2024: * * * President Joe Biden Announces Student Debt Cancellation for 4,680 More Borrowers in Massachusetts, Pursuing Every Path Available to Cancel Student Debt - New announcement brings debt cancellation to over 48,560 people in Massachusetts under Biden-Harris Administration Today, President Biden announced that 277,000 more borrowers across the country will get their student debt cancelled, in  more