WASHINGTON, May 31 -- AmeriCorps issued the following news release: AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteerism, announced more than $3.8 million in federal funding to support AmeriCorps State and National and Seniors programs in Connecticut. The grant award will support the work of approximately 50 AmeriCorps members and 30 AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers who will engage in service across the state. On May 29, AmeriCorps CEO Michael D. Smith spoke at the Connecticut Ser  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, May 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on May 28, 2024: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Stephen Belleau, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, and Stamford Police Chief Timothy Shaw today announced that the following 11 individuals have been charged with federal offenses stemming from their alleged involvemen  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, May 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that RUPERT DE LAS CASAS, 64, of Miami, Florida, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to approximately 85 months of imprisonment, time already served, and three years of supervised release for his participation in two separate cocaine traffi  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, May 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Robert Fuller, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, today announced that EDWARD MUNDAY, of Coventry, Vermont, a former resident of New Fairfield, Connecticut, has paid $154,200 to resolve allegations that he fraudulently used a su  more

WATERBURY, Connecticut, May 29 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 28, 2024: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's New England Regional Administrator David W. Cash joined U.S. Representative Hayes, the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, the Mayor of Waterbury, and local community members to commemorate the groundbreaking of the cleanup at the Scovill Industrial Landfill Superfund Site in Waterbury, Connecticut.   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 29 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA's Clean School Bus Rebate Program to fund over 90 new clean school buses in six school districts across Connecticut * * * Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced the recipients of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) 2023 Clean School Bus Program rebate competition, funded by President Biden's Investing in America agenda. The rebates will help selectees purc  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 30 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: HARTFORD, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that RUPERT DE LAS CASAS, 64, of Miami, Florida, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to approximately 85 months of imprisonment, time already served, and three years of supervised release for his parti  more

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following readout of Director Rachel Rossi's trip to Connecticut: * * * Director Rachel Rossi of the Justice Department's Office for Access to Justice (ATJ) traveled to Connecticut this week as part of the office's mission to ensure access to justice across the civil justice system, to expand access to counsel and to support innovative efforts to improve the judiciary and court administration. As part of the visit, Director Rossi   more

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 57145) involving Millstone Nuclear Plant, Connecticut: * * * Facility: Millstone Region: 1 State: CT Unit: [2] [3] [] RX Type: [1] GE-3,[2] CE,[3] W-4-LP NRC Notified By: Christian Hart HQ OPS Officer: Natalie Starfish Notification Date: 05/25/2024 Notification Time: 15:26 [ET] Event Date: 05/25/2024 Event Time: 04:00 [EDT] Last Update Date: 05/25/2024 Emergency Class: Non Emergency  more