NEW YORK, March 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Northeast Regional Information Office issued a report on March 12, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, New York-Newark-Jersey City - February 2024": * * * Area prices up 0.2 percent over the past month; up 2.9 percent over the year * * * Prices in the New York-Newark-Jersey City area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), rose 0.2 percent in February, the U.S. Burea  more

WEST POINT, New York, March 15 -- The Military Academy issued the following academic news: By Jorge Garcia In a vibrant convergence of minds and perspectives, the McDonald Conference for Leaders of Character (MCLC) unfolded its annual gathering at the historic grounds of the U.S. Military Academy from April 14-17. This year's theme, "Leading Innovation with Character," drew a diverse cohort of leaders from various industries and nations, united in their commitment to shaping character-driven   more

CHAMPLAIN, New York, March 12 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release on March 11, 2024: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Champlain Port of Entry seized a stolen vehicle valued at approximately $100,000. On March 9, CBP officers encountered a 2020 Land Rover Range Rover passenger vehicle attempting entry into the United States. A 36-year-old U.S. citizen indicated that he was attempting to go to Canad  more

BUFFALO, New York, March 14 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release on March 13, 2024: U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested three men and one woman who attempted to enter the United States on a freight train coming into the United States from Canada. On March 12, U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Buffalo Station spotted four people jumping off a moving freight train on the International Railroad Bridge in the city of B  more

NEW YORK, March 15 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Drug Enforcement Administration's New York Division issued the following news release on March 14, 2024: 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, stated tha  more

BRAINTREE, Massachusetts, March 12 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration issued the following news release: The Aug. 29, 2023, fatal injury of a forklift operator at Boston's Logan International Airport may have been prevented if his employer, a Rochester, New York-based maintenance firm, had ensured proper safeguards for operating and maintaining forklifts, a U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspection has found. An O  more

NEW YORK, March 16 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on March 15, 2024: 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 this impressive rou  more

NEW YORK, March 15 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized its cleanup plan to address arsenic and lead-contaminated soil, and volatile organic compounds in groundwater at the Battery Recycling Company Superfund Site in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. The final plan, known as a Record of Decision, explains EPA's intention to address remaining contaminated soil and groundwater on and off the site's property. "E  more

NEW YORK, March 14 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: After decades of restoration and cleanup work, the Rochester Embayment Area of Concern (AOC) is no longer a polluted hotspot in the Great Lakes basin. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC), Monroe County, and other partners have launched the official process to remove the Rochester Embayment from the list of Areas of Concern.  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued the following statement on March 15, 2024, by Commissioner Mark C. Christie on a decision (Dockets No. ER23-491-000, ER23-491-002) involving the New York Power Authority: * * * This is a settlement--an uncontested settlement as certified by the Settlement Judge. As today's order recognizes: "The Commission's approval of this Settlement does not constitute approval of, or precedent regarding, any  more

NEW YORK, March 14 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration issued the following news release: An East Patchogue construction contractor will pay $144,000 in penalties and implement enhanced compliance actions and policies to reduce workplace hazards for its companies' and subcontractors' employees as part of a stipulated settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Labor. On June 5, 2019, the department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration cit  more

BUFFALO, New York, March 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that the Western District of New York collected $10,990,785.85 in criminal, civil and forfeiture actions in Fiscal Year 2023. Of this amount, $3,245,581.30 was collected in criminal actions, $4,374,170.95 was collected in civil actions, and $3,036,996 was collected in forfeiture actions. As a result,   more

NEW YORK, March 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release on March 13, 2024: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that VIRGIL WARDLOW was sentenced today to 15 years in prison for paying for commercial sex with a minor using fentanyl-laced pills that caused the death of a 19-year-old victim. WARDLOW previously pled guilty to one count of distribution of narcotics before by  more

NEW YORK, March 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and James Smith, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI"), announced today the unsealing of an Indictment charging JONATHAN MOYNAHAN LARMORE with tender offer fraud and securities fraud in connection with LARMORE's announ  more

