HANSCOM AFB, Massachusetts, March 15 -- The U.S. Air Force's Hanscom Air Force Base issued the following news: A Digital Directorate cost analyst here was honored during an AFCEA International Conference in San Diego, last month. Lynn Demirbas, a member of the Airborne Warning and Control System and Wedgetail Division, received AFCEA's Distinguished Young Professional Award in recognition of her contributions to the organization's Lexington-Concord Chapter. Demirbas contributed to numerous ch  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 15 -- The city of Boston issued the following news on March 13, 2024: Today, Boston Centers for Youth & Families (BCYF), the City's largest youth and human service agency, announced James Burke as the new BCYF Charlestown Community Center Director, Johnnie Kindell as the new BCYF Hyde Park Community Center Director, and Raymond Heath as the new BCYF Mattahunt Community Center Director. "Our community centers are the heart and soul of our neighborhoods, connecting f  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 15 -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued the following news on March 14, 2024: Mayor Michelle Wu today announced newly signed contracts with AFSCME Council 93 and SEIU Local 888, representing over 1,700 City employees across 28 departments. The contracts showcase a first for the City of Boston by including set dollar amounts in the wage increases instead of exclusively relying on percentage increases. The unions represent workers in departments including Public Works,   more

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

WASHINGTON, March 15 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following news release on March 14, 2024: More U.S. counties experienced population gains than losses in 2023, as counties in the South saw faster growth and more Northeast and Midwest counties had population losses turn to gains, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Vintage 2023 estimates of population and components of change released today. Approximately 60% (1,876) of U.S. counties gained population from 2022 to 2023, an i  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 15 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: A federal court in Boston entered a consent judgment in May of 2023, ordering two Middlesex County employment staffing agencies and their owners to pay a total of $256,992 in back wages and liquidated damages to 238 current and former employees who were placed with businesses in Maine, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. The U.S. Department of Labor obtained the judgment foll  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

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on March 14, 2024: Today, March 14, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recognized 103 U.S. manufacturing plants that earned the agency's ENERGY STAR certification in 2023, a designation reserved for manufacturing plants in the top 25% of energy efficiency in their sector. Together, these plants prevented more than 8 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions, equivalent to the emission  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on March 14, 2024: Today, March 14, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced nearly $1.2 million, in funding to 16 college student teams to research and develop innovative solutions that address environmental and public health challenges as part of the Agency's People, Prosperity, and the Planet (P3) Program. EPA is pleased to mark the 20th anniversary of our P3 program by announcing   more

WASHINGTON, March 15 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending March 14, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending March 9, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 209,000, a decrease of 1,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised down by 7,000 from 217,000 to 210,000. The 4-week moving average was 20  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 15 -- The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release: The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) has assessed an $18,400 penalty to a Tennessee-based company for improperly transporting hazardous waste from Plymouth, MA, to a disposal facility in Rhode Island. Following an investigation by MassDEP's Environmental Strike Force and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, Final Forge,   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 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release: A retail food market in Malden - operating under a consent decree for previous violations of federal law relating to the sale and transport of misbranded and uninspected meat food and poultry products - has entered into a settlement agreement with the government to resolve allegations that it violated the law for the third time in four years. Under the terms   more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 15 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in opposing a state law in Idaho that blocks the ability of transgender youth to access critical, lifesaving gender-affirming care. The plaintiffs in Poe v. Labrador, two transgender minors and their parents, sued to block Idaho's House Bill (HB) 71, which criminalizes medical treatment for trans  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 15 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the federal government's request for review of a lower court decision invalidating commonsense "ghost gun" regulations. The Final Rule, issued by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), clarifies that the definitions   more

NEWTON, Massachusetts, March 15 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: By Jessica Casserly, 66th Air Base Group Public Affairs Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts, acquisition and contracting leaders participated in a panel held by the Hanscom Small Business Programs office March 11 to discuss pathways for collaborating with small businesses. The panel included program executive officers from the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center and the Air Force  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