WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: BOSTON (Oct. 4, 2024) - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) joined Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, MA's Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs' Undersecretary of Environment Stephanie Cooper, MassDEP Commissioner Bonnie Heiple, and other state and local partners to celebrate the completion of clean-up at the Lewis Chemical Site, the start of cleanup at the Riverside Square PCB   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 5 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on Oct. 4, 2024: * * * Organizations in Boston, Northampton and Worcester to use grant funding to provide high quality maternal health care Organizations in Boston, Northampton and Worcester to use grant funding to provide high quality maternal health care * * * Working to close gaps in maternal health care services across Massachusetts, the Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced $1  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 5 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * New document transfers $350 million in federal funding from USACE to FHWA, moves MassDOT further toward replacing the Sagamore Bridge * * * In a sign of continued momentum on the Cape Cod Bridges project, the Healey-Driscoll Administration has signed a new Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the U.S. Department of the Army and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to move forward   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 5 -- The Massachusetts Department of Transportation issued the following news release: * * * New document transfers $350 million in federal funding from USACE to FHWA, moves MassDOT further toward replacing the Sagamore Bridge * * * In a sign of continued momentum on the Cape Cod Bridges project, the Healey-Driscoll Administration has signed a new Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the U.S. Department of the Army and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to mo  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Oct. 5 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news on Oct. 4, 2024: * * * Commission chaired by former Maine Labor Commissioner will conduct first comprehensive evaluation of school construction needs since 1998 * * * Governor Janet Mills today signed an Executive Order establishing a commission to conduct a comprehensive review of school construction and renovation financing in Maine. Since 2019, the Governor, in partnership with the Legislature, has made record  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 5 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: As part of the AGO's ongoing workers' rights enforcement efforts, Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell announced nearly $1 million in citations against five employers across five different industries for their failure to comply with Massachusetts' sick time law and other worker protections. The citations include over $690,00 in restitution for impacted workers and over $274,000  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on Oct. 4, 2024: A Boston man pleaded guilty yesterday to his role in Cameron Street, a violent Boston gang. Charod Taylor, a/k/a "Pachino," 35, of Boston, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise (commonly referred to as RICO conspiracy) and conspiracy to distribute cocaine. U.S. Senior District Court Judge William G. Young schedu  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on Oct. 4, 2024: A New York man pleaded guilty yesterday to his involvement in a sophisticated international money laundering and drug trafficking organization. Yanbing Chen, 30, of Brooklyn, N.Y., pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering and conspiracy to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine. U.S. District Judge Angel Kelley scheduled sent  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Oct. 5 -- The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management issued the following news release: * * * Rhode Islanders Urged to Continue Mosquito Prevention Measures Due to High Risk of EEE and WNV Statewide * * * The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) and Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) are announcing two additional probable human cases of West Nile Virus (WNV). One case is a Newport County resident in their 60s, while the othe  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- The U.S. Space Systems Command issued the following news release: * * * Summary: New missions will demonstrate on-orbit prepositioned capabilities as response options to meet urgent needs of combatant commands. * * * EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- The United States Space Force (USSF)'s Space Systems Command (SSC)'s Space Safari program office in partnership with the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering's Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) awarded a $3  more

CONCORD, Massachusetts, Oct. 5 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-New England District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT), and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) have signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for the replacement of the Sagamore bridge, a key transportation link over the Cape Cod Canal. This agreement represents a step forward in modernizing infrastructure and ensuring the long-te  more