BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 30 (TNSres) -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: Today, during Problem Gambling Awareness Month, Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell announced the formation of a new public-private partnership, the Youth Sports Betting Safety Coalition, to raise awareness of the laws, risks, and public health harms associated with sports betting and gambling among young people. Founding members of the Coalition i  more

MONTEREY, California, March 30 -- The Naval Postgraduate School's Center for Homeland Defense and Security issued the following story: In a wide-ranging series of presentations and discussions, topics from international and domestic terrorism and the mass migration "meta-crisis" to lessons in leadership, cybersecurity, and intergenerational capacity building in the workforce were covered during the annual Center for Homeland Defense and Security Alumni Professional Exchange (APEX) Continuing Ed  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 30 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: Attorney General Kris Mayes today joined efforts to safeguard Americans' access to abortion care during medical emergencies. As part of a multistate coalition of 24 attorneys general, Attorney General Mayes filed an amicus brief with the United States Supreme Court in Idaho v. U.S. and Moyle v. U.S., urging the court to maintain a preliminary injunction that required Idaho hosp  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 30 -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued the following news on March 29, 2024: Mayor Michelle Wu today joined Boston EMS, the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC), Public Facilities Department, and the Property Management Department for a Cadet completion ceremony and ribbon-cutting to officially open the newly renovated Boston EMS Training Center, which includes the addition of a two-bay ambulance station at 201 Rivermoor Street in West Roxbury. This new, state-of-t  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 30 (TNSres) -- The city of Boston issued the following news: The Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) and the Colon Cancer Coalition are partnering to help save lives from colon cancer, especially in communities of color that are at higher risk. Data show (https://www.boston.gov/sites/default/files/file/2023/05/HOB_Cancer_2023_FINAL_May11.pdf) cancer is one of the leading causes of early death for Boston residents under 65 years old, and colon cancer is among the   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 29 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: ORLANDO, Fla. - U.S. District Judge Wendy W. Berger sentenced E'Chavion Semaj Flewellen (24, Cocoa) to 16 years and 8 months in federal prison for distribution of 40 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl. Flewellen entered a guilty plea on January 4, 2024. According to court documents, from Jun  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 30 -- The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: Ambassador Caroline Kennedy, Honorary President of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation, traveled to Seoul and Tokyo to present the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award(R) to South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida for working to improve relations between their countries despite domestic opposition stemming from   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 30 -- The city of Boston issued the following news on March 29, 2024: Graduate workers at Boston University are dedicated teachers, mentors and researchers whose work is the backbone of the university's academic excellence. The graduate workers won the right to form a union in 2022. The Boston University Graduate Workers Union, SEIU Local 509, represents 3,000 workers who have been negotiating their first contract since June 2023. Workers formed a union to fight f  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: BOSTON - Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston apprehended an unlawfully present Guatemalan noncitizen who has been charged with a myriad of crimes including sex crimes against minor victims in Massachusetts. Deportation officers from the ERO Boston field office arrested the 33-year-old Guatemalan national March 28, 2024, near his residence in Lynn,  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 28 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BROOKLYN, N.Y. - Earlier today, David Mccann and Calvin Tabron pleaded guilty at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, New York to conspiring to traffic firearms. Mccann also pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute fentanyl. Today's proceedings took place before United States District Judge William F. Kuntz, II. Co-defendants Raymond Minaya  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- The U.S. Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol issued the following news: By Anne Saita, Contributing writer By the time most of the world became aware of deadly wildfires ripping through Lahaina and Kula on Maui, a small team of Civil Air Patrol and Federal Emergency Management Agency members had already remotely identified 800 damaged or destroyed structures. Using publicly available imagery and artificial intelligence technology, within days the remote team assessed  more

HANSCOM AFB, Massachusetts, March 30 -- The U.S. Air Force's Hanscom Air Force Base issued the following news: By Mark Wyatt, 66th Air Base Group Public Affairs 66th Force Support Squadron officials recognized a longtime civilian employee during its most recent monthly Child Development Center town hall meeting here March 26. Lorraine Aceto, who began serving Hanscom AFB military children and their families in November 1989, shared her passion for supporting those in uniform. "Caring for mil  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 30 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of today a coalition of 24 attorneys general, filed an amicus brief with the United States Supreme Court in Idaho v. United States and Moyle v. United States urging the court to protect access to emergency abortion care in Idaho, consistent with the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA). In the brief (https://illino  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 30 -- The Massachusetts Executive Office of Economic Development issued the following news release: Today, the Massachusetts' Economic Assistance Coordinating Council (EACC) approved three projects for participation in the Economic Development Incentive Program (EDIP), a program that seeks to create new jobs and help businesses grow by offering credits to lower taxes in exchange for job creation. The projects are expected to create 137 net new jobs and retain 63   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: A Boston man was sentenced yesterday in connection with drug trafficking activities involving fentanyl and cocaine. Jovani Santiago, 32, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Richard G. Stearns to seven years in prison and five years of supervised release. In March 2021, Santiago pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of and posses  more

GRAFTON, Massachusetts, March 30 -- MassDevelopment issued the following news release: MassDevelopment has sold a 33.2-acre parcel at 124 Westboro Road in Grafton, formerly part of the state-owned Grafton State Hospital, to GFI Partners. The Boston-based real estate company plans to build two buildings, totaling 200,000 square feet, on the now-vacant site that it will lease for life science or other industrial, flex uses allowed under the local zoning. Construction of the development is expecte  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 29 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: TAMPA, Fla. - U.S. District Judge Steven Merryday sentenced Raul Carbajal (34, Plant City) to 17 years and 6 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute and possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine. Carbajal entered a guilty plea on November 21, 2023. According to court documents, Carbajal, who was prev  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 30 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release: Attorney General Josh Stein filed a friend-of-the-court brief that seeks to safeguard Americans' access to abortion care during medical emergencies. Attorney General Stein and a coalition of 24 attorneys general are urging the U.S. Supreme Court in two consolidated cases to uphold a preliminary injunction that requires Idaho hospitals to provide emergency abortion care under the fe  more

NEW YORK, March 30 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: New York State Attorney General Letitia James today spearheaded efforts to safeguard Americans' access to abortion care during medical emergencies. Co-leading a multistate coalition of 24 attorneys general with California Attorney General Rob Bonta, Attorney General James filed an amicus brief with the United States Supreme Court in (https://ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/amicus-cur  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: The Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced today the availability and individual state allocations of approximately $811 million in funding to states, territories, and native entities to empower individuals and communities with the tools, skills, and opportunities to  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 29 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: NEWARK, N.J. - The owner of a New Jersey company today admitted mislabeling hazardous chemicals entering the United States and evading customs duties, DEA New Jersey Field Division Special Agent in Charge Cheryl Ortiz and U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. George Volpe, 60, of Roseland, New Jersey, owner of Penta Internation  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release: Federal and state trustee agencies have released the final restoration plan and environmental assessment to restore natural resources in Buzzards Bay impacted by the 2003 Bouchard Barge B-120 oil spill. Ram Island and roseate and common terns were severely impacted by heavy oiling and subsequent cleanup activities resulting from the spill. More than $19 million in da  more