NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, March 31 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Vanessa Roberts Avery, issued the following news release on March 30, 2023: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Robert Fuller, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Hartford Police Chief Jason Thody today announced that JOHNNY MILNER, also known as "Blaze" and "O.G.," 45, of Hartford, was arrested yesterday on a  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, March 28 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Vanessa Roberts Avery, issued the following news release on March 27, 2023: As a result of an investigation into gang-related drug trafficking and related violence in New Haven, a federal grand jury in Bridgeport has returned an indictment charging six alleged members and associates of the "Exit 8" street gang in New Haven with conspiring to engage in a pattern of racketeering activity, including drug traffic  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, March 30 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Vanessa Roberts Avery, issued the following news release on March 29, 2023: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that EDUARDO COLON, 34, of Manchester, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Omar A. Williams in Hartford to fentanyl distribution and firearm possession offenses. According to court documents and statements made in court, on June 3, 20  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 30 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Companies and Organizations in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont * * * The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Region 1 office and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) are honoring 11 New England companies and organizations as ENERGY STAR partners for their outstanding leadership in promoting energy efficiency and tackling climate change. "As we accelerate h  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, March 28 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Community of New Haven breathes easier due to EPA's enforcement action * * * The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recently reached a settlement with Trelleborg Coated Systems US, Inc., located in New Haven, Conn., for allegedly violating the federal Clean Air Act. The company has agreed to pay a penalty of $305,305 under the terms of the settlement and come into comp  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on March 31, 2023: * * * Funding for critical water infrastructure projects in Conn., Maine, Mass., N.H., R.I., and Vermont * * * The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $57,253,000 from the 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act for states, Tribes, and territories through this year's Clean Water State Revolving Funds (CWSRF) in the states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hamp  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Media Bureau issued the following order to show cause (FRN No. 0007934268) on March 31, 2023: * * * In the Matter of Nievezquez Productions, Inc., Licensee of WPRX(AM), Bristol, Connecticut ORDER TO PAY OR TO SHOW CAUSE By the Chief, Media Bureau and the Managing Director, Office of Managing Director: I. INTRODUCTION 1. By this Order to Pay or to Show Cause, we initiate a proceeding to revoke the license held by Nievezquez Prod  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, March 30 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Philip R. Sellinger, issued the following news release on March 29, 2023: A Connecticut man was sentenced today to 192 months in prison for his role in a murder for hire scheme in which a New Jersey-based political consultant paid him and another man to kill a longtime associate, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. George Bratsenis, 74, of Monroe, Connecticut, previously pleaded guilty by videoconference  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on March 30, 2023: Extreme MAGA House Republicans' Reckless Plan Would Have Devastating Impacts for Hard-Working Families Across Connecticut Cuts would endanger public safety and worsen public health, raise costs for families and students, and harm seniors and veterans in Connecticut--while multi-millionaires and big corporations would get massive tax cuts Today, the White House released a new analysis highligh  more