PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Sept. 15 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Philadelphia District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Philadelphia District awarded a contract to Barnegat Bay Dredging Company of Harvey Cedars, N.J. for $3.3 million to conduct maintenance dredging of the lower Maurice River in Cumberland County, N.J. The dredged sediment will be beneficially used to support eroded marsh areas within the Heislerville Wildlife Management Area. More th  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, Matthew M. Graves, issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2023: * * * Three Defendants Convicted of Federal Civil Rights Conspiracy and Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act Offenses for Obstructing Access to a Reproductive Health Services Facility * * * A federal jury today convicted three defendants of both offenses in a two-count indictment charging them with federal civil rights offenses in connection wit  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: A federal jury convicted three defendants of charges of federal civil rights offenses in connection with the Oct. 22, 2020, invasion of a reproductive health care clinic in Washington, D.C. According to evidence presented at trial, Jonathan Darnel, 41, of Arlington, Virginia; Jean Marshall, 73, of Kingston, Massachusetts; and Joan Bell, 74, of Montague, New Jersey, engaged in a conspiracy to create a bloc  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: A New Jersey man pleaded guilty today to evading federal income taxes. According to court documents and statements made in court, Salvatore Caravella, Jr. of Kinnelon, New Jersey, operated construction and real estate companies, including 2-C Construction Company Inc., Bella Construction of North Jersey LLC and 203 Harrison Street LLC. Caravella oversaw all aspects of the businesses' operations, including  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2023: A New Jersey man pleaded guilty yesterday to tax evasion, employment tax crimes, aiding the filing of false tax returns and making false statements in bankruptcy. According to court documents and statements made in court, Zeki Donuk, of Landing, operated a construction business first under the name Titan Builders LLC and later as Titan Steel Construction LLC (collectively, "Titan"). From  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Education's Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) announced today it will fund 20 model demonstration projects focused on improving economic self-sufficiency for children and youth with disabilities by creating systemic approaches to enhance post-school outcomes. The nearly $199 million in funding for the Pathways to Partnerships innovative model demonstration project suppo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following media advisory: * * * U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services Assistant Secretary Glenna Wright-Gallo, Andrea Suarez Falken, special advisor for infrastructure and sustainability, and Naomi Stern, environmental sustainability and infrastructure impact fellow, accompanied by numerous other federal, state, and local officials, will visit San Francisco Bay Area and central Ca  more