BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2024: A Boston-area man pleaded guilty today to his role in Cameron Street, a violent Boston gang. Daronde Bethea, a/k/a "Freeze," 32, of Boston and Brockton, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise, more commonly known as RICO conspiracy; conspiracy to interfere with commerce by force or violence; and being a f  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Ebony Shine, 37, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, 400 grams or more of fentanyl, was sentenced to serve 120 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa. Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert A  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Feb. 13 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2024: Governor Janet Mills today announced nearly $6.5 million in grant awards through her Maine Jobs & Recovery Plan to support upgrades to the electrical grid for Maine businesses, allowing them to invest in new infrastructure, expand operations and facilities, and grow their workforce. The program, an initiative of the Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD), the Governor's En  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 13 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Feb. 12, 2024, to the American Conservative: * * * DoxyPEP Is a Disaster in Waiting By Theodore Dalrymple Fellini's Satyricon comes to the pages of the New England Journal of Medicine. There is a very easy way to eliminate death on the roads: prohibit all traffic. Unfortunately, such a policy would have effects other than the elimination of death on the roads, but road safety experts might have dif  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Northeast Fisheries Science Center issued the following feature story: * * * Scientists used passive acoustics to determine how long offshore wind developers should listen for endangered right whales before construction. * * * A new study by Northeast Fisheries Science Center researchers provides data-driven guidance for using passive acoustic monitoring. This will allow us to more effectively detect North   more