BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 17 (TNSPol) -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts issued the following news: Following votes to temporarily extend certain pandemic policies, over a dozen advocacy organizations are calling for permanent reforms to ensure continued virtual access to public meetings. The groups--including disability rights and free press organizations--support legislation to make remote access for public meetings permanent and routine at all levels of government. "We  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 17 (TNSJou) -- The American Society of Clinical Oncology issued the following news release: A new American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) guideline update recommends offering 1 year of adjuvant olaparib to patients with high-risk early-stage human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative breast cancer and germline BRCA mutations after completion of (neo)adjuvant chemotherapy and local treatment, including radiation. The recommendations update the 2020 g  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 17 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New England Regional Information Office issued the following report on June 16, 2021, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Portland-South Portland - May 2020": Workers in the Portland-South Portland, ME Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $26.82 in May 2020, about 1 percent below the nationwide average of $27.07, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported toda  more

NEW YORK, June 17 (TNSJou) -- Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health issued the following news: While physical proximity and the use of face masks are well-known factors affecting the spread of COVID-19, new research links meteorological variables such as temperature, humidity, and ultraviolet (UV) radiation to the transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, a study by Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and the Yale School of Public Health finds.   more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA and the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency recently announced two federal grants for feeding Bostonians who experienced food insecurity caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Together, the two grants provided over $3.7 million reimbursing the Boston Housing Authority and the City of Boston for their emergency feeding programs. Both grants covered 100% o  more

RINDGE, New Hampshire, June 17 (TNSOps) -- Franklin Pierce University issued the following news: Selected last summer, but delayed by the pandemic, the Franklin Pierce University Department of Athletics is pleased to finally announce its 2020 Hall of Fame class, which features three inductees, including a pair of former All-Americans. The 2020 class will join the 2021 Hall of Fame class, to be selected this summer, for a joint induction weekend, to be held on Oct. 1-2. The formal induction will  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, June 17 -- The New Hampshire Department of Fish and Game issued the following news: Rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus (RHDV2) was first detected in the 1980s and made its way to the United States in 2018. RHDV2 can affect both wild and domestic rabbits. Improper care and handling of pets can result in further spread of this disease. New Hampshire Fish and Game is asking the public to take precautions against transmitting this virus further and potentially bringing it to t  more