BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 14 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on June 13, 2024: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $9.75 million in grant funding to help coastal and Great Lakes communities protect the health of beachgoers. The funding will assist many states, Tribes, and territories in conducting water quality monitoring and public notification programs for their beaches, including New Hampshire, who will receive $194,000 i  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 14 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on June 13, 2024: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $9.75 million in grant funding to help coastal and Great Lakes communities protect the health of beachgoers. The funding will assist many states, Tribes, and territories in conducting water quality monitoring and public notification programs for their beaches, including Connecticut, who will receive $206,000 in   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 14 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on June 13, 2024: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $9.75 million in grant funding to help coastal and Great Lakes communities protect the health of beachgoers. The funding will assist many states, Tribes, and territories in conducting water quality monitoring and public notification programs for their beaches, including Rhode Island, who will receive $210,000 in  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 14 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on June 13, 2024: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $9.75 million in grant funding to help coastal and Great Lakes communities protect the health of beachgoers. The funding will assist many states, Tribes, and territories in conducting water quality monitoring and public notification programs for their beaches, including Maine, who will receive $254,000 in grant   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 14 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on June 13, 2024: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $9.75 million in grant funding to help coastal and Great Lakes communities protect the health of beachgoers. The funding will assist many states, Tribes, and territories in conducting water quality monitoring and public notification programs for their beaches, including Massachusetts, who will receive $254,000 i  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FRAMINGHAM, MA - To support Massachusetts residents who have applied for disaster assistance for the storms and flooding that took place Sept. 11-13, 2023, FEMA specialists are following up with some of the applicants by phone. FEMA may need to contact applicants for any one of the following reasons: to help registrants complete their application; verify inf  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release: A former nurse was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for adulteration of fentanyl at a local hospital. Caroline Sheehan, 39, of Lowell, Mass., was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Angel Kelley to three years of probation and ordered not to pursue employment that requires a registered nurse license or permits access to prescription narcotics.   more