BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 8 -- The Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, Joshua S. Levy, issued the following news release on June 7, 2023: A Boston man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly distributing methamphetamine. Vincent Lambert, 40, has been indicted on three counts of distribution of and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Lambert was arrested today and appeared in federal court in Boston. Lambert was detained pending further pr  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 7 (TNSawa) -- Boston University's College of Communication issued the following news: Brian McGrory, chair of the Boston University College of Communication journalism department and former editor of The Boston Globe, received the 2023 Stephen Hamblett First Amendment Award from the New England First Amendment Coalition during an annual ceremony Friday in Boston. In accepting the award, McGrory acknowledged the challenges facing journalism's traditional business mod  more

BURLINGTON, Vermont, June 8 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: The United States Attorney's Office stated that John Gentile, 59, of Arvada, Colorado, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge William K. Sessions III to two years of probation for conspiring to distribute Tramadol. Tramadol is an opioid used for pain relief and is classified as a Schedule IV controlled substance under federal law.   more

BURLINGTON, Vermont, June 8 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that on May 31, 2023, a federal grand jury returned a four-count indictment against John Muzzy, 32, of Fair Haven, Vermont, and Rebecca Ross, 39, also of Fair Haven, Vermont. The indictment charges Muzzy with three counts of distribution, and aiding and abetting the dist  more

BURLINGTON, Vermont, June 8 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release on June 7, 2023: The United States Attorney's Office stated that Stephen Boles, 30, of Milton Vermont, was sentenced today by the Hon. William K. Sessions III, United States District Judge, to 5-years of incarceration to be followed by 3 years of supervised release for possessing fentanyl with the intent to distribute the drug. According to the   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 8 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: A Peabody man has pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston in connection with selling approximately 40,000 fentanyl pills. Manuel E. Tejeda, 42, pleaded guilty on June 2, 2023 to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl. U.S. District Court Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton schedule  more

SUFFIELD, Connecticut, June 8 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release on June 7, 2023: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that SERGIO HORTA-MOLINA, 47, of Suffield, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 94 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for trafficking cocaine, and for violating the co  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 8 -- The Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs issued the following news release on June 7, 2023: The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced a new initiative to ensure Massachusetts' forests are managed to optimize carbon sequestration and mitigate climate harms as part of meeting the state's aggressive climate goals. "Forests as Climate Solutions" will expand existing state programs, invest in forest conservation, enhance a netwo  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on June 7, 2023: U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) on Wednesday introduced legislation to extend and expand the Maple Research and Market Promotion Program, which supports the U.S. maple syrup industry through research and education, natural resource sustainability, and the marketing of maple syrup and maple-sap product  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 8 (TNSjou) -- Northwestern Medicine issued the following news release on June 7, 2023: A study published in today's New England Journal of Medicine confirms that circulatory death donor hearts that are reanimated and perfused with blood outside of the body are as safe and effective to transplant as brain death donor hearts preserved using traditional cold storage. These findings suggest that using hearts donated after circulatory death (DCD) may have the potential to wid  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on June 7, 2023: As Rhode Island's air quality continues to be impacted by significant wildfires in Canada, the Ocean State is getting another $178,046 in federal funding this week to help detect bad air quality from events like wildfires and industrial pollution and keep the public informed. U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced that the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is getting  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 (TNScapv) -- Rep. Blake Moore, R-Utah, issued the following news release on June 7, 2023: Today, Representatives Blake Moore (R-UT) and Annie Kuster (D-NH) reintroduced a resolution for the 118th Congress expressing congressional support for BridgeUSA programs--formerly the Exchange Visitor J-1 Visa Program--which are vital to the economy and national interests of the United States. Across the nation, and in states like Utah and New Hampshire, participants in these programs f  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued the following testimony by Associated Electric Cooperative CEO David J. Tudor involving a hearing on June 1, 2023, entitled "The Reliability and Resiliency of Electric Service in the United States in Light of Recent Reliability Assessments and Alerts": * * * Chairman Manchin, Ranking Member Barrasso, and members of the Committee: thank you for the opportunity to testify here today. Associated Electric Cooperative O  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued the following testimony by James B. Robb, president and CEO at the North American Electric Reliability Corp., involving a hearing on June 1, 2023, entitled "The Reliability and Resiliency of Electric Service in the United States in Light of Recent Reliability Assessments and Alerts": * * * Introduction The bulk power system (BPS) is at an inflection point. The electric transmission grid is highly reliable and resil  more

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, June 8 (TNSjou) -- Seton Hall University issued the following news: Seton Hall Law Professor Doron Dorfman and Professor Zackary Berger, M.D., of Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, have published "Approving Workplace Accommodations for Patients with Long Covid -- Advice for Clinicians" in The New England Journal of Medicine. The article is geared toward medical professionals faced with issues regarding specific diagnosis for long Covid (also known as post-acute sequela  more