WASHINGTON, July 16 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-24-1269) on July 3, 2024, entitled "Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment - May 2024": * * * Unemployment rates were higher in May than a year earlier in 269 of the 389 metropolitan areas, lower in 83 areas, and unchanged in 37 areas, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. A total of 91 areas had jobless rates of less than 3.0 percent and 5 areas   more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: BOSTON, MASS (July 15, 2024) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed a plan to clean up the Collins & Aikman Plant (former) Superfund Site in Farmington, NH. EPA will hold a public meeting to update the community on the proposed remediation plan and a public hearing to accept verbal comments. The deadline to submit written public comments is August 30, 2024. EPA's proposed plan s  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 15 -- 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, today announced that PABEL MIGUEL ACOSTA-COLON, 36, a citizen of the Dominican Republic last residing in Jersey City, New Jersey, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny in Hartford to 22 months of imprisonment for distribu  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: BOSTON Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston removed a 37-year-old unlawfully present fugitive wanted by Brazilian authorities for failure to serve a 14-year prison sentence for multiple convictions of rape of a vulnerable child. Deportation officers from ERO Boston removed Saulo Cardoso-Ferreira from the United States to Brazil June 28 and turned him over  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 16 -- GBH, a multiplatform creator for public media, issued the following news release on July 15, 2024: Deadlock, a dynamic new one-hour special from GBH, airing and streaming nationwide on PBS, aims to facilitate civil dialogue in an era dominated by polarizing debates. Moderated by Aaron Tang, professor at UC Davis School of Law, the series will feature a diverse panel of influential figures from legal, political, and cultural spheres delving into complex, ethical  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 15 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BOSTON A Georgia woman has been sentenced in federal court in Boston for her involvement in trafficking cocaine and cocaine base as part of a larger drug trafficking conspiracy. Tatiana Morrissey, 39, of Atlanta, Ga., was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Richard G. Stearns to nine months in prison and three years of supervised release.  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Innovation, Data and Commerce released the following written testimony by Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina M. Khan from a July 9, 2024, hearing entitled "The Fiscal Year 2025 Federal Trade Commission Budget": * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) 5. Preventing Financial Exploitation The FTC brought 18 federal court actions in recent years against companies that allegedly targeted financially insecure consumers and made fals  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on July 15, 2024: Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) led a letter with 54 other members to Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Shalanda Young and Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) Administrator Richard Revesz, expressing concerns with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admini  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, July 11 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission issued the following order approving stipulation (No. 2023-00327): * * * CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS, INC., Request for Approval of Change of Control ORDER APPROVING STIPULATION BARTLETT, Chair; SCULLY and GILBERT, Commissioners I. SUMMARY By this Order, the Commission approves the June 26, 2024, Stipulation entered into by Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. (CCHI), Consolidated Communications of Northern New England   more

AUGUSTA, Maine, July 10 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission issued the following order (No. 2024-00113): * * * ZAYO NORTHEAST LLC, Request for Approval of Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity ORDER BARTLETT, Chair; SCULLY and GILBERT, Commissioners I. SUMMARY By this Order, the Commission grants the petition of Zayo Northeast, LLC (the Company) for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to provide facilities-based and resold local exchange telecommunications serv  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 15 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BRIDGEPORT, Conn. 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, o  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 16 -- The Berkshire Bank issued the following news release: Berkshire Bank is pleased to announce Rob Nichols, a senior leader with more than 30 years in commercial banking experience, has been promoted to lead its Business Banking team as managing director, Business Banking. In his new role, Nichols will oversee an industry-leading team of Business Banking professionals serving the needs of smaller to mid-sized businesses across Berkshire's five-state market, inclu  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 15 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BOSTON 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 conspirac  more