NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, June 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on May 31, 2023: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MICHAEL DiMASSA, 32, of West Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Omar A. Williams in Hartford to 27 months of imprisonment, followed five years of supervised release, for his involvement in schemes that resulted in the theft of more than $1.2  more

WATERBURY, Connecticut, June 1 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, has announced that RAMON OQUENDO, also known as "Mimo," 46, of Waterbury, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to 120 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for narcotics trafficking and firearm possess  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 3 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: The Federal Emergency Management Agency will be sending more than $1.3 million to the State of Connecticut to reimburse it for the cost of steps taken to open several temporary hospitals to handle the overflow caused by COVID-19 patients during the pandemic. The $1,350,489 FEMA Public Assistance grant will reimburse the Connecticut Department of Cor  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Naomi Park, an eleventh grader at Greenwich High School in Greenwich, Connecticut, as the winner of EPA's 2023 Patrick H. Hurd Award at the 2023 Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair in Dallas, Texas. Naomi's project, "Concurrent Removal of Rising, Soluble Ocean Carbon Dioxide and Oil-in-Water Contaminants via Multi-Functional Remed  more

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56544) involving Millstone Nuclear Plant, Connecticut: * * * Facility: Millstone Region: 1 State: CT Unit: [3] [] [] RX Type: [1] GE-3,[2] CE,[3] W-4-LP NRC Notified By: Jon Daskam HQ OPS Officer: Bill Gott Notification Date: 05/30/2023 Notification Time: 08:34 [ET] Event Date: 05/30/2023 Event Time: 04:46 [EDT] Last Update Date: 05/30/2023 Emergency Class: Non Emergency 10 CFR Sec  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56544) involving Millstone Nuclear Plant, Connecticut: * * * Facility: Millstone Region: 1 State: CT Unit: [3] [] [] RX Type: [1] GE-3,[2] CE,[3] W-4-LP NRC Notified By: Jon Daskam HQ OPS Officer: Bill Gott Notification Date: 05/30/2023 Notification Time: 08:34 [ET] Event Date: 05/30/2023 Event Time: 04:46 [EDT] Last Update Date: 05/31/2023 Emergency Class: Non Emergency 10 CFR Sec  more