WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news brief: * * * Stoneacre restaurants also will pay $11K in penalties for violations Date of action: Sept. 28, 2023 Type of action: Consent Judgment and Order Names of defendants: Kale Stems LLC, doing business as Stoneacre Brasserie; Chive Blossom LLC, doing business as Stoneacre Garden; Radish Patch LLC, doing business as Stoneacre Tapas; Christopher Bender and David Crowell. Background: The  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Oct. 17 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island, Zachary A. Cunha, issued the following news release on Oct. 16, 2023: A Providence man found to be in possession of more than twenty-two kilos of heroin within hours of having sold two kilos while under law enforcement surveillance in November 2018, was sentenced today to seven years in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha. Jose Figueroa Rosales, 50, pleaded guilty on April 17,  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2023: A Rhode Island man was sentenced today in federal court in Worcester for his role in a wide-ranging cocaine trafficking conspiracy. Hector Matos, 32, of Pawtucket, R.I, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge Timothy S. Hillman to 13 months in prison and two years of supervised release. In May 2021, Matos pleaded guilty to one count o  more

NEWPORT, Rhode Island, Oct. 20 -- The U.S. Navy's Chief of Naval Operations issued the following news release: Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti traveled to Newport, R.I., to tour Navy facilities and visit with Sailors and defense industry leaders, Oct. 19. Franchetti started her trip at General Dynamics Electric Boat, Quonset Point, where she received updates from company leadership on submarine manufacturing, modular construction, and outfitting for future Columbia and Virg  more