WASHINGTON, June 20 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following report (No. ACSBR-020) on June 11, 2024, by Paul Hemez entitled "Spouses in Opposite-Sex and Same-Sex Married Couples and Their Households: 2022." Here are excerpts: * * * INTRODUCTION Following the legal recognition of same-sex marriage in every state in 2015, the number of same-sex married couples has increased, and by 2022 there were an estimated 741,000 same-sex married-couple households in the United States./1   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 21 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in partnership with the White House Council on Environmental Quality announced New England's 2024 recipients of the Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators (PIAEE) and the President's Environmental Youth Award (PEYA). "Environmental stewardship often begins in the classroom with young people and educators who tackle our plane  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 22 (TNSres) -- The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management issued the following news release: The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) and Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) are announcing that the first set of mosquito samples of the 2024 season tested by the Rhode Island State Health Laboratories (RISHL) have confirmed the first two detections of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) virus in the state in 2024. The mosquito samples testing  more

HOLLISTON, Massachusetts, June 22 -- The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation issued the following news release on June 21, 2024: The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced $12 million in funding to support 65 trail improvement projects across Massachusetts. The MassTrails Grant Program expands and links the state's networks of off-road, shared-use pathways and recreational trails through matching grants, technical assistance, and resources available to municipalities  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending June 20, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending June 15, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 238,000, a decrease of 5,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 242,000 to 243,000. The 4-week moving average was 232,750, an incr  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: Maria Gregory, a procurement analyst in the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport's Contracts Department, has been named the director of Small Business Programs. Gregory, a resident of Dartmouth, Massachusetts, will begin her new role on June 30. She succeeds Sarah Heard, who held the position since August 2020, while also acting as the head of the Technical Acquisition Office in the Contracts Depar  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on June 21, 2024: An indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Boston charging former Massachusetts State Senator Dean Tran and his sister for allegedly attempting to cover up a sham job offer from the sister's company to Tran. Tran, 48, of Fitchburg, was indicted on one count of obstruction of justice and one count of making a false statement. His sist  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release: A Reading, Mass. man has been charged with allegedly trafficking in wildlife parts from endangered and protected species. Adam Bied, 39, is charged with two counts of conspiracy to smuggle goods into the United States, specifically, illegally imported wildlife parts, and three counts of violating the Lacey Act which prohibits trafficking in wildlife. It is all  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on June 21, 2024: A Stoughton man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for his role in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) that shipped dozens of parcels containing kilograms of cocaine from Puerto Rico to various addresses throughout Eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The defendant was also sentenced for his role in a bank and wire fraud sch  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, June 22 -- The Missouri Department of Conservation issued the following news: By Joe Jerek The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) announces the appointments of Laura Conlee of Ashland as Deputy Director of Resource Management and Andrew Bond of Jefferson City as Deputy Director of Business and Operations, both effective July 1. They join MDC Deputy Director of Engagement Aaron Jeffries in assisting new MDC Director Jason Sumners in leading the state's conservat  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, June 22 -- The U.S. Navy's U.S. Fleet Forces Command issued the following news: By Chief Sonar Technician (Surface) Jeremy Fuller, Electronics Technician 1st Class Cassondra Johnson, and Kimberly M. Lansdale, Surface Combat Systems Training Command Surface Combat Systems Training Command (SCSTC) recently conducted a pilot of the newly developed Warship Theater Anti-Submarine Warfare (TASW) course of instruction to USS Truxtun (DDG 103) with USS James E. Williams (DDG 95) sup  more

PITTSFIELD, Massachusetts, June 21 -- The U.S. Postal Service issued the following news release on June 20, 2024: The U.S. Postal Service today revealed the refined, timeless beauty of Shaker design with 12 new stamps, in honor of the 250th anniversary of the arrival of the first Shakers in America. Attendees at the Shaker Hancock Village explored the collection of furniture, crafts and tools, and had the opportunity to see four of the Shaker designs used in the stamp images. News of the stam  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 22 -- The U.S. Air Force's Hanscom Air Force Base issued the following news: By Jaima Fogg, 66th Air Base Group In honor of Women Veterans Day, passengers participated in an underway aboard the USS Constitution June 14. Col. Taona Enriquez, Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., installation commander, spoke to the crowd as the oldest commissioned warship made its way through Boston Harbor toward Castle Island and Fort Independence. "Today, women make up approximately 17.  more