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Tipoffs on New England Newsletter for Thursday April 25, 2024 ( 14 items )  

Bankruptcy Judge Bruce Harwood Named ABI President-Elect
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 25 -- The American Bankruptcy Institute issued the following news release: The American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) announces that Bankruptcy Judge Bruce Harwood (D. N.H.; Manchester) has been selected by the ABI Board of Directors to be President-Elect. He will become president for a one-year term starting at ABI's 2025 Annual Spring Meeting. An ABI member since 1989, Judge Harwood is a former Secretary of ABI's Executive Committee and a past program co-chair of ABI'  more

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Conn. Energy & Environmental Protection Dept. to Receive Nearly $62.5M to Deliver Residential Solar, Lowering Energy Costs and Advancing Environmental Justice Across Connecticut
WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: * * * EPA announces selectees under Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grant competition to deliver solar to low-income and disadvantaged households through the President's Investing in America agenda * * * Today, as the Biden-Harris Administration celebrates Earth Day, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection  more

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Executive Office of the State of New Hampshire to Receive Over $43.5 Million to Deliver Residential Solar, Lowering Energy Costs and Advancing Environmental Justice Across New Hampshire
BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: * * * EPA announces selectees under Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grant competition to deliver solar to low-income and disadvantaged households through the President's Investing in America agenda * * * Today, as the Biden-Harris Administration celebrates Earth Day, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Executive Office of the State of New Hampshire has been  more

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources to Receive Over $156 Million to Deliver Residential Solar, Lowering Energy Costs and Advancing Environmental Justice Across Massachusetts
BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: * * * EPA announces selectees under Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grant competition to deliver solar to low-income and disadvantaged households through the President's Investing in America agenda * * * Today, as the Biden-Harris Administration celebrates Earth Day, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources has been s  more

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources to Receive Over $49 Million to Deliver Residential Solar, Lowering Energy Costs and Advancing Environmental Justice Across Rhode Island
BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: * * * EPA announces selectees under Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grant competition to deliver solar to low-income and disadvantaged households through the President's Investing in America agenda * * * Today, as the Biden-Harris Administration celebrates Earth Day, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources has been select  more

Biden-Harris Administration Announces The Maine Governor's Energy Office to Receive Over $62 Million to Deliver Residential Solar, Lowering Energy Costs and Advancing Environmental Justice Across Maine
BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: * * * EPA announces selectees under Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grant competition to deliver solar to low-income and disadvantaged households through the President's Investing in America agenda * * * Today, as the Biden-Harris Administration celebrates Earth Day, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced The Maine Governor's Energy Office has been selected to  more

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Vermont Department of Public Service to Receive Nearly $62.5 Million to Deliver Residential Solar, Lowering Energy Costs and Advancing Environmental Justice Across Vermont
BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: * * * EPA announces selectees under Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grant competition to deliver solar to low-income and disadvantaged households through the President's Investing in America agenda * * * Today, as the Biden-Harris Administration celebrates Earth Day, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Vermont Department of Public Service has been selected  more

EPA Takes Action Against Bethel, Connecticut Company for Lead Renovation Rule Violations
BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently reached a settlement with WestFair Painting Corp., a local franchisee of CertaPro Painters located in Bethel, Connecticut, for alleged violations of the federal Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule (RRP Rule). As a result of EPA's action, the company will be required to come into compliance with the RRP Rule and agreed  more

ERO Boston arrests Ecuadoran national convicted of assault, sex crimes against Connecticut child
WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: HARTFORD, Conn. -- Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston arrested an unlawfully present Ecuadoran national who was convicted of second degree assault and indecent assault of a child in Connecticut. Deportation officers from ERO Boston's Hartford field office apprehended the 27-year-old Ecuadoran native in Hartford April 17. Local authorities had pre  more

ERO Boston arrests noncitizen wanted for rape in Ecuador
WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: WORCESTER, Mass. -- Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston apprehended an Ecuadoran national wanted for raping a woman in his home country. Deportation officers from ERO Boston arrested the 30-year-old Ecuadoran national April 4 at his residence in Worcester. "This Ecuadoran noncitizen is wanted for sexually assaulting a woman in his home country,"   more

Maine Gov. Mills Promotes Maine During Keynote Address at International Offshore Wind Conference
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 25 (TNSres) -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news on April 24, 2024: Governor Janet Mills today promoted Maine's leadership in responsibly pursuing offshore wind during a keynote address at the Oceantic Network's International Partnering Forum (IPF), a major convening of offshore wind industry leaders, government officials, and other stakeholders in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Governor, who was invited by the Oceantic Network to participate, serv  more

Mass. U.S. Attorney: Abington Man Pleads Guilty to Oxycodone Conspiracy
BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: An Abington man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to conspiring to distribute oxycodone pills. Kenneth Veiga, 32, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute oxycodone pills. U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper scheduled sentencing for July 18, 2024. Veiga was origi  more

New England Journal of Medicine Issues Research Articles in April 25, 2024 Edition
WALTHAM, Massachusetts, April 25 -- 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 25, 2024, edition (Vol. 390, No. 16): Perspective: * Hospital Consolidation and Physician Unionization * The Myth of the Free Market for Pharmaceuticals * Intentio  more

Vt. U.S. Attorney: Doctor Indicted on Charges of Unlawfully Distributing Controlled Substances and Health Care Fraud
BURLINGTON, Vermont, April 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Vermont issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: A New Hampshire doctor made his initial appearance yesterday afternoon in federal court in Burlington and was arraigned on charges related to his alleged involvement in conspiracies to illegally distribute controlled substances and to commit health care fraud. According to court documents, Adnan S. Khan, M.D., 48, of Grantham, New Hampshire orchestra  more