BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 30 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Companies and Organizations in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont * * * The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Region 1 office and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) are honoring 11 New England companies and organizations as ENERGY STAR partners for their outstanding leadership in promoting energy efficiency and tackling climate change. "As we accelerate h  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on March 31, 2023: * * * Funding for critical water infrastructure projects in Conn., Maine, Mass., N.H., R.I., and Vermont * * * The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $57,253,000 from the 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act for states, Tribes, and territories through this year's Clean Water State Revolving Funds (CWSRF) in the states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hamp  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 29 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: * * * El Rodeo/Casa Tequila shortchanged employees on overtime, minimum wage payments * * * A federal court has entered a consent order requiring the Concord-based owner and operator of three restaurants in New Hampshire and Massachusetts to pay $911,568 in back wages and liquidated damages to 99 employees after a U.S. Department of Labor investigation into their pay pr  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 31 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Hampshire, Jane E. Young, issued the following news release: United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced the appointments of Assistant U.S. Attorney Seth R. Aframe to serve as the Criminal Division Chief and Assistant U.S. Attorney Jennifer C. Davis to serve as the Deputy Criminal Division Chief. "I am delighted to announce Seth Aframe as the Criminal Division Chief and Jennifer Davis as the Deputy Criminal Chief,  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 29 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Hampshire, Jane E. Young, issued the following news release on March 28, 2023: A Massachusetts man pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to distribute fentanyl in New Hampshire, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today. Johan M. Rodriguez, 37, of Lawrence, Massachusetts, conspired with another Lawrence-based drug trafficker to deliver approximately ten kilograms of fentanyl to an individual in Dov  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 29 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Hampshire, Jane E. Young, issued the following news release on March 28, 2023: Bradford Sargent, 41, of Hampton, pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today. According to court documents and statements made in court, Sargent and his co-defendant Jennelle Brown sold drugs multiple times from their hotel room in Portsmouth. Law   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 28 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Hampshire, Jane E. Young, posted the following news release: The Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) has announced the release of approximately $300 million in grant solicitations for programs that advance community policing, keep students safe, and add law enforcement officers to our nation's streets. "These grant solicitations could not have come at a better time, as  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on March 30, 2023: * * * Extreme MAGA House Republicans' Reckless Plan Would Have Devastating Impacts for Hard-Working Families Across New Hampshire Cuts would endanger public safety and worsen public health, raise costs for families and students, and harm seniors and veterans in New Hampshire--while multi-millionaires and big corporations would get massive tax cuts Today, the White House released a new analys  more