BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: HARTFORD, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that KARLIS MANSON, 35, of Hartford, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to 48 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for distributing controlled substances. According   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 14 -- The Massachusetts Executive Office of Economic Development issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2023: Last week, the Healey-Driscoll Administration celebrated awards through the state's Community One Stop for Growth, including $250,000 in grants from the Real Estate Services Technical Assistance Program. In October, the Administration announced $164 million for 338 grant awards through the One Stop to support local economic development projects in 161  more

FITCHBURG, Massachusetts, Dec. 14 -- MassDevelopment issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2023: Today, the Healey-Driscoll Administration joined state and local officials in Fitchburg to celebrate awards through the state's Community One Stop for Growth, including $950,000 in grants from the Collaborative Workspace Program. In October, the Administration announced $164 million for 338 grant awards through the One Stop to support local economic development projects in 161 communities a  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 15 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2023: Attorney General Kwame Raoul today led a coalition of 19 attorneys general filing an amicus brief (https://ilag-dev.dotcms.cloud/dA/b90e70a6-2539-4ecb-a91c-3e9db13b8d43/fileAsset/RMGO%20-%20Amicus%20Brief.pdf) with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit supporting the state of Colorado's prohibition on the sale of guns to individuals under the age of 21. "Under our na  more

FOXBOROUGH, Massachusetts, Dec. 15 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on Dec. 14, 2023: Today, the Healey-Driscoll Administration announced that a former state hospital will be converted into more than 100 units of affordable housing, financed by millions of dollars in state and federal tax credits, subsidies and funding. Walnut Street is a 141-unit housing development located on the site of the former Foxborough State Hospital, which closed in 1975. The n  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 15 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Governor Maura Healey has requested a Major Disaster Declaration from President Biden to support the ongoing recovery of Massachusetts communities impacted by severe weather and flooding in September. If granted, this declaration would secure access to federal assistance programs for Bristol, Hampden, and Worcester counties. The storm that began on September 11 caused extensive flooding acr  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: CONCORD, N.H. - A Boston, Massachusetts man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Concord for conspiring to distribute fentanyl in New Hampshire, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Victor Cuevas Romero, 27, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance, namely, fentanyl. U.S. District Court Judge Saman  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Dec. 15 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release: Attorney General John M. Formella announces the initiation of an enforcement action by the New Hampshire Department of Justice's Civil Rights Unit against Nationalist Social Club-131 ("NSC-131"), Christopher Hood, and nineteen John Does for violating the New Hampshire Law Against Discrimination, RSA Chapter 354-A. The civil complaint (https://www.doj.nh.gov/news/2023/documents/202  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: The U.S. National Science Foundation today announced the first-ever Accelerating Research Translation (ART) investment -- more than $100 million to 18 teams at academic institutions across the nation. NSF's investment will enable academic institutions to accelerate the pace and scale of translational research that will grow the nation's economy. "NSF endeavors to empower academic institutions to  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A 31-year-old Providence man was sentenced today to five years and 1 day in federal prison for possessing more than 40 grams of fentanyl and a firearm less than a week after he pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to distribute anabolic steroids, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha. According to cha  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release: A Canton orthopedic surgeon has been convicted by a federal jury in Boston for his role in a health care fraud scheme. Dr. Olarewaju James Oladipo, 60, of Canton, was convicted on Dec. 12, 2023 of 10 counts of health care fraud. U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs scheduled sentencing for March 12, 2024 at 1 pm. Oladipo was arrested and charged in M  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release: A Dominican woman has been sentenced for possessing seven kilograms of fentanyl as well as one kilogram of fentanyl and fentanyl analogue intended for distribution. Ana Checo, 42, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani on Dec. 7, 2023 to 135 months in prison and five years of supervised release. On Sept. 6, 2023, Checo pleaded guilty to one c  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released proposed guidance on the section 45X Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit established by President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which is already creating good-paying American jobs by spurring a U.S. manufacturing boom in communities across the country, strengthening America's energy security, and incentivizing  more