BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: CONCORD, N.H. - Thirteen defendants have been indicted in connection with drug trafficking organizations out of Manchester and Concord, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Over the past week and a half, law enforcement arrested nine of these defendants on conspiracies to distribute controlled substance charges, namely methamphetamine and   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management issued the following news release: In support of the Biden-Harris administration's goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has completed its environmental review of the proposed New England Wind project offshore Massachusetts. BOEM estimates the proposed project would generate up to 2,600 megawatts (MW) of electricity, enoug  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A Cranston man has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy that shipped upwards of 100 kilograms of cocaine into Rhode Island from Puerto Rico, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha. Hector G. Rios pleaded guilty on May 9, 2023, to a charge of conspiracy to po  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration today issued a letter to e-commerce companies regarding the sale of pill presses. As regulated entities under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), e-commerce platforms are generally required to comply with CSA recordkeeping, identification, and reporting requirements on the distribution, i  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 27 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Massachusetts and Connecticut companies will pay penalties for reporting violations * * * Three New England-based companies have agreed to pay penalties to settle claims by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that they violated federal law for failure to file required annual pesticide production reports. Recently, EPA Region 1 filed Settlement Agreements involving three compan  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: HARTFORD, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Jahquan Blackwin, also known as "Mula," 27, of Hartford, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to a fentanyl trafficking offense. According to court documents and statements made in court, in   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 27 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2024: Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today announced her strategic plan (https://www.mass.gov/doc/ag-campbells-strategic-plan-english/download), which will guide the work of the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office (AGO) through 2027. Prioritizing values such as equity, accountability, and dignity, the strategic plan lays out goals and strategies to advance  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 27 -- The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2024: The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced that $160,000 in grants have been awarded to four municipalities and four community groups as part of the Technical Assistance Grant Program. The Technical Assistance Grant Program, administered by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP), provides funding to enhance citizen par  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2024: A California man pleaded guilty today to his involvement in a sophisticated international money laundering and drug trafficking organization. Qinliang Chen, 34, of Rosemead, Calif., pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering. U.S. District Judge Angel Kelley scheduled sentencing for July 9, 2024. In May 2023, Chen was among 12 in  more

GLOUCESTER, Massachusetts, Feb. 27 -- MassDevelopment issued the following news release: MassDevelopment has provided a $375,000 equipment loan, enhanced with an export guarantee, from the CARES Act Revolving Loan Fund to Fleet Machine Company Inc., an AS9100-certified advanced manufacturing company in Gloucester that specializes in precision machining for the aerospace and defense industries. Fleet Machine will use proceeds to acquire a new advanced machining cell from Haas Automation Inc. The  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 27 -- The New Hampshire Department of Insurance issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2024: The New Hampshire Insurance Department (NHID) today announced the transition to the second phase of its initiative aimed at addressing the availability and affordability of insurance products for nonprofits providing critical behavioral health services to juveniles. Following a comprehensive data call to Property and Casualty (P&C) insurance companies, the NHID has id  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news: By Beth L. Crumley, Assistant Historian, U.S. Coast Guard The Long Blue Line blog series has been publishing Coast Guard history essays for over 15 years. To access hundreds of these service stories, visit the Coast Guard Historian's Office's Long Blue Line online archives, located here: THE LONG BLUE LINE (uscg.mil) In the summer of 1963, Lt. Bobby Wilks was flying an HU-16E amphibian airc  more

HEIDELBERG, Germany, Feb. 27 -- U.S. Army Europe and Africa issued the following news release: By Maj. Joe Legros Justified Accord 2024 is U.S. Africa Command's largest exercise in East Africa, running from February 26 - March 7. Led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), and hosted in Kenya, this year's exercise will bring together 1,000 personnel and units from 23 nations. This multinational exercise builds readiness for the U.S. joint force, prepares regional partners  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BURLINGTON, Vt. - The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Zaquikon T. Roy, 35, of Brooklyn, New York, was arraigned on February 20, 2024, in U.S. District Court in Burlington, Vermont on a superseding indictment charging the following: conspiracy to distribute cocaine base, fentanyl, and 500 grams o  more