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

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, May 15 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Education Activity issued the following news release on May 14, 2024: Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Director Tom Brady will retire May 31, 2024. Brady became the Director of DoDEA on March 12, 2014, and is DoDEA's longest serving Director. Prior to joining DoDEA, Mr. Brady was Superintendent of Providence, Rhode Island Public Schools, as well as Chief Executive Officer for the School District of Philadelphia, a  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

NEWPORT, Rhode Island, May 16 -- The Naval War College issued the following readout of President Rear Adm. Pete Garvin meeting on May 15, 2024, with Adm. Joachim Ruhle, German Navy, Chief of Staff - Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe: * * * U.S. Naval War College (NWC) President Rear Adm. Pete Garvin met with Adm. Joachim Ruhle, German Navy, Chief of Staff - Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE), during a visit to the college's Newport, RI campus, May 13. U.S. Naval War Col  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: Newport, R.I. - Shelley McInnis, a Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport employee in the Undersea Warfare (USW) Combat Systems Department, has won a 2024 Business Women Award in the Technical Services Industry Leader category from Providence Business News, a weekly publication based in Rhode Island. This annual award recognizes industry leaders who have been in their profession 20 y  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island issued the following news release on May 15, 2024: Seven individuals, all former or current employees of the U.S. Postal Service, have been charged in federal court with conspiracy and theft of mail for their alleged participation in an alleged mail theft ring spanning from early 2023 through the beginning of 2024, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha. Six of seven individuals were  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 16 -- The Rhode Island Department of Education issued the following news release on May 15, 2024: The Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) today announced the agency will invest approximately $700,000 towards specialized summer readiness camps aimed at bolstering Algebra 1 proficiency for rising 9th graders. The summer readiness camps will provide students from 14 local education agencies (LEAs) with a comprehensive and engaging learning experience. The stra  more

NEWPORT, Rhode Island, May 16 -- The Naval War College issued the following news: U.S. Naval War College faculty and staff leveraged their knowledge and expertise to educate embarked international and U.S. Navy personnel in operational planning aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), April 29 - May 5. The NWC team provided readiness and advancing instruction to more than 20 embarked officers from 10 partner nations in support of U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command (USSOUTHCO  more