WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it expects to award a mandatory grant for enhanced hunter education, safety in Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia and West Virginia. The award ceiling for this funding opportunity is $240,000. The agency said the grant was associated with natural resources. The funding is open to state go  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it expects to award a mandatory grant for sport fish populations restoration in Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia and West Virginia. The award ceiling for this funding opportunity is $10 million. The agency said the grant was associated with natural resources. The funding is open to stat  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it expects to award a mandatory grant for wildlife restoration and basic hunter education in Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia and West Virginia. The award ceiling for this funding opportunity is $10 million. The agency said the grant was associated with natural resources. The funding is  more

WEST BETHESDA, Maryland, Sept. 24 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division engineer Craig Madden was awarded the National Defense Industrial Association's Bronze Medal for his dedication in the area of undersea warfare, specifically his work in propulsor technologies, which has directly contributed to the acoustic superiority owned by the United States submarines and their future fleet. The NDIA awards were presented in Groton,   more

WEST BETHESDA, Maryland, Sept. 24 -- The Naval Surface Warfare Center issued the following news: Every year, the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) hosts an Undersea Warfare Technology Conference in the fall, inviting industrial, academic, government and military personnel of the Navy to discuss all things undersea warfare, as well as recognize major contributors to the United States' dominance in undersea warfare. During the Sept. 17 event in Groton, Connecticut, Michael Slater of   more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 4 -- 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 DANIEL LION, 65, of Hamden, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to nine months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for embezzling more than $100,000 from the City of New Haven. Judge Hall also fined Lion $7500 and   more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 3 -- 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 Kristina O'Connell, Special Agent in Charge of IRS Criminal Investigation in New England, announced that DEVON WILLIAMS, 30, of Atlanta, Georgia, pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to preparing false tax returns According to court documents a  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 3 -- 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, today announced that VALERIE WILLIAMS, LPC, and her business, CIRCLE OF LIFE TRANSITION CENTER, LLC, have entered into a civil settlement agreement with the federal and state governments and will pay more than $45,000 to resolve allegations that they violated the federal and state False Cla  more

STAMFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 30 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced the agency's award of a $546,610 grant to the City of Stamford, Connecticut that will help the city replace seven diesel-powered garbage trucks with new trucks that meet 2019 EPA emissions standards. This grant was made available under a competitive national grant program administered by EPA with funding authorized by Congress u  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Fannie Mae issued the following corporate news release: * * * - Transaction Represents Company's Continued Commitment to Credit Risk Transfer * * * Fannie Mae (FNMA/OTCQB) priced Connecticut Avenue Securities(R) (CAS) Series 2019-R06, a $1.3 billion note offering that represents Fannie Mae's latest CAS REMIC(TM) transaction. CAS is Fannie Mae's benchmark issuance program designed to share credit risk on its single-family conventional guaranty book of business. "We are   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release - SEC vs. Westport Capital Markets and Christopher E. McClure, Civil Action No. 3:17-cv-02064 (D. Conn., filed Dec. 11, 2017): On September 30, 2019, a federal district court in Connecticut granted partial summary judgment in the Securities and Exchange Commission's favor in the SEC's pending action against Westport Capital Markets, LLC, a Connecticut-based investment advisory firm, and its prin  more

GROTON, Connecticut, Sept. 23 -- The Naval Surface Warfare Center issued the following news: Dr. James "Tory" Cobb, distinguished scientist for advanced signal processing and automation in mine warfare at Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) received the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) Award for Technical Achievement in Undersea Warfare Sept. 17 in Groton, Conn. The NDIA Undersea Warfare Division Bronze Award recognizes outstanding individual achievements  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: The Navy will christen its newest attack submarine, the future USS Oregon (SSN 793), during a 10 a.m. EDT ceremony Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019, at General Dynamics Electric Boat in Groton, Connecticut. Rep. Greg Walden of Oregon will deliver the ceremony's principal address. The submarine's sponsor is Mrs. Dana Richardson. The ceremony will be highlighted by Mrs. Richardson breaking a bottle of sparkling wine ac  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 1 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York issued the following news release: The Federal Reserve Bank of New York today announced the appointment of Lisa Whitaker to its Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council (CDIAC), effective immediately. Council members are representatives from commercial banks, thrift institutions, and credit unions with assets under $10 billion and headquartered in the Second District (New York, Northern New Jersey, Fairfield County Connecticut,  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Transportation Security Administration issued the following news release: * * * - The one-year countdown is on for REAL ID implementation * * * Do you have a star on your Connecticut driver's license? If not, there's still time to get your REAL ID driver's license with that star on it. Connecticut residents who want to board an airplane for a domestic flight will soon need a star on their driver's license, indicat  more