HARTFORD, Connecticut, July 3 -- Connecticut State Colleges and Universities issued the following news on July 2, 2024: * * * Partnership will set future strategic priorities for the CSCU system and build a roadmap for strengthening education and employment pathways * * * Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU) announced today that it has been working with Social Impact Partners, formerly known as SVP-CT, throughout the spring 2024 semester on developing and setting future strateg  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 3 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * Co-leads 27 state and local agencies in asking DHS to extend deferred action protection to protect noncitizen victims and witnesses of labor violations from deportation for four years * * * The Massachusetts Attorney General's Office (AGO), along with the Illinois Attorney General's Office and the Seattle Office of Labor Standards, has spearheaded a coalition of 27 lab  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, July 3 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on July 2, 2024: Attorney General William Tong today opened an investigation into Capulet Entertainment following dozens of consumer complaints regarding the abrupt collapse of the three-day Capulet Fest 2024 music festival. "We have received dozens of complaints from frustrated Capulet Fest ticketholders. Fans paid hundreds of dollars and booked campsites and overnight accommodates for  more

NEW YORK, July 3 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Northeast Regional Information Office issued a report on June 28, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $39.51 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Co  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, July 2 -- 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, today announced that DELROY ANDERSON, also known as "Max," 57, formerly of Stamford, pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to leading a money laundering conspiracy related to his large-scale trafficking of marijuana. According to court documen  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, July 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release: MICHAEL LOCKHART, also known as "Mikey RTN," 25, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 108 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for his involvement in a violent Bridgeport street gang. Today's announcement was made by Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, July 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release: QUAYMAR SUGGS, 20, of New Haven, pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in New Haven to a racketeering offense related to his participation in a violent New Haven street gang and the murder of an associate of a rival gang in May 2021. Today's announcement was made by Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of C  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, July 3 -- The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection issued the following news release on July 2, 2024: * * * Measure to Ensure Safety and Reduce Illegal Activity * * * The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) has imposed a temporary alcohol ban for Naugatuck State Forest in addition to seven state recreation areas previously imposed this summer. The ban is in effect from Tuesday, July 2, 2024, through Monday, Sept  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, July 3 (TNSres) -- The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection issued the following news release: * * * DEEP Once Again Participating in National Boating Under the Influence Enforcement and Education Campaign * * * With boating under the influence continuing to be a major factor in incidents and deaths on our nation's waterways, officers from local, state, and federal agencies will once again team up for Operation Dry Water, a national campaign to  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on July 2, 2024: Today, the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Petroleum Reserves announced that contracts have been awarded (https://www.spr.doe.gov/gas/default.htm) for the sale and liquidation of 1 million barrels (42 million gallons) of gasoline in the Northeast Gasoline Supply Reserve (NGSR). The contracts awarded today represent a fully subscribed solicitation following the Request for Proposal (RFP) th  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, July 3 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on July 2, 2024: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is appointing Matthew Brokman to serve as chief of staff in the Office of the Governor. Brokman will succeed Jonathan Dach in the position. Dach, who worked on Governor Lamont's 2018 campaign and has served in his office since the beginning of his first term in January 2019, is resigning from his position as chief of staff in anticipati  more

HANSCOM AFB, Massachusetts, July 3 -- The U.S. Air Force's Hanscom Air Force Base issued the following news: By Mark Wyatt, 66th Air Base Group Public Affairs Base officials held a regional commander's meeting here June 28 to share information and provide key updates to mission partners throughout the region. Senior leaders from Fort Devens, Natick Soldiers Systems Center, Massachusetts National Guard, US Coast Guard District 1, US Coast Guard Base Boston, USS Constitution, 25th Marine Regime  more

ALBANY, New York, July 3 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on July 2, 2024: * * * Enhanced Midday and Evening Weekday Service on the BDJM Will Have Trains Arriving Every Eight Minutes Weekend Service Enhancements on the 3 and 5 Lines to Start July 6 Rockaway Park Shuttle to Operate to 10-Car Trains and Extend Route to Rockaway Blvd on Weekends Through Sept. 3 * * * Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the next phase of subway service increases, which will  more