HANSCOM AFB, Massachusetts, June 26 -- The U.S. Air Force's Hanscom Air Force Base issued the following news: By Jaima Fogg, 66th Air Base Group Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Command Chief Master Sgt. Timothy Wieser met with enlisted Airmen during a visit to the base June 18. Wieser's intent was to meet and connect with the most important defense component of the Air Force, the human weapon system. Among other stops, he met with Airman Leadership School students and had lunch with a   more

NEW YORK, June 26 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-New York District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), New York District announces the awarding of Contract for the Maintenance Dredging of Fire Island Inlet and Shores Westerly to Jones Beach. The contract, valued at $36,978,060, was awarded to Norfolk Dredging Company, based in Chesapeake, VA. This essential multi-purpose project includes the maintenance of a navigation channel at least 250 feet wid  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-24-1207) on June 25, 2024, entitled "State Employment and Unemployment - May 2024": * * * Unemployment rates were lower in May in 4 states, higher in 3 states, and stable in 43 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Thirty-three states and the District had jobless rate increases from a year earlier, 2 states had decrea  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on June 25, 2024, from Economics Daily: * * * Alaska (5.4 percent), Idaho (5.3 percent), and Montana (5.1 percent) were among the states with the highest hires rates in April 2024. Hires rates increased over the month in 4 states, decreased in 2 states, and were little changed in 44 states and the District of Columbia. The largest increases occurred in Idaho (+1.0 percentage   more

WASHINGTON, June 25 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: The U.S. National Science Foundation is excited to announce a new round of ExpandAI awards dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusion within the artificial intelligence research community. In collaboration with the departments of Homeland Security, Agriculture, Defense and the National Institute of Standards and Technology, NSF is awarding grants to seven innovative projects aimed at enhancing  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 26 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on June 25, 2024: * * * Inflation Reduction Act to fund nationwide wood heater testing effort * * * Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the award of an $8,804,000 grant under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) to the Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management (NESCAUM) and its nationwide network of partner air agencies. This funding will support emis  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: BOSTON - Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston apprehended an unlawfully present Dominican fugitive wanted for homicide charges in his native country. Deportation officers with ERO Boston arrested the 24-year-old noncitizen June 20 in West Boylston, Massachusetts. "This Dominican fugitive is a suspected murderer who fled to Massachusetts rather than facin  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 26 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on June 25, 2024: This week, Governor Healey has sent members of her administration to the U.S. southern border, as record numbers of immigrant families continue to arrive in Boston and the state's family shelter system is at capacity. The goal of the trip is to make connections with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Joint Task Force-North, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and families  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on June 25, 2024: A Natick man was sentenced yesterday in connection with fentanyl trafficking. During a search of the defendant's apartment the body of a missing 24-year-old woman who had died of a drug overdose was discovered. Rafael Ashworth, 29, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge William G. Young to six years in prison, to be followed by five   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 25 -- The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority issued the following news on June 24, 2024: * * * Undergraduates at SMFA at Tufts will have unlimited access to subway and local bus with trips fully funded by the university for the duration of the University Pass pilot program. * * * The MBTA and Tufts University (Tufts) today announced a partnership beginning with the fall 2024 semester to provide undergraduates at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tuf  more

HANSCOM AFB, Massachusetts, June 26 -- The U.S. Air Force's Hanscom Air Force Base issued the following news: By Jaima Fogg, 66th Air Base Group For the past ten years, STARBASE Academy here and Bridgewater State University have partnered to make STEM education accessible and meaningful to area kids. The partnership increases student's exposure to STEM education and provides BSU teacher candidates with the materials and platform to teach in an authentic setting through an English language lea  more