PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 12 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report entitled "Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region - March 2023": * * * Area prices were down 0.2 percent over the past month, up 4.3 percent from a year ago * * * Prices in the Northeast Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), decreased by 0.2 percent in March, the U.S. Bureau   more

HANSCOM AFB, Massachusetts, April 15 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: By Lauren Russell, 66th Air Base Group Public Affairs Mental health professionals from the 66th Medical Squadron hosted an all-service summit here March 29 to collaborate on ways to support recruiters and their families. Medical professionals, leaders, and recruiters from around New England and New York came together to discuss the unique stressors and barriers to care that exist  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 14 -- The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection issued the following news release: The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is urging motorists to exercise caution as a moose has been spotted in the area of Route 20 in East Granby, within five miles of Interstate 91. Though Connecticut's moose population is small (about 100 individuals), moose can pose a serious threat to public safety if they wander onto road  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 15 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Vanessa Roberts Avery, issued the following news release on April 14, 2023: United States Attorney Vanessa Roberts Avery, Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, and Waterbury Police Chief Fernando C. Spagnolo today announced that the following four individuals were arrested yesterday on federal criminal complaints charging each with conspiracy to distrib  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 15 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on April 14, 2023: * * * Site Investigation Continuing, Removal Action Activity Beginning this Spring * * * Today in Mattapan, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regional Administrator David Cash met with U.S. Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, City of Boston officials, and local residents to discuss EPA's ongoing efforts to expedite assessment and cleanup work associated with the Low  more

PISCATAWAY, New Jersey, April 15 -- IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering, a peer-reviewed journal from the IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society that says it addresses research, development and operations pertaining to bodies of water, published research articles on the following topics in its April 2023 edition: * Analysis of Sound Fluctuations in Shallow Water in High Sea States * Autonomous Underwater Environment Perceiving and Modeling: An Experimental Campaign With FeelHippo AUV for Forward Loo  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 15 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, Rachael S. Rollins, issued the following news release on April 14, 2023: A Haverhill man has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston for allegedly distributing tens of thousands of pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine. Angel Joel Diaz, a/k/a "Guero," 34, was indicted on one count of distribution of and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, two counts of distribution of and possess  more

WESTBOROUGH, Massachusetts, April 14 (TNSgov) -- The New England First Amendment Coalition issued the following news release: The New England First Amendment Coalition recently testified in support of Maine legislation that would make it easier to obtain public employee misconduct records, including those of police officers. LD 1397 requires longer archiving of public employee misconduct records, more documentation about the misconduct that occurred, and prevents any employment contract or col  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 (TNSper) -- The White House issued the following news release on April 14, 2023: President Biden announced the appointment of members to the Committee for the Preservation of the White House. The Committee for the Preservation of the White House is an advisory committee charged with the preservation of the White House, the official home and principal workplace of the President of the United States. The Committee is largely made up of citizens appointed by the President for   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 15 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news on April 14, 2023: Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) spent the day celebrating new affordable housing developments in Boston and highlighting the importance of providing housing, job training, and other critical resources to formerly incarcerated individuals. Yesterday morning, Rep. Pressley joined U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Deputy Secretary Adrienne Todman, HUD R  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 15 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news on April 14, 2023: Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) joined U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regional Administrator David Cash, City of Boston officials, and local residents to discuss the EPA's ongoing efforts to expedite assessment and cleanup work associated with the Lower Neponset River Superfund site. Last year, Rep. Pressley joined Regional Administrator Cash, Mayor Michelle W  more