JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, July 12 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: A significant research study, made possible through a Defense Health Agency Restoral program grant in collaboration with the 59th Medical Wing, was published in the New England Journal of Medicine, on June 13, 2024. The article, titled "Noninvasive Ventilation for Preoxygenation During Emergency Intubation," presents critical advancements in the fiel  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, July 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Stephen Belleau, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, today announced that a federal grand jury in Bridgeport has returned an indictment charging LUIS OLIVER-GARCIA, also known as "Bebo," 34, of New London, with cocaine distribution  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 13 -- The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation issued the following news release on July 12, 2024: * * * First Comprehensive Rehabilitation of the Tower Since 1939 Replaced Building's Mortar, Rebuilt Rear Chimney, Replaced Fireplace and Added Accessible Ramp and New Safety Features * * * The Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) celebrated the completion of a $1 million project to restore and improve access to Eliot Tower and Pavilion   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 13 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: EPA New England's Healthy Communities Grant Program is now accepting applications for projects of up to $40,000 in federal funding that will benefit New England communities in one or more target areas. The deadline to submit a proposal is Friday, November 1, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. EPA plans to award approximately 15 cooperative agreements.,000 in federal funding that will benefit New England co  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: BOSTON Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston apprehended a 37-year-old Salvadoran national convicted of sex crimes against a minor in Boston. Deportation officers from ERO Boston arrested Jose Bladimir Gavidia Hernandez June 14 at the Suffolk County House of Correction in Boston. "Jose Bladimir Gavidia Hernandez unlawfully entered the United States and co  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 13 -- GBH, a multiplatform creator for public media, issued the following news release on July 12, 2024: Boston public media producer GBH today announced the new three-part documentary series Sea Change: The Gulf of Maine, a NOVA Special Presentation will premiere Wednesdays, July 24 - August 7 at 10 p.m. ET on PBS, the PBS App, and NOVA on YouTube. A first look clip can be found HERE [View clip in the link at bottom.]. Sea Change explores a body of water that is wa  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 13 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on July 12, 2024: On Monday, July 15, Governor Dan McKee will host the inaugural meeting of Rhode Island's Artificial Intelligence (AI) Task Force. The task force, established by an executive order (https://governor.ri.gov/executive-orders/executive-order-24-06) issued by the Governor, has been charged with assessing and advising state policymakers on the risks and opportunities presente  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release: A Revere man has been sentenced in federal court in Boston for cocaine related offenses. Francisco Restrepo Mesa, 55, was sentenced on July 10, 2024 by U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper to 68 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release. In April 2024, Restrepo pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and to posse  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Today, after more than five years of advocacy, Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Congressman Bill Keating (D-Mass.), and Governor Maura Healey announced the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) and Army Corps of Engineers a billion dollar grant to replace the Cape Cod Bridges under the Bipartis  more