WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The U.S. Department of Education posted the following commentary on April 17, 2024: * * * Made for Our Times: Mobility, Vibrancy, and the Next 123 Years of the Community College Movement By Pam Eddinger, President During my 11 years at Bunker Hill Community College in Boston, Massachusetts, I have received many visits from global educators curious about the uniquely American phenomenon of the Community College. In our exchanges, we inevitably observe that we are a pla  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 18 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its issuance of Clean Air Act Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) air quality permits for Sunrise Wind, Park City Wind (NEW1) and Park City Wind (NEW2). The permits allow for construction to begin on these three offshore "wind development areas" located in federal waters. EPA's approvals are in concert with other f  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 16 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: SEATTLE - The final defendant in a large drug trafficking ring was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 108 months in prison for trafficking drugs while armed with a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman. Juan de Dios Alcaraz-Mardueno was a drug redistributor and interstate transporter of heroin, fentanyl, and meth  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on April 17, 2024: The leader of a regional organized theft crew who orchestrated the thefts of catalytic converters from nearly 500 vehicles across the region, multiple jewelry store robberies and the stealing of ATMs pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston. Rafael Davila, a/k/a "Robbin Hood," 35, of Springfield, Mass, pleaded guilty to conspiracy   more