LEWISVILLE, Texas, June 20 -- BayMark Health Services issued the following news: BayMark Health Services expands services in New England to include office-based opioid treatment (OBOT). BayMark Health Services has announced the acquisition of Middlesex Recovery, an office-based opioid treatment (OBOT) provider with four clinic locations in Massachusetts. The programs offer medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid addiction with buprenorphine and Suboxone(R), as well as counseling, in a p  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 20 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released a Proposed Plan for an interim remedy for the cleanup of groundwater at the Davis Liquid Waste Superfund Site located on Tarkiln Road in Smithfield, Rhode Island. EPA is accepting public comments on the proposed plan until July 15, 2020. EPA is also holding a virtual public hearing on the proposal on June 24, 2020. EPA has consider  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued the following statement on June 18 by Commissioner Richard Glick on a decision (Docket No. ER19-1428-003) involving ISO New England: I dissent from today's order because ISO New England Inc. has failed to demonstrate that the Inventoried Energy program will actually improve the region's fuel security or that any improvement, if it occurs, is likely to be worth the up to $300 million it will cost c  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: Judy Keenan has been chosen as the new district director of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC) New York District, the federal agency announced. "Judy Keenan is committed to serving the New York District Office and their constituents" said EEOC Chair Janet Dhillon. "I am confident that Judy's years of experience, both with the agency and in the private sector, will serve   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, June 20 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 26,368) involving PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE d/b/a EVERSOURCE ENERGY 2020 Energy Service Solicitation: Order Approving Adjustment to the Energy Service Rate for effect on August 1, 2020 APPEARANCES: Matthew J. Fossum, Esq., on behalf of Public Service Company of New Hampshire d/b/a Eversource Energy; the Office of the Consumer Advocate by D. Maurice Kreis, Esq.  more

WESTBOROUGH, Massachusetts, June 19 -- The New England First Amendment Coalition issued the following news release: The New England First Amendment Coalition sent a letter to Vermont representatives demanding more transparency within law enforcement agencies and describing changes that could be made to improve public oversight. "During the last several weeks, the issue of police brutality has risen in our national conscience and there now seems to be the political appetite to make necessary re  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, June 20 -- Gov. Tom Wolf, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on June 19: Governor Tom Wolf announced that 12 more counties will move to the green phase of reopening from the COVID-19 pandemic at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, June 26. These counties include Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Erie, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton, Philadelphia and Susquehanna. Philadelphia County met the criteria and will move to the state's green phase on Ju  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- The White House issued the following news release: President Donald J. Trump announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key positions in his Administration: Christopher P. Vincze, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the International Development Finance Corporation for a term of three years. Christopher P. Vincze currently serves as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of TRC Companies, Inc., a leading consulting, engineering  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, June 20 -- The University of Minnesota issued the following news release: As we reflect on the history of Juneteenth (June 19), Professor Keith Mayes in African American & African Studies in the College of Liberal Arts offers this description: "On June 19, 1865, General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, to read a military order that stated enslaved Africans were free. This marks the beginning of Jubilee Day, or what became known as Juneteenth Day celebrations   more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, June 20 -- The University of Tennessee's Chattanooga Campus issued the following news release: The prescription drug hydroxychloroquine has been in the news in recent months thanks to the COVID-19 global pandemic. Hydroxychloroquine has successfully been used to treat lupus and rheumatoid arthritis and to prevent and treat malaria by killing the parasites that cause that disease. Since the drug has been beneficial in fighting off other viral illnesses, there was some th  more