BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 8 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release on Oct. 7, 2024: Today, Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell stood alongside leaders from Abundant Housing Massachusetts, AFL-CIO, Associated Industries of Massachusetts, and Citizens' Housing and Planning Association to express support for the MBTA Communities Law. These are just some of the organizations that filed friend of the court briefs supporting the arguments made by t  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 8 -- The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority issued the following news on Oct. 7, 2024: * * * Upcoming Phase 1 improvements include more frequent Route 86, 104, 109, and 110 service and combining Routes 116/117 to a single Frequent Bus Route. * * * The MBTA today announced that Phase 1 of Bus Network Redesign will launch on Sunday, December 15. The MBTA's Bus Network Redesign is a major initiative of the Better Bus Project aimed at improving bus service rel  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 8 -- The Massachusetts Executive Office of Economic Development issued the following news release on Oct. 7, 2024: * * * First Class of 14 Founders Includes Underrepresented Deep Tech Entrepreneurs from Climatetech, Life Sciences, and Advanced Materials Sectors * * * Today, MassVentures, ven^x, and the Executive Office of Economic Development announced 14 fellows will join the inaugural cohort for the Founders School, a pre-accelerator program for deep tech early-  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release: A member of a large-scale criminal enterprise has been convicted after a four-day trial for distributing large amounts of cocaine throughout Eastern and Western Massachusetts. Vicente Gonzalez, 51, of Chicopee, was convicted on Oct. 3, 2024 of one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine and one coun  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release: A mother and son were sentenced in federal court in Boston for participating in a North Shore-based drug trafficking organization (DTO) that allegedly distributed tens of thousands of counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine. Javier Bello, a/k/a "Javi," 29, of Beverly, Mass. was sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge Dennis F.  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 8 -- The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority issued the following news on Oct. 7, 2024: Due to popular demand, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) today announced that weekday Lynn Ferry services will be extended this fall through Friday, November 29, 2024, extending beyond its typical seasonal schedule. Ferry service schedules are available at mbta.com/ferry. This decision comes as a response to public demand and the services' success during  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: This year, the Northeast Fisheries Science Center hosted 18 students from 12 states and 18 different colleges and universities. Project topic areas ranged from climate change, offshore wind, and microplastics, to fish and fisheries, aquaculture, and protected species. Some projects involved technologies and techniques such as passive acoustics, photography, biodeposition, mass spectrometry, and   more