BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 14 (TNSper) -- Boston University issued the following news: By Molly Callahan, Senior Writer Boston University's journalism department is getting a new chair. Brian McGrory, editor of the Boston Globe for the last 10 years, and before that, a distinguished reporter and columnist, will step down from the post by the end of the year to helm the College of Communication journalism program. McGrory, who will start at BU by the end of the calendar year, tells BU Today  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 15 (TNSper) -- Boston University's College of Communication issued the following news on Sept. 14, 2022: By Molly Callahan, Senior Writer Boston University's journalism department is getting a new chair. Brian McGrory, editor of the Boston Globe for the last 10 years, and before that, a distinguished reporter and columnist, will step down from the post by the end of the year to helm the College of Communication journalism program. McGrory, who will start at BU by  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 15 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2022: Governor Ned Lamont today joined state and local officials to officially break ground on a new train station and a roadway safety and track improvement project in Windsor Locks. Located in downtown area of the town next to the historic old station, the new station will complement the ongoing economic development initiatives in the town's transit-oriented development area. The  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 14 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2022: * * * Will Reduce Stormwater Pollution Impairing Charles, Mystic and Neponset Rivers' Water Quality * * * The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced decisive action to control currently unregulated stormwater pollution from entering unchecked into the watersheds of the Charles, Mystic and Neponset Rivers and control those pollutants under the Clean W  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 (TNSgov) -- Oceana, an international advocacy organization dedicated solely to ocean conservation, posted the following news release: On Tuesday, September 13, distinguished business, philanthropic, and cultural leaders gathered at Rockefeller Center's Rainbow Room for Oceana's annual New York Gala to celebrate and support the organization's mission to restore the health and abundance of the world's oceans. The event raised over $1.6 million in support of Oceana's global c  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- The White House issued the following news release: President Biden announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to serve in key roles: * Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, Commission Member, Roosevelt Campobello International Park Commission * Margaret Jane Kravchuk, Alternate Commission Member, Roosevelt Campobello International Park Commission * Donald G. Soctomah, Alternate Commission Member, Roosevelt Campobello International Park Commission * Anne J. Castle, U  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release and letter: Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) joined a coalition of Representatives from the New England Congressional Delegation in writing to the U.S. House and Senate Appropriations Committees, urging them to include additional funding for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) in the upcoming government funding package. As winter approaches, LIHEAP will become a critical source of funding for  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release and letter: Reps. Joe Courtney (CT-02) and Chellie Pingree (ME-01) led a coalition of representatives from the Connecticut and New England Congressional Delegations in writing to the U.S. House and Senate Appropriations Committees, urging them to include additional funding for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) in the upcoming government funding package. As winter approaches, funding   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) joined 29 Senators in calling on the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to take immediate action to safeguard women's privacy and ability to safely and confidentially get the health care they need. Specifically, the Senators urged the Biden administration to strengthen federal privacy protections under the Health Information Portability and Ac  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 15 (TNStalk) -- The University of California's Hastings College of Law issued the following Q&A on Sept. 14, 2022, with Constitutional Law Professor Joel Richard Paul: * * * UC Hastings Constitutional Law Professor Joel Richard Paul has written a new book, INDIVISIBLE: Daniel Webster and the Birth of American Nationalism. The third book in Paul's popular history series, INDIVISIBLE tells the story of one of the greatest orators and statesmen of the 19th century  more