BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 2 (TNSres) -- Advanced Energy United issued the following news release: * * * Immediate and long-term changes needed to ISO-NE's interconnection process to avoid delaying state clean energy goals, finds new Advanced Energy United commissioned analysis from Daymark Energy Advisors. * * * A new report from energy consulting firm Daymark Energy Advisors details both the immediate and longer-term reforms needed to ISO-NE's antiquated interconnection process, which is   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-23-2316) on Nov. 1, 2023, entitled "Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment - September 2023." Here are excerpts: * * * Unemployment rates were higher in September than a year earlier in 231 of the 389 metropolitan areas, lower in 131 areas, and unchanged in 27 areas, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. A total of 10 areas had jobless rates of less than 2  more

SPRINGFIELD, Missouri, Nov. 2 -- Drury University issued the following news: Bruce Brubaker, chair of the piano department at the New England Conservatory, will present the next concert of the 2023-2024 season of the Drake University Keys to Excellence Piano Series on Monday, Nov. 13, at 7:30 p.m. in Sheslow Auditorium. Admission is free. Brubaker will also give a public masterclass on Sunday, Nov. 12, at 4 p.m. in Sheslow Auditorium. Mr. Brubaker's program features the following works: * Phi  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: BOSTON -- Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston arrested an unlawfully present fugitive convicted of homicide in Venezuela who resided in state-provided housing on Joint Base Cape Cod in Bourne on Oct. 27. The Venezuelan national, 38, failed to disclose his previous homicide conviction to U.S. Border Patrol officials when they arrested him for unlawf  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Nov. 2 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission issued the following order adopting rule (No. 2023-00225) Nov. 1, 2023: * * * MAINE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION, Amendments to Portfolio Requirement Rule (Chapter 311) ORDER ADOPTING RULE AND STATEMENT OF FACTUAL AND POLICY BASIS BARTLETT, Chair; SCULLY and GILBERT, Commissioners I. SUMMARY Through this Order, the Commission adopts amendments to its Portfolio Requirement Rule (Chapter 311). This rulemaking implements the requi  more

WALTHAM, Massachusetts, Nov. 2 -- National Grid, an electricity and natural gas delivery company, issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2023: Building on the success of its Clean Energy Academy pilots this past spring and summer, National Grid today announced the launch of the Company's Fall Workforce Development initiative, which spans multiple generations from middle school age through work-ready adults. This initiative leverages strategic partnerships and collaborations and includes   more

WALTHAM, Massachusetts, Nov. 2 -- National Grid, an electricity and natural gas delivery company, issued the following news release: National Grid yesterday submitted to the Department of Public Utilities its annual filing for approval of Gas Safety Enhancement Adjustment Factors (GSEAFs) that provide recovery of the revenue requirement associated with capital costs to replace eligible leak prone gas pipe and related equipment, and for capital costs associated with gas pipe lining and cast-iron  more

WALTHAM, Massachusetts, Nov. 2 -- The New England Journal of Medicine, a peer-reviewed medical journal from the Massachusetts Medical Society that says it delivers research and interactive clinical content to physicians, educators and the global medical community, published research articles on the following topics in its Nov. 2, 2023, edition (Vol. 389, No. 18): Perspective: * Minimum-Staffing Rules for U.S. Nursing Homes -- Opportunities and Challenges * Reforming Pharmacy Benefit Managers  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: ** The proposed Twin States Clean Energy Link project will run through New Hampshire and Vermont.** U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) announced with U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) that New England’s Twin States Clean Energy Link project (Twin States) is one of three transmission line infrastructure projects selected for par  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2023: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) announced with U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) that New England's Twin States Clean Energy Link project (Twin States) is one of three transmission line infrastructure projects selected for participation in the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Transmission Facilitation Program. T  more

PROVINCETOWN, Massachusetts, Nov. 2 -- The Center for Coastal Studies posted the following news release on Oct. 31, 2023: Each year, the North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium releases the annual population estimate for the species using the most up-to-date data, including calves added to the population since the previous year. In a report being released this week at the Consortium's annual meeting October 24-25 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, scientists used these updated data to recalculate annual es  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- The Senate Budget Committee issued the following testimony by Theo Merkel, director of the Private Health Reform Initiative and a senior fellow at Paragon Health Institute and Manhattan Institute, involving a hearing on Oct. 18, 2023, entitled "Improving Care, Lowering Costs: Achieving Health Care Efficiency": * * * Thank you, Chairman Whitehouse and Ranking Member Grassley, for convening this hearing and giving me the opportunity to testify. The growth in health care sp  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: **This announcement comes ahead of Shaheen chairing the U.S. Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee's upcoming hearing on importance of the outdoor recreation economy.** (Washington, D.C.) -- U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) introduced the Snow Survey Northeast Expansion Act with Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME) to establish a network of snow and water monitoring st  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 2 (TNSres) -- The Greater Boston Food Bank issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2023: The Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB), the largest hunger-relief organization in New England, announced today the launch of its 12th annual Hunger Free Holidays fundraising campaign, seeking to provide healthy meals this holiday season to the 600,000 families it serves alongside over 600 food distribution partner locations across Eastern Massachusetts. The campaign arrives on  more

ORONO, Maine, Nov. 2 -- The University of Maine System issued the following news release: Seth Goodall of Richmond, Maine has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Maine Center Ventures which includes serving as the Executive Director of the University of Maine System's Graduate and Professional Center ("The Maine Center"). In these roles, Goodall is responsible for leading The Maine Center and Maine Center Ventures, a tax-exempt nonprofit focused on expanding industry partnerships and ties  more

WESTFIELD, Massachusetts, Nov. 2 (TNSres) -- Westfield State University issued the following news: Westfield State recently earned its first win in the Massachusetts Association of Physician Assistant (MAPA) Student Challenge Bowl, besting other universities throughout Massachusetts and Rhode Island, in a medical "Jeopardy"-- style competition. Students Taylor Saimeri, Jennifer Petrucci, and Andrew Allard defeated Northeastern University's team, last year's champion, by one question in the com  more