CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 14 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: Tyler Ward, 36, of Dover, has plead guilty in federal court to two counts of distributing fentanyl and one count of possessing fentanyl with intent to distribute it, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced. According to court documents and statements made in court, Mr. Ward distributed five grams of fentanyl in each of two separate   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 14 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release on March 13, 2023: Jared Stottlar, 43, of Tilton, was sentenced to 144 months of imprisonment today for possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possessing a firearm in connection with a drug trafficking offense, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced. According to court documents and statements made in court, during  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration issued the following news release on March 17, 2023: * * * Latest round of funding supports Florida, Mississippi, New Hampshire, South Carolina * * * To help identify and address barriers workers face regarding access to state unemployment insurance benefits, the U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of nearly $20 million in equity grants to Florida, Mississippi, New Hampshire and South C  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of New Hampshire to supplement state and local recovery efforts in areas affected by a severe storm and flooding during the period of Dec. 22-25, 2022. Funding is available to the state, eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 17 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Hampshire, Jane E. Young, issued the following news release on March 15, 2023: Craig Wiggin, 44, formerly of Rochester, New Hampshire was sentenced to 68 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today. According to court documents and statements made in court, in July 2021, Wiggin conspired with other individuals to sell quantities of   more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- The White House issued the following news release on March 15, 2023: President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that a major disaster exists in the State of New Hampshire and ordered Federal assistance to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by a severe storm and flooding from December 22 to December 25, 2022. Federal funding is available to state and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis  more