BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release: A California man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Springfield, Mass. for conspiring to smuggle tianeptine, a highly-addictive drug that claims to enhance mood and cognitive functioning, into the United States from China. Ryan M. Stabile, 37, of Pasadena, Calif., was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Mark G. Mastroianni to two years in prison, to  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 15 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Northeast Regional Information Office issued a report on Feb. 13, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Boston-Cambridge-Newton - January 2024": * * * Area prices up 0.7 percent over two months and 2.0 percent over the year * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton area rose 0.7 percent for the two months ending in January 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labo  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 16 -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued the following news on Feb. 15, 2024: Mayor Michelle Wu today announced the recipients of $4.7 million in funding to train and place Boston residents into life sciences careers, the latest stage of the City's Life Sciences Workforce Initiative (https://www.boston.gov/news/life-sciences-workforce-initiative-launched-boston-residents). Mayor Wu was joined by Dr. Reshma Kewalramani, M.D., CEO and President of Vertex Pharmaceuticals,   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 16 (TNSres) -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued the following news on Feb. 14, 2024: The Mayor's Office of Women's Advancement (MOWA) today announced that they will award $50,000 to Neighborhood Birth Center through their Healthy Pregnancies and Births Grant (HPB). This grant, funded through the City's Operating Budget, will help respond to the need for group-based perinatal support while also building capacity to meet the diverse cultural and language needs of pregna  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 16 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general calling on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to take urgent action to protect babies and young children nationwide from lead and other toxic metals in baby food. In a letter sent this week (https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/AG/Press_Releases/2024/2024-02-14-NYAG-et-al---Multistate-Letter-to-FDA-re-Reconsider  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2024: * * * Wind Forecast Improvement Project will Monitor Weather, Ocean, and Wildlife Data Near Active and Proposed Offshore Wind Farms off the East Coast * * * The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) launched an 18-month initiative to gather extensive weather, ocean, and wildlife dat  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Feb. 16 -- Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2024: Hawaii Attorney General Anne Lopez today joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general calling on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to take urgent action to protect babies and young children nationwide from lead and other toxic metals in baby food. In a letter sent today, Attorney General Lopez and the coalition urged the FDA to act on an October 2021 petition and subse  more

WESTFIELD, Massachusetts, Feb. 16 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2024: Today the Healey-Driscoll administration celebrated the implementation of transformative changes to how the state reimburses early education and care providers who accept state child care financial assistance, known as rates, during a round table discussion at the Roots Learning Center in Westfield. For the first time, the administration is using the cost of providing car  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending Feb. 15, 2024: * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending February 10, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 212,000, a decrease of 8,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 2,000 from 218,000 to 220,000. The 4-week moving average was 218,500, an increase of 5,750 fr  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BROWNSVILLE, Texas - A 33-year-old Houston woman has been sentenced for her convictions of possession with intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine and conspiracy to do so, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux of the Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. U.  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 16 -- The city of Boston issued the following news: From 1822-1909, the city legislature was bicameral, meaning it consisted of two bodies: the Board of Aldermen and the Common Council. The Board of Aldermen members were elected at-large and members of the larger Common Council were elected from wards of the city. The men highlighted below were members of the Common Council. * * * George Lewis Ruffin George Lewis Ruffin was born on December 16, 1834 in Richmond, V  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 16 -- The Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2024: As the Healey-Driscoll Administration works toward positive and proactive solutions to combat climate change, the Executive Office of Energy of Environmental Affairs (EEA) unveiled Massachusetts' first-ever Environmental Justice (EJ) Strategy (https://www.mass.gov/doc/february-2024-environmental-justice-strategy-english/download) today to e  more

LAWRENCE, Massachusetts, Feb. 16 -- MassDevelopment issued the following news release: MassDevelopment has issued a $6,320,000 tax-exempt bond on behalf of Helfrich Brothers Boiler Works, Inc. Helfrich will use bond proceeds to buy and renovate a vacant 41,000-square-foot building at 43 Merrimack St. in Lawrence, located next to the company's existing 100,000-square-foot headquarters, to create additional space for its advanced manufacturing business that includes a state-of-the-art robotic wel  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Hampshire issued the following news release: A Hampton man pleaded guilty today in federal court to four separate fraud schemes involving a total intended loss of approximately $2.1 million, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Anthony Silva, 39, pleaded guilty to three counts of wire fraud, one count of mail fraud, and one count of aggravated identity theft. As part of the plea agreement, Silva will   more

NEW YORK, Feb. 16 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: New York Attorney General Letitia James led a coalition of 20 attorneys general calling on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to take urgent action (https://ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/multistate-letter-to-fda-re-reconsideration-petition_0.pdf) to protect babies and young children nationwide from lead and other toxic metals in baby food. In a letter, Attorney General James and the   more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Feb. 15 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: DAF School Liaison Program The Air Force Services Center recently established a division and regional school liaisons to oversee processes and programs regarding Pre-K-12 education. School Liaison Program managers also oversee Military Interstate Children's Compact compliance, which provides the opportunity to accept similar course work that was com  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Feb. 16 -- The U.S. Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center issued the following news: The Air Force Services Center recently established a division and regional school liaisons to oversee processes and programs regarding Pre-K-12 education. In addition to public, private and parochial schools, this includes special education, homeschooling, non-Department of Defense public schools on military installations, Department of Defense Education Acti  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: SAN ANTONIO - A Pearsall man was sentenced in a federal court in San Antonio to 24 years in prison for one count of felon in possession of a firearm and one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl. According to court documents, Elberto Roy Trevino Jr. aka Lil Roy, 50, conspired with others to possess with intent to   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following news release: Secretary of State Antony Blinken chaired the 2024 meeting of the President's Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons. Federal agencies on the task force shared their progress on anti-trafficking initiatives and their commitments to advancing the goals of the National Action Plan to Combat Human Trafficking (https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/12/03/fact-  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: ST. LOUIS - U.S. District Judge Ronnie L. White on Wednesday sentenced a St. Louis man involved in fatal and nonfatal carjackings and a jail escape to 60 years in prison. Kurt Wallace, 31, shot the drivers during three separate carjackings in 2017 that were set up via a dating app and Wallace's co-defendant, Jherrica Dixon. On Oct. 16, 2017,  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 16 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2024: * * * Federal Agency Charged That Technology Company Refused to Hire Qualified Applicant When It Learned He is Deaf * * * Tech Mahindra, Inc., a New York-based IT services company, will pay $255,000 to a job applicant to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. According to  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: SAN FRANCISCO - Esmun Moyses Moral-Raudales was sentenced to 80 months in prison for crimes including distribution of, and possession with intent to distribute, fentanyl and methamphetamine, announced United States Attorney Ismail J. Ramsey and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), San Francisco Field Division, Special Agent in Charge Brian   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 (TNSres) -- The U.S. State Department issued the following news release: In support of the Biden-Harris Administration's commitment to higher education and study abroad, the U.S. Department of State has recognized 170 higher education institutions in 37 states and the District of Columbia that have the highest number of candidates selected for the Fulbright U.S. Student and Scholar Programs for the 2023-2024 academic year. Fulbright Top Producing Institutions are diverse ins  more