NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, May 9 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Vanessa Roberts Avery, issued the following news release on May 8, 2023: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, today announced that DAVID QUINTANA, 35, of East Hartford, and EDGAR QUINTANA, 33, of Hartford, have been charged by indictment with fentanyl distribution offenses  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 9 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release on May 8, 2023: A Haverhill man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for fentanyl conspiracy charges. Sergio Garcia, 37, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs to 46 months in prison and two years of supervised release. In March 2022, Garcia pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and to posses  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 9 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release on May 8, 2023: Three Essex County men have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston in connection with a drug conspiracy involving distribution of fentanyl, fentanyl analog and cocaine. Daniel Lopez-Gonzalez, 27, of Methuen; Erickson Castro Perez, 30, of Lawrence; and Gustavo Adolfo Reyes Gonzalez, 20, of Haverhill, have been indicted o  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 9 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, Rachael S. Rollins, issued the following news release on May 8, 2023: Three Essex County men have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston in connection with a drug conspiracy involving distribution of fentanyl, fentanyl analog and cocaine. Daniel Lopez-Gonzalez, 27, of Methuen; Erickson Castro Perez, 30, of Lawrence; and Gustavo Adolfo Reyes Gonzalez, 21, of Haverhill, have been indicted on one count   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 9 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, Rachael S. Rollins, issued the following news release: A Wellesley man was sentenced in federal court in Boston for trafficking fentanyl, heroin and cocaine. Charialdi Tejeda-Lara, 25, was sentenced on May 4, 2023, by U.S. District Court Judge Judge Leo T. Sorokin to 54 months in prison and five years of supervised release. In November 2022, Tejeda-Lara pleaded guilty to three counts of possession with the in  more

PATCHOGUE, New York, May 9 (TNSper) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release: The National Park Service (NPS) announces Scott McCormick has been selected as the new Deputy Superintendent of Fire Island National Seashore. He is expected to begin the week of June 19. Scott is currently employed with the Department of Homeland Security serving as the Deputy Regional Director with the Department's Federal Protective Service, Region Two. His   more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, May 9 (TNStalk) -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following remarks on May 8, 2023, by Chairman Todd M. Harper at the Cooperative Credit Union Association's CU Accelerate 2023: * * * It is wonderful to join you and experience the charm and the seemingly never-ending winter of New England again. * * * Credit Union System Safety and Soundness Without question, the issue of financial stability at depository institutions has dominated recent news cycle  more

PLYMOUTH, New Hampshire, May 9 (TNSres) -- Plymouth State University issued the following news: As a professor of meteorology with a vast scope of knowledge on all things atmospheric, Lourdes Aviles has been fielding questions from journalists for decades. Years ago, she says, inquiries centered around the science behind optics. How does a snowflake form? What creates lightening? Why is the sky blue? Lately, though, it's all been about climate change for the media, and sometimes the questio  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, chair of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Spending Oversight, issued the following opening statement at a hearing on April 26, 2023, entitled "Lessons Learned: 10 Years Since the Boston Marathon Bombings": * * * Last week marked the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attack on the Boston Marathon. We organized today's hearing to examine how the response to the Boston Marathon bomb  more