BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Kansas City, Mo., man was indicted by a federal grand jury today after law enforcement officers found 29 firearms in his residence, along with significant amounts of fentanyl and methamphetamine. Charles J. Dunne, 60, was charged in a three-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Kansas City, Mo. Today's ind  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Bakersfield, California, man was indicted by a federal grand jury today for smuggling more than six kilograms of fentanyl through Kansas City aboard a train enroute to St. Louis. Cesar Angulo Ramos, 18, was charged with possessing fentanyl with the intent to distribute in an indictment returned by a federal grand jury in  more

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Oct. 20 -- Clark University issued the following news: When Amy Richter first started teaching in the Department of History at Clark University in 2000, she got to know an older gentleman who had a passion for learning and audited some of her classes. Jack Lund was a retired Worcester businessman who had helped establish the Greater Worcester Community Foundation. "He was a lovely human with a tremendously positive presence," Richter said. So Richter was particularly  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: El Paso, Texas - On Saturday October 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Drug Enforcement Administration and various local agencies will host DEA's National Prescription Drug Take Back Day at locations across the country. DEA and its partners will collect tablets, capsules, patches, and other solid forms of prescription drugs. For more than a de  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Oct. 20 -- Ducks Unlimited issued the following news release: Ducks Unlimited (DU) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) are working to reverse the trend of salt marsh loss at Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge, which protects over 5,700 acres of undeveloped land along the Atlantic coast of southern Maine. This groundbreaking conservation project will use hand tools (shovels and spades) to dig shallow interconnected waterways known as runnels. This innovative l  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: SALT LAKE CITY - On October 19, the Drug Enforcement Administration's Rocky Mountain Field Division, in partnership with the State of Utah's Office of the Attorney General and with the support of the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Utah, hosted a Family Summit for those who have lost a loved one to a fentanyl poisoning or  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A Columbia, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and for illegally possessing a firearm. Ryan Edwad Knudsen, 31, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Brian C. Wimes to 10 years in federal prison without parole. On June 20, 2023, Knudsen pleaded guilty to one   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: "We urge you to develop and immediately implement a plan to protect these civilians and request the State Department brief our offices as soon as possible." Letter Text (PDF) Boston (October 18, 2023) - Today, Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) wrote a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan   more

WALTHAM, Massachusetts, Oct. 20 -- The Massachusetts Executive Office of Education issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2023: Today, on the third day of Mass STEM Week, the Healey-Driscoll Administration announced that they will add 2,300 new STEM internship opportunities for high schoolers in the Commonwealth. Secretary of Education Patrick Tutwiler and Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development Lauren Jones announced that the administration will invest $4.5 million to increase the   more

WALTHAM, Massachusetts, Oct. 19 -- National Grid, an electricity and natural gas delivery company, issued the following news release: In celebration of Massachusetts STEM week, National Grid is pleased to announce a new three-year community partnership with Boston Children's Museum to create a Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math (STEAM) program for afterschool educators, focused on communities that have been historically underrepresented in the STEM field. Leveraging Boston Childre  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: NEWARK, NJ. - A New Jersey real estate investor and influencer was arrested today for committing a multimillion-dollar Ponzi-like investment fraud scheme, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) New Jersey Field Division Cheryl Ortiz and U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Cesar Humberto Pina, 45, of F  more