NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 16 -- The Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Leonard C. Boyle, issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2021: Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Joleen D. Simpson, Special Agent in Charge of IRS Criminal Investigation in New England, announced that KATHRYN POCOCK, 58, of Uncasville, waived her right to be indicted and pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Hav  more

HANSCOM AFB, Massachusetts, Sept. 15 -- The U.S. Air Force's Hanscom Air Force Base issued the following news: By Mark Wyatt 66th Air Base Group Seven Air Force Life Cycle Management Center-Hanscom Airmen earned the German Armed Forces Badge for Military Proficiency during events held here Sept. 9-11. The badge is a decoration of the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany. It is one of the few approved foreign awards U.S. service members may wear in uniform. "I'm very proud of myse  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Sept. 15 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following proclamation: WHEREAS, Maine is committed to a clean energy future and enjoys abundant forms of renewable energy that powers homes and businesses across the State; and WHEREAS, the generation of power from renewable sources, including forms such as hydro, wood, wind, and solar, plays an important role in meeting the needs of our homes and businesses; and WHEREAS, Maine leads New England in wind-powered generation and   more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 16 (TNSGra) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: Yale School of Medicine (YSM) has been awarded nearly $63.7 million over the next five years from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) to renew its five-year Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) to accelerate research discoveries that can have a positive impact on health. This is the third renewal for Yale, which was the only site in New England among the first  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: In Connecticut, a tree branch contacted a live high-voltage power line as a worker in an aerial lift cut it, electrocuting him. In Massachusetts, a falling tree branch struck and killed a worker cutting down oak trees, while a falling tree limb struck an elevated bucket lift, ejecting the worker whose fall was fatal. In nearby Rhode Island, a log con  more

BANGOR, Maine, Sept. 16 (TNSOps) -- Husson University issued the following news release: Husson University's new Distinguished Speaker Series will feature U.S. Senator Susan Collins as their inaugural speaker. Her presentation will take place on Thursday, September 16, 2021 at the University's Richard E. Dyke Center for Family Business at 62 Kagan Drive in Bangor. "I look forward to sharing some of the most recent efforts I have championed in the Senate that will strengthen Maine's economy and  more

LIVERPOOL, England, Sept. 16 (TNSJou) -- The University of Liverpool issued the following news release: A new study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, finds a single dose of typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV) - the only typhoid vaccine licensed for children as young as 6 months - is safe and 84 percent effective in protecting against typhoid in Blantyre, Malawi. These are the first efficacy results from Africa and part of a five-year, multi-country project to accelerate introducti  more

CONCORD, Massachusetts, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-New England District issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2021: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District is seeking comments on modifications proposed by the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services to the state Aquatic Resource Mitigation Fund In-Lieu Fee (ILF) program for the addition of seven individual projects. The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services is the sponsor of the   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Sept. 15, 2021, entitled "Biden-Harris Administration Whole-of-Government Effort to Ensure Child Tax Credit Reaches All Eligible Families": * * * The Child Tax Credit (CTC) is one of the most important tax cuts for working families in more than a generation. The American Rescue Plan increased the Child Tax Credit from $2,000 per child to $3,000 per child for children over the age of six and from $2,000 to $3,600 for c  more