NEW LONDON, Connecticut, Oct. 31 -- Connecticut College issued the following news: In the closing days of the 2020 campaign, departments across campus are taking action to ensure those who want to vote, can, and that anybody who might need support processing the result of the election in the days and weeks following will have a number of resources at their disposal. The Holleran Center for Community Action has created a voter resources website, Camels Vote, to provide nonpartisan information   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 31 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Oct. 30: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced funding to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts totaling more than $90 million for major water infrastructure projects in communities across the state. As part of the overall funding, EPA is announcing significant amounts to address lead in drinking water in schools in Boston, and schools and childcare facilities in communi  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 31 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: During Fiscal Year 2020, which ended on Sept. 30, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) New England regional office continued to aggressively take action to promote compliance with lead-safe work practices, and lead paint disclosure to tenants and homebuyers, to protect children from harmful exposure to lead that continues to be found in paint in older housing and buildings. "Durin  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 31 -- Massachusetts General Hospital issued the following news release: A temporary tracheostomy--an opening created in the neck to facilitate placing a tube into a person's windpipe--can be essential for allowing a critically ill patient to come off a ventilator. A new article, with an accompanying video, published in the New England Journal of Medicine by clinicians at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) offers valuable guidance on how to safely perform the proced  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 31 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on Oct. 29: VJ Associates, a group of companies based in Hicksville, N.Y., has agreed to pay $3.13 million to resolve criminal and civil charges relating to a long-running overbilling scheme involving numerous government-funded construction projects in Massachusetts and New York. VJ Associates provided sub-contracted estimating and scheduling services for constr  more