DARTMOUTH, Massachusetts, Feb. 23 -- The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth campus issued the following news release: Atty. and (Ret.) U.S. Ambassador Robert Sherman never planned to become a diplomat. When he graduated from Boston University School of Law in the 1970s, the Brockton, Massachusetts native planned to become a criminal lawyer like those who appeared on popular TV shows of the time. His career had many unexpected twists and turns that took him to the highest levels of law and g  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 22 -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued the following news: The City will host more than 20 free events for teens throughout the week of February vacation, concluding with the Mayor's Youth Summit, which will feature Mayor Michelle Wu and Cousin Stizz, a rapper and songwriter from Dorchester, as keynote speakers. After 20 years since it was last held, Mayor Michelle Wu is hosting the Mayor's Youth Summit, an event to celebrate youth and create opportunities for them t  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 23 -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued the following news on Feb. 22, 2024: Today, Mayor Michelle Wu announced Frank Mendoza as a new Deputy Director of the Office of Neighborhood Services (ONS) and Ben Tayag as the West Roxbury Neighborhood Liaison. The Office of Neighborhood Services is integral in connecting residents to City services and resources, facilitating resident input in all aspects of local government, ensuring the appropriate City departments respond to   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 23 -- Boston University issued the following news: By Brendan Nordstrom On a recent Saturday evening, Clara Neal is gracefully gliding across the ice at the Skating Club of Boston rink in Norwood, Mass. Every facial expression, every graceful movement on the ice, the timing of each leap, lift, and death spiral had been carefully choreographed to the soundtrack of the Tenors' "Who Wants to Live Forever" playing in the background. Hours and hours of early morning pr  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 23 -- Boston University issued the following news: By Molly Callahan When the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos should be considered children and that people can be held legally responsible for destroying them, the decision reverberated across the country. It was also a decision that could have a widespread chilling effect on the use of fertility treatments such as in vitro fertilization (IVF), says Boston University School of Law Professor Nicole Hub  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 21 (TNSres) -- The city of Boston issued the following news on Feb. 20, 2024: On February 20, 2024, the Boston Landmarks Commission posted a study report on the proposed designation of the Apollos Field House as a Landmark under Chapter 772 of the Acts of 1975, as amended. The Apollos Field House is significant as a sophisticated and well-preserved example of a Federal-style dwelling in the Union/Washington streets area in the Charlestown neighborhood of Boston. The  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 22 -- General Electric, a manufacturer of appliances, lighting, power systems and other products, issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2024: Today, GE Vernova launched GridOS(R) Data Fabric, the first data fabric designed for grid orchestration, to help utilities operate a grid that is both smarter, as renewable energy scales, and more resilient, as extreme weather events increase. The grid today is more complex than ever before, and energy data is a con  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 23 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2024: The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced that Massachusetts' first offshore wind project, Vineyard Wind 1, delivered power for the project's first phase to the New England electric grid. The Vineyard Wind 1 project is the first large-scale offshore wind farm in the nation to begin initial operations. It now has five turbines of the 62 planned operating at full capa  more

LOWELL, Massachusetts, Feb. 23 (TNSres) -- The University of Massachusetts Lowell campus issued the following news release: * * * Women's Health, Reproductive Science Expert Available for Interviews * * * Tuesday's Alabama Supreme Court ruling that stated embryos in test tubes be considered children "defies common sense and logic," according to Associate Professor Heidi Collins Fantasia, chair of the UMass Lowell Solomont School of Nursing. A board-certified women's health nurse practitione  more