HANSCOM AFB, Massachusetts, May 16 -- The U.S. Air Force's Hanscom Air Force Base issued the following news: By Mark Wyatt, 66th Air Base Group Public Affairs Retired U.S. Air Force Col. Lee Ellis, author of "Leading with Honor: Leadership Lessons from Hanoi Hilton," will share his knowledge during three presentations here May 22. During his talks, Ellis, a former prisoner of war, draws on his experiences at the "Hanoi Hilton" in Vietnam. "These sessions with Col. Ellis offer a unique opport  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on May 15, 2024: A Boston-area man was sentenced yesterday for his role in a violent Boston street gang as well as gun and drug trafficking charges. Kenny Romero, a/k/a "KG," 29, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge William G. Young to 63 months in prison and three years of supervised release after pleading guilty in November 2023 to one count of con  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on May 15, 2024: A Providence man was sentenced today in federal court in Worcester for selling oxycodone pills on multiple occasions to an undercover officer. Brandon Jones, 35, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Margaret R. Guzman to six years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release. In October 2023, Jones pleaded guilty to one co  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 15 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BOSTON - A Boston-area man was sentenced yesterday for his role in a violent Boston street gang as well as gun and drug trafficking charges. Kenny Romero, a/k/a "KG," 29, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge William G. Young to 63 months in prison and three years of supervised release after pleading guilty in November 2023 to one  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The White House issued the following news release on May 15, 2024: Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that a major disaster exists in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and ordered Federal assistance to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms and flooding from September 11 to September 13, 2023. The President's action makes Federal funding available to affected individuals in the counties of Bristol and Worces  more

RUTLAND, Vermont, May 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Vermont issued the following news release: The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Vermont stated that on May 15, 2024, Jose Luis Maldonado, Jr., aka "Peeto," 33, of Springfield, Massachusetts, was sentenced by Chief United States District Judge Geoffrey Crawford to a term of 87 months' imprisonment to be followed by a 3-year term of supervised release. Maldonado previously pleaded guilty to possessi  more