WASHINGTON, July 7 -- AmeriCorps issued the following news release on July 6, 2023: Eight AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers in the RSVP program were presented the President's Volunteer Service Award by AmeriCorps CEO Michael D. Smith and Rep. Joe Courtney at the Mystic Congregational Church in Mystic, Conn., on Thursday, July 6. The awardees comprised six military veterans, two military family members and one support dog, who received a recognition of service certificate. Military veterans make up  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, July 6 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Vanessa Roberts Avery, issued the following news release on July 5, 2023: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DAQUAN LAMONT WRIGHT, 26, of Bridgeport, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to a firearm offense stemming from his illegal trafficking of firearms. According to court documents and statements made in c  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, July 6 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Vanessa Roberts Avery, issued the following news release on July 5, 2023: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that PAUL PROSANO, also known as "Tony Pro," 63, of Brooklyn, New York, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 360 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for offenses stemming from th  more

WASHINGTON, July 6 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Veterans' Employment and Training Service issued the following news release on July 5, 2023: * * * Includes global employment web site, staffing agency, labor, workforce leaders * * * The U.S. Department of Labor today announced that its Veterans' Employment and Training Service has added four organizations to support its Employment Navigator and Partnership Pilot, which provides personalized employment assistance to transitioning service me  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 4 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Grant opportunity for providing technical assistance for organizations and communities in the states of CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT, and 10 Tribes * * * The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) Region 1 Office is announcing a grant competition for an "Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center" (EJ TCTAC) to help New England communities and other envi  more

TROY, Alabama, July 6 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: * * * Rex Lumber LLC-Troy cited in Florida investigations in 2021, 2020 * * * For the third time since 2020, the operator of sawmills in Alabama, Connecticut, Florida, Massachusetts, Mississippi and Virginia failed to follow federal workplace safety standards across its organization, resulting in a worker fatality at its Alabama facility and a U.S. Department  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56610) involving Millstone Nuclear Plant, Connecticut: * * * Facility: Millstone Region: 1 State: CT Unit: [2] [] [] RX Type: [1] GE-3,[2] CE,[3] W-4-LP NRC Notified By: Jason Paris HQ OPS Officer: Karen Cotton-Gross Notification Date: 07/06/2023 Notification Time: 16:48 [ET] Event Date: 07/06/2023 Event Time: 12:32 [EDT] Last Update Date: 07/06/2023 Emergency Class: Non Emergency   more

TROY, Alabama, July 6 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration Region 4 issued the following news release: For the third time since 2020, the operator of sawmills in Alabama, Connecticut, Florida, Massachusetts, Mississippi and Virginia failed to follow federal workplace safety standards across its organization, resulting in a worker fatality at its Alabama facility and a U.S. Department of Labor investigation. An investigation by the department's Occupat  more