SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts, June 3 -- Western New England University issued the following statement by President Anthony S. Caprio: As we have witnessed the tragic events of the past week across our nation and the physical and emotional tolls that have harmed so many, we are even more keenly aware of and concerned for the fair and equitable treatment of all people. We at Western New England University condemn racism, bigotry, violence, and incivility. We are and have always endeavored to be a p  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report on the metropolitan area employment and unemployment for April 2020: Unemployment rates were higher in April than a year earlier in all 389 metropolitan areas, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. A total of 52 areas had jobless rates of less than 10.0 percent and 12 areas had rates of at least 25.0 percent. Nonfarm payroll employment decreased over the year in 377 metropolitan a  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 4 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Governor Ned Lamont announced that the State of Connecticut is partnering with philanthropic organizations in an effort to provide emergency assistance to vulnerable residents in the state who are most directly impacted by the COVID-19 public health emergency and are otherwise ineligible from receiving assistance through federal pandemic relief programs, including those from within the undocument  more

LOWELL, Massachusetts, June 4 -- Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) announced $1,458,567 in federal grant funding for the Elder Services Of The Merrimack Valley, Inc. The funding is being distributed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration forCommunity Living. "The coronavirus pandemic has caused many in our community not to seek the care or treatment they need to treat their medical conditions. Exp  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, June 4 -- The University of Nebraska Medical Center issued the following news release: A major, scientific study on the results of the drug, remdesivir, used to treat patients hospitalized with coronavirus, was published in a recent issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, a leading scientific medical journal. The preliminary results about the study were released in late April, by an independent data and safety monitoring board overseeing the trial, while the study was sti  more