WORCESTER, Massachusetts, May 12 (TNSper) -- Clark University issued the following news on May 11, 2023: Clark University President David Fithian '87 announced today that Emily E. Roper-Doten has been appointed Clark University's next Vice President for Undergraduate Admissions and Financial Assistance. She will be joining Clark on July 13, 2023. Roper-Doten emerged as a finalist through a national search that drew strong candidates from around the country. Roper-Doten brings to Clark a nearly  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Cori Bush, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Cori Bush (MO-01) introduced a resolution honoring Mary Eliza Mahoney, America's first professionally trained Black nurse. In 1879, Mahoney was 1 of 4 students to graduate from the New England Hospital for Women and Children, becoming the country's first professionally trained Black nurse. In addition to honoring Mahoney's historic achievement, this resolution serves to recognize and advocate for   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 12 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release on May 11, 2023: A Boston man pleaded guilty today to drug distribution offense involving fentanyl and a fentanyl analogue known as para-fluorofentanyl. Melvin Cordero, 41, pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and p-fluorofentanyl. U.S. District Court Judge Richard G. Stearns schedule  more

BURLINGTON, Vermont, May 12 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release on May 11, 2023: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Jazzmeek Johnson, 31, of Brooklyn, New York was sentenced today to serve 60 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to distributing controlled substances, specifically cocaine base and fentanyl. United States District Judge Christina Reiss ordered t  more

EAST WINDSOR, Connecticut, May 12 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release on May 11, 2023: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JAYSON KEMP, 46, of East Windsor, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to 12 months and one day of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for operating a scheme to acquire   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 12 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release on May 11, 2023: A Leominster man and woman have been arrested and charged for allegedly conspiring to distribute large quantities of counterfeit Adderall pills containing methamphetamine. Chanhda Onesyvieng, 48, and Bonnie Bounkong Namsaly, 45, were charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, controlled su  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 12 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: A New York woman was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for trafficking five kilograms of fentanyl from New York City. Shanese DeJesus, 25, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV to 21 months in prison and three years of supervised release. In September 2022, DeJesus pleaded guilty to one count of dis  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 12 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: A Pawtucket man, who was previously convicted on federal crack cocaine drug trafficking and firearm charges and incarcerated, has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for again trafficking crack cocaine while on federal supervised release, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha. Estefano J. Lobo, 31, who since 2010 has  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 12 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: A Providence man pleaded guilty yesterday to his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy that distributed fentanyl across Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Yeury Francisco Garcia-Rodriguez, 32, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl. U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs   more

WILMINGTON, Massachusetts, May 12 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 11, 2023: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced a proposed Consent Decree with four parties responsible for contamination at the Olin Chemical Superfund Site in Wilmington, Mass. Under the agreement, American Biltrite Inc., NOR-AM Agro LLC, Olin Corporation, and Stepan Company will address areas of soil, sediment, and surface water contamination on and aroun  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, May 12 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Enforcement action requires company to implement anti-idling program, pay penalty * * * The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has completed an enforcement action alleging Autumn Transportation, Inc. of Rocky Hill, Conn. violated state and federal Clean Air Act standards by allowing excessive idling of school buses at a bus yard in Hartford, Conn. Under a settlement, the comp  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Washington, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following statement on May 11, 2023, with Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, chair of the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing and Critical Materials: * * * House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Environment, Manufacturing, & Critical Materials Subcommittee Chair Bill Johnson (R-OH) released the following statement rebuking President B  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 12 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, Rachael S. Rollins, issued the following news release on May 11, 2023: A New Bedford man pleaded guilty today to his role in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) operating in Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Jason Cruz, 42, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl. U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs scheduled sentencing for July 25,   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 12 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, Rachael S. Rollins, issued the following news release on May 11, 2023: A Springfield woman was sentenced today in federal court in Springfield for reselling stolen goods on eBay and money laundering. Mimi Mai, 50, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Mark G. Mastroianni to 18 months in prison and two years of supervised release. Mai was also ordered to pay $3,472 in restitution and to forfeit $1.5 mill  more

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, May 12 (TNSjou) -- The University of North Carolina School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * The study, called EPITOPE, led by senior author A. Wesley Burks, MD, CEO of UNC Health and dean of the UNC School of Medicine, and contributing author Edwin Kim, MD, MS, associate professor of pediatrics in the Division of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology at the UNC School of Medicine, shows superior results in desensitizing children to peanuts. Results w  more