BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 23 (TNSgov) -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts issued the following news on June 22, 2023: Massachusetts for Overdose Prevention Centers (MA4OPC) today hosted an event at the State House, demonstrating broad support for passing legislation to establish life-saving overdose prevention centers (OPCs) in the Commonwealth. Today's event followed the release of new statewide data, showing overdose deaths have reached an all-time high in Massachusetts.   more

CONCORD, Massachusetts, June 22 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-New England District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District received a permit application to conduct work in waters of the United States from Yale University for proposed work in freshwater wetlands at 200 Conrad Drive in New Haven, Conn. The proposed work involves the placement of fill in freshwater wetlands in order to restore the Yale Golf Course to its original design. Wor  more

CHEVY CHASE, Maryland, June 22 (TNSjou) -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine issued the following ASM Weekly roundup: Not often do we lead with a study of a first-in-class pharmacotherapy, especially one that treats cannabis use disorder. Known as a signaling-specific inhibitor of the cannabinoid receptor type 1 (CB1-SSi), this new drug works by selectively targeting only a subset of intracellular processes resulting in a therapeutic that can reduce the use and subjective effects of ca  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 23 -- The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management issued the following news release: The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is advising the public that given the current statewide extent of Beech Leaf Disease (BLD), reports to the DEM Forest Health and Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey (CAPS) programs are no longer requested. DEM's Division of Agriculture and Forest Environment (DAFE) thanks the public for their vigilance in r  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 23 (TNSper) -- The Berkshire Bank issued the following news release: Berkshire Bank, a leading, socially responsible community bank with financial centers in New England and New York, welcomes Lewis Mai, John Muse, Rebecca Rubino, and Andrew Prancl to the Wealth Management team. With more than 70 years combined experience, these four investment and wealth advisors join Berkshire's current team in providing exceptional financial guidance and strategies, portfolio mana  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, June 22 (TNSper) -- The Community College System of New Hampshire issued the following news release: The Trustees of the Community College System of New Hampshire (CCSNH) have selected a career educator skilled in community college innovation to be the next president of NHTI-Concord's Community College. Dr. Patrick Tompkins, currently with the Virginia Community College System, was selected from a pool of over 60 applicants and will assume his new role on February 1, 202  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 23 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on June 22, 2023: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he has approved the release of approximately $23.8 million in state funding to remediate 480 acres of land across 22 properties in 15 towns and cities across Connecticut and put them back into productive use. The funds are being released through the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development's Brownfield Remediation and  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, June 23 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release on June 22, 2023: U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces today that Cheshire Medical Center (CMC) in Keene will pay $2 million to resolve allegations that it violated the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) by failing to keep accurate records of controlled substances, including opioids. "Cheshire Medical Center's failure to fulfill its obligation  more

EAST HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 23 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, announced that OMARI LEWIS, 24, of East Hartford, has been arrested on an indictment charging him with fentanyl distribution offenses. As alleged in court docu  more

BURLINGTON, Vermont, June 23 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that on June 20, 2023, Raymond Rivera, 33, of Hartford, Connecticut, was sentenced in United States District Court in Burlington, Vermont, to serve 66 months in prison after his guilty plea to one count of possessing cocaine and fentanyl with intent to distribute. U.S.   more

BURLINGTON, Vermont, June 23 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Terry Catchings, Jr., aka "Biggs," 28, of Detroit, Michigan, appeared before United States Magistrate Judge Kevin J. Doyle for arraignment on a federal drug charge. In March 2023, a federal grand jury returned a third superseding indictment charging Catchings, J  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 23 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release on June 22, 2023: A Methuen man was arrested today for allegedly trafficking counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl and unlawfully possessing ammunition. Shawn Hart, 45, was charged with one count distribution of and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and one count of being a felon in possession of ammunition. He will a  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 23 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: A Providence man admitted to a federal judge on Tuesday that he possessed nearly 449 grams of methamphetamine and 64 grams of fentanyl that was intended for distribution, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha. According to information presented to the court, John Walker, 51, was detained by a member of the DEA Drug Task Force   more

OMAHA, Nebraska, June 22 (TNSper) -- The University of Nebraska Medical Center issued the following news release: Gerard "Gerry" Kugel, DMD, PhD, has been selected as the next dean of the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry. Pending University of Nebraska Board of Regents approval of his appointment, Dr. Kugel will begin at UNMC on Sept. 18. "Amid all of the highly qualified candidates, Dr. Kugel stood out for his vision and passion," said Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, chancellor  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on June 22, 2023: U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she secured $20 million to establish a PFAS Center of Excellence through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agriculture Research Service (ARS) New England Plant, Soil and Water Research Laboratory in the Fiscal Year 2024 Agriculture appropriations bill. The bill, which was officially approved  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 23 (TNSjou) -- Johns Hopkins Medicine issued the following news release: Clinicians have a new standard for graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) prevention after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, according to results from a phase III study published June 22 in the New England Journal of Medicine. The new standard is more effective at preventing GVHD and came with less side effects, compared with the current gold standard. "The new standard allows transpl  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Language, a journal that says it focuses on the area of theoretical linguistics from the Linguistic Society of America, published research articles on the following topics in its June 2023 edition: Web Only Supplemental Material: * A discriminative lexicon approach to word comprehension, production, and processing: Maltese plurals: Supplemental materials * Demographics in the formation of language communities and in the emergence of languages: The early years of ASL in  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, June 23 -- The Maine House Democrats issued the following news release on June 22, 2023: On Thursday, the Maine House voted to give initial approval to LD 1964, An Act to Implement the Recommendations of the Commission to Develop a Paid Family and Medical Leave Benefits Program, sponsored by Sen. Mattie Daughtry, D-Brunswick, and Rep. Kristen Cloutier, D-Lewiston. The bill passed on a 79-65 vote following a 22-12 vote in the Senate on Wednesday "The proposal we voted on today i  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- The National Collegiate Athletic Association issued the following news: The NCAA has selected its cohort for the 2023-24 Pathway Program, the yearlong initiative designed to prepare senior-level athletics administrators for the next career step as directors of athletics or conference commissioners. The Pathway Program, under the direction of NCAA leadership development, is an intensive, experiential learning opportunity for selected participants who work at an NCAA schoo  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on June 21, 2023: In an effort to enhance safety and aircraft operations at Block Island Airport, U.S. Senators Jack Reed, Sheldon Whitehouse and Representative Seth Magaziner today announced that the Rhode Island Airport Corporation (RIAC) has been awarded nearly $2.6 million in federal funding for upgrades to Block Island State Airport (BID). The state-owned airport offers a 2,500-foot runway (known  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release on June 22, 2023: Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) today announced the introduction of the Northeast Fisheries Heritage Protection Act. This bill would prohibit commercial offshore wind energy development in Lobster Management Area 1 (LMA 1) in the Gulf of Maine and initiate a federal study on the environmental review processes of any relevant Federal agencies for offshore wind projects in the Gulf of Maine. "  more

WICHITA, Kansas, June 23 (TNSpp) - The University of Kansas School of Medicine issued the following news on June 22, 2023: Mention K. James Kallail, Ph.D., to those working with the associate dean for research at KU School of Medicine-Wichita, and "mentor" is a word you'll often hear. Not naturally inclined to talk about himself, Kallail, who retires this month, shares two stories that provide a glimpse of his influence. The first involves "a Wichita kid" coming into his office. "He had stru  more