BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 16 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on May 15, 2024: Massachusetts Governor Maura T. Healey today gave a keynote address at the Vatican Climate Summit, during which she announced the launch of the new Climate Careers Fund, an innovative cross-sector collaboration designed to support workforce training in climate. The Fund aims to fill climate workforce gaps, increase access to economic mobility for workers, and support a diverse  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 16 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 15, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region - April 2024": * * * Area prices were up 0.4 percent over the past month, up 3.6 percent from a year ago. * * * Prices in the Northeast Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), were up 0.4 percent in April, the U.S  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued the following news on May 14, 2024: The CFPB is compensating consumers who it alleged were deceived by Think Finance, LLC, into repaying loans they did not legally owe. Think Finance, LLC, made false demands and illegally took money from consumers' bank accounts for debts that were not owed under laws in 17 states, according to the CFPB's lawsuit. Many states have laws saying that loans and other types of credit are invalid   more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on May 15, 2024: An indictment was unsealed today charging Anton Peraire-Bueno, 24, of Boston, and James Pepaire-Bueno, 28, of New York, with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit money laundering. The charges in the indictment arise from an alleged novel scheme by the defendants to exploit the very integrity of the Ethereum blockchain to fraudulently obtain approximately $25 m  more

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 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Department of Public Health issued the following news release on May 15, 2024: The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) today released the Fiscal Year 2023 Problem Gambling Helpline report, which highlighted an increase in call volume to the line and included initiatives that served more than 2,000 individuals in communities across Massachusetts in prevention efforts. DPH established the Office of Problem Gambling Services   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 16 -- The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release: The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) has fined Made 2 Build Inc., a Medway-based construction company, $58,550 for asbestos-related violations that occurred during a home renovation project in the Town of Medway. Responding to a complaint, MassDEP conducted an inspection and determined Made 2 Build Inc. failed to notify MassDEP of asbestos r  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 16 -- MassDevelopment issued the following news release: MassDevelopment has issued a $400 million tax-exempt bond on behalf of Beth Israel Lahey Health, Inc. (BILH), which is using proceeds to buy, build, expand, remodel, and renovate facilities at multiple locations across its health care system, including the Klarman Building at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Bond proceeds are also being used to implement EPIC and Workday electronic medical record and inform  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

NEW YORK, May 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release on May 15, 2024: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York; Lisa Monaco, the Deputy Attorney General of the United States; and Thomas Fattorusso, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation ("IRS-CI"), announced today the unsealing of an Indictment charging ANTON PE  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

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Massachusetts System issued the following news release: Moody's, S&P Global Ratings, and Fitch Ratings all recently reaffirmed the University of Massachusetts' strong bond ratings, each citing effective management practices as a factor in affirming the ratings and the university's "stable" outlook. In reports released in late April, the university was rated Aa2 by Moody's, AA by Fitch Ratings, and AA- by S&P Global, indicating that UM  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

BURLINGTON, 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 13, 2024, Steven Mack, 49, of Bridgeville, Pennsylvania was sentenced by United States District Judge William K. Sessions III to a one-year term of probation and ordered to pay a $20,000 fine and perform community service. Mack previously pleaded guilty to attempting to obstruct a federal   more