HANSCOM AFB, Massachusetts, Oct. 2 -- 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 the Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan 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 evaluates  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey New England Water Science Center issued the following report (No. 2024-5049) on Sept. 4, 2024, entitled "Water-Quality Monitoring Strategy for Mount Hope Bay and the Taunton River Estuary, Southeastern Massachusetts". The report was written by David S. Armstrong. * * * The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP), began a study in 2018 to de  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 2 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release on Oct. 1, 2024: * * * Overwhelming number of communities have adopted pro-MBTA Communities zoning; 33 approved communities now eligible to apply for $15 million in MBTA Communities Catalyst Funding to housing and infrastructure * * * Governor Maura T. Healey and Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today celebrated the momentum around the MBTA Communities Law, as 75 municipa  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 2 -- The Massachusetts Auditor issued the following audit report (No. 2022-1264-3J) on Sept. 30, 2024, entitled "Audit of the Bristol County District Attorney's Office." Here are excerpts: * * * TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY...1 OVERVIEW OF AUDITED ENTITY...2 AUDIT OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY...4 DETAILED AUDIT FINDINGS WITH AUDITEE'S RESPONSE...10 1. The Bristol County District Attorney's Office did not provide cybersecurity awareness training to  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 2 -- The Massachusetts Auditor issued the following audit report (No. 2023-1374-3M1) on Oct. 1, 2024, entitled "Audit of the Office of Medicaid (MassHealth) - Review of Payment for Telehealth Adult Day Health." Here are excerpts: * * * TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY...1 OVERVIEW OF AUDITED ENTITY...3 AUDIT OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY...5 DETAILED AUDIT FINDINGS WITH AUDITEE'S RESPONSE...10 1. MassHealth paid providers for adult day health that it d  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 2 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Overwhelming number of communities have adopted pro-MBTA Communities zoning; 33 approved communities now eligible to apply for $15 million in MBTA Communities Catalyst Funding to housing and infrastructure * * * Somerville -- Governor Maura T. Healey and Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today celebrated the momentum around the MBTA Communities Law, as 75 municipalities have now e  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2024: A Florida woman pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to defrauding a Massachusetts housing agency where she worked in 2022, along with defrauding the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) in connection with the pandemic Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Alihea Jones, 51, of Brandon, Fla., pleaded guilty to five counts of wire fra  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 2 -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued the following news on Oct. 1, 2024: Yesterday, Mayor Michelle Wu and U.S. Representative Jim McGovern visited the Joe Czajkowski Farm in Hadley, Massachusetts to highlight Boston Public Schools' (BPS) farm-to-school program. Mayor Wu and Representative McGovern were joined by State Senator Joanne Comerford, State Representative Daniel Carey, and Deputy Commissioner Winton Pitcoff of the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Res  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 2 -- The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority issued the following news on Oct. 1, 2024: * * * The modern technology system was developed to assist bus operators with safely navigating their routes, detours, and roadway challenges. * * * The MBTA today announced the beginning of its new NextGen Bus Navigation Pilot Program, a new initiative designed to assist bus operators in navigating detours and other road challenges. In partnership with Swiftly, a transi  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Oct. 2 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on Oct. 1, 2024: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs ("Division") announced today that the Bureau of Securities ("Bureau") revoked the registrations of a New Jersey broker-dealer agent/investment adviser representative for recommending and selling unsuitable, high-risk investments to elderly clients that were not in their best interest, benefitted   more

HANSCOM AFB, Massachusetts, Oct. 2 -- The U.S. Air Force's Hanscom Air Force Base issued the following news: By Jaima Fogg, 66th Air Base Group More than 70 candidates were offered jobs during an Air Force Life Cycle Management Center hiring fair held earlier this year. AFLCMC hosted the event to fill 100 vacant positions in its program executive offices at Hanscom AFB. More than 400 job seekers attended the two-day event, and 211 interviews were conducted. "An advantage of the fair is the a  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center issued the following news on Oct. 1, 2024: The U.S. DOT Volpe Center gathered recently to say thank you and farewell to our longtime director Anne Aylward who announced her retirement plans this spring. Her last day with the U.S. DOT Volpe Center is September 30, and she is working with our leadership team on transition planning. We will announce a new director soon.   more