NORFOLK, Virginia, May 10 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: In time for peak whale-watching season, PETA has blanketed the ferry between Martha's Vineyard and Woods Hole with a pointed message reminding everyone of the inconvenient truth about who's responsible for the plummeting numbers of North Atlantic right whales: anyone who eats crustaceans or other sea animals. The ferry blitz follows reports of a right whale spotted off New England entangl  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 10 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BOSTON - A Springfield man was sentenced yesterday for possessing cocaine intended for distribution while on supervised release for a prior heroin distribution conviction. Hector Quinones, 45, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Mark G. Mastroianni to 42 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Quinones was indi  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 11 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell's Office has distributed $1.1 million to 12 organizations as part of the Office's Residential Energy Assistance Grant (REAG) program. REAG is funded through settlement agreements the AGO reached with National Grid and the Berkshire Gas Company. Over the last year, Massachusetts residents have faced record high utility bills. Approximately   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on May 10, 2024: A Springfield man was sentenced yesterday for possessing cocaine intended for distribution while on supervised release for a prior heroin distribution conviction. Hector Quinones, 45, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Mark G. Mastroianni to 42 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Quinones was indicted by a fed  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release: A Colombian businessman has been sentenced for his participation in a money laundering conspiracy. Willian Acosta-Calderin, 53, was sentenced on May 8, 2024 by U.S. District Court Judge Richard G. Stearns to 40 months in prison. The defendant will be subject to deportation proceedings upon completion of the imposed sentence. In February 2024, Acosta-Calderin pl  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on May 10, 2024: A Quincy man was charged today in federal court in Boston for allegedly distributing fentanyl to obtain four firearms. Caesar Ross, 40, was charged by Information with one count of firearms trafficking and one count of distribution and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. Ross was previously arrested on related charges in September 2023  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: The Massachusetts Congressional delegation of Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5), Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Chairman Richard E. Neal (MA-1), Chairman James P. McGovern (MA-2), Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-3), Congressman Jake Auchincloss (MA-4), Congressman Seth Moulton (MA-6), Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-7), Congressman Stephen F. Lynch (MA-8)  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: List of MA HUD Funding by Program (PDF) Washington (May 9, 2024) - The Massachusetts Congressional delegation of Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Chairman Richard E. Neal (MA-01), Chairman James P. McGovern (MA-02), Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), Congressman Jake Auchincloss (MA-04), Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-05), Congressman Seth Moulton (MA-06),  more

WESTBOROUGH, Massachusetts, May 11 (TNScapv) -- The New England First Amendment Coalition issued the following news release on May 9, 2024: The New England First Amendment Coalition continued its international outreach today with a civics and legal program for Middle Eastern and African leaders. The U.S. State Department sponsors short-term visits to the United States for foreign officials, executives and journalists to learn about a variety of topics, including the First Amendment. Since 201  more

WALTHAM, Massachusetts, May 10 -- NEJM Evidence, a peer-reviewed journal from New England Journal of Medicine Group that says it presents clinical trial design and decision-making, published research articles on the following topics in its May 2024 edition (Vol. 3, No. 5): Original Articles: * CDK4/6 Inhibitor Efficacy in ESR1-Mutant Metastatic Breast Cancer * A Trial of Automated Outbreak Detection to Reduce Hospital Pathogen Spread * Intranasal Oxytocin for Obesity * Clinical Guidelines   more

WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, May 11 -- The Marine Biological Laboratory issued the following news: Two microscopes funded by a $4.3 million award from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC) have been installed at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL). The two advanced instruments--a plasma focused ion beam-scanning electron microscope (Thermo Scientific PFIB-SEM Helios Hydra) and a confocal and super-resolution microscope (Leica Stellaris 8 STED)--will allow 2D and 3D reconstruction from   more