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News Tipoffs - Rhode Island Editors Newsletter for Thursday October 03, 2024 ( 6 items )  

Army Reserve Soldier inducted into N.J. sports Hall of Fame
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Oct. 2 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. Her co-workers in the Army Reserve know her as the Soldier doing her best amidst a myriad of military systems, regulations and processes that all move very slowly at times. But most are not aware of the life Sgt. 1st Class Nichole Hill led outside the military, when she often moved very, very fast. In fact, when Hill put on her running shoes,   more

Calif. A.G. Bonta Defends Biden Rule Expanding Healthcare Access to Dreamers
SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 3 (TNSres) -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Oct. 2, 2024: OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in defending a Biden Administration rule expanding healthcare access to deferred action for childhood arrivals (DACA) recipients - or Dreamers - by making them eligible for participation in the Affordable Care Act's insurance marketplace. According to the UC Berkeley La  more

Department of Transportation Substantially Increases Grant Funds Supporting State Pipeline and Underground Gas Storage Safety Programs
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration issued the following news on Oct. 2, 2024: The U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is awarding $85.9 million in grants to states to support pipeline and underground natural gas storage (UNGS) inspection activities carried out by state inspectors covering more than 85 percent of the nation's 3.3-million-mile pipeline s  more

NUWC Division Newport hosts Naval Meteorology and Oceanographic Command leadership for tactical oceanography discussions
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: The Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport on Aug. 29 hosted Naval Meteorology and Oceanographic Command (CNMOC) Technical Director Dr. Joseph Calantoni as part of its continuing efforts to support undersea forces through the creation of a new tactical oceanography center. Calantoni's visit to the warfare center was after Division Newport Technical Director Marie Bussiere announced on Aug. 27 at the S  more

R.I. U.S. Attorney: Asbestos Removal Training Center Owner Convicted of Making False Statements to EPA and RIDOH
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Oct. 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island issued the following news release on Oct. 2, 2024: The owner of a Rhode Island-based asbestos abatement training center admitted to a federal judge on Tuesday that he provided false documentation to the Rhode Island Department of Health, attesting that nearly two dozen individuals paid for, attended, and successfully completed an Environmental Protection Administration (EPA)-approved abatement t  more

Soldier Accounted for from WWII (Zarifian, J.)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency issued the following news release: The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Army Sgt. Jack Zarifian, 19, of Bridgeport, Connecticut, killed during World War II, was accounted for May 10, 2024. In April 1945, Zarifian was assigned to Company G, 2nd Battalion, 253rd Infantry Regiment, 63rd Infantry Division. His unit was engaged in fierce fighting near the town of Buchhof, Germa  more