BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2024: A Boston man pleaded guilty yesterday in connection with his role in Cameron Street, a violent Boston gang. Paulo Santos, a/k/a "Bucky," 35, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise (commonly referred to as RICO conspiracy), possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine and being a felon in po  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Jan. 23 (TNSres) -- Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist issued the following news release: Genetic changes or mutations can cause hereditary kidney disease, which can eventually lead to dialysis or the need for kidney transplantation. Identifying the cause of inherited kidney disease is the first step in identifying a treatment. With that goal in mind, researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine and the First Faculty of Medicine of Charles University i  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Jan. 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2024: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, and Ketty Larco-Ward, Inspector in Charge of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Boston Division. today announced that RAMON RAMOS-ACEVEDO, 48, of New Britain, pleaded guilt  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 24 -- Energy and Environmental Economics issued the following news: Last week, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey presented her State of the Commonwealth address which highlighted the state's ambition to become "the climate innovation lab for the world." To this end, Governor Healey announced that "clean energy will power not only our homes and cars - it will power opportunity and equity for workers in every part of this state." Aligned with this announcement, the M  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - A federal grand jury returned a seven-count indictment charging 11 individuals in a conspiracy to distribute large quantities of fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine in southern Illinois and across the country. The indictment charges: Rogelio Martinez-Becerra, also known as "Rodrigo" or "Chaparro" (Shorty), 35, and Ri  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 24 -- The University of California San Francisco campus issued the following news release: Andrea V. Jackson, MD, MAS, a highly regarded obstetrician, gynecologist and diversity champion, has been appointed chair of the UCSF Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences. Jackson specializes in providing Black-identifying patients with reproductive health care that meets the needs of the whole person. As a Complex Family Planning (CFP) fellowship-t  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment issued the following testimony by Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, D-Massachusetts, at a member day hearing on Jan. 11, 2024, on the Water Resources Development Act: * * * Dear Chairman Graves, Ranking Member Larsen, Subcommittee Chairman Rouzer, and Subcommittee Ranking Member Napolitano, As the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee welcomes input on this Member's Day on a variety o  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: MINEOLA, N.Y. - Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced today that a Nassau County doctor has been sentenced to up to 15 years in prison for prescription practices that led to the deaths of five patients between 2016 and 2018. George Blatti, 78, pleaded guilty on October 10, 2023, before Judge Fran Ricigliano to five count  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 24 -- The New England Foundation for the Arts issued the following news release: The New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA) selected eight communities across Massachusetts - Belchertown, Chelmsford, Clinton, Everett, Montague, Peabody, Somerville, and Southbridge - after a competitive process for Making it Public 2024, a training offered in partnership with the Metropolitan Area Planning Council's (MAPC) Arts & Culture Department This month, the municipalities w  more

WESTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 24 -- Regis College issued the following news: The Princeton Review has named Regis to its 2024 Best Online Nursing Programs list. Specifically, the ranking organization noted the university's online Masters of Science in Nursing program (MSN) program, a virtual extension of the university's highly regarded on-campus program and one of the largest nurse practitioner (NP) programs in Massachusetts. "Amid a significant shortage of nurses in New England and nationwide,  more