BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 2 -- The Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, Joshua S. Levy, issued the following news release on Sept. 1, 2023: A Malden man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to trafficking fentanyl disguised as oxycodone and Xanax, as well as methamphetamine disguised as Adderall in and around the Malden area. Igor Desouza, 27, pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine, 40 grams  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 2 -- The Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, Joshua S. Levy, issued the following news release on Aug. 31, 2023: A Mexican man residing in Lawrence was sentenced yesterday for possessing one kilogram of fentanyl intended for distribution and to illegally re-entering the United States after deportation. Jesus Gracielo Garcia-Vega a/k/a Jonathan Ivan Badillo-Hernandez, 35, was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Court Judge F. Dennis Saylor to 75 mon  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 2 -- The Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, Joshua S. Levy, issued the following news release: A Norfolk, Mass. man has been charged and has agreed to plead guilty to conspiring to price gouge hospitals for scarce N95 filtering facepiece respirators (N95 masks) at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Jason Colantuoni, 35, was charged by an Information with one count of conspiracy to commit price gouging in violation of the Defense Production Ac  more

PITTSFIELD, Massachusetts, Sept. 2 -- The Berkshire Bank issued the following news release: Berkshire Bank, a leading community bank with financial centers in New England and New York, is proud to announce the launch of it's safe, affordable and accessible cannabis banking program. The program provides a full suite of secure, compliant, tailored financial solutions and access to industry leading experts. Through a partnership with Green Check Verified, the leading cannabis banking compliance so  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following readout of a roundtable discussion with ironworkers on Aug. 31, 2023: * * * Leaders of the U.S. Department of Labor convened yesterday in Boston for a roundtable discussion on the importance of mental health friendly workplaces, particularly in the building trades. The event was held at the Iron Workers Local 7 Union Hall. The discussion highlighted the union local  more

MELVILLE, New York, Sept. 2 -- JASA Express Letters, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features all fields of acoustics, published research articles on the following topics in its August 2023 edition (Vol. 3, Issue 8): ACOUSTICAL OCEANOGRAPHY: * Basin scale coherence of Kauai-Beacon m-sequence transmissions received at Wake Island and Monterey, CA ARCHITECTURAL ACOUSTICS: * Instantaneous and time-averaged intensity flow measurements in scale models NOISE: * Cultural differences in au  more

WALTHAM, Massachusetts, Sept. 2 -- National Grid, an electricity and natural gas delivery company, issued the following news release: National Grid submitted its Electric Sector Modernization Plan (ESMP), the Future Grid Plan, to the Grid Modernization Advisory Council (GMAC) today outlining the critical investments needed in the local electric distribution system over the next five years and beyond to meet the Commonwealth's nation-leading climate change, clean energy, and equity goals as esta  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), along with Representative Bill Keating (MA-09), sent a letter to Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Pete Buttigieg supporting Massachusetts' application and urging the DOT to provide funding to the Cape Cod Bridges Program to replace the critical Bourne and Sagamore Bridges. "The Cape Cod Bridges Program will deliver im  more