WASHINGTON, April 6 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news: By Gerrett W. Gregory, Chief Boatswain, U.S. Coast Guard (Ret.) The Long Blue Line blog series has been publishing Coast Guard history essays for over 15 years. To access hundreds of these service stories, visit the Coast Guard Historian's Office's Long Blue Line online archives, located here: THE LONG BLUE LINE (uscg.mil) "I know exactly what you are thinking, the three of us will pro  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- The American Farmland Trust issued the following news release on April 5, 2024: American Farmland Trust today invites agricultural influencers working in corn, soy, wheat, cotton, and dairy systems to apply for the opportunity to attend AFT's Advanced Soil Health Training. This one-year training course is made up of four two-day in-person, in-region training sessions in the Midwest, Southeast, Mid-Atlantic, New York, and New England. Influencers are soil-health successfu  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 6 -- The Berkshire Bank issued the following news release: Berkshire Bank, a relationship-driven, community-focused bank in New England and New York, is pleased to announce that Keara Piscitelli has joined the bank as managing director of Cash Management & Treasury Services. In this role, Piscitelli will lead and drive strategy for the department across all of Berkshire's markets, with a focus on growing cash management relationships, overseeing the Foreign Exchang  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 6 -- The Berkshire Bank issued the following news release: Berkshire Bank, a relationship-driven, community-focused bank in New England and New York, is pleased to announce that Frank Tamburrino has been promoted to senior vice president and team leader of Cash Management & Treasury Services. In this role, Tamburrino will be responsible for managing sales activities for all cash management services across the bank's footprint. Tamburrino has over 30 years of exper  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 24-101) on April 4, 2024: * * * Re: Network Change Certification Received Verizon New England Inc. (Verizon), an incumbent local exchange carrier (LEC), has filed certification that public notice of network change(s) has been provided through its publicly accessible Internet site, as required by section 51.329(a)(2) of the rules of the Federal Communicat  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on April 5, 2024: A former New Bedford man was sentenced yesterday for wire fraud and money laundering charges involving funds obtained from "romance scam" victims. Chukwunonso "Douglas" Umegbo, a/k/a James Abbott, a/k/a Michael Philips, a/k/a Richard Armani, 39, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge George A. O'Toole Jr. to 42 months in prison, fol  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on April 5, 2024: A California woman pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to her role in a money laundering conspiracy involving proceeds of methamphetamine and marijuana distribution. Defendant assisted husband in laundering drug proceeds. In total, over 160 pounds of pure methamphetamine, as well as an AK-47, a Glock with no serial number, two l  more

SEATTLE, Washington, April 6 (TNSres) -- The University of Washington's School of Medicine issued the following news release: With almost no rigorous scientific study of type 1 diabetes, there has been no clear road map for managing conditions that can result from the disorder, such as heart and kidney disease. Individuals with type 1 diabetes have a life expectancy 13 years shorter than average, and cardiovascular disease is the primary cause of that shortened life expectancy. To fill this v  more