VICKSBURG, Mississippi, Sept. 18 -- The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center issued the following news story: By Justus Reed, Public Affairs Specialist, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center A yearly report shows that the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) is a cool place to work. "ERDC has some of the smartest people I've ever met," said Robert Pennell, a senior double majoring in English and mathematics at Mississippi College who interned at  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-24-1920) on Sept. 17, 2024, entitled "State Job Openings and Labor Turnover": * * * Job openings rates decreased in 4 states and increased in 1 state on the last business day of July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Hires rates increased in 4 states and decreased in 1 state. Total separations rates increased in 11 states and decreased in 1 state.   more

HANSCOM AFB, Massachusetts, Sept. 18 -- The U.S. Air Force's Hanscom Air Force Base issued the following news: The Department of the Air Force awarded a Services Category 1 indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract for Enterprise Information Technology as a Service Base Infrastructure Modernization August 16. The U.S. Air Force awarded the BIM IDIQ to 23 companies with a $12.5 billion ceiling, as the result of a competitive acquisition. EITaaS is an Air and Space Force initiative lev  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: NANTUCKET, Mass. Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston apprehended an unlawfully present Brazilian noncitizen charged with sex crimes against a Nantucket resident. Officers with ERO Boston arrested Gean Do Amaral Belafronte Sept. 11 on Nantucket Island. "Gean Do Amaral Belafronte unlawfully entered the United States, made his way to Nantucket, and allege  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2024: After an unexpected measurement by the Collider Detector at Fermilab (CDF) experiment in 2022, physicists on the Compact Muon Solenoid experiment at the Large Hadron Collider announced today a new mass measurement of the W boson, one of nature's force-carrying particles. This new measurement, which is a first for the CMS experiment, uses a new techni  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 18 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2024: * * * Statewide Initiative will Commemorate Massachusetts' Pivotal Role in America's Founding; Launch Included Announcement of $1.5 Million in Grants for Revolutionary War Cultural Programming * * * Today, Governor Maura Healey and Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll joined Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, state officials, legislators, and representatives from the Massachusetts a  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BOSTON A Lynn man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for his role in a North Shore-based drug trafficking organization (DTO) that manufactured and distributed tens of thousands of counterfeit prescription pills containing narcotics. Edward Ortiz, 34, was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Court Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV to 28 mont  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 18 -- The Massachusetts Auditor issued the following audit report (No. 2025-5555-3S) on Sept. 17, 2024, entitled "Audit of the Determination of Whether Net State Tax Revenues Exceeded Allowable State Tax Revenues." Here are excerpts: * * * TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION...1 CONCLUSION...3 AUDIT OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY...4 EXHIBIT I...7 Calculation to Determine Whether Net State Tax Revenues Exceeded Allowable State Tax Revenues for the Fiscal Year   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release: Four Boston-area men have been arrested and charged in federal court in connection with a large-scale fentanyl trafficking conspiracy. Anderson Ernesto Andujar Echavarria, 31, of Dorchester; Waner Bernabel Presinal, 37, of Dorchester; Carlos Fabal, 52, of Roxbury; and Freddy Artemio Guerrero Soto, 29, of Boston, were charged with conspiracy to distribute cont  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 18 -- The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release: The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) has fined 1899 Ocean Gate, LLC, $11,000 for failing to notify MassDEP of an unexplained shutdown of a remedial system that was installed at the shopping center known as "The Shops at Ocean's Gate" to prevent contaminants from entering indoor air. "This remedial system is intended to prevent volatile org  more

EAST BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 18 -- The Massachusetts Port Authority issued the following news on Sept. 17, 2024: BOSTON - The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) announced today the appointment of Lauren Gleason to Massport Port Director, overseeing all Maritime business areas. Gleason has been at Massport since 2017, serving as Interim Port Director, Chief Administrative Officer and Deputy Port Director of Business Development during her tenure. The search firm Shey Harding advised Ma  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 18 -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued the following news: Mayor Michelle Wu joined Boston Parks Commissioner Ryan Woods, Community Preservation Act Office Director Thadine Brown, elected officials, and community members during the annual Arborfield Road Block Party to announce the expansion of Sherrin Woods Urban Wild through the acquisition of a wooded 1.01-acre parcel at 0 Dale Street. The City has worked in partnership with residents since 2022 in order to prese  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 18 -- The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority issued the following news on Sept. 17, 2024: The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) announced today that Winchester Center station on the Lowell Commuter Rail Line will partially reopen on Monday, September 30. The south end of the station will be fully accessible and will serve passengers riding both inbound and outbound. Signage will direct riders to the platform. "We're excited to open a new, im  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.5 million grant to the South Eastern Economic Development Corporation in Taunton, Massachusetts, to capitalize and administer a Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) serving small businesses across eight Massachusetts counties. This grant will sup  more