BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BOSTON A Cape Cod man was sentenced today for drug distribution offenses. Terrance Cardoza, 28, of Mashpee, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani to 78 months in prison followed by four years of supervised release. In July 2024, Cardoza pleaded guilty to one count of distribution and possession with intent to distribute   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: BOSTON U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston arrested Alexandre Romao De Oliveira Nov. 18 in Methuen. De Oliveira, 41, is a Brazilian foreign fugitive convicted of rape of a child in Brazil. "Alexandre Romao De Oliveira is a convicted child rapist who fled his home country to evade justice," said acting Field Off  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: BOSTON U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston arrested a 42-year-old Colombian charged in Massachusetts with rape of a child by force, statutory rape, and aggravated rape against a minor. Officers with ERO Boston arrested Billy Erney Buitrago-Bustos Nov. 15 in Pittsfield. "Billy Erney Buitrago-Bustos stands accuse  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: BOSTON U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston arrested Mynor Stiven De Paz-Munoz, 21, an unlawfully present Guatemalan national charged in Massachusetts with rape of child by force, rape of a child, and indecent assault and battery against a minor, Nov. 12 in Great Barrington. "Mynor Stiven De Paz-Munoz stands acc  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release: The Federal Trade Commission is sending more than $140,000 to consumers who were deceived by false Made in USA claims from New England-based clothing companies Chaucer Accessories and Bates Accessories, along with Bates Retail Group. The FTC took action against the companies and their owner, Thomas Bates, in 2023, alleging that the company falsely claimed that its products were "Made in USA" or "Hand Crafted  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, and U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden, are announcing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Sea Grant Office's decision to award seven Maine projects with $1,941,692 in funding for the American Lobster Research Program. The grant program supports projects that address critical knowledge gaps about American lobster an  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, and U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden, are announcing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Sea Grant Office's decision to award seven Maine projects with $1,941,692 in funding for the American Lobster Research Program. The grant program supports projects that address critical knowledge gaps about American lobster   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: CONCORD, N.H. 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  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Andy Barr, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2024: On Monday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 8371, the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Health and Benefits Improvement Act, marking a significant step forward in reforming the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). This legislation prioritizes the needs of veterans, their families, and survivors by cutting through bureaucratic red tape to deliver the care and benef  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: NEW BRITAIN, Conn. 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, and New Britain Police Chief Matthew Marino today announced that the following 13 individuals were arrested yesterday on federal criminal  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: CONCORD, N.H. 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  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 (TNScapv) -- The Transport Project, a national coalition of fleets, vehicle and engine manufacturers and dealers, and fuel producers and providers dedicated to the decarbonization of North America's transportation, issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2024: * * * Letter Coordinated by TTP Encourages Congressional Action by End of Year * * * The Transport Project and the National Propane Gas Association today submitted a letter signed by 400 member companies calli  more

BUFFALO, New York, Nov. 21 (TNSres) -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) issued the following news release: A dramatic, threefold reduction in repeat operations in patients surgically treated for chronic subdural hematoma was achieved when the artery supplying the brain covering was blocked, according to results of a national clinical trial led by neurosurgeons at the University at Buffalo and Weill Cornell Medicine that was published Nov. 21 in the New England Journal of  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Nov. 21 (TNSres) -- University of Virginia Health issued the following news release: Weight-loss and diabetes drug tirzepatide can reduce the risk of death or worsening heart failure for patients with heart failure, preserved heart pump function and obesity, new research from UVA Health reveals. The drug, from pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly and Co., was tested in the SUMMIT clinical trial at 146 sites in the United States and abroad. A total of 731 patients with di  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: WEST HARTFORD, Conn. Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that JEIMY RODRIGUEZ, 39, of West Hartford, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for trafficking fentanyl an  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Nov. 20 -- Brown University issued the following news: PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] With final regulatory approval secured on Tuesday, Nov. 19, one of the largest solar energy projects in Rhode Island Dry Bridge, in North Kingstown is generating enough power to offset two-thirds of on-campus electricity consumption for Brown University, the project's exclusive off-taker. Located on a 240-acre field at the site of a former gravel pit, Dry Bridge is among the stat  more