FORT DRUM, New York, May 22 -- The U.S. Army's Fort Drum (10th Mountain Division) issued the following news: By Mike Strasser In 2006, roughly 12,000 Soldiers with the 10th Mountain Division (LI) were in Afghanistan, fighting insurgent forces while engaged in all manner of military operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Among those Soldiers was Sgt. 1st Class Jared Monti, for whom the Monti Physical Fitness Center was named during a memorialization ceremony June 30, 2010, at For  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, May 22 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general calling on the U.S. Department of Education to swiftly implement recently proposed regulations, which would provide needed relief for some of the nation's most burdened student loan borrowers and help address the student debt crisis. The proposed regulations would waive or reduce student loan repayment for certain   more

MIAMI, Florida, May 22 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Markenzy Lapointe, issued the following news release: On May 17, an Orange County, California, resident, Tenzin Orgil, 24, was sentenced to 168 months in federal prison for participating in a drug trafficking enterprise that included the sale of methamphetamine and fentanyl on the dark web, as well as the manufacture of ecstasy (also known as MDMA) and methamphetamine in clandestine laboratories. Orgil pleaded gui  more

WELLESLEY, Massachusetts, May 22 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on May 21, 2024: Today the Healey-Driscoll Administration announced an unprecedented $13 million investment in the Bridge for Resilient Youth in Transition (BRYT) program, an in-school program supporting students who have fallen behind academically due to challenges with their mental health. This investment, part of the Healey-Driscoll Administration's ongoing commitment to protecting youth  more

HAVERHILL, Massachusetts, May 22 -- Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on May 21, 2024: Yesterday, Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll and Housing and Livable Communities Secretary Ed Augustus joined a roundtable discussion with recent first-time homebuyers. Convened by Massachusetts Housing Partnership, MassHousing, and the Massachusetts Affordable Housing Alliance, administration officials talked with residents who recently purchased a home through a state-  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: Peter McCarthy, 51, of Lynn, Massachusetts, the owner of Steps to Solutions Inc., a group of residential sober homes, was found liable following a five-day jury trial. In August 2021, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts and the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division filed a lawsuit alleging that McCarthy subjected female tenants to sexual harassment in violation of the Fair Housi  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 22 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: The Attorney General's Office (AGO) has announced indictments against a Boston-based dental practice and its manager in connection with a scheme to defraud the state's Medicaid program (MassHealth) and engage in the unlicensed practice of dentistry. Fritz Gabriel, age 69, of Milton, and Forest Hills Dental (Forest Hills), which Gabriel manages, were indicted by a Suffolk Coun  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on May 21, 2024: A Brooklyn man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for his role in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) wherein he transported kilograms of cocaine from New York to Boston in August 2020. Dinelson Hernandez-Rodriguez, 30, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Patti B. Saris to 68 months incarceration and three years of supervised  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on May 21, 2024: Magellan Diagnostics, Inc., a medical device company headquartered in Billerica, Mass., has agreed to resolve criminal charges relating to its concealment of a device malfunction that produced inaccurately low lead test results for potentially tens of thousands of children and other patients. As part of the criminal resolution, Magellan will ple  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on May 21, 2024: A Rhode Island man was sentenced today for his involvement in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) that distributed fentanyl throughout Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Alfredo Valdez, 45 of Providence, R.I. was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs to 30 months in prison and three years of supervised release.   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release: Two men have been charged with allegedly conspiring to murder a witness in a federal trial as well as rivals. One defendant also allegedly discussed the murder of federal prosecutors. Elijah Melton, 26, of Middleborough, and Kareem Pires, 25, of Wareham, have been charged with one count each of conspiring to commit murder for hire. Pires was arrested this mornin  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 22 -- MassDevelopment issued the following news release on May 21, 2024: MassDevelopment has issued a $12,080,000 tax-exempt bond on behalf of Inquilinos Boricuas en Accion, Inc. (IBA), which will use proceeds to build Boston's new home for Latinx art and community empowerment, La CASA: The Center for Arts, Self-Determination, and Activism. La CASA - a four-story, 26,500-square-foot multipurpose community space and arts center in Boston's South End neighborhood - will  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on May 21, 2024: A Canton orthopedic surgeon was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for his role in a health care fraud scheme. Dr. Olarewaju James Oladipo, 60, of Canton, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs to 16 months in prison, followed by one year of supervised release. In December 2023, Oladipo was convicted by a federal  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 22 -- The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum issued the following news release on May 20, 2024: The John F. Kennedy Library Foundation today announced that Ruby McIntee, a U.S. Citizen and senior at the High School of Dundee in Dundee Scotland, has won the national John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Essay Contest for High School Students. The winning essay describes how former U.S. Representative Vito Marcantonio (New York 18th District) courageously oppo  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a news briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby: * * * MS. JEAN-PIERRE: It's always fun to hang out with a bunch of Gen Zers before coming out to the podium. I'll just leave it there. (Laughs.) How are you guys doing? Q: Good. Q: Great. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: All right. Good afternoon, everybody. So, I'll be -- going to preview the President's schedule for next  more