BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 31 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2024: A Lynnfield man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for fraudulently obtaining multiple Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act loans, including funds from the Payroll Protection Program (PPP), and unemployment benefits to which he was not entitled for his boxing gym. Daniel Olivar, 44, was sentenced by U.S. Distric  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $245.9 million in Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Airport Infrastructure Grants (AIG) under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The $245.9 million includes 153 grants in 37 states to modernize airport infrastructure, improve runway safety, and create jobs to build a better America. "We saw a record number of  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * In December 2023, unemployment rates were higher than a year earlier in 18 states and the District of Columbia, lower in 15 states, and stable in 17 states. Over the month, jobless rates increased in 15 states, decreased in 1 state, and were little changed in 34 states and the District. * * * Chart: State unemployment rates, December 2013 to Dece  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BOSTON - A Boston man has pleaded guilty to attempting to receive 24 kilograms of cocaine intended for distribution. Eddy Javier Guerrero, 31, pleaded guilty on Jan. 19, 2024 to one count of attempt to possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine. U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs scheduled sentencing for Apri  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 31 -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued the following news on Jan. 30, 2024: Mayor Michelle Wu today appointed Tania Del Rio as Commissioner of the Inspectional Services Department (ISD) starting February 26, 2024. ISD administers and enforces building, housing, health, sanitation and safety regulations mandated by city and state governments. Inspectional Services is made up of five regulatory divisions charged with serving the public by protecting the health, safety,   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 31 (TNSres) -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued the following news on Jan. 30, 2024: The Mayor's Office of Black Male Advancement (BMA) today released BMA Report: Recommendations for Action, a review authored by Professor James Jennings, Ph.D., outlining twenty action steps encompassing economic mobility, education, health, civic engagement, and job opportunities. The report introduces key guideposts serving as a "conceptual framework for addressing historical and co  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A California woman admitted to a federal judge in Providence, RI, that she participated in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in Rhode Island and that in June of 2022, she distributed over three pounds of crystal methamphetamine and was in possession of over two- and one-half pounds of crystal methamphetamine, annou  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 31 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief (https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/AG/Press_Releases/2024/Texas-v-Biden-Amicus-Brief-Filed.pdf) supporting the federal government's actions to increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour for certain federal contractors. The policy was first enacted by presidential executive order in April 2021,  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 31 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2024: Governor Ned Lamont today joined a coalition of 22 governors from states across the U.S. in filing an amicus curiae brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of Food and Drug Administration, et al., v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine (https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-235/279230/20230908165000535_USFDA%20et%20al.%20v.%20Alliance%20for%20Hippocratic%20Medicine%20  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 30 -- The Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: The Healey-Driscoll Administration has announced that the third round of applications for the MA Repay Program is now open, with an additional $16.5 million available to support health and human service workers across the state. The MA Repay Program helps people enter and stay in the health- care field, addressing workforce shortages. The program is intended to po  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BOSTON - A Lynn man was sentenced federal court in Boston for his role in a North Shore-based drug trafficking organization (DTO) that manufactured and distributed thousands of counterfeit prescription pills containing narcotics. Erick Solis Lopez, 25, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV to 62 months in priso  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: CONCORD, N.H. - A Maine man pleaded guilty in federal court in Concord in connection to trafficking approximately14 kilograms (30 pounds) of methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Brian Strout, 46, of Turner, Maine, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, namely methamphetamine. Chief Judge Landya   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BOSTON - A Venezuelan man has been sentenced for laundering drug trafficking proceeds from around the world. Manuel Calderin Calderin, 40, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Richard G. Stearns to 27 months in prison and one year of supervised release. In October 2023, Calderin Calderin pleaded guilty to money laundering conspiracy a  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: CONCORD, N.H. - A Manchester woman has pleaded guilty in federal court for her role in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl in New Hampshire. She is the third of the 22 defendants in the conspiracy to plead guilty, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Alesha Neault, age 38, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute a controlle  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 30 -- The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority issued the following news on Jan. 29, 2024: The MBTA today announced the successful and on-time completion of critical track work on the Green Line, which removed 16 safety-related speed restrictions - one more than planned. Additionally, a seventeenth speed restriction on the Green Line between Haymarket and Government Center stations was significantly shortened by over 500 feet. Crews accomplished this critical w  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 30 -- The Massachusetts Court System issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2024: Governor Maura Healey today delivered a ceremonial administration of the Oath of Office in the Great Hall of the John Adams Courthouse, swearing in the Honorable Elizabeth N. Dewar as Associate Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court. "I'm honored and proud to swear in Bessie Dewar to the state's highest court," said Governor Healey. "Justice Dewar has a distinguished career in la  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 30 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2024: Today, Governor Maura Healey swore in members of the Housing Advisory Council and the Commission on Unlocking Housing Production. Established through Executive Orders filed in conjunction with the Affordable Homes Act, the Council and Commission will bring together a broad range of stakeholders from across Massachusetts to advise the Healey-Driscoll administration on strateg  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 31 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2024: Today, Massachusetts Governor Maura T. Healey and 21 Governors who make up the Reproductive Freedom Alliance filed an amicus curiae brief with the Supreme Court in the case of Food and Drug Administration, et al., v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine. The Governors argue that, if the Court allows a recent Fifth Circuit decision to stand, it could undermine their ability to p  more

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 31 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief supporting the federal government's actions to increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour for certain federal contractors. The policy was first enacted by presidential executive order in April 2021, and then implemented by the U.S. Department of Labor in November 2021 in the final rule  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Jan. 31 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Hampshire issued the following news release: A Maine man pleaded guilty in federal court in Concord in connection to trafficking approximately14 kilograms (30 pounds) of methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Brian Strout, 46, of Turner, Maine, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, namely methamphetamine. Chief Judge Landya McCafferty scheduled sentencing for   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that JERRARD SANTIAGO, 43, of New Haven, pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to narcotics distribution offenses. According to court documents and statements made in court, this invest  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: TAMPA, Fla. - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg has announced that Robert Jones IV, a/k/a "Klout," (24, Tampa) has pleaded guilty to four counts of distributing methamphetamine and one count of possessing methamphetamine with intent to deliver. Jones faces up to 20 years in federal prison for each distribution count and up to 40 years   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 30 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center issued the following news on Jan. 29, 2024: Finding a dream home and then hearing a loud highway just beyond the property line is a common complaint from potential home buyers. Staff at Volpe, The National Transportation Systems Center, are conducting research to understand how to reduce the amount of motor vehicle noise from roadways. Noise created at the   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center issued the following news on Jan. 29, 2024: "There is nothing quite like the Seaway," said Craig H. Middlebrook, Acting Administrator for the U.S. Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC), speaking recently as part of Volpe's Straight from the Source transportation thought leadership lecture series. In 1954, the United States joined Canada in the develo  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The White House issued the following news release: This week, the Biden-Harris Administration announced a temporary pause on pending decisions for exports of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG). During this period, the Department of Energy will evaluate the impacts of LNG exports on energy costs, America's energy security, and climate change - the existential threat of our time. Since day one, President Biden has led and delivered on the most ambitious climate agenda in history.  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: TAMPA, Fla. - U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber has sentenced Floyd Hintteon Green, Jr. (62, Winter Haven) to 10 years in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. Green was found guilty on September 6, 2023, following a bench trial. According to court documents, on December 28, 2022, de  more