HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 5 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Jan. 4, 2024: Attorney General William Tong today issued a cease and desist letter to HighBazaar, warning organizers that the unlicensed cannabis market appears to violate multiple state statutes. An additional letter was sent to the Masonic Temple Day Spring Lodge in Hamden, which currently hosts the market. "It appears that these events involve the illegal marketing and sale of can  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 5 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Jan. 4, 2024: Attorney General William Tong and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) are taking action against auto dealer Manchester City Nissan (MCN), along with its owner and a number of key employees, for systematically deceiving consumers about the price of certified used cars, add-ons, and government fees. The complaint (https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/AG/Press_Releases/2023/001_20  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 5 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Jan. 4, 2024: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that his administration is preparing to release up to $5 million in state grants to help nonprofit organizations in Connecticut with the costs of implementing infrastructure upgrades that improve security and safety at their facilities. The grants come from the state's Nonprofit Security Grant Program, which was established by Governor Lamont i  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news brief: * * * Consent judgment also requires payment of $35K in penalties, compliance with federal law * * * Date of action: Sept. 28, 2023 Type of action: Consent judgment and order Names of defendants: Lonsdale Construction Inc. doing business as Lonsdale Construction, Lonsdale Concrete Floors Inc. doing business as Lonsdale Concrete, AJ Concrete Pumping Service Inc. doing business as AJ Concrete Pumping, Josep  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Jan. 5 (TNSrep) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia's Consumer Finance Institute issued a working paper (No. WP 24-02) on Jan. 4, 2024, entitled "Housing Speculation, Government-Sponsored Enterprises, and Credit Market Spillovers." The working paper was written by senior financial economist Natee Amornsiripanitch, Philip E. Strahan of Boston College, Song Zhang of the University of Delaware, and Xiang Zheng of the University of Connecticut. Here are excerpts  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 4 -- 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, today announced that LUIS IVAN DIAZ, 25, of Hartford, pleaded guilty yesterday in Hartford federal court before to a narcotics distribution offense. According to court documents and statements made in court, the Connecticut State Police obtained a  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: NEWPORT, R.I. - The Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport Mark 54 Mod 1 Torpedo Advanced Processor Build 6 (APB-6) Control Group Assembly (CGA) Re-architecture Team recently won the 2023 National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) Lt. Gen. Thomas R. Ferguson Jr. Systems Engineering Excellence Award. This prestigious award recognizes achievements in the practical application of s  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: The demand for salt comes at a cost to the environment and human health, according to a scientific review led by University of Maryland geologist Sujay Kaushal. Published in the journal Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, the U.S. National Science Foundation-supported paper revealed that human activities are making Earth's air, soil and freshwater saltier. Geologic and hydrologic processes bring s  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 5 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following transcript of an announcement on Jan. 4, 2024, on the expansion of the Staten Island Compost Facility: * * * Commissioner Jessica Tisch, Department of Sanitation: Okay. Thank you all for joining us today at the Department of Sanitation Staten Island Compost Facility where the grass is always greener. We produce tens of millions of pounds of compost per year at this facility. I want to welcome some people who have joined u  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: WATERBURY, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that PIERRE JOSHWAN RODRIGUEZ, also known as "Ochy," 42, of Waterbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 210 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for heading a coca  more