WASHINGTON, May 27 (TNSEve) -- Americans for the Arts issued the following news release: Americans for the Arts will host its virtual Annual Convention June 8-11, 2021. Through 24 sessions, over 800 participants will gather to better understand how the nonprofit arts field can build an equitable arts, culture, and creative economy together as we reemerge and rebuild from the pandemic. The Annual Convention is an opportunity for the field to explore how to put creative workers and cultural organ  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Washington Field Office issued the following news release on May 26, 2021: Leaders from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia, and the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office join Jarod Forget, Special Agent in Charge (SAC) of the DEA's Washington Division, to announce the results of Operation Angels Envy. Operation Angels Envy involved a s  more

NEW YORK, May 27 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 26, 2021: As summer approaches, EPA officials are highlighting water quality improvements in Long Island Sound resulting from almost 50 million pounds of nitrogen pollution kept out of the Sound each year. A peer-reviewed study from the University of Connecticut published earlier this year showed that improved water quality can be attributed to successful programs in Connecticut and New York to upgr  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, May 27 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 26, 2021: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) reached a proposed settlement with The Metropolitan District (MDC), headquartered in Hartford, Conn., for violations of the Clean Air Act. Under the proposed consent decree filed in Federal District Court, the MDC will pay a civil penalty of $298,000 and will be required to come into compli  more

EAST BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 27 -- The Massachusetts Port Authority issued the following news: The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) and JetBlue are pleased to announce the restart of the daily, nonstop service between Worcester Regional Airport (ORH) and New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) this August. A second daily flight will be added to JFK, as well as daily, nonstop service between Worcester and Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) in October. J  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on May 26, 2021: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) today introduced the Clean Ocean and Safe Tourism (COAST) Anti-Drilling Act to permanently ban offshore oil and gas drilling in the Atlantic Ocean and protect recovering coastal economies decimated by the COVID-19 pandemic. "As we turn the corner on the pandemic and hope for near-normal crowds and a strong summer for businesses at the Jersey Shore, the  more

CONCORD, Massachusetts, May 27 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-New England District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District received three After the Fact permit applications to retain work in waters of the United States from the Town of Guilford to authorize and retain previously placed fill associated with the reconstruction and elevation of town roadways identified as Tuttles Point Road, Old Quarry Road and Chaffinch Island Road in Guilfor  more

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, May 27 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release: Two Manchester restaurants and their owner and manager have paid $263,743 in back wages to 68 employees to resolve numerous willful violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act found in a federal investigation. The U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire ordered the resolution in a consent judgement. In addition to payment of back wages for violations of federal minimum wage and ove  more

ORONO, Maine, May 27 -- The University of Maine System issued the following news release: The University of Maine System announced last week that it will delay final approval of the FY22 budget to provide time to develop a spending plan that holds tuition flat for in-state students for the upcoming academic year. The opportunity to forgo the planned 2.5% inflation-based adjustment to tuition charges for Maine residents follows the Governor's proposed 3% increase in state support for UMS and bet  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, May 27 (TNSJou) -- The University of Minnesota issued the following news release: Experts from the University of Minnesota, the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and the University of California, San Francisco say planners for the July Olympic Games in Tokyo and the subsequent Paralympic Games have not taken adequate steps to protect athletes, coaches, and support staff from COVID-19. They call for an urgent meeting of World Health Organization (WHO) experts to ad  more