BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 16 (TNSOps) -- GBH issued the following news release: High School Quiz Show(R) has revealed the 17 Massachusetts high schools that will compete on Season 13 of the televised academic tournament from Boston public media producer GBH. These teams received the highest scores from among a total of 72 teams from across the state that participated in the program's second virtual Super Sunday qualifying event. Among the schools are three first-time competitors, as well as d  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 16 -- The Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2021: Seeking to complement ongoing habitat management efforts on state lands and promote opportunities for outdoor recreation, the Baker-Polito Administration today announced it has awarded $184,400 in state grant funds to eight organizations and municipalities to improve wildlife habitat on 276 acres of land within the Commonwealth. Now in its seventh year, the Departm  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Nov. 16 (TNSJou) -- Case Western Reserve University issued the following news release: In a new review article, published today in The New England Journal of Medicine, researchers from University Hospitals (UH), Case Western Reserve University and Boston College discuss evidence linking pollution and cardiovascular disease. The research team highlights strategies for reducing individual exposure to pollution, and the importance of government-supported interventions encouraging   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- Children's National Hospital issued the following news: Penicillin, a widely available and affordable antibiotic, may be one key to turning the tide on the deadly impacts of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) for children in developing nations. This according to the new findings of a large-scale, randomized controlled trial completed in Uganda and published in the New England Journal of Medicine. RHD is serious heart damage caused by rheumatic fever -- a condition that result  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Nov. 16 (TNSRes) -- Amherst College issued the following news release: An innovative collaborative energy project has started delivering electricity to five New England colleges--and to tens of thousands of students, staff and faculty--as a new solar energy facility has gone online in Farmington, Maine. Launched in 2018, the New England College Renewable Partnership is a first-of-its-kind collaboration among five leading New England liberal arts institutions: Amherst, B  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Nov. 16 -- The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry issued the following news: The Mills Administration announced today that it is awarding a total of nearly $500,000 to seven Maine organizations to invest in innovative technologies and grow new markets for Maine's specialty crops. The Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF) is awarding $492,039 to Blue Barn LLC, Cumberland County Soil and Water Conservation District, Daybreak Growers Al  more

CASTINE, Maine, Nov. 16 -- The Maine Maritime Academy issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2021: The current national supply chain crisis has highlighted a need for an increased number of supply chain logistics workers both in the U.S. and abroad. Maine Maritime Academy's International Business and Logistics (IBL) degree program is using hands-on education from expert faculty members to train the next generation of supply chain logistics professionals through the only logistics degree   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 16 -- The Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs issued the following news release: Seeking to complement ongoing habitat management efforts on state lands and promote opportunities for outdoor recreation, the Baker-Polito Administration today announced it has awarded $184,400 in state grant funds to eight organizations and municipalities to improve wildlife habitat on 276 acres of land within the Commonwealth. Now in its seventh year, th  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2021: With heating oil and gas prices rising fast, Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) led a group of 12 New England lawmakers to urge President Biden today to take decisive action to ease home heating costs for New England families this winter. The members of Congress called on the president to release inventory from the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve (NEHHOR) and Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR)  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: With cold weather arriving in New Hampshire and energy prices rising, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) has called on the Biden Administration to take swift action to lower costs for families and communities this winter. In a letter with other members of the New England Congressional delegation, Pappas called on the president to take action to lower energy costs for families, including releasing invento  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following statement: * * * After serving the people of Vermont in the U.S. Senate since 1975, U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), the Chairman of the Appropriations Committee, and Senate president pro tempore, announced that he will not seek re-election in 2022. Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), a senior member of the Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement: "For nearly half a century, Senator Leahy has serv  more

WILLIAMSTOWN, Massachusetts, Nov. 16 -- Williams College issued the following news release: Amherst, Mass.; Brunswick, Maine; Northampton, Mass.; Williamstown, Mass.--An innovative collaborative energy project has started delivering electricity to five New England colleges--and to tens of thousands of students, staff and faculty--as a new solar energy facility has gone online in Farmington, Maine. Launched in 2018, the New England College Renewable Partnership is a first-of-its-kind collaborat  more