CONCORD, New Hampshire, May 15 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Field Office issued the following news release on May 14, 2021: DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today that Steven Lessard, 34, of Lowell, Massachusetts, was sentenced to 150 months in federal prison for participating in a fentanyl trafficking conspiracy. According to court documents and statemen  more

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine, May 15 (TNSPer) -- MaineHealth issued the following news: MaineHealth has selected Aileen Mickey, MD as president of the MaineHealth Medical Group, the largest multispecialty medical group in northern New England. Dr. Mickey is currently chief administrative officer with Evergreen Health Medical Group in Kirkland, WA, where she provides clinical, operational and financial oversight to 48 multi-specialty and primary care ambulatory clinics, with more than 900 physicians,   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 15 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 13, 2021: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing that four grantees in the state of Connecticut have been selected to receive $1.6 million to assess and clean up contaminated properties under the agency's Brownfields Program. These funds will support under-served and economically disadvantaged communities around the state in assessing and cleaning up abandoned indu  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 15 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 13, 2021: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing that the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RI DEM) has been selected to receive $300,000 to assess contaminated properties under the agency's Brownfields Program. The funds will support under-served and economically disadvantaged communities around the state in assessing and cleaning up abandoned i  more

BOSTON, May 15 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 13, 2021: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing that two grantees in the state of Vermont have been selected to receive $1.1 million to assess and clean up contaminated properties under the agency's Brownfields Program. These funds will support under-served and economically disadvantaged communities in assessing and cleaning up abandoned industrial and commercial properties. The  more

THOUSAND OAKS, California, May 15 -- Global Qualitative Nursing Research, a peer-reviewed journal that says it specializes in topics related to nursing practice, responses to health, illness and disability, health promotion and healthcare delivery, published research articles, including the following topics, in its January/December 2021 edition: Ethics, Theoretical Development, or Methodological Development Article: * Attending to Methodological Challenges in Qualitative Research to Foster Pa  more

ALBANY, New York, May 15 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following declaratory ruling (Case No. 21-M-0197) involving Ironclad Energy Holdings, Ironclad Energy Thermal, Ironclad Energy Partners, RED-Rochester and SEEIT Red Holdco: Petition of Ironclad Energy Holdings LLC, Ironclad Energy Thermal LLC, Ironclad Energy Partners LLC, RED-Rochester, LLC, and SEEIT Red Holdco LLC for a Declaratory Ruling Eschewing Further Review of a Proposed Transaction or, in the Alternati  more

PLYMOUTH, New Hampshire, May 15 (TNSEve) -- Plymouth State University issued the following news: Plymouth State University (PSU) and the Raymond Burton Legacy Fund will recognize former U.S. Congressman Bill Zeliff, New Hampshire State Senator Lou D'Allesandro, and Amanda Grappone Osmer of Grappone Automotive Group at an event honoring the legacies of Raymond S. (Ray) Burton, PSU class of 1962 and long-serving member of the New Hampshire Executive Council, and of Robert Frost, poet laureate and  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on May 14, 2021: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), Chair of the House Interior Appropriations Subcommittee and co-chair of the bipartisan Congressional Arts Caucus, today announced 11 grants totaling $1,026,000 have been awarded to Maine arts institutions through the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). "As vaccination rates rise and arts institutions across Maine begin to open their doors for the s  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the Ranking Member of the Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee, co-led a hearing on ways to increase the resiliency of our transportation infrastructure. The hearing featured the testimony of Dr. Habib Dagher, the Executive Director of the Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) at the University of Maine (UMaine). "Whether it is for disaster recovery, infrastruct  more