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News Tipoffs - Vermont Editors Newsletter for Thursday September 26, 2024 ( 6 items )  

EPA's GreenChill Program Recognizes Top Supermarket Industry Partners for Outstanding Practices in Protecting the Climate and Ozone Layer
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: BALTIMORE - Today, Sept. 25, in a ceremony at the FMI - The Food Industry Association's Energy and Store Development Conference, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's GreenChill Program recognized nine supermarket and commercial refrigeration leaders - eight food retail companies and one advanced refrigeration system manufacturer - for exceptional achievements to reduce the impacts of commercial   more

Mass. A.G. Campbell Co-Leads Multistate Coalition Supporting Federal Gun Trafficking Regulations
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 26 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2024: * * * 22 Attorneys General Sign On to Amicus Brief in Support of ATF Rule That Seeks to Curb Gun Trafficking By Requiring Licensing and Background Checks * * * Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today announced that she, along with New York Attorney General Letitia James, have co-led a coalition of 22 attorneys general in support of a Bureau of Alcohol,  more

N.Y. A.G. James Takes Action to Support Federal Regulations on Gun Trafficking
ALBANY, New York, Sept. 26 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2024: * * * AG James and 21 AGs File Amicus Brief in Support of ATF Rule That Seeks to Curb Gun Trafficking * * * New York Attorney General Letitia James and Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell today co-led a multistate coalition of 22 attorneys general in support of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives' (ATF) rule that helps prevent illegal gun   more

N.Y. U.S. Attorney: Leader of Gorilla Stone Mafia Gang Convicted of Two Murders on Staten Island and Drug Distribution
BROOKLYN, New York, Sept. 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York issued the following news release: Today, a federal jury in Brooklyn returned a guilty verdict against John Pena, leader of the Gorilla Stone Mafia (GSM), a subgroup of the Untouchable Gorilla Stone Nation (UGSN), which is a faction of the nationwide Bloods street gang. The jury convicted Pena, also known as "Tragedy," "Don Tragg," "Last Don" and "Money Baggz," on all six counts of a second supe  more

National Endowment for the Arts Announces More Than $12 Million in Grants to Expand Access to Arts Participation in Communities Nationwide
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- The National Endowment for the Arts issued the following news release: * * * 112 Organizations Selected in ArtsHERE Pilot Program * * * The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is pleased to announce 112 organizations recommended for awards under ArtsHERE--a new pilot program in partnership with South Arts and in collaboration with the other five U.S. Regional Arts Organizations--designed to expand access to arts participation across the nation. These nonprofit organ  more

Stowe Man Charged with Drug and Firearms Violations Related to Two Homicides
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BURLINGTON, Vt. The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that on September 12, 2024, a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Theodore Bland, 29, of Stowe, Vermont, with conspiracy to distribute cocaine base, possession of cocaine base and fentanyl with intent to distribute, using and carryin  more