BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 3 -- The Berkshire Bank issued the following news release: Berkshire Bank, a relationship-driven, community-focused bank in New England and New York, recently closed a $100 million term financing for Garden City Center, Rhode Island's premier, open-air, retail destination in Cranston owned jointly by CrossHarbor Capital, a leading multi-strategy commercial real estate investor, and WS Development of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Garden City Center offers upscale shop  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-24-0794) on May 1, 2024, entitled "Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment - March 2024": * * * Unemployment rates were higher in March than a year earlier in 269 of the 389 metropolitan areas, lower in 89 areas, and unchanged in 31 areas, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. A total of 77 areas had jobless rates of less than 3.0 percent and 12 area  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, May 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Stephen Belleau, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, and Norwalk Police Chief James Walsh today announced that the following six individuals have been charged with federal offenses stemming from their alleged involvement i  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 3 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: * * * EPA announces latest round of funding toward President Biden's commitment to replace every lead pipe in the nation, protecting public health and helping to deliver safe drinking water * * * Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $50,095,000 from President Biden's Investing in America agenda to help Massachusetts identify and replace lead service lines  more

HANSCOM AFB, Massachusetts, May 3 -- The U.S. Air Force's Hanscom Air Force Base issued the following news: By Mark Wyatt, 66th Air Base Group Public Affairs Patriot Honor Guard officials are seeking Airmen to serve as ceremonial guardsmen for rotations ranging from six months to two to three years. The positions are available for Airmen in the ranks of airman first class to technical sergeant, as well as second lieutenants to captains. "We're looking to expand our team with quality Airmen w  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release: A Cranston, R.I. man pleaded guilty on April 30, 2024 in federal court in Boston to his involvement in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) that distributed fentanyl throughout Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Mario Rafael Dominguez-Ortiz, 27, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl. U  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: A Springfield woman pleaded guilty on Tuesday to possessing fentanyl intended for distribution. Karyela Santiago, 27, pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. U.S. District Court Judge Mark G. Mastroianni scheduled sentencing for Aug. 8, 2024. In September 2023, Santiago was indicted by a federal grand jury. O  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 3 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * For the MIT Visiting Artist Chloe Bensahel, fabric itself tells the story. * * * By Elisabeth Vincentelli, Arts at MIT In 2021, a curator at the Smithsonian Institution contacted Chloe Bensahel, currently the MIT 2023-24 Ida Ely Rubin Artist in Residence, and told her about some objects that had been made for space missions. "They were weavings of conductive yarn with mag  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, May 2 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 26,997) on April 30, 2024, involving Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electric) Corp.: * * * Petition for Approval of Retail Rate Adjustments and Property Tax Adjustment Order Approving Rate Adjustments In this docket, Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electric) Corp. d/b/a Liberty (Liberty) filed a petition to adjust two charges--the Stranded Cost Charge (SCC) and the Trans  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, May 2 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following gas order (No. 26,999) on April 30, 2024, involving Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. dba Liberty-Keene Division: * * * Summer 2024 Cost of Gas Order Establishing Cost of Gas Rates In this order, the Commission APPROVES the 2024 summer cost of gas (COG) rate proposed by Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty Keene Division (Liberty Keene). The new cost   more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: A 40-year-old permit is under scrutiny and may be yet another fly in the ointment for plans to develop Sears Island into a logistical hub for future floating offshore wind facilities, according to Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) and Islesboro Islands Trust (IIT). The permit issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) authorizing the Maine Depar  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following statement on May 2, 2024 on May 2, 2024: * * * Today, Congressman Amo (RI-01) released the following statement after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $28,650,000 from President Biden's Investing in America agenda to help Rhode Island identify and replace lead service lines, preventing exposure to lead in drinking water. Today's announcement, funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and available  more

LINCOLN, Massachusetts, May 3 -- Trustees of Reservations issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: Massachusetts- and New York-based artist Tomashi Jackson, recipient of the 24th Rappaport Prize, will present her Rappaport Lecture at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 16, at deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum in Lincoln, Mass. The event is free and open to the public. Established in 2000 and endowed in perpetuity in 2010, the prize was established by The Phyllis and Jerome Lyle Rappaport Foundatio  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: BOSTON (May 2, 2024) - Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) joins in celebrating an announcement from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency of $50,095,000 from President Biden's Investing in America agenda to help Massachusetts identify and replace lead service lines, preventing exposure to lead in drinking water. Lead can cause a range of serious health impacts, including irreversible har  more