BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 14 -- The city of Boston issued the following news: The Boston workers of East West Manufacturing are scheduled to lose their jobs on June 21, 2024 without severance pay or support for re-employment. East West Manufacturing is a design, manufacturing, and distribution company with operations in North America, Asia, and Central America, including a location in the South Boston Waterfront, employing dozens of employees - many of whom are immigrants. The company announ  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 15 (TNSres) -- The city of Boston posted the following news: The Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) piloted a 10-week meal delivery program for postpartum families in Boston to improve maternal and mental health outcomes among families of color. Led by the Boston Healthy Start Initiative (BHSI) in the Commission's Child, Adolescent, and Family Health (CAFH) Bureau, 14 participating families received snacks and two meals each week that serve up to a family of fo  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 15 -- The Boston Planning and Development Agency issued the following news on June 14, 2024: The Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA) Board of Directors Thursday approved the Net Zero Carbon Zoning initiative, and authorized initiatives focused on resilience and assessing land uses across the City. The Board also approved four new development projects and one renovation of a current building, representing a total of approximately 611,351 square feet (SF). The   more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- The Department of Energy's Office of Science Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory issued the following news on June 13, 2024: * * * Five-day EMSL Summer School focuses on fungal research * * * Twenty-four students were recently selected to attend this year's EMSL Summer School: 1000 Fungal Proteins. The chosen participants include postdoctoral researchers and undergraduate, graduate, and PhD students in the fields of biology, biochemistry, biophysics, and che  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 14 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: CONCORD, N.h. - A Newbury woman pleaded guilty in federal court in connection to the diversion of dangerous narcotics by medical professionals, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Robin Nichols, 63, pleaded guilty to Tampering with Consumer Products. U.S. District Court Judge Samantha Elliott scheduled sentencing for September 24, 2024.   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 14 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on June 13, 2024: The Healey-Driscoll Administration today released its Fiscal Year 2025-2029 Capital Investment Plan (CIP) (https://budget.digital.mass.gov/capital/fy25/?_gl=1*6fzn43*_ga*NzAxODgwMzk3LjE3MTgzNjgyNzM.*_ga_SW2TVH2WBY*MTcxODM2ODI3Mi4xLjEuMTcxODM2ODI3OS4wLjAuMA..&_ga=2.226591637.942864171.1718368273-701880397.1718368273), funding $15.6 billion in projects and programs over the ne  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending June 13, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending June 8, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 242,000, an increase of 13,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 229,000. The 4-week moving average was 227,000, an increase of 4,750 from the previous week's unrevised average of 2  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 14 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: CONCORD, N.H. - A Manchester man was sentenced in federal court for drug trafficking offenses, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. John Barber, 32, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Samantha Elliott to 60 months in federal prison and 3 years of supervised release. The defendant was ordered to forfeit approximately $3,000. "The defend  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 14 -- The Massachusetts Auditor issued the following audit report (No. 2023-0091-3S) on June 13, 2024, entitled "Audit of the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources." Here are excerpts: * * * TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY...1 OVERVIEW OF AUDITED ENTITY...2 AUDIT OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY...9 DETAILED AUDIT FINDINGS WITH AUDITEE'S RESPONSE...13 1. The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources did not conduct sufficient outrea  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on June 14, 2024: A Nigerian man, formerly of Massachusetts, pleaded guilty today to his role in separate schemes to launder criminal proceeds from fraud and obtaining a United States passport through false statements. Chukwunonso Obiora, 36, pleaded guilty to one count of passport fraud conspiracy and one count of money laundering conspiracy. United States Dis  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 14 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: CONCORD, N.H. - A Massachusetts man has pleaded guilty in federal court to drug trafficking offenses, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Carlos Alejandro Chevalier Santos, 22, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and distribution of controlled substances. U.S. District Court Samantha Elliott scheduled sentencing for September 16, 2  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 14 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BURLINGTON, Vt. - The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Vermont stated that on June 10, 2024, Keniel Santiago, 21, of Springfield, Massachusetts, was sentenced by United States District Judge Christina Reiss to a term of 60 months' imprisonment to be followed by a three-year term of supervised release. Santiago previously pl  more

NEW YORK, June 15 -- The New York Health and Hospitals issued the following news release: NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull has been named a recipient of a 2024 IPRO Quality Award for reducing the use of urinary catheters and central line catheters and achieving six consecutive quarters free of central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs). The hospital-wide endeavor involved the clinical teams from the inpatient medical, surgical, and critical care units. During daily interdisciplinar  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 14 -- Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following news release: Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and 42 other attorneys general secured a $700 million settlement with Johnson & Johnson over allegations related to marketing of the company's baby powder and body powder products containing talc. Ohio will receive $27.7 million as part of the settlement. "Transparency is non-negotiable when it comes to consumer safety," Yost said. "Selling harmful products without disc  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 14 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BURLINGTON, Vt. - The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Vermont stated that on June 10, 2024, Law Zabriskie, 66, of Bridgewater, Vermont, was sentenced by United States District Judge William K. Sessions III to a time-served sentence to be followed by a three-year term of supervised release. As part of Zabriskie's sentence,   more