BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 24 -- The Berkshire Bank issued the following news release: Berkshire Bank, a leading community bank with financial centers in New England and New York, announced more than $426,000 in Foundation philanthropic investments during the third quarter of 2023. These investments contributed to helping the communities Berkshire Bank serves. Grants awarded cover a wide range of projects that include arts, education, environment, health, housing, seniors, and diversity, equi  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 24 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New England Regional Information Office issued the following report on Oct. 23, 2023, entitled "Rhode Island Job Openings and Labor Turnover - August 2023": * * * Rhode Island had 31,000 job openings in August 2023, compared to 29,000 openings in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner William J. Sibley noted that the job openings rate in  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Oct. 24 -- Clean Water Action issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2023: The popular local chain of Mexican restaurants, La Veracruzana, announced today that they have partnered with Clean Water Action to eliminate disposable plastic from their dining rooms. The switch to reusable food ware comes as part of Clean Water Action's award-winning ReThink Disposable program - an effort to reduce plastic waste and fight plastic pollution in coastal waters. "We are so   more

FOXBOROUGH, Massachusetts, Oct. 24 -- The U.S. Army Recruiting Command issued the following news: By Alyssa Salmon, New England Recruiting Battalion Co-hosted by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Education and the Rhode Island Department of Education in coordination with Kraft Sports + Entertainment, the forum provides guidance and direction for young men and women seeking career and educational opportunities for personal growth and development. It was an opportunity to present the Army as  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued the following statement on Oct. 23, 2023, by Commissioner James Danly on a decision (Docket No. CP22-2-000) involving Gas Transmission Northwest LLC: * * * I write separately to identify the specific aspects of today's order with which I concur and those elements from which I dissent. * * * I Concur in Part with Today's Order. I concur in the Commission's decision to grant Gas Transmission Nor  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued the following statement on Oct. 23, 2023, by Commissioner James Danly on a decision (Docket No. CP22-466-000) involving WBI Energy Transmission Inc.: * * * I write separately to identify the specific aspects of today's order with which I concur and those elements from which I dissent. * * * I Concur in Part with Today's Order. I concur in the Commission's decision to grant WBI Energy Transmiss  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Oct. 24 -- The Foundation for Economic Education issued the following news: * * * We don't have to guess what the founding fathers thought about gun rights. We can read what they wrote. * * * In all my years of existence, the Second Amendment of our Constitution has always been considered controversial. Opponents claim it is the cause of gun violence. Proponents assert that it helps guarantee freedom and safety. "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security o  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Advanced Energy United issued the following news release: National business group Advanced Energy United (United) announced that Megan Beauregard, Chief Legal Officer and Head of Policy and Regulatory Affairs at Enel North America, was elected Chair of United's Board of Directors. A longtime Leader-level member of United, Enel North America is committed to tackling climate change by electrifying the economy and making a net-zero carbon future possible in the United States  more

GALES FERRY, Connecticut, Oct. 24 -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters issued the following news release: Drivers and monitors at Student Transportation of America (STA) in Gales Ferry have voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 493. The 37 workers provide student transportation for Ledyard Public Schools. "These workers ensure that the most precious cargo - our children - get to and from school safely while navigating New England's weather," said Craig Mitchell, President of Lo  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- The National Collegiate Athletic Association issued the following news: The Woman of the Year Selection Committee has announced the national Top 30 honorees for the 2023 NCAA Woman of the Year Award. Established in 1991, the award is rooted in Title IX and recognizes female student-athletes who have completed their undergraduate studies and distinguished themselves in their community, in athletics and in academics throughout their college careers. Selected from a reco  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 24 (TNSres) -- The University of Southern California's Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics issued the following news release: By Christian Hetrick School policies that require students with COVID-19 to stay out of the classroom for five days are more than sufficient. That's because children infected with the Omicron variant remained infectious for a median time of three days after testing positive for the virus, according to a study by the USC Schaeff  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 24 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release: * * * Phase III trial finds 32% lower chance of disease recurrence, progression or death with immunotherapy plus chemotherapy versus chemotherapy alone * * * A regimen of pre-surgical immunotherapy and chemotherapy followed by post-surgical immunotherapy significantly improved event-free survival (EFS) and pathologic complete response (pCR) rates compared to chemotherapy  more

LOWELL, Massachusetts, Oct. 24 -- The University of Massachusetts Lowell campus issued the following news release: Latin teacher, tattoo artist and award-winning author Phuc Tran will visit UMass Lowell next month to read from and discuss his work as part of the university's Writers on Campus series. Tran is the author of "Sigh, Gone: A Misfit's Memoir of Great Books, Punk Rock, and The Fight to Fit In." In it, he traces his formative years, recounting his family's flight from Saigon in 1975 a  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 24 (TNSres) -- The Yale University School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * The center, made possible by gift from Stephen and Denise Adams, will be led by Clemens Scherzer, MD * * * Yale School of Medicine has announced the formation of the Stephen and Denise Adams Center for Parkinson's Disease Research, whose goal is to change the ways that Parkinson's--a neurological disorder that currently affects an estimated one million people in the United Stat  more