WASHINGTON, June 22 -- The National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) issued the following letter on June 21, 2024: * * * Dear Valued NEC Customer, Amtrak is committed to providing a quality experience with on-time service that exceeds customer expectations. Unfortunately, a unique combination of events recently caused major delays in the New York area, affecting travel along a significant section of the Northeast Corridor. On behalf of the entire Amtrak team - I apologize to everyone   more

WASHINGTON, June 22 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following book review on June 21, 2024: * * * Places in Need: The Changing Geography of Poverty. By Scott W. Allard. New York, NY: Russell Sage Foundation, 2017, 300 pp., $32.50. * * * In Places in Need, Scott W. Allard discusses the increase in suburban poverty in the United States over the last several decades. The author finds that the occurrence of suburban poverty is contrary to standard  more

NEW YORK, June 21 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on June 20, 2024: Today at Bradley Beach, NJ, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regional Administrator Lisa F. Garcia announced $258,000 in grant funding to help New Jersey 's coastal communities protect the health of beachgoers. She was joined by Congressman Frank Pallone Jr., Ranking Member of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee, Shawn LaTourette, Commissioner of the New Jersey Departm  more

NEW YORK, June 21 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on June 20, 2024: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $319,00 in grant funding to help Puerto Rico 's coastal communities protect the health of beachgoers. The funding will assist Puerto Rico in conducting water quality monitoring and public notification programs for their beaches. "This funding helps keep beaches and coastal waters clean so that people can have fun, relax and  more

NEW YORK, June 21 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regional Administrator Lisa F. Garcia and We Stay/Nos Quedamos joined other dignitaries at a rooftop community garden to mark the selection of the organization to be awarded a half million dollars to support a climate justice project. The grant is under the Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem Solving Cooperative Agreement Program (EJ CPS) to advan  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following news release on June 21, 2024: The Federal Election Commission cited one campaign committee today for failing to file the 12-Day Pre-Primary Report required by the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended (the Act), for primary elections originally scheduled for June 25, 2024 in New York. As of June 21, 2024, the required disclosure report had not been received from: - King 2024 Campaign Committee (NY-05) Th  more

SYRACUSE, New York, June 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York issued the following news release on June 20, 2024: Michael Gonzalski, 36, was sentenced Tuesday to serve 54 months in federal prison for conspiring to distribute cocaine, possessing cocaine with the intent to distribute, and money laundering, announced United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Frank A. Tarentino III, Special Agent in Charge of the United States Drug Enforcement Administratio  more

ALBANY, New York, June 22 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Transportation Security Administration issued the following news release: The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is prepared for the highest passenger volumes the agency has seen at airport security checkpoints across Upstate New York and nationwide during this summer's travel season, which runs through Labor Day. Since mid-May, TSA has seen multiple days break into the top 10 busiest days in the agency's 22-year  more

WEST POINT, New York, June 22 -- The Military Academy issued the following news release: The American Council of Trustees and Alumni recently recognized the American Foundations minor at the U.S. Military Academy as an "Oasis of Excellence". The American Foundations minor, which is administered by the Department of Social Sciences, focuses on providing an enhanced understanding and appreciation of the American founding and the U.S. Constitution. The program is jointly led by faculty from the D  more