BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 13 -- The Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, Joshua S. Levy, issued the following news release on July 12, 2023: An Andover man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in connection with a fentanyl trafficking operation that spanned across northern New England. Randell Starlin Medina Rodriguez, 27, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl and p-Fluorofentanyl, a fentanyl analogu  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 13 -- The Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, Joshua S. Levy, issued the following news release on July 12, 2023: A Lawrence man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to using stolen identities to fraudulently obtain over $450,000 in Economic Injury Disaster Loan funds from the Small Business Administration (SBA) and to launder the funds. Darwyn Joseph, 26, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and four counts   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 13 -- The Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, Joshua S. Levy, issued the following news release on July 12, 2023: A Manchester, N.H. man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to his role in a multi-state methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy. Anthony Elwell, 49, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and one count of distribution and possession with intent to  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 13 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 12, 2023, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region - June 2023": * * * Area prices were up 0.3 percent over the past month, up 2.2 percent from a year ago * * * Prices in the Northeast Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased by 0.3 percent in June, the  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, July 13 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: Narquin Antonio Sanchez-Unbes, 23, appeared before Magistrate Judge Andrea K. Johnstone for an initial appearance in federal court for trafficking approximately 25 pounds of alleged crystal methamphetamine to New Hampshire from Massachusetts, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. According to the charging documents, Sanchez-Unbes delivered  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 13 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release on July 12, 2023: A Manchester, N.H. man pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court in Boston to his role in a multi-state methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy. Anthony Elwell, 49, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and one count of distribution and possession with i  more

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, July 13 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: * * * Your Comfort Zone Inc., Rosalind Godfrey also pay $36K fine for willful wage theft, prohibited from retaliation against workers * * * A federal investigation has recovered $950,000 in back wages and liquidated damages and $50,000 in punitive damages from a West Lebanon home healthcare business -- with a history of unlawful pay practices -- that denied overtime wa  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued the following staff presentation on entitled "FERC Issues Request for Comments Regarding the 2023 New England Winter Gas-Electric Forum" (Docket No. AD22-9-000): * * * On June 20, 2023, the Federal Energy Regulation Commission (Commission) convened a Commissioner-led forum to discuss solutions to the electric and gas challenges facing the New England region. All interested persons are invited to  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 9 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: For generations they have stood tall along Rhode Island's shorelines helping to safely guide maritime traffic. Now, with the U.S. Department of the Interior's recommendation, the federal government is poised to enter into official agreements to transfer a trio of historic Rhode Island lighthouses to new owners who will preserve them for future generations, according to U.S. Senator Jack Reed.  more

WESTON, Massachusetts, July 13 (TNSper) -- Regis College issued the following news on July 12, 2023: Regis College President Antoinette Hays, PhD, RN, announced today the appointment of Christopher P. Lydon as the university's vice president of undergraduate enrollment management. Lydon brings to Regis 40 years of experience in higher education admissions, including seven years at The Catholic University of America where he oversaw a division of 48 full-time employees in the offices of undergra  more

NORTHBOROUGH, Massachusetts, July 13 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey issued the following news release: A new tool developed by the U.S. Geological Survey to help visualize stormwater drainage and estimate pollutant inputs in Massachusetts's highly urbanized Mystic River watershed is now available online. The Mystic River watershed contains more than 600,000 residents spread across 21 municipalities, 19 of which contain environmental justice populations, or comm  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 (TNSpp)(TNScapv) -- The U.S. Fashion Industry Association issued the following news release and a letter on July 11, 2023: The U.S. Fashion Industry Association (USFIA) joined 129 international trade associations and multi-stakeholder organizations today to urge the "supranational, national, and local authorities around the world to modernize their domestic textile, garment, footwear, and related accessories labeling requirements and legally allow and support the use of more  more