BROOKLYN, New York, March 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York issued the following news release on March 11, 2024: Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Cornell Bozier, the former Chairman of the Board of Commissioners (Board) at the Village of Hempstead Housing Authority (VHHA) was sentenced by United States District Judge Joan M. Azrack to 10 years in prison for conspiracy to commit honest services fraud and three counts of federal program br  more

NEW YORK, March 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release on March 13, 2024: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that SETH MARKIN was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Edgardo Ramos to 15 months in prison for his participation in a scheme to trade in stock of Pandion Therapeutics ("Pandion") based on material, non-public information that he misappropriated from his t  more

BROOKLYN, New York, March 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York issued the following news release: Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Central Islip, Rami Saab, also known as "Rami Hasan," was sentenced by United States District Judge Gary R. Brown to 10 years in prison for his role as the mastermind of a sprawling conspiracy to fraudulently obtain disaster relief loans amid the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of the sentence he is also required to pay re  more

BROOKLYN, New York, March 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: Breon Peace, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, announced today a settlement agreement with New York-Presbyterian/Brooklyn Methodist Hospital. The settlement agreement requires the hospital to pay $17.3 million to resolve allegations that it paid unlawful kickbacks to physicians at the hospital's chemotherapy infusion  more

ALBANY, New York, March 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York issued the following news release on March 14, 2024: Andrew Deleon, age 27, of Schenectady, New York, pled guilty today to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl, and to the distribution of methamphetamine. United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman; Frank A. Tarentino III, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA  more

BRAINTREE, Massachusetts, March 13 -- The U.S. Department of Labor\'s Occupational Safety and Health Administration Region 1 issued the following news release: The Aug. 29, 2023, fatal injury of a forklift operator at Boston's Logan International Airport may have been prevented if his employer, a Rochester, New York-based maintenance firm, had ensured proper safeguards for operating and maintaining forklifts, a U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspection ha  more

NEW YORK, March 14 -- The U.S. Department of Labor\'s Occupational Safety and Health Administration Region 2 issued the following news release: An East Patchogue construction contractor will pay $144,000 in penalties and implement enhanced compliance actions and policies to reduce workplace hazards for its companies' and subcontractors' employees as part of a stipulated settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Labor. On June 5, 2019, the department's Occupational Safety and Health Admi  more

STILLWATER, New York, March 12 -- The National Park Service Saratoga National Historical Park issued the following news release on March 11, 2024: On February 27, the National Park Service announced it will invest $195 million in Inflation Reduction Act funding to restore and build resilience in the lands and waters that serve as important wildlife and native plant habitats, spaces for recreation and reflection, and memorials to our nation's history. Saratoga National Historical Park recently r  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following news release: The Governments of the United States, Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan joined private sector representatives in the inaugural B5+1 Forum in Almaty, Kazakhstan, from March 13-15, 2024. Announced by President Biden during the inaugural C5+1 Summit in September 2023 and highlighted in the corresponding New York Declaration, the B5+1 is the private-sector-led counterpart to  more

BURLINGTON, Vermont, March 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Vermont issued the following news release: The United States Attorney's Office stated that Lamont Hudgins, 42, of Staten Island, New York, has been indicted by a federal grand jury with distributing cocaine base at Decker Towers, a Burlington Housing Authority high-rise for elderly and disabled residents. Hudgins was arraigned on March 11, 2024 and is detained pending further proceedings. According to court r  more

WEST POINT, New York, March 15 -- The U.S. Military Academy issued the following community news: By Annie Flores, West Point Installation Emergency Manager, and Eric S. Bartelt, West Point Public Affairs Specialist West Point conducted its annual Integrated Protection Exercise on March 13 to assess the installation's emergency response and recovery capabilities with a realistic mass casualty (MASCAL) scenario. The scenario involved a traffic accident with a Directorate of Public Works snowpl  more