HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 20 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on March 19, 2024: Governor Ned Lamont is urging the Connecticut General Assembly to approve legislation he proposed for consideration this session that will expand and strengthen the state's paid sick days statutes to ensure that more workers have the ability to take time off from work when they are sick or need to care for a sick family member without sacrificing a day's wage or risk losing th  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, March 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on March 19, 2024: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that CALVIN ROBERSON, also known as "Cutty," 41, of Waterbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Omar A. Williams in Hartford to 348 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for his role in the kidnapping and murder of   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 19 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: NEW HAVEN, Conn. - 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  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 20 -- Connecticut State Colleges and Universities issued the following news release: The Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU) system has partnered with Ithaka S+R to help students successfully transfer credits when moving between colleges and universities or attempting to transfer college credits they earned in high school or elsewhere. Ithaka S+R is launching the "universal credit transfer explorer," a new, public, non-profit, national credit mobilit  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: The Department of Defense awarded $17.6 million to 27 collaborative academic teams under the Defense Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DEPSCoR). DEPSCoR is a capacity-building program designed to strengthen the basic research infrastructure at institutions of higher education in underutilized states and territories. "The Department of Defense's science and technology mission relies on  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on March 19, 2024: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the selection of eleven projects to receive $34 million for tools to advance a clean, reliable electricity grid run on wind and solar energy. DOE also announced a new $10 million funding opportunity to streamline the interconnection of clean energy to the grid. Together, these initiatives will enable grid planners, grid operators, and utility com  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 20 -- The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection issued the following news release on March 19, 2024: The registration deadline for the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP)'s free online Connecticut Youth Climate Summit is only days away. The summit will take place on Tuesday, March 26th from 8:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. This event marks the fourth virtual summit collaboratively developed with DEEP staff and a committ  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 20 -- The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services issued the following news release on March 19, 2024: Today New Hampshire and neighboring New England states launch the BetterBev Green Craft Beverage Recognition Program (BetterBev), a sustainability initiative built on the successes of New Hampshire's Sustainable Craft Beverage Program (NHSCB). The craft beverage industry has been growing quickly across the country and New Hampshire is no different. Acc  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 20 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 19, 2024: Governor Phil Murphy today announced Eric Miller as the Executive Director of the New Jersey Governor's Office of Climate Action and the Green Economy with Policy Advisor Preethy Thangaraj now serving as Deputy Director. Miller's appointment follows the departure of Catherine Klinger who most recently served as the Executive Director of the Office of Climate Action and the Green  more

CENTRAL ISLIP, New York, March 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York issued the following news release on March 19, 2024: Earlier today, Aventura Technologies, Inc. (Aventura) pleaded guilty to committing mail and wire fraud conspiracy and illegal importation in federal court in Central Islip. The guilty plea reflects Aventura's long-running, lucrative scheme to purchase Chinese-made security equipment (such as networked surveillance cameras) and resell it a  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 19 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, has announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven has returned a superseding indictment charging LUIS DeJESUS, 29, of Hartford, with narcotics distribution and firearm possession offenses. As alleged in court documents and statements made in  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 19 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: WINDSOR, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MICHAEL LEE, 26, of Windsor, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in New Haven to 70 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for trafficking counterfeit oxycodone pills containing  more