NEW YORK, Nov. 20 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Northeast Regional Information Office issued a report on Nov. 19, 2024, entitled "Average Energy Prices, Boston-Cambridge-Newton - October 2024": * * * Gasoline prices averaged $3.241 a gallon in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton area in October 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner William J. Sibley noted that area gasoline prices were down 55.1 cents compared to last   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) was presented with the ConNEctor Award by the New England Connectivity and Telecommunications Association (NECTA) for her work in Congress to expand access to quality, reliable broadband across New England. NECTA is a nonprofit trade association committed to ensuring households and businesses across the region have access to the technology and services needed to succeed  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Nov. 20 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2024: Attorney General John M. Formella announces that he along with a bipartisan coalition of 31 of his fellow state attorneys general are calling on Congressional leadership to pass the bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act ("KOSA"), crucial legislation that protects children from online harm, before the end of the year. "The mental health challenges, bullying, and harmfu  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Nov. 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Hampshire issued the following news release: A Manchester woman was sentenced in federal court for her role in a drug trafficking organization selling drugs in New Hampshire, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Maria Camacho, age 44, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Samantha Elliott to 24 months in federal prison and 3 years of supervised release. In May 2024, Camacho pleaded guilty to one c  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Nov. 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Hampshire issued the following news release: An indictment has been unsealed charging thirteen defendants in connection with a cross-border drug trafficking conspiracy that used social media messaging apps to distribute fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine, and traded firearms for drugs, U.S Attorney Jane Young announces. According to court documents, over the course of two days last week, law enforcem  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Nov. 20 -- The New Hampshire Department of Insurance issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of the Treasury have approved New Hampshire's application to extend its State Innovation Waiver under Section 1332 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The waiver, effective from January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2030, will continue supporting New Hampshire's state-based reinsurance program, designed to lower pr  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: On Monday, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Ranking Member of the Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs (DAMA) Subcommittee of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, voted to pass the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act. This legislation passed with strong, bipartisan support and implements a number of provisions championed by Rep. Pappas. "There   more

VICKSBURG, Mississippi, Nov. 20 -- The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center issued the following news story: By Justin Campfield, public affairs specialist, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center "It's been a gamechanger." That's how Dr. Yusuf Mehta describes the partnership between the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center's (ERDC), and the organization he leads, Rowan University's Center for Research & Education in Advanced Transportation Engineering S  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti led 31 state attorneys general in sending a letter yesterday to congressional leadership urging them to pass the bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) introduced by U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), crucial legislation protecting children from online harm, before the end of the year. The coalition letter emphasized  more