HANOVER, New Hampshire, Aug. 12 -- The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center issued the following news story: By Carol C. Coleman, public affairs specialist Sliding on ice at speeds exceeding 90 mph is terrifying for most people, but the USA Luge team is seeking assistance from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) along with academic and industry leaders to go even faster. In the sport's rule book, luge is afforded a great deal of engineering leeway to cu  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * Unemployment rates were lower in June 2023 than a year earlier in 222 of the 389 metropolitan areas, higher in 119 areas, and unchanged in 48 areas. The largest over-the-year unemployment rate decreases occurred in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, Maryland, and California-Lexington Park, Maryland (-2.0 percentage points each). These two areas, along with  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

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

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. 12 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2023: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a $236,000 grant to the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services to protect the health of beachgoers. This funding is part of $10.6 million in grants, announced in May, to help coastal and Great Lakes communities. The funding will support water quality monitoring and public notification programs for be  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 9 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Hampshire, Jane E. Young, issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 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 traveled into New H  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56657) involving Nylon Corp. of America, Manchester, New Hampshire: * * * Rep Org: NH Dept of Health & Human Services Licensee: Nylon Corporation of America Region: 1 City: Manchester State: NH License #: #142R Agreement: Y NRC Notified By: David Scalise HQ OPS Officer: Ernest West Notification Date: 08/04/2023 Notification Time: 14:32 [ET] Event Date: 08/02/2023 Event Time: 00:00   more