PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 11 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on August 10, 2023, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region - July 2023": * * * Area prices were up 0.2 percent over the past month, up 2.6 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 0.2 percent in July,   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 11 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New England Regional Information Office issued the following report on August 10, 2023, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Boston-Cambridge-Newton - July 2023": * * * Area prices were down 0.1 percent over two months; up 2.8 percent over the year * * * Prices in the Boston area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), inched down 0.1 percent for the two months   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 11 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New England Regional Information Office issued the following report on August 10, 2023, entitled "Consumer Price Index, New York-Newark-Jersey City - July 2023": * * * Area prices up 0.4 percent over the month and 3.2 percent over the year * * * Prices in the New York-Newark-Jersey City area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), rose 0.4 percent in July,   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division posted the following news release: A Lawrence man was sentenced in federal court for drug trafficking in New Hampshire, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Santo Evangelista Soto, 36, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Joesph N. Laplante to 60 months in prison and three years of supervised release. On February 21, 2023, Soto plead guilty to distributing heroin, fe  more

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Aug. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2023: A Lawrence man was sentenced on Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, in federal court in Worcester for conspiring to traffic fentanyl and cocaine in central and eastern Massachusetts. Hector Torres Rosario, 41, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Margaret R. Guzman to 78 months in prison and three years of supervised release. In M  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2023: A Massachusetts man was sentenced in federal court in Concord for drug trafficking, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Johan M. Rodriguez, 37, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Joseph Laplante to 60 months in prison. On March 28, 2023, Rodriguez plead guilty to conspiracy to distribute fentanyl. "The defendant   more

BURLINGTON, Vermont, Aug. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Vermont stated that on August 7, 2023, Van Vincent Thomas, 41, of Detroit, Michigan, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge William K. Sessions III to a sentence of 27 months' imprisonment followed by a 3-year term of supervised release. Thomas previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to dist  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division posted the following news release: A second Manchester man has been charged in connection with the distribution of fentanyl in New Hampshire, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announced. Joseph Goffinet, Jr., 53, was arrested and charged with distribution of controlled substances and conspiracy to distribute controlled substances in connection with the sale of fentanyl. Goffinet,   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: A Southbridge man has been sentenced in federal court in Worcester for attempting to distribute a kilogram of cocaine. Revel Pedro Rivera, 43, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge Timothy S. Hillman to six months in prison and two of supervised release, with the first six months to be served in home confinement. On Feb. 15, 2022  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2023: A Taunton man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston for his involvement in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) that distributed fentanyl throughout Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Michael Pacheco, 45, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute 400  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2023: Three men were charged and arrested on Aug. 3, 2023 for their alleged roles in a cocaine distribution conspiracy. Leonardo Lara, 43, and Leandro Martinez, 41, both of Lawrence; and Merced Navarro-Morfin, 42, of Lunenberg, were indicted on one count each of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute con  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2023: A Vermont man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition. Dominick Bailey, 57, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton to 87 months in prison and three years of supervised release. Bailey pleaded guilty in December 2021. "This office i  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) sent a letter to President Joe Biden to thank the administration for its support for New England communities that suffered catastrophic flooding in July 2023 and request that President Biden continue to address the ongoing nee  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 10 -- Brown University issued the following news release: On Brook Street in Providence, near the southern end of Brown University's campus, students will begin moving into the University's two newest residence halls in August -- but the undergraduates won't be the only new tenants. Pawtucket-based Hazel Origin Coffee is set to open a specialty coffee shop this fall on the ground floor of Chen Family Hall at 250 Brook St. The building is one of two newly construc  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 11 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2023: Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today celebrated the announcement of more than $14 million in federal funding to support public and regional airports in Massachusetts. "Massachusetts's public and regional airports are critical hubs, connecting our communities to all of New England and the rest o  more