PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 11 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on Oct. 10, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region - September 2024": * * * Area prices were up 0.3 percent over the past month, up 3.4 percent from a year ago. * * * Prices in the Northeast Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), rose 0.3 percent in September,   more

NEW YORK, Oct. 11 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Northeast Regional Information Office issued a report on Oct. 10, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Boston-Cambridge-Newton - September 2024": * * * Area prices up 0.7 percent over the two months; up 3.4 percent over the year * * * Prices in the Boston area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), rose 0.7 percent over the two months ending in September 2024, after a  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA announces new final regulations and new funding under the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America agenda for clean drinking water * * * BOSTON (Oct. 8, 2024) - Today, the Biden-Harris Administration issued a final rule requiring drinking water systems across the country to identify and replace lead pipes within 10 years. The Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI) also require  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 11 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release on Oct. 10, 2024: * * * 11-Month-Long Investigation Results in Search Warrants for 15 Locations, 13 Individuals, Five Cellphones, and Three Vehicles * * * A joint operation early Wednesday morning, October 2, 2024, by the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office's Enterprise & Major Crimes Division (EMCD) and the Massachusetts State Police (MSP), in partnership with the MSP C  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 11 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on Oct. 10, 2024: Today, Governor Maura Healey and Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll joined state legislators and animal advocates to ceremonially sign H4919, An Act to increase kennel safety AKA Ollie's Law. This legislation updates licensure and regulation of kennels and other pet boarding facilities to keep animals in their care safe. The law was inspired by the story of Ollie and his mom   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on Oct. 10, 2024: Magellan Diagnostics, Inc., a medical device company headquartered in Billerica, Mass., was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for criminal charges related to the concealment of a device malfunction that produced inaccurately low lead test results for tens of thousands of children and other patients. Magellan has been ordered to pay  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release: Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. and Teva Neuroscience, Inc. (collectively Teva) have agreed to pay $425 million to resolve allegations that Teva paid kickbacks via two co-pay assistance foundations in violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) and False Claims Act. The government's complaint, filed in 2020, alleged that from 2006 to 2017, Teva manipulated the   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 11 -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued the following news on Oct. 10, 2024: * * * The City has also begun developing the next iteration of the Climate Action Plan * * * On Tuesday, Mayor Michelle Wu signed an Executive Order creating the Boston Climate Council, a key partnership that will coordinate the City's all-of-government approach to combating climate change and advancing resilience. This group consists of thirteen Cabinet Chiefs and will be co-lead by the Ch  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 11 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release: Attorney General John M. Formella announces that the Rockingham County Grand Jury has returned indictments against Tracy Lowell, age 54, and William Bodeau, age 60, both of Brownfield, Maine. Ms. Lowell has been indicted on one count of Conspiracy to Possess a Controlled Drug with Intent to Distribute; Subsequent Offense and one count of Possession of a Controlled Drug with Intent   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Oct. 11 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2024: Attorney General Hilgers announced today that a coalition of 50 Attorneys General has reached a settlement with Marriott International, Inc. as the result of an investigation into a large multi-year data breach of one of its guest reservation databases. The Federal Trade Commission, which has been coordinating closely with the states throughout this investigation, has reached   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: Since 2006, NOAA has partnered with colleges to provide undergraduate students college-funded summer internship opportunities. Students enrolled in one of the partner colleges apply and participate through that college. NOAA collaborates with other universities to offer internship opportunities to help them fulfill their degree requirements. We also mentor students who receive internship and fe  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2024: The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced fraud charges against three companies purporting to be market makers and nine individuals for engaging in schemes to manipulate the markets for various crypto assets being offered and sold as securities to retail investors. As alleged, the schemes were intended to induce investor victims to purchase the crypto assets by creating   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: A Massachusetts man was convicted of felony and misdemeanor offenses related to his conduct during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. Michael St. Pierre, 46, of Swansea, Massachusetts, was  more