BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 1 -- The Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, Joshua S. Levy, issued the following news release: A Worcester man has been sentenced in federal court in Springfield for drug and firearm offenses. Rodney Hall, 38, was sentenced on July 29, 2023 by U.S. District Court Judge Mark G. Mastroianni to 75 months in prison and four years of supervised release. On Feb. 2, 2023, Hall pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute more th  more

CONCORD, Massachusetts, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-New England District issued the following news release on July 31, 2023: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District announced today that USACE and the Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) will begin applying Rhodamine WT (RWT) tracer dye in August at multiple sites along the lower Connecticut River to better understand water exchange dynamics as part of a research project. USACE is working in partnership   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 1 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on July 31, 2023: * * * EPA seeks applicants to provide environmental justice technical assistance for organizations and communities in Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island * * * The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) New England Region Office is announcing a grant competition for an "Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical As  more

LONDON, England, Aug. 1 -- GlaxoSmithKline, a biopharmaceutical company, issued the following news release on July 31, 2023: GSK plc (LSE/NYSE: GSK) today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Jemperli (dostarlimab) in combination with carboplatin and paclitaxel, followed by Jemperli as a single agent for the treatment of adult patients with primary advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer that is mismatch repair deficient (dMMR), as determined by an FDA-approved  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 1 -- Johns Hopkins Medicine issued the following news release: A new review paper co-authored by two Johns Hopkins pain experts suggests that scrambler therapy, a noninvasive pain treatment, can yield significant relief for approximately 80%-90% of patients with chronic pain, and it may be more effective than another noninvasive therapy: transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS). The write-up was published online July 13 in The New England Journal of Medicine.  more

CANTON, Ohio, July 31 -- The National Football League issued the following news: By Bobby Kownack, Digital Content Producer The history between Eagles cornerback Darius Slay and new senior defensive assistant Matt Patricia is apparently water under the bridge they hope leads to a Super Bowl. "Me and him talked man to man," Slay told reporters on Friday. "We've got a great understanding. We both want to win. He's here to help me get better. He wants to get better as a coach, so we're in good h  more

WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, Aug. 1 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Northeast Fisheries Science Center issued the following news: * * * Dropping tags from drones holds promise for non-invasive, effective, efficient deployment under challenging conditions * * * On a recent NOAA Fisheries whale research cruise off New England, whale researcher Lisa Conger and her team tried a new twist on a developing field technique: using an uncrewed aerial system-a drone-to tag whales  more

CANTON, Ohio, July 31 -- The National Football League issued the following news: By Bobby Kownack, Digital Content Producer Sony Michel's return to the Rams lasted a little over a month. The two-time Super Bowl champion told head coach Sean McVay on Saturday morning that he has decided to retire, ending both his second stint with the Rams and his stay in the NFL. Michel, 28, steps away from football with 3,342 rushing yards and 18 touchdowns, plus another 56 catches for 439 yards and two sco  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on July 31, 2023: U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressman Seth Magaziner today announced that two Rhode Island municipalities are receiving a total of $915,000 in federal funding to upgrade wastewater management systems, decrease pollution, and boost drinking water quality. These two federal grants for the towns of Glocester and North Kingston are funded through the U.S. Environm  more

BRISTOL, Rhode Island, Aug. 1 -- Roger Williams University issued the following news: The public is invited to attend a debate of the Democratic candidates for First Congressional District at Roger Williams University on Thursday, Aug. 17. The Rhode Island Association of Democratic City and Town Chairs will sponsor the debate of Democratic candidates, scheduled for the week that early voting opens and less than three weeks to the Sept. 5 primary. It will be moderated by Boston Globe reporters   more