OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Sept. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Flexcon Global has exclusively licensed two patented inventions to manufacture a self-healing barrier film from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory for research and development purposes. The film can be incorporated into vacuum insulation panels to increase the efficiency of buildings during retrofits. Flexcon, based in Spencer, Massachusetts,   more

HANSCOM AFB, Massachusetts, Sept. 5 -- The U.S. Air Force's Hanscom Air Force Base issued the following news: The Department of the Air Force announces the availability of a draft Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for constructing a new fire station and passenger terminal here. The draft EA, prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act, Council on Environmental Quality regulations, and Department of the Air Force regulations implementing NEPA ev  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- 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 18-year-old Haitian national charged with sexually assaulting a minor in Massachusetts. ERO Boston officers arrested Akim Marc Desire Aug. 30 in Attleboro. "Akim Marc Desire allegedly victimized a minor member of our Massachusetts community," said ERO Boston Field Office Direct  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2024: A Boston woman pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston in connection with a scheme to fraudulently obtain pandemic-related relief funds from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) made available under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. Jameela Gross, 28, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud. U.S. District Co  more