COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, Aug. 18 (TNSawa) -- The American Association of Physics Teachers issued the following news release: AAPT has announced that Alice Flarend will receive the association's Homer L. Dodge Citation for Distinguished Service to AAPT, during their 2023 Winter Meeting. Flarend, physics teacher at Bellwood-Antis High School, Bellwood, PA is honored for exemplary service contributions to the mission of the American Association of Physics Teachers through exceptional leadership and  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 17 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Vanessa Roberts Avery, issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2022: Moustapha Diakhate, 46, of Stamford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 42 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for fraudulent receiving more than $4 million in COVID-19 relief funds guaranteed by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Coronavirus A  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) joined the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service, the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), and the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) to announce assistance for 25 small and rural communities from across the country identify strategies to grow their outdoor recreation economies and revitalize Main Streets through the Recreation Eco  more

TAMPA, Florida, Aug. 18 (TNSper) -- The Shriners Hospitals for Children issued the following news on Aug. 17, 2022: Frances Marthone, Ph.D., RN, has been named the new administrator for Shriners Children's Boston and Shriners Children's New England in Springfield, Massachusetts. Marthone previously served as the director of patient care services at Shriners Children's New England. She replaces H. Lee Kirk who retired from Shriners Children's New England in January 2022 and Eileen Skinner, who r  more