PROVINCETOWN, Massachusetts, Sept. 12 -- The Center for Coastal Studies issued the following news release: The Center for Coastal Studies (CCS) is pleased to announce that it has been awarded $2,718,532 from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Marine Debris Program to partner with Gulf of Maine Lobster Foundation, OceansWide, Blue Ocean Society for Marine Conservation, Rozalia Project for a Clean Ocean, and Net Your Problem in a regional coalition, the New England Regio  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: NEWARK, NJ. - Five men who work in New York City's Diamond District were arrested today and charged with illegally processing more than $600 million through unlicensed money transmitting businesses, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) New Jersey Division Cheryl Ortiz and U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger an  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 12 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * A commission co-led by The Educational Justice Institute at MIT has crafted a groundbreaking blueprint for the future of higher education in New England prisons. * * * Since its inception in 2018, The Educational Justice Institute (TEJI) has been a trailblazer in implementing innovative and transformative educational experiences for incarcerated students as well as studen  more

WESTBOROUGH, Massachusetts, Sept. 12 -- The New England First Amendment Coalition issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2023: The New England First Amendment Coalition filed an amicus brief today with the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, asking it to revisit its interpretation of the state's anti-SLAPP law and protect the right of the people to petition the government. "The court has a great opportunity to recalibrate its approach to the anti-SLAPP Law," said Jeffrey J. Pyle, an   more

CANTON, Ohio, Sept. 11 -- The National Football League issued the following news: By Michael Baca, Digital Content Editor Tom Brady's post-career flowers started to blossom in New England on Sunday. The Patriots held a special ceremony honoring the longtime quarterback during halftime of the team's season-opening loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, and there wasn't an empty seat as Brady addressed the packed crowd at Gillette Stadium. "This is an incredible celebration for me, for our family, f  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Sept. 11 -- Rural Sociology, a journal that says it explores sociological and interdisciplinary approaches affecting rural people and places from the Rural Sociological Society, published research articles on the following topics in its September 2023 edition (Vol. 88, Issue 3): Articles: * Labor and Sustainability: The Role of Farm Labor Practices in Shaping Antibiotic Use * Bank on it: Do Local Banks Contribute to Rural Community Prosperity? * Farm to Food Bank: Ex  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, Sept. 12 (TNSres) -- The University of Mississippi Medical Center issued the following news: Taking a daily statin reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease in patients living with HIV by more than 35 percent. That's the key finding of a clinical trial funded by the National Institutes of Health, the results of which have been published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The Randomized Trial to Prevent Vascular Events in HIV, REPRIEVE for short, enrolled more than   more