BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 4 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Grant opportunity for providing technical assistance for organizations and communities in the states of CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT, and 10 Tribes * * * The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) Region 1 Office is announcing a grant competition for an "Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center" (EJ TCTAC) to help New England communities and other envi  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The Interior Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 2021-WR-030) on June 28, 2023, entitled "U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Grants Awarded to the State of New Hampshire, Fish and Game Department, From July 1, 2018, Through June 30, 2020, Under the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program." Here are excerpts: * * * Memorandum To: Martha Williams, Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service From: Bryan Brazil, Director, Western Region Audit Division Su  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, July 8 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Hampshire, Jane E. Young, issued the following news release: A Brooklyn, New York man was indicted in connection with smuggling unauthorized immigrants across the Canadian border, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Abraham Hernandez, 27, was indicted on three counts of bringing in and harboring certain aliens. Hernandez will appear in federal court in Concord at a later date. According to the charging documents, o  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, July 7 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Hampshire, Jane E. Young, issued the following news release on July 6, 2023: A Rochester man was sentenced today for his role in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine in New Hampshire, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Bradford Sargent, 42, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Joseph N. Laplante to 108 months in prison and 3 years of supervised release. On March 28, 2023, Sargent pleaded gu  more