BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 25 -- WGBH Boston issued the following news release: High School Quiz Show(R), GBH's award-winning televised academic competition for Massachusetts high school students, will premiere its 12th season at 6 p.m. on April 3 on GBH 2 and on the show's web page and YouTube channel. Award-winning Boston media personality Billy Costa returns to host as 17 teams vie for the state championship. The show was produced using a new, innovative hybrid model with students competin  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 25 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following transcript: * * * Governor Phil Murphy: Good afternoon, everyone. I am joined by the woman who needs no introduction to my right, the Commissioner of the Department of Health, Judy Persichilli. To her right the former State Epidemiologist, another familiar face, COVID-19 Response Medical Advisor Dr. Eddy Bresnitz. Great to have you both. Eddy, nice to have you back. Guy to my left needs no introduction, the S  more

PAWTUCKET, Rhode Island, March 25 -- Rep. David Cicilline, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on March 24, 2021: U.S. Congressman David N. Cicilline (RI-01) and Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse introduced legislation today to establish a regional commission encompassing Rhode Island and surrounding counties in Massachusetts and Connecticut. The Southern New England Regional Commission Act will allow jurisdictions at different levels to work together to leverage federal s  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Washington, ranking Republican member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following opening remarks on March 24, 2021, at an Energy Subcommittee hearing about the need for a diverse and reliable energy base: * ** Excerpts and highlights from her prepared remarks: TEXAS & OTHER EMERGENCIES "One of our most important jobs is to make sure our federal laws and policies will enable, not disable--the affordable and reliable  more

DARTMOUTH, Massachusetts, March 25 (TNSRes) -- The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth campus issued the following news release: NOAA recently announced its 2021-22 Sea Scallop Research Set-Aside Projects Selected. Recipients of the grants collaborate with the fishing industry to conduct research. According to the NOAA Fisheries website, the projects focus on research priorities identified by the New England Fishery Management Council, which established the Sea Scallop RSA Program in 1999. Th  more

SEATTLE, Washington, March 25 -- The University of Washington's School of Medicine issued the following news release: James Lee, a first-year psychiatry resident at the University of Washington School of Medicine, was feeling anxious and overwhelmed by the increase of anti-Asian hate crimes during the pandemic. Since racism can occur anywhere, he thought it would be useful to offer guidance to healthcare providers about how to help. His perspective, "Combating Anti-Asian Sentiment -- A Practic  more

WESTFIELD, Massachusetts, March 25 (TNSPer) -- Westfield State University issued the following news: Westfield State University's Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Robert Kersting, Ph.D., has announced his retirement, effective June 30. Dr. Kersting has served in his current interim post since July 2020. In addition to a year of service at the cabinet level representing the Division of Academic Affairs, Bob also served as a long-time professor in Westfield State University  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a news briefing via teleconference by the White House COVID-19 response team and public health officials with Andy Slavitt, acting administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, on March 25, 2021: * * * ACTING ADMINISTRATOR SLAVITT: Good morning. Thank you for joining us. Today, we're joined by Drs. Walensky and Fauci. But let me begin by offering an update on our vaccination rollout. We continue to b  more