BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 4 -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued the following news on April 3, 2024: Mayor Michelle Wu, the Mayor's Office for Immigrant Advancement (MOIA), and Project Citizenship are hosting Citizenship Day on Saturday, April 27, 2024 at the Reggie Lewis Center in Roxbury. The annual event is an opportunity for people who are eligible for naturalization to get free legal help with their citizenship application. People must first call 617-694-5949 to make an appointment. "Ci  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 4 -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued the following news: Mayor Michelle Wu announced the second round of Supporting Pandemic Affected Community Enterprises (SPACE) Grant awardees. These local entrepreneurs will receive American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding to help them expand their businesses and move into vacant storefronts. Applications for the final third round are now open (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfoSwoBoMjvfwaY7hoK42FUxZgBWuJjGH57MrIf0hqa5-1  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 3 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: The Great Texas Airshow is just days away on April 6 and 7 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph and promises to be a thrilling show, showcasing a wide variety of aerial performers and static aircraft displays. The C-17 Globemaster and the C-5 Super Galaxy will be among the aerial performers at the event. For a list of aerial performers, static display  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 3 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A 43-year-old career offender living in Providence whose adult life was described in a court filing by the government as "plagued by bad, evil, criminal, premeditated decisions," and who most recently led a fentanyl trafficking operation that employed family members and conducted drug deals in the presence of children, was   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 3 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: CONCORD, N.H.- A Derry man was sentenced today in federal court in connection with importing, manufacturing, and distributing steroids, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Ralph Cardarelli, 44, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Samantha D. Elliott to 36 months in prison and 2 years of supervised release. On December 13, 2023, Car  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: BOSTON - Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston arrested a Colombian national who was charged locally with the rape and indecent assault and battery of a minor over the age of 14. ERO Boston deportation officers apprehended the alleged Colombian sex offender March 28 near his residence in Lynn, Massachusetts. "This unlawfully present Colombian nation  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 4 -- The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced that $5.3 million in grants have been awarded to 16 entities to support projects that will further electrify the Massachusetts transportation sector and help combat climate change. The funding will support the purchase of electric transportation equipment at Logan Airport, garbage trucks for cities and t  more

CARVER, Massachusetts, April 4 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: The Healey-Driscoll Administration awarded new Innovation Career Pathway designations to 36 high schools, of which 22 are new to the program, today at Carver Middle High School. Innovation Career Pathways provide students with work-based, applied learning experiences in high-demand industries such as Advanced Manufacturing, Information Technology, Environmental and Life Scie  more

BARNSTABLE, Massachusetts, April 4 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced today at the YMCA of Cape Cod that 16 school districts are receiving $3.4 million to support their efforts to expand access to affordable high-quality preschool through the Commonwealth Preschool Partnership Initiative (CPPI). Nine currently participating districts will be expanding their efforts, adding 32 preschool classroom  more

LIVERMORE, California, April 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: Raspberry Simpson, a Lawrence Fellow in Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's (LLNL) National Ignition Facility and Photon Science (NIF&PS) Directorate, has been named a National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Kavli Fellow. As a new Kavli fellow, Simpson participated recently in the annual NAS Kavli Frontiers of Science symposium in Irvine, California. NAS   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 3 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A Providence man who continued to direct and run his established drug trafficking business on the streets of Providence, and who attempted to arrange the illegal sale of a firearm he illegally possessed, all while incarcerated at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) on unrelated charges, has been sentenced to more tha  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 3 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: CONCORD, N.H. - A Manchester man pleaded guilty today in federal court to fentanyl and crack cocaine distribution charges, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Joseph Goffinet, Jr., 53, pleaded guilty to three counts of distribution of controlled substances in connection with the sale of fentanyl. U.S. District Court Judge Joseph Laplante   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 4 (TNSres) -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today released a new competitive electric supply report (https://www.mass.gov/doc/competitive-electric-supply-report-2024/download), which found that in the last eight years, individual residential customers who switched to and received their electric supply from competitive suppliers paid over $577 million more on  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 4 -- The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) is inviting families to witness the near-total solar eclipse on Monday, April 8, 2024, at eight state parks across Massachusetts. Each park will host educational programs and provide guided viewing sessions. DCR is also offering visitors free, safe viewing glasses that filter out harmfu  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 4 -- The Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: Today, Governor Maura Healey declared April 3, 2024, as Massachusetts Agriculture Day. As part of the celebration, Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll announced over $3 million in grants to support Massachusetts farmers through programs that improve composting efforts, food safety, cranberry bog restoration, stewardship, and business planning.  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 4 -- The Massachusetts Department of Revenue issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: Massachusetts Department of Revenue (DOR) Commissioner Geoffrey Snyder today announced that preliminary revenue collections for March totaled $4.065 billion, $182 million or 4.7% more than actual collections in March 2023, and $129 million or 3.3% above benchmark./1 FY2024 year-to-date collections totaled approximately $27.531 billion, which is $4 million or 0.01% less   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: The leader of a nationwide drug trafficking ring pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston yesterday. Throughout the investigation over 160 pounds of pure methamphetamine, as well as an AK-47, a Glock with no serial number, two loaded Smith & Wesson handguns and over 4,200 rounds of ammunition were seized. An illegal marijuana grow operation wit  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: A Providence, Rhode Island man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for his involvement in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl. Yeury Garcia-Rodriguez, 32, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs to 25 months in prison and two years of supervised release. On May 9, 2023, Garcia-Rodriguez pleaded guilty to consp  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 4 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today led a coalition of six attorneys general in filing a Supreme Court amicus brief supporting the respondents in City of Grants Pass v. Johnson. The brief argues that the Constitution's ban on cruel and unusual punishment prohibits punishing people for sleeping on public property when they have no other place to lawfully sle  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority issued the following news release: April is Autism Acceptance Month, and for the second year in a row, Metro has partnered with the Autism Transit Project to highlight the special bond children with autism often have with mass transit systems. In acknowledgment of that connection, Metro invited 25 children with autism to record boarding and safety announcements that will be played throughout the Metrorail system the entir  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 2 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Alfred Cooke, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Merrillville, Indiana, and U.S. Attorney Clifford D. Johnson for the Northern District of Indiana announced Angelica Ortiz, 37 years old, of Michigan City, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Damon R. Leichty aft  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 4 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry issued the following news: Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry announces, along with 13 other state Attorneys General, a letter to the U.S. Department of Labor calling for more detail on payroll forms submitted by contractors regarding workers on public projects. The existing forms do not require comprehensive information to be provided regarding pay, deductions, and benefits -- which makes it easier for  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 3 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A Providence man who arranged for more than a half-dozen substantial-sized deliveries of fentanyl to another person has been sentenced to six years in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha. Hector Diaz, 30, pleaded guilty on November 28, 2023, to a charge of conspiracy to distribute and possess   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 3 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BOSTON - A Providence, Rhode Island man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for his involvement in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl. Yeury Garcia-Rodriguez, 32, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs to 25 months in prison and two years of supervised release. On May 9, 2023, Garcia-Rodriguez pleaded gui  more