BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on Feb. 23, 2024: A member of a violent criminal enterprise was sentenced yesterday for her role in a drug trafficking conspiracy that distributed large amounts of cocaine and cocaine base (crack cocaine) throughout Western Massachusetts. Khristy Guzman, 39, of Holyoke, was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison and 24 months of supervised release for conspiri  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- The U.S. Army News Service issued the following news: By Jonathan Austin Top Army engineers were recognized at the 38th Annual Becoming Everything You Are (BEYA) Conference recently in Baltimore. The Army's involvement in BEYA includes STEM outreach and engagement to recruit students interested in pursuing careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in either uniformed or civilian positions serving the country. The conference, known traditionally as the  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: The Biden-Harris Administration today is publishing a state-by-state breakdown of the nearly 153,000 borrowers who are receiving $1.2 billion in forgiveness under President Biden's Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan. Servicers started processing this forgiveness today. "When we talk about fixing a broken student loan system, this is what we're talking about," said U.S. Secretary of Educati  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: EL PASO - On Monday Feb. 26 beginning at midnight, the Drug Enforcement Administration's El Paso Division will be accepting applications for Special Agents to work in one of five local offices: El Paso, Midland, or Alpine, Texas or Las Cruces, Roswell, or Albuquerque, New Mexico. Upon completion of a 16 to 20-week basic agent training (BAT) c  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 20 (TNSres) -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Unprecedented funding from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is transforming communities across the state * * * Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced nearly $43 million from President Biden's Investing in America agenda for Vermont drinking water and clean water infrastructure upgrades. The funding is part of the over $50 billion investment in water in  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 20 (TNSres) -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Unprecedented funding from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is transforming communities across the state * * * Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced over $151 million from President Biden's Investing in America agenda for Massachusetts drinking water and clean water infrastructure upgrades. The funding is part of the over $50 billion investment in wa  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 20 (TNSres) -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Unprecedented funding from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is transforming communities across the state * * * Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced nearly $47.5 million from President Biden's Investing in America agenda for Rhode Island drinking water and clean water infrastructure upgrades. The funding is part of the over $50 billion investment in w  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 20 (TNSres) -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Unprecedented funding from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is transforming communities across the state * * * Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced over $55.7 million from President Biden's Investing in America agenda for New Hampshire drinking water and clean water infrastructure upgrades. The funding is part of the over $50 billion investment in w  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 20 (TNSres) -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Unprecedented funding from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is transforming communities across the state * * * Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced nearly $61.4 million from President Biden's Investing in America agenda for Connecticut drinking water and clean water infrastructure upgrades. The funding is part of the over $50 billion investment in wa  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the winners of the "Cleaner Indoor Air During Wildfires" Challenge. One of the two winners - who received a prize of $50,000 for their innovative prototype designed to clean indoor air during wildfires - was Metalmark Innovations, Inc. of Boston, Mass. "Wildland fires destroy air quality, can clog air monitors and damage lungs with copious   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: BOSTON -- Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston apprehended an unlawfully present Salvadoran fugitive and MS-13 gang member wanted for homicide in El Salvador. Deportation officers from ERO Boston apprehended the 44-year-old foreign fugitive in Foxboro Feb. 19. "This unlawfully present fugitive is a member of a violent transnational criminal organiz  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 24 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: In celebration of Black History Month, the Healey-Driscoll Administration hosted students from the Roxbury and Dorchester Boys and Girls Clubs for a tour of the State House and a special art-focused tour to showcase the two new loans from Black artists in the Governor's Ceremonial Office, as well as temporary installments of four additional works by local Black artists provided by the Mass C  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: Secretary Visits New Hampshire to Highlight Biden-Harris Administration's Efforts to Lower Prescription Drug Costs This week, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra toured New England to highlighted how President Biden's agenda is delivering for communities across the country. The Secretary joined First Lady Jill Biden in Boston to announce $100 milli  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Feb. 24 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission issued the following order (No. 2023-00294) on Feb. 23, 2024: * * * NEXAMP, INC, Request for Approval of Certification For RPS Eligibility (Footbridge Solar Facility) ORDER GRANTING NEW RENEWABLE RESOURCE CERTIFICATIONS BARTLETT, Chairman; SCULLY and GILBERT, Commissioners I. SUMMARY On November 2, 2023, Nexamp, Inc requested certification of a 2.250 MW solar facility located in Harrington, Maine (Footbridge Solar Facility) a  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release: This week, the United States Attorney's Office partnered with the Winchester and Waltham Police Departments to host financial fraud awareness seminars for older adults at the Winchester Senior Community Center and the Waltham Council on Aging. The seminars provided education and awareness to local seniors about financial fraud and featured a number of presentat  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 24 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release on Feb. 23, 2024: Today, the National Park Service announced that 400 units of the National Park System reported a total of 325.5 million visits in 2023, an increase of 13 million, or 4%, over 2022. Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site is among twenty National Park Service units that broke visitation records in 2023. Visitation to the L  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: NEWPORT, R.I. - Navy Day at the New Bedford Whaling Museum, hosted with the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport, will be held on Saturday, March 9, 2024, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., at the museum located at 18 Johnny Cake Hill, New Bedford, Massachusetts. Admission to the museum on Navy Day is free for all valid Department of Defense identification card holders and veterans and  more