NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 17 -- 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 ERIC WILLIAMS, 38, of Danbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to two years of probation for smuggling phones into the Federal Correctional Institution in Danbury (FCI Danbury) where he was employed. Judge Bolden ordered Williams to   more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release: After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Nolita LLC - operating as Nolita Ristorante in East Hartford, Connecticut - and owner Vishal Sharma has paid $19,657 in back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages to 14 current and former employees to resolve violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The investigation found the employers viol  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: More than $1.375 million has been awarded to the Connecticut Department of Transportation for debris removal operations in the wake of the severe storms, tornadoes and straight-line winds of federally-declared disaster DR-4385-CT. This funding is a result of a partnership between FEMA and the Connecticut Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security.   more

CONCORD, Massachusetts, Oct. 15 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-New England District issued the following news release: The National Audubon Society - Connecticut Chapter of Southbury, Connecticut, is seeking to modify the Audubon Connecticut In-Lieu Fee (ILF) Program Instrument with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District with the addition of seven individual projects. The Connecticut ILF program is authorized by the New England District, Army Corps of Engineers. A copy of   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 54314) involving Pavement Inspection Technologies, Bridgeport, Connecticut: STOLEN NUCLEAR DENSITY GAUGE FROM TRUCK The following report is a summary of the information received via phone call: On 10/6/19, the radiation safety officer (RSO) noticed that one of the company vehicles appeared to have been broken into and the windows were smashed. The RSO conducted an inventory of the density gau  more