ARLINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 23 -- The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission issued the following news release: The Commission's Spiny Dogfish Management Board approved a commercial quota of 29.6 million pounds for the 2021/2022 and 2022/2023 fishing years (May 1-April 30). The quotas are consistent with the measures recommended to NOAA Fisheries by the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council). State-specific allocations are provided in table below. See table here: http://www.asmfc  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 23 -- The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission issued the following news release: The 2020 American Lobster Benchmark Stock Assessment presents contrasting results for the two American lobster stock units, with record high abundance and recruitment in the Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank stock (GOM/GBK) and record low abundance and recruitment in the Southern New England stock (SNE) in recent years. The GOM/GBK stock is not overfished nor experiencing overfishing.  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 23 -- The Boston Foundation issued the following news release on Oct. 22: The Boston Foundation is pleased to announce its quarterly discretionary grants for the first quarter of FY2021, after a meeting of the Foundation's Board of Directors last week. The Board approved $1,594,693 in single and multi-year discretionary grants to 19 organizations. The Board also acknowledged another $11,291,651 paid out between cycles through other discretionary programs and set-asid  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston issued the following Beige Book for Oct. 21, 2020: Summary of Economic Activity Business contacts in the First District reported activity continued to improve from mid-August through September, amid ongoing pandemic disruptions. Although overall activity levels were still below average, most responding manufacturers and retailers reported increased revenues compared with a year ago. Revenues at contacted software firms were also up mode  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The Gerontological Society of America issued the following news release: The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) and the Journalists Network on Generations are welcoming 15 distinguished reporters for the next cohort of the Journalists in Aging Fellows Program, now in its 11th year. They represent a wide range of general audience, ethnic, and community media outlets, including public radio and television affiliates, daily newspapers, and national publications. This y  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 23 -- Massachusetts General Hospital issued the following news release: The drug tocilizumab (Actemra) does not reduce the need for breathing assistance with mechanical ventilation or prevent death in moderately ill hospitalized patients with COVID-19, according to a new study led by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). The study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), casts doubt on earlier research suggesting that tocilizumab, whic  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Oct. 23 -- MassChallenge issued the following announcement: MassChallenge, the global network for innovators, tonight awarded $100,000 in equity-free prizes to two startups from its Rhode Island cohort: Graphene Composites USA (GC USA) and Nautilus Defense LLC. The announcement - made during the 2020 MassChallenge U.S. Virtual Awards Ceremony - caps the non-profit's first virtual accelerator and the third Rhode Island-based program. "Over the last four months, we've   more

SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts, Oct. 22 (TNSRes) -- Western New England University issued the following news release on Oct. 21: State and college officials announced Tuesday that Western New England University (WNE) and Convergent Photonics received a $2.5 million grant to start an integrated photonics laboratory together. The Baker-Polito Administration announced a new grant totaling over approximately $2,581,109 from the Massachusetts Manufacturing Innovation Initiative (M2I2) to support the de  more