CONCORD, Massachusetts, July 9 -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District has received a permit application from the town of Truro for proposed work in Eagle Neck Creek and adjacent wetlands at Old County Road, Truro. The proposed project to restore salt marsh surrounding Eagle Neck Creek contains three elements: the replacement of existing culverts under Old County Road; the dredging, excavation, and stabilization   more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, July 8 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Opportunity and Inclusive Growth Institute issued the following white paper by Carlos Avenancio-Leon, assistant professor of Finance Kelley School of Business & Center for Research on Race and Ethnicity in Society (CRRES) at the Indiana University, and visiting scholar Troup Howard entitled "The Assessment Gap: Racial Inequalities in Property Taxation": Abstract We use panel data covering 118 million homes in the United   more

COLCHESTER, Vermont, July 9 -- Green Mountain Power issued the following news release: Green Mountain Power (GMP) is urging safety for customers as forecasters call for potentially strong pop-up thunderstorms across much of Vermont Wednesday afternoon, followed by sweltering heat Thursday and Friday. GMP is reminding customers to stay away from lines and trees if high winds take them down, and crews will respond as quickly and safely as possible. "We are watching this weather situation closely  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 9 -- Brown University issued the following news release: In the wake of new federal guidance on the Student and Exchange Visitor Program, Brown President Christina H. Paxson wrote to students, faculty and staff about the University's opposition to the policy and how Brown can best support its international students. Issued by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on July 6, the new guidance will prohibit international students from returning to or remain  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, July 9 -- Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap issued the following news release: Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap has reviewed the public comments and finalized the wording for the energy transmission project citizens' initiative question that is slated to go before voters on the November 3, 2020 General Election referendum ballot. Since presenting the proposed language on May 22, Secretary Dunlap received 161 comments regarding the question's form and content. The comment perio  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, July 9 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - New England Field Office issued the following news release: The 2020 Vermont maple syrup production totaled 2.22 million gallons, up 7 percent from the previous year, according to Pam Hird, New England State Statistician of the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service, New England Field Office. Vermont remains the top producing state in the Nation. Vermont maple syrup produc  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 9 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on July 8: U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) and U.S. Representatives Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawai'i) and Ed Case (D-Hawai'i) today called on the Interior Secretary David Bernhardt and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to end efforts to open Papah?naumoku?kea Marine National Monument (PMNM) to commercial fishing. "The expansion of the PMNM has brought significant benefits. The larger site has drawn greater in  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, July 9 -- The Washington University St. Louis School of Medicine issued the following news release: An experimental drug for a rare, inherited form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) has shown promise in a phase 1/phase 2 clinical trial conducted at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston and other sites around the world and sponsored by the pharmaceutical company Biogen Inc. The trial indicated that the experiment  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 9 -- Northeastern University issued the following news: The Roux Institute at Northeastern University is partnering with Sun Life U.S., one of the largest group benefits providers in the country. Sun Life becomes the 11th corporate partner of the institute, which will open in Portland, Maine in September as an innovation hub for research and graduate education in technology and data science. Sun Life, which has a major presence in Southern Maine, sees a partnership   more

LOS ANGELES, California, July 9 -- The University of California issued the following news release: A new study has found that a set of strategies designed to prevent older people from falling did not significantly reduce serious injuries from falls, but it did lead to a significant decline in the number of overall fall-related injuries participants reported. The study, published July 9 in the New England Journal of Medicine, presents the results of STRIDE, or Strategies to Reduce Injuries and   more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, July 9 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: The University of Rhode Island College of Business debuts this fall a new online master's program in supply chain management centered on teaching students the skills to enhance the resiliency of supply chains - an area shown vulnerable during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Professional Master of Science in Supply Chain Management and Applied Analytics - the first online program of its kind in the U.S. - is   more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, July 9 -- The Vermont Democratic Party issued the following news release on July 8: As COVID-19 cases around the country are on the rise, calls for statewide mask mandates have grown louder, including right here in Vermont. Yet, Vermont's Republican Governor Phil Scott has refused to institute a statewide mask mandate, calling the measure unnecessary and counterproductive. His refusal to do so is an outlier among a bipartisan chorus of governors from Texas to Kentucky, Mas  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, July 9 -- Yale University issued the following news release: Every year about one in three adults age 65 and older takes a fall, and 20 to 30% of those who fall suffer significant injuries such as head trauma or a broken hip. A new study shows how difficult it is to prevent these injuries, even with help from primary care providers. Doctors at Yale, Harvard, and the University of California-Los Angeles recently presented findings of the Strategies to Reduce Injuries and  more