SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts, Aug. 27 -- The National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) issued the following news release: * * * - Tickets now available for trains that will travel on the Knowledge Corridor making stops in Greenfield, Northampton, Holyoke and Springfield * * * Amtrak, in conjunction with MassDOT, is launching a new state supported seven day a week passenger train on Friday, August 30, called the Valley Flyer. The train will travel along the Connecticut River, a region re  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, John H. Durham, issued the following news release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Brian C. Turner, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, announced that KEVIN E. CREED, 67, of Litchfield waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty today in New Haven federal court to wire fraud related to a scheme in which he   more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, John H. Durham, issued the following news release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that a father and son who pleaded guilty to offenses stemming from the fraudulent sale of titanium to a Connecticut defense subcontractor were sentenced today in Bridgeport federal court. U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill sentenced JOHN J. PALIE, JR., 64, of Tiverton, Rhode  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, John H. Durham, issued the following news release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Brian C. Turner, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, announced that JAMES FARRELL, 55, of East Haven, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to one count  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 29 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, John H. Durham, issued the following news release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MARQUIS PARKER, 26, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for his role in a New Haven drug trafficking ring. According to court documents and stateme  more

CONCORD, Massachusetts, Aug. 30 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the following news release: The 50th anniversary of construction completion of Hop Brook Lake and dam in Middlebury, Connecticut, will be held on Sunday, Sept. 8, 2019 with a day in the park of fun family activities, according to officials from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District. Construction of Hop Brook Lake, situated on the brook of the same name in the towns of Middlebury, Waterbury and Naugatuck  more

BRIDGEPORT, Connecticut, Aug. 30 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced a settlement with Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc., that resolved the company's alleged failure to properly report required information about six toxic chemicals it received at and transported from at a facility in Bridgeport. Under the settlement, Safety-Kleen will pay an $82,000 penalty. The company has also come into compliance wi  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Aug. 23 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following story: * * * - We continue our series to introduce the people who work at the Northeast Fisheries Science Center. Each month we feature a new "face" from the Center's five laboratories and share with you a bit about who they are, what they do at the Center, and what they enjoy doing in their spare time. Shannon Meseck is a research chemist at our Milford Laboratory in Milford, Connectic  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- The National Labor Relations Board issued the following decision and direction of election (Case No. 01-RC-179057) by Region 1 Acting Director Paul J. Murphy: FRESHBEV CRAFT JUICERY, LLC, Employer and UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION, LOCAL 371, Petitioner DECISION AND DIRECTION OF ELECTION/1 The Employer, FreshBev Craft Juicery, LLC (Freshbev) is a Connecticut corporation, with an office and place of business in New Haven, Connecticut, where it operates as a   more