BROOKLINE, Massachusetts, Oct. 15 (TNSPer) -- The Environmental Business Council of New England issued the following news: Beveridge & Diamond Principal Steve Richmond (Boston) has been elected as the Vice President of the Board of Directors of the Massachusetts legal services organization MetroWest Legal Services (MWLS). He succeeds Katherine Garrahan of Bowditch & Dewey, who has been elected as President of the Board. In this new role, Steve will support MWLS in its mission to provide free le  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 14 -- HBO Max, a part of WarnerMedia, issued the following news release: THE SEX LIVES OF COLLEGE GIRLS, the upcoming HBO Max comedy series from Emmy(R)-nominated writer/producer Mindy Kaling has set its lead cast. * Pauline Chalamet (The King of Staten Island), Amrit Kaur (The D Cut, Star Trek: Short Treks, Anarkali), Renee Rapp (Mean Girls on Broadway), and Alyah Chanelle Scott (The Book of Mormon) are set to star as four roommates randomly assigned to a dorm at Essex College  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Oct. 15 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Oct. 14: Recognizing the critical role that New England's regional wholesale electricity market plays in addressing climate change and cost-effectively reducing economy-wide greenhouse gas emissions, Maine Governor Janet Mills and Governors from four Northeast states today issued a statement calling for reforms (PDF) needed to achieve their states' respective goals for clean, affordable, and reliable elec  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 15 -- Gov. Charlie Baker, R-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on Oct. 14: Recognizing the critical role that New England's regional wholesale electricity market plays in addressing climate change and cost-effectively reducing economy-wide greenhouse gas emissions, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker and Governors from four Northeast states today issued a statement calling for reforms needed to achieve their states' respective goals for clean, affordab  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 15 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following letter (No. DT 20-134): To: Sarah Davis, Esq., Consolidated Communications of Northern New England Company, LLC, 5 Davis Farm Road, Portland, ME 04103 Re: Consolidated Communications of Northern New England Company, LLC Petition For a Waiver of the Wholesale Performance Plan Dear Ms. Davis: On August 19, 2020, Consolidated Communications of Northern New England Company, LLC (Consolidated) fi  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 (TNSRep) -- The Economic Innovation Group issued the following news release on Oct. 14: Today, the Economic Innovation Group (EIG) released the Distressed Communities Index (DCI), a flagship research project that maps community well-being across the country by sorting zip codes into five tiers: distressed, at risk, mid-tier, comfortable, and prosperous, offering a comprehensive look at place-based economic inequality preceding the COVID-19 crisis. The project is accompanied   more

DUBLIN, Ohio, Oct. 15 -- The Online Computer Library Center issued the following news release on Oct. 14: OCLC has signed agreements with leading publishers and other content providers around the world to add metadata for high-quality electronic and print books, journals, databases, and other learning materials that will make their content discoverable through WorldCat Discovery. "OCLC is committed to providing access to a wide range of authoritative publications and educational materials thro  more

SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: Yesterday, continuing his efforts to address misuse of race in clinical decision-making, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) urged Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma to closely examine this issue in CMS programs. Citing recent findings in the New England Journal of Medicin  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 15 -- The Counter Extremism Project issued the following news release: On Monday, Facebook updated its hate speech policy to ban content that "denies or distorts" information about the Holocaust. The company claimed that its latest policy change "is supported by the well-documented rise in anti-Semitism globally and the alarming level of ignorance about the Holocaust, especially among young people." Facebook's latest policy change follows mounting pressure from advocacy groups' e  more

BIDDEFORD, Maine, Oct. 14 -- The University of New England issued the following news release: Doreen Fournier, M.S.W., program manager of Maine Substance Use Prevention Services (SUPS) on the University of New England's Portland Campus, has penned an op-ed in the Portland Press Herald encouraging parents to set clear expectations about marijuana for their children as Maine begins its first adult-use recreational sales of the substance. SUPS is is part of Maine Prevention Services, an initiativ  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 15 (TNSRes) -- The University of Chicago's Energy Policy Institute issued the following news: To reduce the risk of contracting COVID-19, roughly one-third of Americans are working from home. A new study analyses the effect this has had on household electricity consumption, and the data tells the story of so many Americans today: we're waking up later, staying in on weekend nights, and every day seems the same. As a result of the shift, household electricity use is up 10  more

PLATTEVILLE, Wisconsin, Oct. 15 (TNSGra) -- The University of Wisconsin Platteville campus issued the following news: The University of Wisconsin-Platteville School of Education recently received a grant from the Rural Schools Collaborative (RSC), a national nonprofit committed to strengthening the bonds between schools and communities. The grant is part of RSC's I am a Rural Teacher campaign, a national advocacy effort that is supported by The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The grant will   more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Oct. 15 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release on Oct. 14: Recognizing the critical role that New England's regional wholesale electricity market plays in addressing climate change and cost-effectively reducing economy-wide greenhouse gas emissions, Vermont Governor Phil Scott and governors from four Northeast states today issued a statement calling for reforms needed to achieve their states' respective goals for clean, affordable, and reliable ele  more