BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: CONCORD, N.H. - Thirteen defendants have been indicted in connection with drug trafficking organizations out of Manchester and Concord, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Over the past week and a half, law enforcement arrested nine of these defendants on conspiracies to distribute controlled substance charges, namely methamphetamine and   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health issued the following news release on Feb. 25, 2024: * * * Drug can help protect kids with multiple food allergies during accidental exposure. * * * A 16-week course of a monoclonal antibody, omalizumab, increased the amount of peanut, tree nuts, egg, milk and wheat that multi-food allergic children as young as 1 year could consume without an allergic reaction in a late-stage clinic  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management issued the following news release: In support of the Biden-Harris administration's goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has completed its environmental review of the proposed New England Wind project offshore Massachusetts. BOEM estimates the proposed project would generate up to 2,600 megawatts (MW) of electricity, enoug  more

MELBOURNE, Florida, Feb. 27 -- The city of Melbourne issued the following news on Feb. 26, 2024: City of Melbourne officials will formally dedicate and unveil the new sign for the Tim Wakefield Sports Complex during the Eau Gallie Little League Opening Day ceremony, which will be held on Saturday, March 2 at 9 a.m. The Tim Wakefield Sports Complex is located at 1550 Mosswood Drive. On November 14, 2023, the Melbourne City Council approved a resolution to change the name of Crane Field Park to   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A Cranston man has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy that shipped upwards of 100 kilograms of cocaine into Rhode Island from Puerto Rico, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha. Hector G. Rios pleaded guilty on May 9, 2023, to a charge of conspiracy to po  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration today issued a letter to e-commerce companies regarding the sale of pill presses. As regulated entities under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), e-commerce platforms are generally required to comply with CSA recordkeeping, identification, and reporting requirements on the distribution, i  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 27 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Massachusetts and Connecticut companies will pay penalties for reporting violations * * * Three New England-based companies have agreed to pay penalties to settle claims by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that they violated federal law for failure to file required annual pesticide production reports. Recently, EPA Region 1 filed Settlement Agreements involving three compan  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- 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 an unlawfully present citizen of Mexico who was convicted locally of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. Deportation officers from ERO Boston apprehended him Feb. 21 in Waltham. "This unlawfully present Mexican national has been convicted of a violent crime and represented a public sa  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: HARTFORD, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Jahquan Blackwin, also known as "Mula," 27, of Hartford, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to a fentanyl trafficking offense. According to court documents and statements made in court, in   more

SELINSGROVE, Pennsylvania, Feb. 27 -- Susquehanna University issued the following news: March brings an assortment of events to Susquehanna University -- including recitals, lectures, a student art exhibition, a theatre production and the screening of unique documentary on Ukraine's refugees. All events, unless otherwise noted, are free and open to the public. Lecture explores the climate movement Drew Hubbell, associate professor of English at Susquehanna University, will present the annual  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BURLINGTON, Vt. - The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Zaquikon T. Roy, 35, of Brooklyn, New York, was arraigned on February 20, 2024, in U.S. District Court in Burlington, Vermont on a superseding indictment charging the following: conspiracy to distribute cocaine base, fentanyl, and 500 grams o  more