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 former North Shore resident was sentenced today in connection with filing fraudulent applications for more than $660,000 in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan funds and using those funds for personal expenses, including the purchase of an alpaca farm in Vermont. Dana L. McIntyre, 59, of Grafton, Vt. and previously of Beverly and  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: Vermont residents affected by July's severe storms, flooding, mudslides and landslides now have until Oct. 12, 2023 to apply for FEMA assistance. This does not mean you should delay applying - the sooner you apply, the sooner FEMA can process your claim. If you had storm-caused expenses and live or own a business in Caledonia, Chittenden, Lamoille, Orange, O  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

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: Vermont residents affected by July's severe storms, flooding, mudslides and landslides are reminded to apply for FEMA assistance. If you had storm-related expenses and live in or own a business in Caledonia, Chittenden, Lamoille, Orange, Orleans, Rutland, Washington, Windham or Windsor counties, you should apply as soon as possible. FEMA Assistance may provid  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration Region 1 issued the following news release: In early June 2022, an employee of a Vermont company that sells and services agricultural equipment observed their employer pumping wastewater from the facility's service bays onto the ground bordering the Winooski River in Berlin. The employee reported their concerns about the potential harm to the river, first to supervisors and then to the  more