ANSONIA, Connecticut, April 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release on April 19, 2023: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JEVAUGHN WATSON, also known as "Russ," 29, of Ansonia, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven to 44 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for a drug trafficking o  more

EAST HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that WILLIAM VALERIO-PALERMO, also known as "Willy," 37, a citizen of the Dominican Republic last residing in East Hartford, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to 70 months of imprisonment for trafficking acetylf  more

WATERBURY, Connecticut, April 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: 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 have announced that the following four individuals have been arrested in federal criminal complaints charging each with conspiracy to distribute controll  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release on April 19, 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  more

NEW BRITAIN, Connecticut, April 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that RAFAEL MARTINEZ, 31, of New Britain, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny in Hartford to 108 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release for fentanyl distribution and firearm possession offenses.   more

BERLIN, Connecticut, April 20 -- Eversource Energy, a provider of electricity and natural gas, issued the following news: After energy supply prices reached historic highs in New England last year due to natural gas supply constraints following the war in Ukraine and other global pressures, Eversource is letting its customers know they can expect to see a decrease on their bills when the next adjustment to the Standard Service rate takes place in Connecticut on July 1. With energy supply market  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 20 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Transportation Security Administration issued the following news release: The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Tweed New Haven Airport (HVN) is installing two new state-of-the-art advanced technology computed tomography (CT) checkpoint scanners. Installation of the new equipment will occur in a phased approach, with one new lane being equipped weekly over the next two weeks. Once each lane is modified  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 20 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: The owner and operators of a former Somerset scrap metal facility have agreed to pay a total of $300,000 to settle allegations that they illegally discharged industrial stormwater into Mount Hope Bay and emitted dust and noise pollution into the surrounding environment, disrupting the lives of residents in Somerset's Brayton Point neighborhood, Attorney General Andrea Joy Cam  more