BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release: A Vermont man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Springfield in connection with illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition and possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Jeffrey Baird, 43, pleaded guilty to one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition and one count of possessing with the intent to distribute methamphet  more

HANSCOM AFB, Massachusetts, Jan. 4 -- The U.S. Air Force's Hanscom Air Force Base issued the following news: The Department of the Air Force awarded three blanket purchase agreement orders to small businesses in support of Enterprise Information Technology as a Service Wave 1 in August and September to close out Fiscal Year 2023. The Air Force awarded the End User Services Risk Reduction Effort Transition Execution BPA orders to CACI and small business Contractor Team Arrangements member Oneid  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - The U.S. Attorney's Office announced today that a federal jury has convicted Lavon Parks, a/k/a Dutch, 32, and his father, James C. Parks, 58, both of Niagara Falls, NY, of narcotics conspiracy, discharge of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and discharge of firearm causing death. In addition, Lavon Parks wa  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 1:21-cv-11938; D. Mass. filed Dec. 2, 2021) involving Carnovale, et al.: * * * The Securities and Exchange Commission announced a judgment against an individual charged with participating in a fraudulent scheme involving unlawful microcap stock sales at the expense of unsuspecting retail investors. Among other things, the final judgment against Canadian resident Vincenzo Carnovale ordered   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 3 -- The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation issued the following news release on Jan. 2, 2024: The Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) and Greenbelt, Essex County's Land Trust (Greenbelt), today announced they have partnered to protect more than 2,000 acres of Lynn Woods, as part of a decades-long effort with the City of Lynn to permanently preserve the park and ensure it remains an important recreational resource for the region and a  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 4 -- The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release on Jan. 3, 2024: The Healey-Driscoll Administration today awarded more than $380,000 in grants to support water management and planning projects in six municipalities. The grants are part of the Water Management Act Grant Program, an effort by the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) and the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDE  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 4 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs issued the following news release on Jan. 3, 2024: As part of the Healey-Driscoll Administration's "Forests as Climate Solutions" Initiative, today the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) released the Climate Forestry Committee's report containing its recommendations regarding enhanced climate-oriented forest management practices for Massachusetts, based on the  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 4 -- The Massachusetts Department of Public Health issued the following news release: The Department of Public Health (DPH) is committed to comprehensive reproductive health care access. In the wake of recent complaints regarding several anti-abortion centers, DPH has initiated a review of its statutory and regulatory obligations. The purpose of this review is to make sure DPH professional licensees and facility licensees - including these centers - are adhering to t  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Jan. 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Hampshire issued the following news release: A Rhode Island woman was sentenced today in federal court in Concord for her role in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl in New Hampshire, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Maylerin Urena, a/k/a/ Janet, 40, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Steven McAuliffe to 27 months in prison and 3 years of supervised release. On May 10, 2023, she pleaded guil  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: OMAHA, Neb. - Steven T. Bell was named Special Agent in Charge (SAC) of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Omaha Division and began his time as the fourth director of the five-state territory, overseeing 11 offices in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota and eight counties along the western border of Wisconsin and Il  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center issued the following news on Jan. 3, 2023: The U.S. DOT Volpe Center's staff will be presenting at a variety of sessions at the 103rd annual Transportation Research Board (TRB) meeting, January 7-11, 2024, at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. U.S. DOT Volpe Center staff will lead or participate in technical committee meetings and will present pape  more