BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 28 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts issued the following joint statement on Feb. 27, 2024, with eight organizations: * * * The state's Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government is scheduled to hold a public hearing today on parts of Governor Healey's Municipal Empowerment Act S.2571. A coalition of democracy, disability access, and open government advocates expressed strong concerns about the bill's consequences for access to lo  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 28 -- Common Cause Massachusetts issued the following joint statement on Feb. 27, 2024, with eight organizations: * * * The state's Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government is scheduled to hold a public hearing today on parts of Governor Healey's Municipal Empowerment Act S.2571. A coalition of democracy, disability access, and open government advocates expressed strong concerns about the bill's consequences for access to local government meetings i  more

CONCORD, Massachusetts, Feb. 28 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-New England District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District received a permit application to conduct work in waters of the United States from the South-Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority for proposed work in the Prospect Reservoir at 14 Chatfield Road in Prospect, Connecticut. The proposed work involves repairing the seepage issues of the Prospect Reservoir Dam by ma  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: FRESNO, Calif. -- Marcus Randall, 40, of Bakersfield, was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for distributing fentanyl, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Brian M. Clark announced. According to court documents, on Dec. 16, 2020, Randall knowingly distributed 10 "blues" (fentanyl pi  more

LONGMEADOW, Massachusetts, Feb. 28 -- Bay Path University issued the following news release: Today the Boards of Bay Path University and Cambridge College announced that Bay Path has entered into a formal agreement to acquire Cambridge College. This transformative move reflects a strategic focus by both institutions on planning for future success providing career-focused education models to a diverse student population. "The determination and spirit that have guided Bay Path for 127 years pave  more

CONCORD, Massachusetts, Feb. 28 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-New England District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District received a permit application to conduct work in waters of the United States from the City of New Haven Engineering Department for proposed work in New Haven Harbor at Long Wharf Park on Long Wharf Drive in New Haven, Connecticut. The proposed work involves the permanent discharge of up to 11,410 cubic yards of stone,  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 28 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2024: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that Rachel Lenda will serve as the new director of the Connecticut Office of Tourism. Lenda brings a wealth of tourism and hospitality experience to the team and holds the distinction of being the first Connecticut born and raised resident to occupy this position in a generation. Her background includes leadership roles at Hard Rock Cafe Int  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 (TNSres) -- The Federal Housing Finance Agency issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2024: U.S. house prices rose 6.5 percent between the fourth quarter of 2022 and the fourth quarter of 2023, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) House Price Index (FHFA HPI(R)). House prices were up 1.5 percent compared to the third quarter of 2023. FHFA's seasonally adjusted monthly index for December was up 0.1 percent from November. "U.S. house prices increased   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 28 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston issued the following news release: The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston is pleased to announce that Karen A. Pennell will become first vice president and chief operating officer, beginning in April. Since 2021, Pennell has been executive vice president and chief client services officer in the Federal Reserve's National Information Technology function, and has been based in Kansas City, Missouri. From 1989 through 2020, Pennell   more

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine, Feb. 28 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2024: Governor Janet Mills today announced that the U.S. Department of Energy has awarded $10 million to the State of Maine to support the installation of high-efficiency heat pump systems in approximately 675 rural mobile and manufactured homes in Maine and expand workforce training for local installers to do the work. This initiative, among the first of its kind in the country, is the r  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2024: A Norwell man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to felony narcotics charges. Frederick Dechristoforo, 57, pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper scheduled sentencing for June 6, 2024. Dechristoforo was arrested in November 2022 and indicted in Decem  more

WESTBOROUGH, Massachusetts, Feb. 28 -- The New England First Amendment Coalition issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2024: The Massachusetts Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government is scheduled to hold a public hearing today on parts of Governor Maura Healey's Municipal Empowerment Act S.2571. A coalition of democracy, disability access, and open government advocates -- including the New England First Amendment Coalition -- expressed strong concerns about the bill's  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: On Tuesday, Maine Governor Janet Mills and Maine First District Congresswoman Chellie Pingree joined Efficiency Maine Executive Director Michael Stoddard and Mariana Casagranda, a manufactured homeowner, to celebrate a $10 million Bipartisan Infrastructure Law investment to accelerate clean energy deployment in rural Maine. Efficiency Maine's Whole-Home Heat Pump Solutions for Mobile/Manufactured Homes proj  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 [Category: Real Estate] -- The National Association of Home Builders issued the following news release: While higher interest rates pushed single-family starts down in 2022 and 2023, production should move on a gradual upward path in 2024 as the Federal Reserve is on track to cut rates during the second half of the year with inflation slowing, according to economists speaking at the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) International Builders' Show in Las Vegas today.  more