HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 27 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on June 26: As the State of Connecticut continues taking actions in response to the global spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Governor Ned Lamont provided the following updates as of 4:00 p.m. on Friday, June 26, 2020: Data updates on testing in Connecticut The following is a summary of the day-to-day newly reported data on cases, deaths, and tests in Connecticut. It is important to note  more

DANVILLE, Pennsylvania, June 27 -- Geisinger Health issued the following news release: Geisinger recently announced the promotion of four providers to vice chair positions within its Neuroscience Institute. Clemens Schirmer, M.D. and Jonathan Slotkin, M.D. have been named vice chairs of Geisinger's neurosurgery department. Dr. Schirmer, a professor of neurosurgery and neuroscience at the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, is board certified in neurological surgery and fellowship-train  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- The House Energy and Commerce Committee issued the following joint testimony by Anthony S. Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Brett P. Giroir, assistant secretary for health, CDC Director Robert R. Redfield, and FDA Commissioner Stephen M. Hahn, in a hybrid hearing entitled "Oversight of the Trump Administration's Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic" on June 23: It is an honor to appear before you today to discuss the Department of  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, June 27 -- The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife issued the following news release: Game Warden Joey Lefebvre, who patrols the Lincoln/Knox county area, and Game Warden Sergeant Tim Spahr, who oversees the York/Cumberland county area, were recognized yesterday as Game Warden Of The Year and Game Warden Supervisor Of The Year for 2019. The awards were presented yesterday at the Maine Criminal Justice Academy and they recognize game wardens for outstanding achievem  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, June 27 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Standing up for Maine's vital lobster industry and its hardworking men and women, Governor Janet Mills urged U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross to deny a petition by Pew Charitable Trusts that would prohibit the use of vertical lines in the American lobster and Jonah crab fisheries in four areas of the New England coast. In a letter sent to the Commerce Secretary yesterday, Governor Mills explained tha  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, June 26 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission issued the following order approving stipulation (Docket No. 2019-00045) involving NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND COMPANY, LLC d/b/a CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS-NNE Request for Modification of the Wholesale Performance Plan: ORDER APPROVING STIPULATION BARTLETT, Chairman; WILLIAMSON and DAVIS Commissioners I. SUMMARY By this Order, the Commission approves the June 2, 2020Stipulation entered into by Consolidated Communications of Northern  more

WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, June 27 -- The Marine Biological Laboratory issued the following news: Corals are "part animal, part plant, and part rock - and difficult to figure out, despite being studied for centuries," says Philippe Laissue of University of Essex, a Whitman Scientist at the Marine Biological Laboratory. Many corals are sensitive to bright light, so capturing their dynamics with traditional microscopes is a challenge. To work around their photosensitivity, Laissue developed a cu  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, June 26 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following order of notice (No. DE 20-085, DE 20-095) involving PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE d/b/a EVERSOURCE ENERGY 2020 Transmission Cost Adjustment Mechanism Petition for Adjustment to Stranded Cost Recovery Charge: ORDER OF NOTICE Public Service Company of New Hampshire d/b/a Eversource Energy (Eversource) adjusts its energy service rates on February 1 and August 1 of each year. In the abo  more

TORRINGTON, Connecticut, June 27 -- The Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation issued the following news: Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation has launched Northwest Corner Gives (www.northwestcornergives.org), a crowdfunding giving platform, created by the Community Foundation to help Northwest Connecticut nonprofits build awareness and raise matching funds for Covid-19 related expenses. Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation has committed resources to fund up to 75% of all nonp  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) congratulated American Woolen Company and its founder, Jacob Harrison Long, on the receipt of a new Department of Defense (DOD) contract award to produce polyester and wool blend fabric for U.S. Army dress uniforms as part of the national response to COVID-19. The new DOD contract award is valued at $2 million and uses funds authorized and appropriated under the bipartisa  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (D-MA-07) and United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA) today wrote to Governor Charlie Baker requesting an independent investigation into the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic at Chelsea Soldiers' Home (CSH). This letter comes after disturbing reports of the deaths of veteran residents at Holyoke Soldiers' Home (  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following order (No. 3-19837) involving Gregory Alan Smith: In the Matter of GREGORY ALAN SMITH, Respondent. ORDER INSTITUTING ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS PURSUANT TO SECTION 203(f) OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISERS ACT OF 1940, MAKING FINDINGS, AND IMPOSING REMEDIAL SANCTIONS I. The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") deems it appropriate and in the public interest that public administrative proceedings be, and h  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) led a group of eight Senators in writing to U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Jovita Carranza, urging them to readjust regulatory requirements so that seasonal employers can access the full amount of the PPP loans for which they qualify. The Senators asked the Treasury Department and the SBA to immediately issue a  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 27 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), along with Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-MA-07), wrote to Governor Charlie Baker requesting an independent investigation into the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic at Chelsea Soldiers' Home (CSH). This letter comes after disturbing reports of the deaths of veteran residents at Holyoke   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 27 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), along with Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-MA-07), wrote to Governor Charlie Baker requesting an independent investigation into the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic at Chelsea Soldiers' Home (CSH). This letter comes after disturbing reports of the deaths of veteran residents at Holyoke   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 27 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on June 25: Two federal facilities in New England have been recognized by the US Environmental Protection Agency for their work applying practical cost-effective measures to protect the environment and save money. The Department of Defense Air National Guard in Westfield, Mass., and the Department of Veterans Affairs at Manchester Medical Center in Manchester, N.H., were recognized as part o  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, June 27 -- The University of Oklahoma's College of Medicine issued the following news: Stephenson Cancer Center at OU Medicine took part in an international clinical trial that proved the effectiveness of an oral medication for metastatic prostate cancer, the first treatment advance for that disease in many years. Results of the trial, which studied the drug relugolix, were published in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine. One of the lead authors is Michael  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 22 -- The University of St. Thomas issued the following news release: The University of St. Thomas is pleased to welcome its new executive dean for the School of Arts and Sciences, Dr. George Harne, Ph.D. Harne was recruited by UST's VP for Academic Affairs, Christopher Evans, who said, "Dr. Harne brings a national reputation and strategic vision to the University's largest and most diverse school." Harne is a scholar who holds a doctorate in musicology from Princeton Uni  more