WASHINGTON, June 1 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-23-1194) on May 31, 2023, entitled "Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment - April 2023": * * * Unemployment rates were lower in April than a year earlier in 252 of the 389 metropolitan areas, higher in 103 areas, and unchanged in 34 areas, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. A total of 33 areas had jobless rates of less than 2.0 percent and 6 ar  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, June 1 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release on May 31, 2023: A California man was sentenced today in federal court for trafficking methamphetamine in California and New Hampshire, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Robert Perez, Jr., 33, formerly of Perris, California was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Steven J. McAuliffe to 10 years in prison and three years of supervised   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 1 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release on May 31, 2023: A Mexican man has pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute kilograms of fentanyl bound for Massachusetts from California. Ricardo Peinado Rivera, 31, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl. U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper scheduled sentencing for A  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 1 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: A Providence man is scheduled to be sentenced in August after admitting to a federal court judge that, in November 2021, he took possession of a package that contained more than a half kilogram of cocaine that was mailed from Puerto Rico and was addressed for delivery to a Providence residence, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cu  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 1 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release on May 31, 2023: A Providence woman today admitted to a federal judge that she participated in a drug trafficking conspiracy and was paid by co-conspirators to accept and store multiple shipments of fentanyl and cocaine shipped through the United Parcel Service and Federal Express, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cuna. Rosangele  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 1 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release on May 31, 2023: Three men have been sentenced to decades in prison for their roles in a Cape Cod drug trafficking organization (DTO) that distributed heroin throughout the Cape Cod and Pawtucket, R.I., regions, committed a violent kidnapping recorded on video and worked together to shoot at a Hyannis man over a drug debt. Edwin Otero, 33, of   more

WATERBURY, Connecticut, June 1 -- 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, has announced that RAMON OQUENDO, also known as "Mimo," 46, of Waterbury, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to 120 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for narcotics trafficking and firearm possess  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 1 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protect Agency (EPA) has issued an updated draft permit under the Clean Water Act for the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) Deer Island Treatment Plant and several effluent outfalls associated with the system. The proposed permit would significantly update protections for Boston Harbor and Massachusetts Bay by bringing water quality protections in line wit  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 1 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 31 2023: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $500,000 from President Biden's Investing in America Agenda to expedite the cleanup of a brownfields site in Rhode Island while advancing environmental justice. EPA selected one community in Rhode Island to receive one grant totaling $500,000 in competitive EPA Brownfields funding through the Multipurpose, Assessment, Re  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 1 (TNStalk) -- The Federal Reserve issued the following speech on May 31, 2023, by Governor Michelle W. Bowman at a Fed Listens event in the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston entitled "Transitioning to the Post-Pandemic Economy": * * * It is very good to be here, and to be part of this Fed Listens event and discussion about the effects of the pandemic experience on the U.S. economy, highlighting challenges in the labor and housing markets. While there are many ways to  more

NEW YORK, May 31 -- Hearst issued the following news release: With a legacy rooted in advancing social good, Hearst Foundations provides grants to nonprofit institutions that help people live healthy and productive lives. Making more than $22,200,000 in spring grants to 80 organizations across the country, Hearst Foundations supported NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital in New York, NY, awarding the hospital a $10 million grant to help fund a new building for cancer care at the NewYork-Presbyterian  more

GOLD COAST, Australia, June 1 (TNSjou) -- Griffith University issued the following news: Portable ultrasound devices could provide an alternative to x-ray machines for diagnosing forearm fractures in children in a move that could alleviate waiting times for families in hospital emergency departments (ED). Griffith University researchers Professor Robert Ware from the Menzies Health Institute Queensland and Senior Lecturer Peter Snelling from the School of Medicine and Dentistry compared funct  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, June 1 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news release on May 31, 2023: Governor Janet Mills and State Treasurer Henry Beck announced today that Moody's Investors Service and S&P Global Ratings, global companies that analyze and issue reports of credit worthiness, have affirmed their strong credit ratings on the State of Maine's general obligation debt. Moody's affirmed their Aa2 rating and upgraded their outlook from stable to positive. S&P affirmed their AA rat  more

DUDLEY, Massachusetts, June 1 (TNSpar) -- Nichols College issued the following news on May 31, 2023: Nichols College today announces a new partnership with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department to assist first responders with pursuing their advanced degrees. 1,700 Indianapolis Metropolitan Police officers now have the opportunity to enroll in on-line Master's Degree programs at Nichols College and take advantage of a 40% tuition discount. Military veterans employed at Indianapolis Me  more

WASHINGTON, June 1 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health issued the following news release: * * * Genome sequencing reveals genetic basis for disabling pansclerotic morphea, a severe inflammatory disease. * * * Researchers at the National Institutes of Health and their colleagues have identified genomic variants that cause a rare and severe inflammatory skin disorder, known as disabling pansclerotic morphea, and have found a potential tre  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 1 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on May 31, 2023: What Cheer Flower Farm in Olneyville has $500,000 more reasons to cheer as it continues to remediate and redevelop a 2.7 acre site in Providence that used to be home to the Colonial Knife factory, but has sat vacant for years. Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressman Seth Magaziner announced a $500,000 Brownfields Cleanup Grant to help What Cheer F  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 1 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on May 31, 2023: What Cheer Flower Farm in Olneyville has $500,000 more reasons to cheer as it continues to remediate and redevelop a 2.7 acre site in Providence that used to be home to the Colonial Knife factory, but has sat vacant for years. Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressman Seth Magaziner announced a $500,000 Brownfields Cleanup Grant to help Wha  more

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action and Federal Rights issued the following written testimony by Senior Massachusetts District Judge Mark L. Wolf involving a hearing on May 17, 2023, entitled "Review of Federal Judicial Ethics Processes at the Judicial Conference of the United States": * * * I. INTRODUCTION Chairman Whitehouse, Ranking Minority member Kennedy, and members of the Subcommittee, thank you for requesting that I testi  more

LEXINGTON, Virginia, June 1 (TNSper) -- Virginia Military Institute issued the following news: Virginia Military Institute welcomes Dr. Melissa S. Krawiec (nee Williams) '01, as the new Institute physician, 25 years after she signed the matriculation book August 19, 1997, as a member of the first coeducational class. She continues the care formerly provided by Dr. David Copeland, who recently retired after treating the Corps of Cadets for 31 years. Krawiec (pronounced KRA-vee-its), a Virginia  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 1 (TNSrpt) -- The Greater Boston Food Bank issued the following news release on May 30, 2023: * * * Third annual statewide study, in collaboration with Mass General Brigham, confirms sustained hunger in Massachusetts. Child hunger rates of over 50%among Hispanic and LGBTQ+ households amidst historic cost of food and conclusion of pandemic benefits. * * * While the public health emergency of the pandemic has come to an end, the public health crisis of hunger in Ma  more