Saturday - November 23, 2024
Federal Tipoffs Involving Connecticut Newsletter for Sunday October 27, 2024 ( 4 items )  

BLS - Northeast Region Issues Report Entitled 'Planning Region Employment and Wages in Connecticut - First Quarter 2024'
NEW YORK, Oct. 24 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Northeast Regional Information Office issued a report on Oct. 23, 2024, entitled "Planning Region Employment and Wages in Connecticut - First Quarter 2024": * * * Employment rose in 5 of the 6 largest planning regions--a county-level equivalent--in Connecticut from March 2023 to March 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (Large planning regions are those with annual average employment  more

New Calculator Helps Oyster Growers Measure the Water Quality Benefits of Farms
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: When it comes to removing excess nutrients from waterways, shellfish are a powerhouse. The NOAA Milford Lab in Connecticut studies the environmental benefits--also called ecosystem services--that shellfish provide. Nutrient removal is a particularly valuable ecosystem service. Nutrients like nitrogen are essential to life, but often excess nutrients end up in coastal waters from human sources   more

New Haven Resident Sentenced to 42 Months in Federal Prison for Role in Narcotics Distribution Ring
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: NEW HAVEN, Conn. Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that LISA FAUSEL, 61, of New Haven, formerly of Milford, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Omar A. Williams in Hartford to 42 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for participating in a narcotics   more

Physician, Physician Assistant, and Practice Pay $300K to Resolve Controlled Substances Act Allegations
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BERLIN, Conn. Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Stephen P. Belleau, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, today announced that Dr. STEVEN SHIFREEN, Physician Assistant CHRISTOPHER NORVAL, and MULTICARE MUSCULOSKETETAL MEDICINE AND PAIN MANAGEMENT  more