BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 14 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Maurice London, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl, was sentenced to serve 156 months in prison by U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr. Assistant U.S. Attorney P. Richard Antoine, who is handling the case,   more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, March 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release: The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut and the New England Field Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration have released a public service announcement asking Connecticut residents to remain vigilant during this ongoing opioid abuse epidemic, and issuing a warning about the increasing percentage of fentanyl now found in counterfeit presc  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 14 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: SEATTLE, Wash. - A 32-year-old citizen of Mexico pleaded guilty today to drug trafficking and firearms charges related to his distribution of narcotics at a Bellingham homeless encampment, announced U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman. Rigoberto Vasquez-Martinez has been in federal custody since he was arrested on August 29, 2023, following a traf  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, March 15 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: By Angelita Faller Dr. Jim Golden has been a familiar figure at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock since 1994. In the summer, this criminal justice professor and administrator will start his true golden years as he retires from the university after 30 years of service. In 1994, Golden started his UA Little Rock career as a research coordinator at the Criminal Justice Institute. He has gone through   more

NEW YORK, March 14 -- JDRF, a non-profit dedicated to funding type 1 diabetes research, issued the following news release: In celebration of Women's History Month, JDRF, the leading global type 1 diabetes (T1D) research and advocacy organization, proudly announces the appointment of Lisa Fishbone Wallack as the new chair of the nonprofit's International Board of Directors. Lisa, of Weston, Massachusetts, is an attorney by training and has volunteered with JDRF since childhood. Her brother was d  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 15 -- The Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs issued the following news release on March 14, 2024: The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced $182,897 in federally funded grant awards for projects that will preserve critical habitat, support fish migration, and improve tidal flow to salt marshes in the Buzzards Bay watershed. The four grants, which are being matched by nearly $90,000 in state, local, and private funds, are bein  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 14 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: ST. LOUIS - A St. Louis County, Missouri pediatrician was indicted Wednesday and accused of prescribing pain pills and other controlled substances in exchange for sex acts or cash. The indictment charges Craig A. Spiegel, 67, with 17 counts of illegal distribution of controlled substances and six counts of making false statements related to  more

MIAMI, Florida, March 15 -- The University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: After a rigorous national search, Markus Bredel, M.D., Ph.D., has been named chair of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine's Department of Radiation Oncology. On August 1, Dr. Bredel will join a team dedicated to delivering precision, patient-centered cancer treatment that was the first in South Florida to use HyperArcTM to treat brain tumors and one of the first in the world  more