BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on Dec. 22, 2023: A New York man was sentenced yesterday for distributing approximately three kilograms of fentanyl and 592 grams of fentanyl analogue in Woburn. Ruben Davila Cardenas, 45, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge Mark L. Wolf to four years in prison and three years of supervised release. On Sept. 25, 2023, Cardenas pleaded guilty to di  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Brant Daniel, 49, of Sacramento, pleaded guilty Wednesday to murder in aid of racketeering as part of a long-running investigation into the California Aryan Brotherhood prison gang, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Brian M. Clark announced. U.S. District Judge   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 22 -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued the following news on Dec. 21, 2023: Today, Mayor Michelle Wu announced Chris Breen as the new Deputy Director of the Office of Neighborhood Services (ONS) and Cecily Graham as the new Hyde Park Neighborhood Liaison. The Office of Neighborhood Services plays an integral role in connecting residents to City services and resources, facilitating resident input in all aspects of local government, ensuring the appropriate City departm  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 23 -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued the following news: Mayor Michelle Wu and the City of Boston's Environment Department have finalized regulations for Boston's Building Emissions Reduction and Disclosure Ordinance (BERDO). The updated regulations were adopted by the Air Pollution Control Commission during their December hearing. These rules set the standards for implementation of BERDO, which sets carbon targets for existing buildings that decrease over time with  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Dec. 22 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2023: Attorney General William Tong this week joined a coalition of attorneys general and localities in submitting an amicus brief (https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/AG/Press_Releases/2023/56--2023-12-18-State--Local-Amici-Br.pdf) to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in the case of Kentucky v. EPA to defend the U.S Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) authority   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on Dec. 21, 2023: * * * Name of Product: Litti City Premier Doctor Playset and Teacher Purse Set, Litti Pritti Stylist Handbag Set, and Prextex Slime Eggs Hazard: All the dress-up playsets and the slime eggs contain levels of certain phthalates that exceed the federal phthalate standard. In addition, the Litti City teacher purse dress-up playset, the Litti Pritti handbag playset, and the slime eg  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 22 -- The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority issued the following news on Dec. 21, 2023: Following the successful completion of recent work along the Green Line D branch, the MBTA today announced service changes in January on the Green Line to give MBTA riders a smoother, faster, more reliable trip. Green Line service on the B branch between North Station and Babcock Street, on the E branch between North Station and Heath Street, and on the C and D branches   more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Dec. 23 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission issued the following order terminating procurement (No. 2021-00369) on Dec. 22, 2023: * * * PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION, Request for Proposals for Renewable Energy Generation and Transmission Projects Pursuant to the Northern Maine Renewable Energy Development Program ORDER TERMINATING PROCUREMENT BARTLETT, Chairman; and SCULLY, Commissioner/1 I. SUMMARY Through this Order the Commission terminates the procurement initiated b  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 22 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2023: Today, Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell, joined by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and New York Attorney General Letitia James, has co-led a coalition of 19 state attorneys general in sending a letter (https://www.mass.gov/doc/ags-work-authorization-letter-to-dhs-122123/download) to the federal Department of Homeland Security (DHS). In   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 22 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2023: Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell announced that Fernando Roland, 66 of New Bedford, was sentenced today to five years to five years and one day in state prison on 11 counts of Trafficking of Persons for Forced Services, and one concurrent year in the house of correction on one count of Assault and Battery in Bristol Superior Court. On Monday, December 11  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 23 -- The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release: The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) today issued draft regulations to strengthen wetlands and stormwater resilience by providing flood control and preventing storm damage to shorelines and infrastructure from the impacts of climate change. The proposed regulations will help protect areas vulnerable to sea-level rise and storm surge, promote  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 22 -- The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority issued the following news on Dec. 21, 2023: The MBTA today announced the successful and on-time completion of critical track work on the Green Line D branch, which removed 22 safety-related speed restrictions - two more than were previously planned - and improved travel times for riders by about nine minutes. Crews accomplished this work with unencumbered access to track areas while Green Line train service was sus  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Dec. 23 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 26,920) on Dec. 21, 2023, involving Public Service Co. of New Hampshire dba Eversource Energy: * * * 2023 Energy Service Solicitation Order Approving Petition for February 1, 2024 to July 31, 2024 Rates This order authorizes Public Service Company of New Hampshire d/b/a Eversource Energy (Eversource or the Company) to recover the costs of power supply through energy servi  more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 23 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: New York Attorney General Letitia James led a multistate coalition of 19 attorneys general calling on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to expedite and expand access to work authorization for newly arrived immigrants, especially asylum-seekers and migrants. In a letter to DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, the coalition commends the Department's efforts in September to remove barriers   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 23 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: The Massachusetts Attorney General's Office has successfully defended the state's assault weapons ban in Capen and National Association for Gun Rights v. Campbell, as the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts yesterday denied the plaintiffs' request to block the state's ban on the sale and possession of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition magazines.   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- The National Labor Relations Board issued the following decision (Case No. 01-RC-321092) by Region 1 Director Laura A. Sacks: * * * COMMONWEALTH FLATS DEV CORP D/B/A SEAPORT HOTEL BOSTON, Employer and UNITE HERE LOCAL 26, Petitioner DECISION AND DIRECTION OF ELECTION/1 Commonwealth Flats Dev. Corp. d/b/a Seaport Hotel Boston (the Employer or the Hotel) operates a hotel located in Boston, Massachusetts. UNITE HERE Local 26 (the Petitioner or the Union) has filed a petit  more