BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 31 -- The Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, Joshua S. Levy, issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2023: A Methuen man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for using stolen identities to fraudulently obtain Economic Injury Disaster Loan funds from the Small Business Administration (SBA) and laundering the funds. Ramon Joseph Cruz, Jr., 27, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Richard G. Stearns to two years and one day i  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-23-1891) on Aug. 30, 2023, entitled "Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment - July 2023": * * * Unemployment rates were lower in July than a year earlier in 192 of the 389 metropolitan areas, higher in 176 areas, and unchanged in 21 areas, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. A total of 12 areas had jobless rates of less than 2.0 percent and 5 ar  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 31 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New York-New Jersey Regional Information Office issued a report on Aug. 30, 2023, entitled "Boston Area Employment - July 2023": * * * Total nonfarm employment for the Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH, metropolitan area increased by 81,100 over the year in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See chart 1 and table 1.) Regional Commissioner William J. Sibley noted that the local rate of  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 31 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New England Regional Information Office issued the following report on Aug. 30, 2023, entitled "Boston Area Employment - July 2023": * * * Total nonfarm employment for the Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH, metropolitan area increased by 81,100 over the year in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See chart 1 and table 1.) Regional Commissioner William J. Sibley noted that   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 31 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New England Regional Information Office issued the following report on Aug. 30, 2023, entitled "New York Area Employment - July 2023": * * * Total nonfarm employment for the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA, metropolitan area increased by 227,000 over the year in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See chart 1 and table 1.) Regional Commissioner William J. Sibley n  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 31 -- The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2023: A new agent that subverts myeloma cells from within while also subjecting them to an immune system attack produced impressive responses in combination with dexamethasone in patients with multiple myeloma that had relapsed and stopped responding to all currently available therapies, a clinical trial conducted by researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and around the world ha  more

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, Aug. 31 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: * * * Court prohibits Antonia's Pizzeria in Freeport from engaging in FLSA retaliation * * * A U.S. Department of Labor investigation into the pay practices and use of child labor at a southern Maine bar and grill has found the employers failed to properly pay 36 workers their wages, falsified timecards to avoid paying overtime, and allowed minors to work long hours in  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 31 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * New Hampshire will receive $3 million made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act * * * The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Region 1 is awarding a total of $3 million from the agency's Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CPRG) program to the State of New Hampshire. The award given to the State of New Hampshire will fund the development of plans and innovative strategi  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 31 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Vermont will receive $3 million made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act * * * The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Region 1 is awarding a total of $3 million from the agency's Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CPRG) program to the State of Vermont. The award given to the State of Vermont will fund the development of plans and innovative strategies to cut climate   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 31 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Rhode Island will receive $3 million and the Providence metropolitan area will receive $1 million made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act * * * The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Region 1 is awarding a total of $4 million from the agency's Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CPRG) program to the State of Rhode Island and one metropolitan statistical area (MSA) in   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 31 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Connecticut will receive $3 million and Bridgeport, Hartford, and New Haven metropolitan areas will each receive up to $1 million made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act * * * The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Region 1 is awarding a total of $6 million from the agency's Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CPRG) program to the State of Connecticut and three metrop  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 31 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Maine will receive nearly $3 million made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act * * * The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Region 1 is awarding a total of $3 million from the agency's Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CPRG) program to the State of Maine. The award given to the State of Maine will fund the development of plans and innovative strategies to cut climate  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 31 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Massachusetts will receive nearly $3 million and Boston and Worcester metropolitan areas will each receive $1 million made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act * * * The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Region 1 is awarding a total of nearly $5 million from the agency's Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CPRG) program to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and two metr  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 30 -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: Global law firm Greenberg Traurig Shareholder Chinh H. Pham is the National Conference of Vietnamese American Attorneys (NCVAA) 2023 Trailblazer. Pham, an intellectual property attorney, is co-chair of the firm's Venture Capital & Emerging Technology Group. The Trailblazer Award will be presented at the 17th Annual NCVAA Conference, "Lighting the Way," Sep. 15-17 in Seattle, WA. According to NCV  more

HANSCOM AFB, Massachusetts, Aug. 30 -- The U.S. Air Force's Hanscom Air Force Base issued the following news: By Lauren Russell, 66th Air Base Group Public Affairs 66th Air Base Group officials recently hired a new Integrated Prevention director to ensure members of the of the workforce here, and their families, are connected to available resiliency resources. Dr. Ebon Alley has taken the charge of maximizing Team Hanscom's ability to perform the mission by equipping them with the knowledge,   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 31 -- K and L Gates, a law firm, issued the following news release: Global law firm K&L Gates LLP has added Theodore Paradise to its Energy, Infrastructure, and Resources practice area. Based in the firm's Boston office and also working out of the New York and Washington, D.C., offices, Paradise brings an extensive background in energy law and regulation, project development, transmission system planning and operational issues, and consensus building, as well as fede  more

BRIDGEPORT, Connecticut, Aug. 31 -- M&T Bank, a financial holding company, issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2023: M&T Bank (NYSE: MTB) today announced that it will open a new branch in Bridgeport's East End neighborhood. The branch will be located on Stratford Avenue between Newfield Avenue and Central Avenue within Honey Locust Square, a new retail development led by Anthony Stewart of Bridgeport's Ashlar Construction LLC. The branch is expected to be completed in early 2024, pend  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 31 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2023: The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) and the electric distribution companies (EDCs) today jointly issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for Massachusetts' fourth and largest offshore wind solicitation to date. This RFP will more than double the Commonwealth's current wind power solicited compared to previous procurements, a key step in Governor Healey's com  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2023: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Congressman William Timmons (R-S.C.) today introduced the Rural Forest Markets Act, bipartisan legislation to help small-scale, family forest owners and states forestry agencies access new economic opportunities and develop solutions to mitigate the climate crisis. "The extreme heat, wildfires, and weather events the country has endured this sum  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 30 (TNSres) -- The University of Richmond issued the following news release: Douglas L. Winiarski, professor of religious studies at the University of Richmond, has been awarded a $50,000 Fritz and Claudine Kundrun Open-Rank Fellowship from the Robert H. Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies for his new book project. Kundrun Fellows are dedicated to the research and writing of a book that will make a significant contribution to the scholarship and legacy of   more