WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- 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 Dominican national charged locally with drug manufacturing and distribution. Deportation officers from ERO Boston arrested the 35-year-old noncitizen July 8 in Quincy. "This Dominican national unlawfully entered the United States earlier this year, and he has already been arrested for manufacturing  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) today continued his effort to stop regulators from moving forward with a U.S.-only gauge increase for catchable lobster. Golden sent a letter urging a pause to Robert Beal, Executive Director of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC), ahead of its meeting tomorrow, when commissioners will debate the proposed rule, known as Addendum 27. "Maine lobstermen are stau  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on Aug. 5, 2024: A Lynn man was sentenced today in federal court for his role in a North Shore-based drug trafficking organization (DTO) that distributed tens of thousands of counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine. Nelson Mora, 31, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV to 44 months in prison, followed  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The American Red Cross issued the following news release: * * * Blood donors needed as record breaking heat disrupts blood drives nationwide; Those who come to give blood in August will receive a $20 Amazon.com Gift Card * * * The American Red Cross faces an emergency blood shortage after its national blood inventory plummeted more than 25% in July. This summer's record setting heat is a significant contributor to recent blood collection challenges impacting almost 100  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 6 -- Troutman Pepper, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Firm is Finalist for Connecticut Law Tribune's Social Impact, Legal Innovators & Disrupters Distinctionsdrrt5t * * * BOSTON - The Connecticut Law Tribune has recognized Troutman Pepper's William Belanger, Max Gladstone, Mayisha Khan, and Gwendolyn Tawresey with New England Legal Awards in three categories, and the firm is a finalist for two additional awards. All winners will be announced at a September  more