WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication dated Oct. 24, 2024, from Kelly Brazzo, co-founder and CEO of the CureLGMD2i Foundation, Lancaster, Pennsylvania: * * * To: Patrizia Cavazzoni, MD Director, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research * To: Peter Marks, MD, PhD Director, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research U.S. Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Sil  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration issued the following news release: "These pioneering states are using technology and innovation to digitize systems to improve the way we deliver transportation projects," said Acting Federal Highway Administrator Kristin White. "These projects which range from technologies to support the workforce, improve bid accuracy, and improve the way we communicate with the public are leading the way to modernizing  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Nov. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Hampshire issued the following news release: Fourteen defendants have been indicted and eleven have been arrested in connection with a Lawrence-based organization trafficking fentanyl in New Hampshire, U.S Attorney Jane Young announces. Beginning on October 23, 2024, through October 31, 2024, law enforcement officers arrested the defendants in New Hampshire and Massachusetts on charges of conspiracy to di  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Nov. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Hampshire issued the following news release: A Manchester man was sentenced in federal court for distributing fentanyl and for possessing a firearm as a prohibited person, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Thomas Holland, 37, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge Landya McCafferty to 83 months in federal prison and 3 years of supervised release. On March 28, 2024, Holland pleaded guilty to  more

BROOKLYN, New York, Nov. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2024: Earlier today in federal court in Brooklyn, Vadim Yermolenko, a national of both the U.S. and Russia, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to violate the Export Control Reform Act, conspiracy to commit bank fraud, and conspiracy to defraud the United States for his role in a transnational procurement and money laundering network that sought to acquire sen  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service issued the following news: DOVER, N.H. November 1, 2024 - Last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a historic $1.5 billion for 92 partner-driven conservation projects through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), a partner-driven approach to conservation that funds solutions to natural resource challenges on agricultural land. Partners will provide $968 million  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has released the following public communication dated Oct. 23, 2024, from Blue Water Fisheries LLC, Contoocook, New Hampshire: * * * To: Shannon Bettridge, Ph.D., Chief Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Conservation Division Office of Protected Resources National Marine Fisheries Service 1315 East-West Highway Silver Spring, MD 20910 Email: Shannon.Bettridge@noaa.gov RE: Request for comment   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has released the following public communication dated Oct. 23, 2024, from the University of New Hampshire Center for Sustainable Seafood Systems: * * * To: Shannon Bettridge, Ph.D., Chief Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Conservation Division Office of Protected Resources National Marine Fisheries Service 1315 East-West Highway Silver Spring, MD 20910 Email: Shannon.Bettridge@noaa.gov RE: Re  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in announcing that the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) has been selected to receive $265,000 in grants to provide technical assistance to businesses to develop and adopt pollution prevention (P2) practices in local communities. The NHDES will provide P2 technical assistance to New Hampshir  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2024: U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) today released a legislative framework to address site-neutral Medicare payment reform to lower health care costs for patients and save taxpayer dollars. Current Medicare regulations allow hospitals to take advantage of the higher Medicare payment structure for hospitals, allowing them to charge the highest possible price   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: (Berlin, NH) Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a lead negotiator of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, visited a multi-unit public housing development undergoing weatherization installations to improve energy efficiency and lower monthly costs. During a tour of the complex, Shaheen discussed the benefits of weatherization with residents, as well as participants in the Tri-County Community Ac  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: **Shaheen is building on her Cooper Davis Act and leading the push to crack down on drug trafficking through social media** Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chair of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, is leading a bipartisan letter with U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-KS), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Dick Durbin (D-I  more