BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 30 -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued the following news on May 29, 2024: Mayor Michelle Wu today announced the winners of the 2024 Legacy Business Awards, a group of 30 businesses representing 19 of Boston's neighborhoods, and, as a collective, have been in business for 1,281 years. The awardees will receive recognition at a public awards ceremony on Tuesday, June 4th at 5:30pm. Awardees will have access to grant support and technical assistance. This is the second   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 29 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BOSTON - The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Field Division will team up with college esports teams from across New England to host the first of its kind, hybrid One Pill Can Kill Game Over Tournament. This event aims to meet a critical moment in time by using the esports platform to help educate young people about the dange  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 29 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA's Clean School Bus Rebate Program to fund over 90 new clean school buses in six school districts across Connecticut * * * Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced the recipients of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) 2023 Clean School Bus Program rebate competition, funded by President Biden's Investing in America agenda. The rebates will help selectees purc  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 30 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on May 29, 2024: The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced today that the Department of Higher Education is awarding grants to two public campuses in Massachusetts for efforts to strengthen and diversify the behavioral health workforce. Through grants of $70,000 to Middlesex Community College and $100,000 and the University of Massachusetts - Boston, the institutions will partner with behav  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 29 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 14 attorneys general, today urged the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to open a civil rights investigation into the July 2020 murder of Garrett Foster, who was shot and killed by Daniel Perry in Austin, Texas when protesting racial injustice. A jury found Perry guilty of murder in April 2023, but earlier this month, Texas Gov. Greg Abbot  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 29 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell has issued an updated Guide to Manufactured Housing Community Law ("Guide"), which provides guidance to owners, operators, and residents of manufactured housing communities regarding state laws and regulations governing manufactured housing, including the Manufactured Housing Act (https://www.mass.gov/files/documents/2017/11/13/Manufactured%  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 30 -- The Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs issued the following news release on May 28, 2024: Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) Secretary Rebecca Tepper today announced Deanna Moran's appointment as Chief Coastal Resilience Officer within the Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM). In this position, she will lead the state's new ResilientCoasts initiative, a holistic and proactive strategy to guide state and local coastal resili  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 30 -- The Massachusetts Department of Public Health issued the following news release on May 29, 2024: The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) today announced $480,000 in grant funding to six community-based organizations for the Successful Teens: Relationship, Identity, and Values Education (STRIVE) Program. STRIVE is a DPH initiative that teaches youth aged 10-15 personal responsibility, leadership skills, and healthy decision-making, while preventing fu  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release: A Colombian man was sentenced yesterday for his for his participation in a money laundering conspiracy. Yimmy Rafael Sanchez-Jimenez, 46, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Richard G. Stearns to 34 months in prison. Sanchez-Jimenez will be subject to deportation proceedings upon completion of the imposed sentence. In January 2024, Sanchez-Jimenez pleaded  more

BEVERLY, Massachusetts, May 30 -- MassDevelopment issued the following news release: MassDevelopment has issued a $9.4 million tax-exempt bond, enhanced with a mortgage insurance guarantee, on behalf of Northshore Education Consortium (NEC), an educational collaborative providing special education across multiple public day schools to students with emotional, behavioral, and developmental disabilities. Northshore Education Consortium will use proceeds to renovate its building at 112 Sohier Rd.   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 30 -- The Massachusetts Port Authority issued the following news on May 29, 2024: The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) Board of Directors voted today to offer Richard Davey the position of Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director for a five-year term. The Board also voted a starting salary of $420,000, starting no later than September 9th, 2024. The search firm Isaacson, Miller sought a diverse candidate pool for the position. Nearly 100 people expressed  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 30 -- The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority issued the following news on May 29, 2024: The MBTA and the City of Boston today announced a series of outreach events to kick-off the first phase of community engagement for the Blue Hill Avenue Transportation Action Plan, which will redesign the corridor between Warren Street in Grove Hall and River Street in Mattapan Square. Over the next few weeks, the MBTA and the City of Boston will host six pop-up workshops a  more

NEW YORK, May 29 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: New York Attorney General Letitia James and a coalition of 13 attorneys general today urged the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to open a civil rights investigation into the July 2020 murder of Garrett Foster, who was protesting racial injustice when he was shot and killed by Daniel Perry in Austin, Texas. A jury found Mr. Perry guilty of murder in April 2023, but earlier this month, Texas Governor G  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, May 30 -- The National Institutes of Health's National Human Genome Research Institute issued the following news release: * * * Researchers funded by NHGRI's Genome Technology Program include a wide range of investigators with a variety of scientific expertise. * * * The advent of new DNA sequencing techniques has been a gamechanger in genomics. However, new genomic methods and technologies are still needed to advance basic and clinical research investigating human biolog  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 30 (TNSres) -- The University of Massachusetts System issued the following news release dated May 24, 2024: Moody's, Fitch, and S&P Global, the three major bond ratings agencies, recently reaffirmed UMass's strong bond ratings, citing robust management practices, comprehensive long-term strategic plans, and solid demand in an increasingly competitive market to attract students. The agencies' confidence in UMass makes the university's bond an attractive investment. Al  more