NORTHAMPTON, Massachusetts, April 4 -- The American Farmland Trust issued the following news release: American Farmland Trust's New England Farmer Microgrants Program (NEFMP) awarded nearly $1M in grants to support New England farmers between Feb. and March 2024. In its fifth year, NEFMP continues to address key barriers faced by farmers in the region, including access to land, farm succession and land transfer planning, and adopting regenerative agriculture or soil health practices on livestoc  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-24-0627) on April 3, 2024, entitled "Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment - February 2024": * * * Unemployment rates were higher in February than a year earlier in 247 of the 389 metropolitan areas, lower in 109 areas, and unchanged in 33 areas, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. A total of 54 areas had jobless rates of less than 3.0 percent   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 4 -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued the following news on April 3, 2024: Mayor Michelle Wu, the Mayor's Office for Immigrant Advancement (MOIA), and Project Citizenship are hosting Citizenship Day on Saturday, April 27, 2024 at the Reggie Lewis Center in Roxbury. The annual event is an opportunity for people who are eligible for naturalization to get free legal help with their citizenship application. People must first call 617-694-5949 to make an appointment. "Ci  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 3 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A 43-year-old career offender living in Providence whose adult life was described in a court filing by the government as "plagued by bad, evil, criminal, premeditated decisions," and who most recently led a fentanyl trafficking operation that employed family members and conducted drug deals in the presence of children, was   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 3 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: CONCORD, N.H.- A Derry man was sentenced today in federal court in connection with importing, manufacturing, and distributing steroids, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Ralph Cardarelli, 44, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Samantha D. Elliott to 36 months in prison and 2 years of supervised release. On December 13, 2023, Car  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: BOSTON - Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston arrested a Colombian national who was charged locally with the rape and indecent assault and battery of a minor over the age of 14. ERO Boston deportation officers apprehended the alleged Colombian sex offender March 28 near his residence in Lynn, Massachusetts. "This unlawfully present Colombian nation  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 4 -- The Greater Boston Food Bank issued the following statement on April 3, 2024: * * * At The Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB), we are proud to stand alongside statewide partners in the Make Hunger History initiative. Understanding that hunger is a tremendous problem that calls for lasting, systemic solutions, we believe in working together to achieve the ambitious goal of eradicating hunger through policy, community engagement and collective action. As the large  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 3 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A Providence man who continued to direct and run his established drug trafficking business on the streets of Providence, and who attempted to arrange the illegal sale of a firearm he illegally possessed, all while incarcerated at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) on unrelated charges, has been sentenced to more tha  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 3 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: CONCORD, N.H. - A Manchester man pleaded guilty today in federal court to fentanyl and crack cocaine distribution charges, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Joseph Goffinet, Jr., 53, pleaded guilty to three counts of distribution of controlled substances in connection with the sale of fentanyl. U.S. District Court Judge Joseph Laplante   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: The leader of a nationwide drug trafficking ring pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston yesterday. Throughout the investigation over 160 pounds of pure methamphetamine, as well as an AK-47, a Glock with no serial number, two loaded Smith & Wesson handguns and over 4,200 rounds of ammunition were seized. An illegal marijuana grow operation wit  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: A Providence, Rhode Island man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for his involvement in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl. Yeury Garcia-Rodriguez, 32, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs to 25 months in prison and two years of supervised release. On May 9, 2023, Garcia-Rodriguez pleaded guilty to consp  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 2 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Alfred Cooke, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Merrillville, Indiana, and U.S. Attorney Clifford D. Johnson for the Northern District of Indiana announced Angelica Ortiz, 37 years old, of Michigan City, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Damon R. Leichty aft  more

WALTHAM, Massachusetts, April 4 -- The New England Journal of Medicine, a peer-reviewed medical journal from the Massachusetts Medical Society that says it delivers research and interactive clinical content to physicians, educators and the global medical community, published research articles on the following topics in its April 4, 2024, edition (Vol. 390, No. 13): Perspective: * Recognizing Historical Injustices in Medicine and the Journal: Nazism and the Journal * Not Otherwise Specified -  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 3 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A Providence man who arranged for more than a half-dozen substantial-sized deliveries of fentanyl to another person has been sentenced to six years in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha. Hector Diaz, 30, pleaded guilty on November 28, 2023, to a charge of conspiracy to distribute and possess   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 3 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BOSTON - A Providence, Rhode Island man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for his involvement in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl. Yeury Garcia-Rodriguez, 32, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs to 25 months in prison and two years of supervised release. On May 9, 2023, Garcia-Rodriguez pleaded gui  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Amidst Steward hospital crisis, health care leaders, nurses, and elected officials spoke about the impact of profit-driven forces on access to health care Agenda Summary Senator Markey chairs a Senate HELP Subcommittee field hearing in Boston: "When Health Care Becomes Wealth Care: How Corporate Greed Puts Patient Care and Health Workers at Risk" Boston (April 3, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: LOWELL, MA - Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) was joined by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regional Administrator David Cash to announce $1,186,077 in federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding for the Toxics Use Reduction Institute (TURI), an independent state agency based at UMass Lowell. The funding will support technical assistance for manufacturing facilities, retailers, and   more

CALLAGHAN, Australia, April 4 (TNSres) -- The University of Newcastle issued the following news: A new study has revealed a popular, holistic approach to managing an individual's relationship with food and dieting has one clear benefit - reducing hunger. The Health at Every Size (HAES(R)) practice concentrates on intuitive eating behaviours, without focusing on changes in body weight or size. Established over a decade ago, HAES(R) aims to address the stigma and discrimination from health care   more