WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following book review: * * * Manufacturing Advantage: War, the State, and the Origins of American Industry, 1776-1848. By Lindsay Schakenbach Regele. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2019, 167 pp., $62.00 hardcover. * * * In the course of eight informative and entertaining chapters, Lindsay Schakenbach Regele, the author of Manufacturing Advantage: War, the State, and the Origins   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: BOSTON U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston arrested a 68 -year-old El Salvadoran national Dec. 17, who is wanted for failing to register as a Sex Offender. Candelario Navarrete was arraigned by the East Boston, Massachusetts District Court for the offense of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender, on May 2, the c  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston issued the following Beige Book on Dec. 4, 2024: * * * Summary of Economic Activity Economic activity was down a bit on balance in this reporting period, driven in part by unusual weather patterns that delayed seasonal goods purchases. Prices increased at a slight pace. Employment held steady despite a slowdown in hiring demand, and wage increases were modest. Consumers held back on restaurant spending, leading to softer sales  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: Where did you grow up? I grew up in a small town in Vermont. I spent most of my childhood outside in nature, driving my interest in environmental science. Being from a landlocked state, I was always eager to visit and explore the ocean. This ultimately motivated me to study both marine and environmental sciences in college. Kelsi conducting a creel intercept survey with a shore fisherman in   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Dec. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Hampshire issued the following news release: A Methuen, Massachusetts man was sentenced to federal prison for distributing methamphetamine in New Hampshire, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Leuris Xavier Guerrero Valdez, 30, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge Landya McCafferty to 72 months in federal prison and three years of supervised release for distribution of methamphetamine. "M  more