CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 5 -- Akamai Technologies, a provider of content delivery network services, issued the following news release: Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the cloud company that powers and protects life online, today announced significant additions to its flagship Akamai App & API Protector product, including advanced defenses against sophisticated application-layer distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. The enhanced Layer 7 DDoS protections now precisely det  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 5 -- The city of Boston issued the following speech on March 4, 2024, by Councilor John FitzGerald: * * * "We have all heard the phrase 'hurt people hurt people,' and so it is imperative we take it upon ourselves as a City to be there to stop that cycle," said Councilor FitzGerald during his maiden speech. This week, standing before his family, friends and colleagues, Councilor FitzGerald offered his first hearing order to discuss the current trauma response resou  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 5 -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued the following news on March 4, 2024: Mayor Michelle Wu today announced that a new five year collective bargaining agreement has been ratified by the members of the Boston Police Detectives Benevolent Society (BPDBS), the union exclusively representing Boston Police detectives. The union includes members of the Boston Police Department holding the rating of Detective. Since the start of her administration, Mayor Wu has made it a p  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 5 -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued the following news on March 4, 2024: Today, the Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Services (ONS) announced a collaboration with Operation Warm to donate 10,000 brand-new coats to children in need across Boston. The Office of Neighborhood Services will lead in the distribution of coats to support Boston Public School students and children from low-income communities. Operation Warm is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to fo  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 5 -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued the following news on March 4, 2024: The Mayor's Office of Women's Advancement (MOWA) and Property Management cut the ribbon on two SOS (https://www.worldofsos.com/what-is-sos) smart vending machines which offer free menstrual products and wellness products for purchase in City Hall. This launch was celebrated with a ribbon cutting event last Friday. "Ensuring that residents have equitable access to menstrual products is critica  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 5 -- The city of Boston issued the following speech on March 4, 2024, by Councilor Henry Santana: * * * Councilor Santana's maiden speech was filled with history and stories as he offered his first hearing order to explore strategies for developing mixed-income social housing to increase housing access and affordability for all Bostonians. * * * Councilor Santana's hearing order states that, "Social Housing is publicly financed, mixed-income housing that recoups   more

LOWELL, Massachusetts, March 5 -- Middlesex Community College issued the following news release: On Monday, February 26, Congresswoman Lori Trahan visited Middlesex Community College to present the STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) Challenge Award. MCC received $409,410 in funding for the college's new Computer Aided Design (CAD) Learn and Earn Experience. "Middlesex Community College is doing remarkable work setting students up for success in today's job market through t  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 5 -- The Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services issued the following news release on March 4, 2024: Today, the Executive Office of Health and Human Services announced new eligibility guidelines for the Medicare Savings Program (MSP), formerly the MassHealth Senior Buy-In and Buy-In programs. The new guidelines allow for more Massachusetts residents to enroll in the program and save up to $3,000 per year. MSP is administered by MassHealth and pa  more

NEW ROCHELLE, New York, March 5 (TNSres) -- Mary Ann Liebert Inc. issued the following news release: Madhavi Venkatesan, PhD, Editor-in-Chief of the peer-reviewed journal Sustainability and Climate Change and founder of Sustainable Practices, has been named USA TODAY Woman of the Year for the state of Massachusetts in recognition of her outstanding efforts to eliminate single-use plastic bottles across Cape Cod and the Islands. With economics and sustainability at the forefront, Venkatesan est  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 5 -- The Massachusetts Auditor issued the following audit report (No. 2023-1438-3J) on March 4, 2024, entitled "Audit of the Dukes County Sheriff's Office - A Review of Inmates' Healthcare Services." Here are excerpts: * * * TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY...1 OVERVIEW OF AUDITED ENTITY...2 AUDIT OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY...8 DETAILED AUDIT FINDINGS WITH AUDITEE'S RESPONSE...12 1. The Dukes County Sheriff's Office did not complete health assessme  more

SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts, March 5 (TNSres) -- Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance, a life insurance company, issued the following news release on March 4, 2024: MassMutual today reported strong financial results1 for 2023. In addition to maintaining its position as an industry-leading provider of whole life insurance and reporting record annuity sales and capital, the company reached a major milestone as it topped $1 trillion of protection for its life insurance policyowners. Financial perfo  more

LOWELL, Massachusetts, March 5 -- Middlesex Community College issued the following news release: Isabela Podmaska, from Brazil and now living in Lowell, enrolled in Middlesex Community College's Computer Aided Design (CAD) program when she first moved to Massachusetts with her family. Her involvement and engagement within the MCC community led to Podmaska's interest in returning to Middlesex where she is now the new Web Experience Specialist for MCC's Office of Communications & Creative Service  more

LOWELL, Massachusetts, March 5 -- Middlesex Community College issued the following news release: Middlesex Community College is excited to announce Maria McDuffie Clark as the new Director for Student Engagement for Equity. Most recently the Assistant Director of Multicultural Affairs at the University of Massachusetts Lowell (UML), McDuffie Clark has a long history with Middlesex. Thrilled to return to MCC in their new role, McDuffie Clark's main goal is to help all students feel a strong sens  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- George Washington University issued the following news:  Jack Teixeira, 22 year old from Massachusetts is expected to plead guilty today in Boston's federal courthouse. Teixeira was a member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard who is accused of leaking highly classified military documents about Russia's war in Ukraine, along with other national security secrets. For more context, please consider Aram Gavoor, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs; Professorial Lecturer  more

WESTON, Massachusetts, March 5 -- Regis College issued the following news: Regis was recently named in the U.S. News and World Report's annual ranking of Best Online Nursing Programs in the country. Amid a national and regional nursing shortage, Regis graduated more than 1,500 nurses in the past two years. Regis offers competitive online nursing graduate programs including a 24-month BS in Nursing and MSN in Nursing programs. Offering convenience to students, the Regis programs provide student  more