HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 23 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2021: In an effort to ensure that Connecticut continues taking the most equitable and efficient approach to quickly administering the COVID-19 vaccine to as many people as possible, Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the state will continue with an age-based approach to expanding eligibility to the vaccine, explaining that other previously considered scenarios proved overly comp  more

VICKSBURG, Mississippi, Feb. 23 -- The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center issued the following news story: Dr. Igor Linkov, senior science and technology manager at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), was recently selected by the Department of Defense (DoD) as the Laboratory Scientist of the Year for the second quarter of fiscal year 2020. The award recognizes the extraordinary service contributed by DoD scientists and engineers and their exceptional   more

CONCORD, Linguistics, Feb. 23 -- The Environmental Business Council of New England issued the following news: Harrison Roakes, PE has been selected as the 2021 Young Engineer of the Year by a jury of his peers from New Hampshire's engineering societies. The American Council of Engineering Companies of New Hampshire (ACEC-NH) nominated Harrison for this prestigious award based on his engineering accomplishments and his impressive contributions to local and international communities. Harrison is  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - New England Field Office issued the following news release: The number of New England farms and land in farms remained unchanged from 2019 according to Pam Hird, state statistician of the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service, New England Field Office. Farm numbers and land in farms are differentiated by six economic sales classes. Farms and ranches are classified into t  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, Feb. 23 -- Sentara Healthcare issued the following news: Elizabeth City is a long way from the hot and dusty battlefields of Iraq. Few people may feel the difference as acutely as Nicole Yeshtokin, DO, a new general surgeon at Sentara Albemarle Medical Center. She is a former Air Force major who spent six months with a forward MASH-type unit near the Syrian border in 2017, deployed to a cinder block building with an orthopedic surgeon, a nurse and two OR techs. Their small t  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 23 -- Northeastern University issued the following news: Northeastern University's Roux Institute is launching an accelerator program to bring startup companies to Portland, Maine, and help them build their businesses in the region. Together with Techstars, a leading accelerator provider and global network that helps entrepreneurs succeed, they are creating The Roux Institute Techstars Accelerator, an immersive entrepreneurship program to help startups grow their bus  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 23 -- The Plant Based Foods Association issued the following news release: Riding on the tailwinds of a successful 2019, 2020 was off to a strong start for the natural foods industry.Stakeholders, suppliers, and retailers like Hannaford, a supermarket chain operating in New England and New York,were packing their bags and gearing up for an action-packed spring of trade shows across the country. This annual pilgrimage, aimed at growing connections, exploring innov  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that eleven organizations in Maine have been awarded a total of $280,000 to enhance performing arts and literature programs. This funding was awarded through the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). "Arts and humanities programs help communities exercise their creativity and maximize their learning potential," said Senators Collins and King in a joint  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that eleven organizations in Maine have been awarded a total of $280,000 to enhance performing arts and literature programs. This funding was awarded through the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). "Arts and humanities programs help communities exercise their creativity and maximize their learning potential," said Senators Collins and King in a join  more

SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts, Feb. 23 (TNSGra) -- Western New England University issued the following news release: The Western New England University School of Law's Center for Social Justice has been awarded a $6,000 DEIB (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging) mini-grant from Health New England. The grant provides funding to local non-profit organizations that are actively addressing racial health equity and disparities, and at least one of the CDC's Social Determinants of Health (SDOH).   more