CONCORD, Massachusetts, Sept. 21 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-New England District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District received a permit application to conduct work in waters of the United States from Malletts Bay Boat Club for proposed work in Lake Champlain's Malletts Bay off West Lakeshore Drive in Colchester, Vermont. The proposed work involves the expansion and retention of an existing docking and mooring facility at an existing  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BURLINGTON, Vt. - The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that on September 18, 2023, Kenneth Jackson, 69, of Burlington, Vermont, was sentenced in United States District Court in Burlington, Vermont to serve 48 months in prison after his guilty plea to one count of distribution of fentanyl and one count o  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Sept. 21 -- The Corporation for Public Broadcasting issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2023: The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) is investing $2.25 million to increase and strengthen state government coverage provided by public media station newsrooms. The grants were announced today at the Public Media Content Conference in Philadelphia. Amid an industry drop in the overall number of full-time statehouse reporters across the country, CPB funds  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Sept. 21 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 26,888) on Sept. 20, 2023, involving Public Service Co. of New Hampshire dba Eversource Energy: * * * 2023 Transmission Cost Adjustment Mechanism Order Approving 2023 Transmission Cost Adjustment Mechanism In this order the Commission approves an overall average TCAM rate of 2.701 cents per kilowatt hour (kWh), an increase over the current average rate of 2.179 cents per  more

WALTHAM, Massachusetts, Sept. 21 -- The New England Journal of Medicine, a peer-reviewed medical journal from the Massachusetts Medical Society that says it delivers research and interactive clinical content to physicians, educators and the global medical community, published research articles on the following topics in its Sept. 21, 2023, edition (Vol. 389, No. 12): Perspective: * The New USPSTF Mammography Recommendations -- A Dissenting View * The Ethics of Abortion Care Advocacy -- Makin  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office of Communications issued the following news: * * * Extensive engagement with the recreational fishing community informed the updates to the 2015 policy. * * * NOAA Fisheries has released an updated National Saltwater Recreational Fisheries Policy and multi-year national and regional implementation plans. They identify actionable commitments to advance our policy goals. Saltwater recreational and n  more

SYDNEY, Australia, Sept. 20 -- The Property Council of Australia issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2023: The Property Council of Australia has welcomed the first Budget of the Minns Government announced today, which has addressed some of the growing pains in the Hunter and Central Coast communities, through investment in a number of health, education, transport and environmental initiatives. Property Council of Australia's Hunter Regional Director Anita Hugo said commitments to in  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: A Springfield man has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Springfield for drug trafficking and firearm offenses. Marcus Hicks, 43, was indicted on one count of possession with intent to distribute cocaine, one count of possession with intent to distribute marijuana and one count of possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug traffickin  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: A Springfield woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Springfield for allegedly possessing fentanyl intended for distribution. Karyela Santiago, 26, was indicted on one count of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. According to the indictment, on March 30, 2022, Santiago possessed fentanyl intended for distribution. T  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: NEW YORK CITY - Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Lisa O. Monaco, the Deputy Attorney General of the United States, Frank A. Tarentino III, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration, and Edward A. Caban, the Commissioner of the New York City Po  more