HANSCOM AFB, Massachusetts, Aug. 29 -- The U.S. Air Force's Hanscom Air Force Base issued the following news: By Jaima Fogg, 66th Air Base Wing The Air Force Personnel Center will hold an "Own Your Future" civilian career management roadshow here Sept. 11. Two "Own Your Future" sessions will be open to all Department of the Air Force civilian employees in all pay grades, military members who supervise civilians and interns in developmental programs. Morning and afternoon sessions will be hel  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 29 -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued the following news: * * * These notices shall satisfy two separate but related procedural requirements for activities to be undertaken by the City of Boston's Mayor's Office of Housing and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities. * * * On or about September 18, 2024, the City of Boston, acting through its Mayor's Office of Housing (MOH), and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, actin  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: LONDONDERRY, NH -The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration was joined today by U.S. Attorney for the District of New Hampshire, Jane Young, representatives from the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), New England HIDTA, the New Hampshire Department of Safety, the Town of Londonderry, and members of the New Hampshire federal congression  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: BOSTON Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston apprehended a 29-year-old Ecuadorian national charged with numerous sexual crimes against a Massachusetts minor. Officers with ERO Boston arrested Bryam Saraguro Ramon July 27 in North Dartmouth. "Bryam Saraguro Ramon is charged with some serious and disturbing crimes against a minor in our Massachusetts commun  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 28 (TNSres) -- The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics issued the following news release: * * * Using the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT), astronomers have achieved very-long-baseline interferometry test observations at 345 GHz, the highest-resolution such observations ever obtained from the surface of Earth. Scientists estimate that the breakthrough will result in a remarkable 50% increase in detail, sharpening images and observations of black holes and th  more

PORTLAND, Maine, Aug. 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2024: A Massachusetts man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Portland for possessing fentanyl with intent to distribute. U.S. District Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr. sentenced Darwin Mateo, 25, to 36 months imprisonment to be followed by three years of supervised release. Mateo pleaded guilty on March 1, 2024. According to court records, in August 2023, l  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 29 -- The Massachusetts Auditor issued the following audit report (No. 2023-1473-3S) on Aug. 28, 2024, entitled "Audit of the Massachusetts Growth Capital Corporation." Here are excerpts: * * * TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY...1 OVERVIEW OF AUDITED ENTITY...4 AUDIT OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY...8 DETAILED AUDIT FINDINGS WITH AUDITEE'S RESPONSE...14 1. The Massachusetts Growth Capital Corporation distributed grants in excess of allowable contract am  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2024: A former Stoughton, Mass. police officer has been charged in federal court in Boston with allegedly murdering a young woman to prevent her from disclosing information about his longstanding sexual exploitation of her while he was on duty, beginning when she was a minor. Matthew Farwell, 38, of North Easton, Mass., has been indicted on one count  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2024: Two Indian nationals were indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston yesterday in connection with the distribution of cocaine and methamphetamine. Simranjit Singh, 28, and Gusimrat Singh, 19, of Fresno, Calif. were each charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 29 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2024: Governor Maura Healey is today thanking the Biden-Harris administration for awarding Massachusetts more than $20 million from FEMA's Shelter and Services Program to support family shelter costs. The award includes $15,408,787 in competitive funding and $4,896,807.87 in reserve funding. The Healey-Driscoll administration filed the application in June with the City of Boston.  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 29 -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued the following news: * * * Boston's Poet Laureate creates a unique artistic legacy through public readings, civic events, and community engagement. * * * Mayor Michelle Wu and the Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture announced the City of Boston is seeking applications and nominations for its next Poet Laureate. Established in 2008, the Boston Poet Laureate Program has been a cornerstone of Boston's creative sector, drawing resid  more

BUFFALO, New York, Aug. 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2024: U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Bashir Kasozi, 41, of Ontario, Canada, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with importation of morphine and possession with intent to distribute a morphine, which carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine. Assistant U.S. Attorney P. Richard Antoine, who is hand  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * In June 2024, quits rates (the number of quits during the entire month as a percentage of total employment) were above 3.0 percent in 3 states: Montana (3.2 percent) and South Carolina and Wyoming (3.1 percent each). There were 73,000 quits in South Carolina, 17,000 quits in Montana, and 9,000 quits in Wyoming. Nationally, there were 3,282,000 quit  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 28 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * Resolutions Are Part of AG Campbell's Efforts to Curb Rate Violations, Resulting in Nearly $900,000 in Settlements Under Campbell's Administration * * * As part of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell's ongoing efforts to curb rate violations by temporary nurse staffing agencies, which has resulted in nearly $900,000 in recoveries, her office today announced two addit  more