WASHINGTON, July 20 - The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $80,401 cooperative agreement to the Appalachian Trail Conservancy of Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, for the completion of deferred maintenance projects for continued visitor access at the Appalachian National Scenic Trail in Connecticut, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, and W  more

NEW YORK, July 19 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: As temperatures rise in New York and New Jersey, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) reminds employers to protect their employees from the dangers of working in hot weather. OSHA's message is simple: Water. Rest. Shade. Employers should encourage workers to drink water every 15 minutes, and take frequent rest breaks  more

NEW YORK, July 15 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a revision to the Administrator's Emphasis List of Superfund Sites Targeted for Immediate, Intense Action (Administrator's Emphasis List). The Diamond Alkali/Passaic site in Newark, New Jersey was removed from the list, and three sites were added: the Arsenic Mine site in Kent, New York; the San Mateo Creek Basin Legacy Uranium Mines site in  more

BYRAM TOWNSHIP, New Jersey, July 15 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing several cleanup technologies to address contamination at the Mansfield Trail Dump Superfund site in Byram Township, New Jersey. Under the proposal, EPA will cap former dump areas, treat contaminated groundwater, and dig-up and remove contaminated soil among other steps to protect public health. "EPA is proposing a comprehensiv  more

JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, New Jersey, July 17 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Lakehurst is reducing production time and costs, while increasing readiness and the safety of its welding artisans by using a new robotic welder. NAWCAD Lakehurst's Prototyping and Manufacturing Division (PMD) implemented a robotic welder in February for its overhaul of Improved Low Loss Launch Valve (ILLLV) bodies, p  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, July 16 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Craig Carpenito, issued the following news release: * * * - Allegedly Paid and Received Kickbacks in Connection with Medically Unnecessary Prescriptions for Pain Creams * * * A doctor and three people associated with a pharmacy were charged today with their respective roles in defrauding the federal workers' compensation program in a $10 million scheme involving illegal kickbacks and medically unnecessary prescr  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, July 16 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Craig Carpenito, issued the following news release: A U.S. Postal Service (USPS) mail carrier was convicted today of conspiring to defraud the United States by getting paid to assist a drug dealer in receiving packages of marijuana through the mails, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. Fred Rivers, 47, of Newark, was convicted of one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States by interfering with and obs  more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, July 17 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Craig Carpenito, issued the following news release: A Camden County, New Jersey, man who owned a janitorial supply company was sentenced today to 50 months in prison for submitting fraudulent bills to a customer and failing to pay taxes on the illicit proceeds of his scheme, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. Mitchell Bleicher, 53, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Robert B. Kugler to an i  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, July 16 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Craig Carpenito, issued the following news release: A City of Paterson police officer today admitted conspiring to violate the civil rights of individuals in Paterson, using unreasonable and excessive force, and filing a false police report to conceal his criminal activity, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. Police Officer Frank Toledo, 30, of Paterson, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Katharine S.   more

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida, July 15 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a revision to the Administrator's Emphasis List of Superfund Sites Targeted for Immediate, Intense Action (Administrator's Emphasis List). The Diamond Alkali/Passaic site in Newark, New Jersey was removed from the list, and three sites were added: the Arsenic Mine site in Kent, New York; the San Mateo Creek Basin Legacy Urani  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following news release: The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled administrative proceedings against Swapnil Rege, a North Brunswick, New Jersey portfolio manager and trader, for mispricing private fund investments, resulting in a large personal bonus. According to the SEC's order, from June 2016 to April 2017, while employed by the fund's adviser, Rege manipulated the inputs he used to value interest  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 - The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $75,000 cooperative agreement to the University of Rhode Island for the development of maps of benthic habitats for portions of submerged lands at the Assateague Island National Seashore in Maryland, Cape Cod National Seashore in Massachusetts, Gateway National Recreation Area in New Jersey and Fire Island National Seashore in New York. The agency description of the grant state  more