NEW YORK, Nov. 29 -- The National Basketball Association issued the following news release on Nov. 28, 2022: The NBA today announced Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart as the NBA Cares Community Assist Award winner for the month of October in recognition of his ongoing support for pediatric cancer patients and commitment to creating access to opportunity for inner-city student-athletes. Each month of the regular season the award recognizes a player who best demonstrates the passion that the leag  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Nov. 28 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Nov. 28, 2022: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that in response to calls from his administration and other Connecticut state officials - including the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) and the Office of Consumer Counsel - to do more for customers in the state amid historically high electric prices, utility companies Eversource and United Illuminating (UI) have agreed  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Nov. 29 (TNSsro) -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 26,735) on Nov. 28, 2022, involving Eversource Energy: * * * Petition for Approval of Change in Transmission Cost Adjustment Mechanism Rate Order Nisi on Transmission Cost Adjustment Mechanism Filing Schedule In this order nisi, the Commission directs Public Service Company of New Hampshire d/b/a Eversource (Eversource) to seek approval of changes to its Transmis  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases issued the following news release: Once considered a potentially static field of medicine, the discipline of studying infectious diseases has proven to be dynamic as emerging and reemerging infectious diseases present continuous challenges, Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., writes in a perspective in The New England Journal of Medicine. In the piece, Dr. Fauci, who since  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 29 (TNSgov) -- The New England Council issued the following news release and letter: The New England Council has urged the region's Senate delegation to support and advance a bipartisan retirement savings package that is currently before the chamber. The package, known as SECURE 2.0 would create more options and opportunities for New Englanders to plan for retirement. Through a letter sent to the Senate on November 22nd, the Council has asked Congress to pass the le  more

MIDDLETON, Wisconsin, Nov. 29 -- Society of Wetland Scientists has announced the following event: Title: Too Much Salt and Not Enough Water: How Drought Is Pushing Great Salt Lake to the Brink Date of event: Dec. 15, 2022, 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM EST Overview from the organization: The Great Salt Lake, Utah (GSL) and its wetlands are a critical stopover for migratory birds on the Pacific Flyway and support several critical industries. However, prolonged drought caused by climate change and exacer  more