WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Amid Trump Attacks on Naturalization Ceremonies and Process, Senator Markey Introduces Legislation to Amend Immigration and Nationality Act * Bill Text (PDF) | One-Pager (PDF) Washington (December 18, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today introduced the Naturalization and Oath Ceremony Protection Act, legislation that would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 to   more

WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, Dec. 19 [Category: Biology] -- The Marine Biological Laboratory, an affiliate of the University of Chicago, posted the following news: * * * An Energy-Based Perspective on Microbial Food Web Structure * The oceans are teeming with microbes like bacteria and phytoplankton that play an outsized role in climate regulation. These microorganisms absorb carbon, cycle nutrients, and form the base of the ocean food web. Yet despite their importance, scientists know relativ  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Byfield Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Methamphetamine Trafficking Ring * BOSTON - A Byfield man pleaded guilty today to his role in a conspiracy to distribute crystal methamphetamine. James Adams, a/k/a "Jimmy," 43, pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute 50 grams and more of methamphetamine and one count of conspiracy to di  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Moulton Leads Democratic Veterans and the Ranking Members of the National Security Committees in Introducing Legislation to Prevent Unauthorized War with Venezuela * WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congressman Seth Moulton (MA-06) officially introduced the No Unauthorized War with Venezuela Act in the U.S. House of Representatives. The legislation prohibits the executive branch from spendi  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2025: * * * Democratic Health Leaders Demand Answers on Trump's Shady Drug Deals After another Trump announcement that lacks transparency or any detail, Committee Leaders press major pharmaceutical companies on whether agreements actually lower prices for medications or just enrich Trump's family * Ways and Means Committee Ranking   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Dominican National Indicted for Emergency Rental Assistance COVID-19 Relief Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft * BOSTON - A Dominican national lawfully residing in Worcester has been indicted for using other peoples' identities - including a deceased individual - to fraudulently obtain $137,100 in emergency rental assistance funds intended to provide h  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Reaches Settlement Agreement with Mass. Metal Plating Company for Hazardous Waste Violations * BOSTON (December 19, 2025) - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement agreement with CIL Electroplating, Inc. (CIL), a Massachusetts-based metal plating and finishing company to resolve violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and the Massachusetts   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Fall River Man Convicted of Drug Distribution Resulting in Death of a Minor and the Sale of Drugs and Machineguns on Telegram App * BOSTON - A Fall River man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to drug distribution resulting in the death of a minor, as well as multiple other charges filed this week associated with his sale of drugs, mach  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Reserve System reviewed an application from Mutual Bancorp, Hyannis, Massachusetts, to merge with Bluestone Financial MHC, Raynham, Massachusetts. Mutual Bancorp aims to acquire Bluestone Bank, Raynham, Massachusetts. This proposal falls under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 and Regulation Y, which govern how entities gain control of bank shares or assets. The public portion of the filing is available for inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank of  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Former State Senator Pleads Guilty to Obstruction of Justice * BOSTON - Former Massachusetts State Senator Dean Tran pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to attempting to cover up a sham job offer from his sister's company. Tran, 50, of Fitchburg, pleaded guilty to one count of obstruction of justice and one count of making a false statemen  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Dec. 19 -- Hampshire College issued the following news: * * * Hampshire College Professor Jess Erion Is Narrative Designer of a New Virtual Reality Game * According to one reviewer, " Hotel Infinity is a standout example of true room-scale VR, and a must-own for anyone interested in understanding the potential of this medium... What a revelation of a game this is." [Room-scale virtual reality experiences allow players to move freely within an area of play as their rea  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 19 -- Harvard University issued the following news: * * * Research team awarded Schmidt Sciences grant for AI humanities project A Harvard research team led by Peter K. Bol, Charles H. Carswell Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, has been awarded a $600,000 grant from Schmidt Sciences for a project to develop multilingual AI tools to help scholars access, analyze, and compare Eurasian historical documents. The team is one of 23 around the world  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 18 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mass General Brigham issued the following news release: * * * Healthy Cholesterol Levels: Types of Cholesterol and Why They Matter * Heart disease is widespread yet many people don't know that it's the leading cause of death in the United States. Maintaining healthy cholesterol levels gives you a lower risk of heart disease and of dying from a cardiac event such as a heart attack or stroke. Christopher Cannon, MD, a cardiologist wit  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * In Response to Trump Administration's Attacks on Refugees, Sen. Markey and Rep. Lofgren Reintroduce Legislation to Protect Refugee Entry into the United States * Bill Text (PDF) Washington (December 18, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Representative Zoe Lofgren (CA-18) today, on International Migrants Day, reintroduced the Guaranteed Refugee Admission Ceiling Enhancement (  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Lawrence Man Indicted for Distributing Counterfeit Pills Containing Methamphetamine and Fentanyl * BOSTON - A Lawrence man has been charged in a seven-count indictment for allegedly distributing thousands of counterfeit pills containing methamphetamine and fentanyl. Randy Recinos, 31, was indicted by a federal grand jury on four counts of distribution  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Markey Statement on Reports That Trump Administration Will Escalate Cruel Denaturalization Efforts * Washington (December 18, 2025) Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement in response to reports that the Trump administration will escalate denaturalization efforts, the latest in a cruel and callous slew of attacks on immigrants and their rights to citizenship.   