BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 1 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New England Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 31, 2021, entitled "County Employment and Wages in Vermont - Third Quarter 2020": Employment fell in Vermont's only large county, Chittenden, from September 2019 to September 2020, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (Large counties are those with annual average employment levels of 75,000 or more in 2019.) Reg  more

DALLAS, Texas, April 1 (TNSJou) -- Baylor Scott and White Health issued the following news release on March 31, 2021: The results of a study published today in The New England Journal of Medicine found that the immunotherapy drug nivolumab (Opdivo(R)), if used following neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy and surgical resection for early-stage esophageal or gastroesophageal junction cancers, can significantly prolong disease-free survival and reduce risk of disease recurrence. The global phase   more

ITHACA, New York, April 1 (TNSJou) -- Cornell University issued the following news: Two distinct diagnostic tests, a host/pathogen RNA sequencing platform, and spatially resolved tissue mapping tools, were created by a multidisciplinary team of Weill Cornell Medicine and New York-Presbyterian Hospital-led researchers and used to map SARS-CoV-2 infections at the height of the initial COVID-19 outbreak in New York City. These alternatives to the gold standard RT-PCR test expand the repertoire of  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: The State of Vermont received a grant totaling over $1 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), awarded to help reimburse expenses associated with ongoing COVID-19 response efforts. The grant of $1,397,762 is given to the Agency of Commerce and Community Development, to pass through to Southern Vermont Community Action (SEVCA), for food di  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 1 (TNSRes) -- The Greater Boston Food Bank issued the following news release: Feeding America this week released updated local food insecurity projections for 2020 and new projections for 2021. The revisions to the 2020 projections have led to a reduction in the projected number of people experiencing food insecurity in Massachusetts and throughout the country, however these rates will continue well above pre-pandemic levels in 2021: at a 30% increase from 2019 leve  more

WINDHAM, Maine, April 1 (TNSOps) -- The Maine Medical Center issued the following news release: MMP Orthopedics and Sports Medicine has opened a new location at 584 Roosevelt Trail in Windham. The practice is staffed by Jeffrey Bean, DO, Ryan Brown, PT, and Eric Bouchard, PT. Dr. Bean has been practicing in Windham for 12 years and is a specialist in Sports Medicine and Non-operative Orthopedics. He attended medical school at the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine in Bid  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, April 1 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following order of notice (No. DE 21-063) involving Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electric) Corp. d/b/a Liberty Utilities: Annual Retail Rate Adjustment Filing ORDER OF NOTICE On March 24, 2021, Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electric) Corp. d/b/a Liberty Utilities (Liberty) filed a request for approval of annual retail rate adjustments related to its stranded cost charge and transmission service   more

NEW YORK, April 1 (TNSJou) -- NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital issued the following news release on March 31, 2021: Two distinct diagnostic tests, a host/pathogen RNA sequencing platform, and spatially-resolved tissue mapping tools were created by a multidisciplinary team of Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital-led researchers and used to map SARS-CoV-2 infections at the height of the initial COVID-19 outbreak in New York City. These alternatives to the gold standard RT-PCR tes  more

PLYMOUTH, New Hampshire, April 1 (TNSOps) -- Plymouth State University issued the following news release: "My favorite thing to do as a kid was go to work with my dad," says Brittney Gondek '12. A self-employed general contractor, her dad helped instill an interest in design and community development. Before coming to Plymouth State and majoring in graphic design, Gondek was already at work in her hometown in Connecticut with landscape design and layout projects while balancing school and athle  more

LOWELL, Massachusetts, April 1 (TNSJou) -- The University of Massachusetts Lowell campus issued the following news release: Researchers studying mercury gas in the atmosphere with the aim of reducing the pollutant worldwide have determined a vast amount of the toxic element is absorbed by plants, leading it to deposit into soils. Hundreds of tons of mercury each year are emitted into the atmosphere as a gas by burning coal, mining and other industrial and natural processes. These emissions are  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 1 (TNSOps) -- The Trust for Public Land issued the following news release on March 31, 2021: The Trust for Public Land, High Peaks Alliance, and Town of Kingfield announce today the creation of the Kingfield Community Forest. This new 215-acre forest, now owned by the Town of Kingfield, will protect Shiloh Pond, a popular fly-fishing gem in Western Maine and will protect a wilderness experience just two miles from the center of Kingfield. "The creation of the K  more

ORONO, Maine, April 1 (TNSRes) -- The University of Maine issued the following news release: University of Maine researchers are assisting in a multi-institutional effort to create new strategies for producing and marketing small grains like bread wheat, naked barley, hulless oats, rye and others. Farmers often underutilize small grains because they have less economic value than other crops. To increase their value and provide more revenue streams for Northeastern and Midwestern organic grower  more

SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts, April 1 (TNSAwa) -- Western New England University issued the following news release: Student teams from Western New England University's Colleges of Business and Engineering have been recognized for their innovation achievements at the Draper Competition and Harold Grinspoon Foundation. "This year we have representation from both business and engineering students who honed their innovative skills through the University's Product Development and Innovation course, w  more