BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2024: An associate of the violent Boston gang Cameron Street pleaded guilty yesterday to drug trafficking charges in federal court in Boston. Michael Lopes, a/k/a "Meech," 35, of Pawtucket, R.I., pleaded guilty to a one-count Superseding Information charging him with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine, cocaine base   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon (R-PR), along with Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI), introduced a bill to boost the creative economy and support the development of jobs and arts businesses across the nation. The Comprehensive Resources for Entrepreneurs in the Arts to Transform the Economy (CREATE) Act would support artists, entrepreneurs, and workers in growing their business  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: BOSTON -- Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston apprehended un unlawfully present Salvadoran national and registered sex offender Jan. 26 in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Deportation officers from ERO Boston arrested the 26-year-old, who had been convicted in Norwalk, Connecticut, for possessing child sexual abuse material in 2020. "This unlawfully presen  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: BOSTON -- Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston arrested a Portuguese national convicted of indecent assault and battery on a child under 14. Deportation officers from ERO Boston apprehended the 69-year-old Portuguese national Jan. 19 at the Bristol Police Department in Bristol, Rhode Island. "This Portuguese national sexually assaulted an innocent c  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 10 -- GLBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders posted the following news release on Feb. 9, 2024: Today, Rhode Island legislators introduced the "Health Care Provider Shield Act," (SB2262/HB7577) to protect Rhode Island's health care system, doctors and other medical care providers, and patients from hostile out-of-state laws that could negatively impact delivery of care in the Ocean State. Sponsored by Senator Dawn Euer and Representative John G. Edwards, the Health Car  more

BANGOR, Maine, Feb. 10 -- Husson University issued the following news release: Husson University is expanding its online degree programs with the addition of five new offerings that will begin accepting applications this spring. The three undergraduate and two graduate degree programs were unanimously approved by the Husson University Board of Trustees in January and will expand on Husson's growing footprint of online programs. The new programs are Bachelor of Science in Applied Health Scienc  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Feb. 10 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2024: Governor Janet Mills today announced the availability of $4.4 million in Federal funds through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) to increase the resilience of Maine's electrical grid to the effects of extreme storms. The funds will be administered by the Governor's Energy Office (GEO) through the Maine Grid Resilience Program which will support resilience projects such as weatherizing  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Today, Acting United States Attorney Jonathan S. Ross announced that King Drug Co., Inc. (King Drug), a pharmacy previously doing business in Samson, Alabama, along with owner Traci Revels McCoy, is liable to the United States for $110,000 in civil monetary penalties after failing to comply with recordkeeping requirements o  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) today introduced the Comprehensive Resources for Entrepreneurs in the Arts to Transform the Economy (CREATE) Act. The bipartisan legislation will support artists and small businesses in creative industries by increasing access to federal resources to help them grow. "Local artists, writers, performers, and the creative industry they support are   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- The Senate Budget Committee issued the following written testimony by fishing guide and lodge owner Kyle Schaefer involving a hearing on Jan. 24, 2024, entitled "Warming Seas, Cooling Economy: How the Climate Crisis Threatens Ocean Industries": * * * Thank you to Chairman Whitehouse, Ranking Member Grassley, and members of the Committee, for inviting me to join you. It's truly an honor to provide this testimony as a businessperson, an angler, a captain, a father and a fi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee issued the following testimony by Ziyad Al-Aly, a clinical epidemiologist at the Washington University in Saint Louis, involving a hearing on Jan. 18, 2024, entitled "Addressing Long COVID: Advancing Research and Improving Patient Care": * * * Chairman Sanders, Ranking Member Dr. Cassidy, and members of the United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions: Thank you for the opportunity to   more

DARTMOUTH, Massachusetts, Feb. 10 -- The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth campus issued the following news release: U.S. News & World Report recently released their online rankings for 2024, ranking UMass Dartmouth programs among the best in the nation in 8 different categories, highlighted by the Charlton College of Business's online bachelor's in business programs placing #10 in the nation and second among all New England institutions, public or private. The university's online bachelo  more

DARTMOUTH, Massachusetts, Feb. 10 -- The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth campus issued the following news release: UMass Dartmouth and a national team of universities, laboratories, and governmental agencies led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst were recently selected by the U.S. Department of Energy to create the Academic Center for Reliability and Resilience of Offshore Wind (ARROW). ARROW will work to increase the reliability and equitability of offshore wind energy across the  more

DURHAM, New Hampshire, Feb. 10 -- The University of New Hampshire issued the following news release: During the recent NFC championship playoff game the coach of the Detroit Lions, Dan Campbell, faced a tough decision - trust the analytics or trust his gut? Listen to some old-school NFL watchers and the feeling was the team used too much math. But according to Peter Zaimes, lecturer in decision sciences at the University of New Hampshire and an expert in sports analytics, those kinds of decisio  more