BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2024: A Lynn man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for his role in a North Shore-based drug trafficking organization (DTO) that manufactured and distributed tens of thousands of counterfeit prescription pills containing narcotics. Melvin Nieves, 25, was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Court Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV to 27 months in pris  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 23 -- The Berkshire Bank issued the following news release: Berkshire Bank, a leading relationship-driven community-focused bank with financial centers in New England and New York, is pleased to announce Jessica Fermin has joined its Consumer Lending team as a mortgage loan officer in Burlington, Massachusetts. In this role, she will originate mortgage loans to help consumers realize the dream of homeownership, whether it's their first home or their dream home, and   more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Jan. 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2024: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, today announced that RAMONA ESPINOSA, 57, MANUEL LIRIANO, 38, and JOSE COLLADO, 36, all of Waterbury, have been charged with federal fentanyl distribution offenses. As   more

BROOKLINE, Massachusetts, Jan. 23 -- The Environmental Business Council of New England issued the following news: The EBC Ascending Professionals Committee is excited to announce that Jamie Fitzpatrick, Staff Engineer at Tighe & Bond has joined the Leadership Team. Please join EBC in welcoming Jamie to the Committee! Please see below for more information. Jamie Fitzpatrick, Staff Engineer Tighe & Bond One Cedar Street, Suite 300, Providence, RI 02903 401.455.4307 | asteele@exponent.com Ja  more

BROOKLINE, Massachusetts, Jan. 23 -- The Environmental Business Council of New England issued the following news: EBC is pleased to announce that Matt Dunn, Ph.D., Scientist II, Contaminant Modeler at Tetra Tech has joined the Leadership Team of the EBC Emerging Contaminants Working Group. Please join EBC in welcoming Matt to this position. The members of the EBC Emerging Contaminants Working Group Leadership Team meet routinely with the Chair to identify topics for future EBC programs. As par  more

BROOKLINE, Massachusetts, Jan. 23 -- The Environmental Business Council of New England issued the following news: The EBC is pleased to announce that Richard Kanoff, Partner at Prince Lobel Tye LLP is the new Vice Chair of the EBC Energy Resources Committee. Please join EBC in welcoming Richard to this position. Richard joins the current Committee Chair of the Energy Resources Committee, Marc Bergeron of Epsilon Associates, Inc. The members of the EBC Energy Resources Committee's Leadership te  more

BROOKLINE, Massachusetts, Jan. 23 -- The Environmental Business Council of New England issued the following news: EBC is pleased to announce that Michael Martin, Senior Program Manager at TRC has joined the Leadership Team of the EBC Site Remediation and Redevelopment Committee and the Solid Waste Management Committee. Please join EBC in welcoming Michael to both positions. The members of the EBC Site Remediation and Redevelopment and the Solid Waste Management Committee Leadership Teams meet   more

BROOKLINE, Massachusetts, Jan. 23 -- The Environmental Business Council of New England issued the following news: The EBC is pleased to announce that Amanda Wade, Solid Waste Program Manager at TRC Companies, In. is the new Vice Chair of the EBC Solid Waste Management Committee. Please join EBC in welcoming Amanda to this position. In her leadership role, Amanda joins current Committee Chair Mark Van Weelden of Covanta and Vice Chair Brian McCormack of Weston & Sampson. The members of the EBC   more

DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 22 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association issued the following news release: Statement Highlights: Despite significant advances in research, education, clinical practice and community-based programs, survival from cardiac arrest remains low. Significant disparities also exist in cardiac arrest outcomes. This scientific statement specifically identifies impact goals to achieve or exceed by 2030 to improve cardiac arrest for all people. * Only 10% of pe  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 23 -- GBH, a multiplatform creator for public media, issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2024: Boston public media producer GBH announced today Reckoning + Repair, an in-depth initiative exploring America's struggle to come to grips with its history. Reckoning + Repair will investigate the historical record and the discussion underway in Boston and nationwide about reparations for slavery, Jim Crow laws, and their impact on racial inequities. The multiplat  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: A Lawrence man has been sentenced in federal court in Boston to his role in a fentanyl trafficking conspiracy. Melvin Antonio Perez Medina, 33, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV to 64 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. In October 2023, Perez Medina pleaded guilty to one count o  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: A leader of a Lowell-based gang, One Family Clique (OFC), was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for conspiring with fellow OFC gang members to traffic wholesale quantities of cocaine, and to launder millions of dollars in drug proceeds through casinos in Canada. Virak Prum, a/k/a "Polo," a/k/a "Capo," a/k/a "Lips," 37, was sente  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan. 23 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following statement on Jan. 22, 2024: * * * This week, the Supreme Court of the United States heard arguments in Loper v. Raimondo, which is a case of massive significance to the future of the Constitution and the separation of powers. Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes previously joined an amicus brief from a coalition of attorneys general in support of Loper Bright Enterprises. * * * General Reyes issued the f  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BOSTON - Two Malden men have been sentenced in federal court in Boston for trafficking fentanyl and methamphetamine disguised as Adderall, Xanax and oxycodone in and around the Malden area. Matthew Ramos, 26, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper to 90 months in prison and four years of supervised release. In  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 23 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2024: Less than a week after her State of the Commonwealth address in which she vowed to tackle rising housing costs, Governor Maura Healey today committed resources to support the production and preservation of more than 1,900 housing units in 19 communities across the state. Gov. Healey, Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll and Secretary of Housing and Livable Communities Ed Augustus joined s  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 23 -- The New England Council issued the following news: The New England Council is pleased to announce the establishment of a new cross-sector Housing Working Group. The new Working Group will bring together Council members from various sectors throughout the region to work collaboratively to address the housing shortages plaguing the region. The New England region faces an unprecedented shortage of housing at all levels - everything from affordable rental units, t  more

WESTBOROUGH, Massachusetts, Jan. 23 -- The New England First Amendment Coalition issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2024: The New England First Amendment Coalition and the Massachusetts Newspaper Publishers Association today outlined arguments for more transparency in a high-profile commercial sex ring case that could ultimately be heard in secret. The case involves 28 individuals accused of paying for sex and who have been summoned to appear in Cambridge District Court for "show ca  more

LA PLATA, Maryland, Jan. 23 -- The College of Southern Maryland issued the following news: The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) announces that Ron Price has been named vice president of the college's new Division of People, Culture and Equity. Price will join the CSM team Jan. 29, 2024 and in his role, will manage the college's department of Human Resources (HR) and the department of Organizational Development, Talent, and Equity. "We are thrilled to have Ron join our senior leadership team   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 23 -- The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees issued the following news on Jan. 22, 2024: The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) announced the election of six new members to its International General Executive Board, Monday. This follows the retirement of six esteemed Vice Presidents, marking a significant transition in the union's leadership. The retiring Vice Presidents, Thomas Davis, John Ford, Phil LoCicero, Joanne M. Sa  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Jan. 23 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: University of Rhode Island faculty members Brendan Skip Mark and Melva Trevino Pena have been named 2024 Emerging Scholars by the national magazine Diverse: Issues in Higher Education. Mark and Trevino Pena were among just 15 scholars from across the nation to be honored last week in the magazine's annual Emerging Scholars edition. The early-career scholars, 40 years old or younger, are selected by D  more

SANTA CRUZ, California, Jan. 23 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: By Dan White From the moment the New York Times started to roll out installments of The 1619 Project in 2019, this painstakingly researched and groundbreaking long-form origin story heightened ongoing discussion about slavery and its painful legacy in the United States. That project also put 1619 into the popular imagination as a fateful year in slavery's history. But why was that y  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Jan. 23 (TNSres) -- Yale School of Environment issued the following news: * * * Forests play a key role in mitigating climate change by removing and storing carbon dioxide, but they are facing increasing challenges. In the new Department of Energy report "Roads to Removal," a team of YSE scientists map out a plan to reach critical climate goals by increasing carbon uptake in forests. * * * A new U.S. Department of Energy report co-authored by Yale School of the Enviro  more