WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Afterschool Alliance issued the following news release on July 14, 2022: The New York Life Foundation and the Afterschool Alliance today announced $1.8 million in new grants to 40 youth development organizations across the United States. The grants will fund organizations to support middle school youth during the out-of-school-time (OST) hours. Over the six years of the Aim High program, this current group of grantees is the largest to date both in number of grants and in  more

LONGMEADOW, Massachusetts, July 16 (TNSper) -- Bay Path University issued the following news release: Bay Path University is pleased to announce the promotion of Michael Giampietro to Senior Vice President for Finance and Administrative Services. Giampietro joined Bay Path in 2006 as Vice President for Finance and Administrative Services, following a sixteen-year career at Holyoke Community College. A member of the University's executive staff since arriving at Bay Path, he oversees significan  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 16 (TNSRep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New England Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 15, 2022, entitled "Average Energy Prices in Boston-Cambridge-Newton - June 2022": Gasoline prices averaged $5.084 a gallon in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton area in June 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner William J. Sibley noted that area gasoline prices were up $2.063 compare  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, July 15 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on July 15, 2022: Governor Ned Lamont today announced the creation of seven new technology education programs at Connecticut's public and private colleges and universities. The New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE) and the Business-Higher Education Forum (BHEF), in partnership with the Connecticut Office of Workforce Strategy and the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Develo  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, July 16 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news release on July 15, 2022: Governor Janet Mills announced today that the Federal government has approved Maine's plan to improve health insurance for small businesses by implementing first-in-the nation innovations to help increase coverage and hold down premium increases, which will save individuals and employees in small businesses money on health care costs. The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services not  more

WESTBOROUGH, Massachusetts, July 16 (TNStalk) -- The New England First Amendment Coalition issued the following agency statement with eight organizations on July 15, 2022: * * * The Massachusetts legislature has extended the option for public bodies subject to the Open Meeting Law to continue conducting meetings virtually, with remote access for members of the public. The option to hold virtual public meetings was set to expire statewide today. Advocates -- including the New England First Ame  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 16 (TNStalk) -- The Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group issued the following agency statement on July 15, 2022, with eight organizations: * * * The Massachusetts legislature has extended the option for public bodies subject to the Open Meeting Law to continue conducting meetings virtually, with remote access for members of the public. The option to hold virtual public meetings was set to expire statewide today. Advocates--including MASSPIRG, the ACLU of Ma  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. David Cicilline, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: The Southern New England Regional Commission Act, legislation to establish a regional commission encompassing Rhode Island and surrounding counties in Massachusetts and Connecticut, passed the House Thursday evening as part of the defense spending package for Fiscal Year 2023. The Southern New England Regional Commission Act will allow jurisdictions at different levels to work together to leverage fe  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: The Southern New England Regional Commission Act, legislation to establish a regional commission encompassing Connecticut and surrounding counties in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, passed the House Thursday evening as part of the defense spending package for Fiscal Year 2023. The Southern New England Regional Commission Act will allow jurisdictions at different levels to work together to leverage fede  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on July 14, 2022: Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement after joining a bipartisan group of colleagues earlier this evening in passing H.R. 7900 - National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2023. "The National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2023 delivers on a number of initiatives that will support our men and women in uniform, as well as our nation's  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 15 (TNSpar) -- The University of Utah Health issued the following news release: The Osher Collaborative for Integrative Health is proud to welcome the University of Utah and University of Vermont into our network of academic health institutions advancing integrative health research, education, and care, funded by the generosity of The Bernard Osher Foundation. Both the University of Utah (UU) and the University of Vermont (UVM) have contributed greatly to the integra  more