BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 26 -- The Boston Foundation issued the following news release on Aug. 25: One year after launching a pilot program to build a network of place-based organizations, the Boston Foundation today announced it was awarding $200,000 in grants to an inaugural cohort of the first Place Leadership Network (PLN) to advance equitable, accessible and vibrant community spaces in Greater Boston. The grants represent the Foundation's emerging investment in organizations that stewar  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 26 -- The Counter Extremism Project issued the following news release: The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit the Internet and social media platforms to recruit followers and incite violence. Last week, CEP researchers located Facebook accounts used to spread ISIS and Hurras al-Din video propaganda that was viewed hundreds of times. Also, a notorious neo-Nazi accelerationist Telegram channel urged followers to commit acts o  more

HOLYOKE, Massachusetts, Aug. 26 -- ISO New England issued the following news release: Wholesale power prices averaged $22.47 per megawatt-hour (MWh)/* in the Real-Time Energy Market in July 2020, down 23% compared to the previous year. Day-Ahead Energy Market averages fell to $23.78/MWh, a 20.1% decline from July 2019. Drivers of wholesale electricity prices In general, the two main drivers of wholesale electricity prices in New England are the cost of fuel used to produce electricity and con  more

KEENE, New Hampshire, Aug. 26 -- Keene State College issued the following news release: Keene State students dominated in a virtual ceremony for New Hampshire Press Association's 2019 Distinguished Journalism Awards. This annual contest recognizes professional and collegiate reporters, as well as media outlets that deliver news to New Hampshire readers. The Equinox, the college's student-run newspaper and eponymous website, and the student staff were recipients of numerous awards for outstandin  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 26 -- The New England Council issued the following news release: The New England Council, the nation's oldest regional business organization, will present its prestigious "New Englander of the Year" awards during its virtual 2020 Annual Celebration on October 26, 2020. This year's recipients are Marianne Harrison, President & CEO of John Hancock; Udit Batra, incoming CEO of Waters Corporation; life sciences industry leader MilliporeSigma; Ibram X. Kendi, Ph.D., Found  more

WESTBOROUGH, Massachusetts, Aug. 26 -- The New England First Amendment Coalition issued the following news release: The New England First Amendment Coalition recently argued that the First Amendment prohibits suspicionless searches of electronic devices at the country's borders and protects journalists from government surveillance of their laptops and cellphones. In an Aug. 7 amicus brief (https://nefac.org/files/2020/08/2020-08-07-Knight-and-RCFP-Amicus-Br.pdf) -- drafted by the Knight First   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation issued the following news release on Aug. 25: The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced $1.8 million in grants to restore and sustain healthy forests and rivers that provide habitat for diverse bird populations, as well as freshwater and diadromous fish populations, in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, and portions of the Lake Champlain and Upper Hudson River watersheds  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on Aug. 25: Today, the Office of U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) announced that Senator King participated in a virtual teleconference with the Houlton Rotary Club to provide updates on the coronavirus pandemic and discuss his efforts to bridge partisan divides in Congress. Senator King was joined on today's call by dozens of members of the Houlton Rotary Club, which was established in 1920 and currently   more