NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 12 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Vanessa Roberts Avery, issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2023: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOSE TIRADO, also known as "Joselito" and "Leet," 42, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 84 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for fentanyl distribution and   more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 10 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Vanessa Roberts Avery, issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2023: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JULIAN GOODMAN, 25, of Waterbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 57 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for distributing fentanyl and heroin. According to court docume  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 11 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Vanessa Roberts Avery, issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2023: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ROBERTO DIAZ, also known as "Dragon Eyes," 53, of West Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 30 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for distributing fentanyl. Acco  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 9 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Vanessa Roberts Avery, issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2023: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Robert Fuller, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, today announced that NICHOLAS P. HATCH, 29, of Wilton, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Sarala V.  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2023: The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Army Sgt. Bernard J. Sweeney, Jr., 22, of Waterbury, Connecticut, killed during World War II, was accounted for June 14, 2021. In December 1944, Sweeney was assigned to Company I, 330th Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division. His unit had been engaged in battle with German forces near Str  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 12 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2023: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a $236,000 grant to the Connecticut Department of Public Health to protect the health of beachgoers. This funding is part of $10.6 million in grants, announced in May, to help coastal and Great Lakes communities. The funding will support water quality monitoring and public notification programs for beaches. "Wi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Media Bureau issued the following letter (Docket No. DA 23-668) on Aug. 8, 2023: * * * To: Central Florida Educational Foundation, Inc. c/o Davina S. Sashkin, Esq., Baker & Hostetler LLP, 1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20036, Email: dsashkin@bakerlaw.com Re: WHGV(FM), La Crosse, FL Dear Counsel: This letter refers to the minor change application (Application) filed on behalf of Central Florida Educationa  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The National Labor Relations Board issued the following decision (Case No. 01-RC-316644) by Region 1 Director Laura A. Sacks: * * * WHITNEY MANOR OPERATING COMPANY LLC/1, Employer and UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION, AFL-CIO, LOCAL 371, Petitioner DECISION AND DIRECTION OF ELECTION/2 Whitney Manor Operating Company, LLC (the Employer) operates a skilled nursing facility located in Hamden, Connecticut. United Food and Commercial Workers Internatio  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 10 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2023: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today that Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) are available in Connecticut for small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture, and most private nonprofit organizations affected by frost and freeze which occurred on May 18, 2023. The declaration covers the primary counties of Hart  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2023: A Connecticut man has been arrested on felony and misdemeanor charges, including assaulting law enforcement, related to his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the presidential election. B  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2023: The United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector General, and the Connecticut Attorney General today announced that OPTIMUS HEALTH CARE, INC., a federally-qualified health center ("FQHC") based in Bridgeport, has entered into a civil settlement agreement with the   more