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Markey, Van Hollen, Whitehouse, Dingell Statement on D.C. Circuit's Decision to Rehear Case on Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Grants * Washington (December 18, 2025) - Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), and Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) welcomed the decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 19 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mass General Brigham issued the following news release: * * * Mass General Brigham Announces 2025 Recipients of Krantz Awards for Cancer Research * The 2025 class of awardees will receive more than $6 million in funding to accelerate groundbreaking cancer research. BOSTON, MA - The Krantz Family Center for Cancer Research at the Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute today announced the selection of 19 scientists who have been awarde  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 19 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * "Wait, we have the tech skills to build that" From robotics to apps like "NerdXing," senior Julianna Schneider is building technologies to solve problems in her community * Students can take many possible routes through MIT's curriculum, which can zigag through different departments, linking classes and disciplines in unexpected ways. With so many options, charting an academic pat  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 19 [Category: Sociological] -- Oxfam America issued the following news release: * * * Oxfam Reaction to IPC Report on Gaza showing improvement but majority still facing acute food insecurity * Responding to today's Integrated Food Security Classification (IPC) report, Oxfam's Marta Valdes Garcia, Humanitarian Director, said: "There remains appalling and preventable levels of hunger in Gaza. Israel is allowing far too little aid to enter, even as it continues to   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Pressley Condemns Trump Admin. for Defying Epstein Files Transparency Act, Continues Push for Survivors' Healing * As a Survivor of Sexual Abuse, Pressley Has Led Efforts in Congress to Center Survivors, Demand Transparency, Accountability WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) issued the following statement after Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche confirmed that the Departmen  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Roslindale Man Arrested for Drug Conspiracy * BOSTON - A Roslindale man has been arrested and charged in connection with an alleged fentanyl distribution conspiracy, following a series of controlled purchases in Brookline and Boston. Shaquylle Burden, 31, was charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl. Burden was arrested on Dec. 11,   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey Condemns Proposed Trump Admin. Rules Restricting Access to Gender-Affirming Care * Markey: "Youth across the country will suffer because of Trump and RFK, Jr." Washington, D.C. (December 18, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), top Democrat on the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Primary Health and Retirement Security Subcommittee, released the followin  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Markey, Warren, Rep. Trahan Statement on Escalating Violence Between Cambodia and Thailand * Washington (December 19, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass), Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Representative Lori Trahan (MA-03) released the following statement today on the escalation of violence along the Cambodia-Thailand border. In recent weeks, long-standing tensions have   more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Dec. 19 -- The University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine posted the following news: * * * Study: Gaps in genetic testing hit black, low-income hardest * Black patients and patients from socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods are dramatically under-represented in genetics clinicsoften at rates half or less than those of White patients or individuals from wealthier areasaccording to researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the Universi  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The U.S. International Trade Commission issued the following news release: * * * USITC Institutes Section 337 Investigation of Certain Open-Ear Earpiece Devices * News Release 25-129 Inv. No(s). 337-TA-1470 Contact: Claire Huber, 202-205-1819 The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) voted to institute an investigation of certain open-ear earpiece devices. These products at issue in the investigation are described in the Commission's notice of investigatio  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Markey, Trahan Statement on Escalating Violence Between Cambodia and Thailand * Washington, D.C. \- Today, Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Representative Lori Trahan (D-Mass.) released the following statement on the escalation of violence along the Cambodia-Thailand border: "We are deeply concerned by the escalation of violence along the Cam  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * West Roxbury Man Indicted for Fentanyl Distribution * BOSTON - A West Roxbury man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for drug distribution offenses involving fentanyl. Santo Leandro Duverge Tejeda, a/k/a "La Nina," 29, was indicted on two counts of distribution of and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and one count of possession wit  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * With Black Unemployment Soaring, Pressley, Clarke Request Federal Reserve Act & Brief Congressional Black Caucus on Response to Crisis * November Jobs Report Shows Black Unemployment Highest it's Been Since 2021 and Black Women's Unemployment at 7.1% Compared to 4.6% Overall Pressley Has Repeatedly Sounded the Alarm on Pushout of Black Women from Workforce Under Trump, Demanded Action from Federa  more