LOWELL, Massachusetts, June 26 -- Middlesex Community College issued the following news release: Growing up in the Boston Housing Authority, Stephanie Berardi, now of Lowell, witnessed and experienced social issues related to race, class and gender. Looking to make positive changes in her community, she started studying Criminal and Social Justice at Middlesex Community College. In the fall of 2024, she will transfer to Harvard University to continue working toward social reform. "Pursuing hig  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, June 26 -- 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, announces the company has completed its acquisition of application programming interface (API) security company, Noname Security. On May 7, Akamai announced an agreement between the two parties for Akamai to acquire the company in exchange for approximately  more

LOWELL, Massachusetts, June 26 -- Middlesex Community College issued the following news release: From Puerto Rico and now living in Lowell, Cristina Rivera enjoyed studying film production at Middlesex Community College. Although some challenges kept her from continuing in the industry after graduating, Rivera worked in a restaurant where she was promoted to manager. Now, she has returned to both the communication field and MCC as the new Media Production Assistant. "I rediscovered myself and   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 26 -- The Berkshire Bank issued the following news release: Berkshire Bank is pleased to announce it has increased the funds available through its down payment assistance program to help homebuyers achieve their dream of homeownership. Eligible borrowers purchasing a home in a qualifying area may now receive down payment assistance of $7,500 toward the purchase price. This program can also be combined with many local, state, and federal down payment assistance offer  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, June 26 -- Akamai Technologies, a provider of content delivery network services, issued the following news release on June 25, 2024: * * * Nearly Two-Thirds Are Malicious * * * Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the cloud company that powers and protects life online, today released a new State of the Internet (SOTI) report that details the security and business threats that organizations face with the proliferation of web scraping bots. Scraping Away Your Bot  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 26 -- Circle Internet Financial, a financial technology firm, issued the following news release on June 25, 2024: Circle, a global financial technology firm and issuer of USDC, today launched USDC.com, a dedicated website to educate USDC users and those interested in learning more about USDC and where to access it. The website also serves as a resource to access USDC reserve transparency and circulation information. Launched in 2018, USDC is a payment stablecoin tha  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 26 -- Foley Hoag, a law firm, issued the following news: Foley Hoag LLP attorney and Education Industry group Co-Chair Emily Nash, has been selected for the Boston Bar Association's 2024-2025 Public Interest Leadership Program (PILP). PILP is a 10-month program designed to provide intensive leadership and professional development training on a monthly basis to lawyers within their first 10 years of practice who are considered rising leaders in their field. The clas  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 26 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on June 25, 2024: This week, Governor Healey has sent members of her administration to the U.S. southern border, as record numbers of immigrant families continue to arrive in Boston and the state's family shelter system is at capacity. The goal of the trip is to make connections with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Joint Task Force-North, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and families  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 25 -- The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority issued the following news on June 24, 2024: * * * Undergraduates at SMFA at Tufts will have unlimited access to subway and local bus with trips fully funded by the university for the duration of the University Pass pilot program. * * * The MBTA and Tufts University (Tufts) today announced a partnership beginning with the fall 2024 semester to provide undergraduates at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tuf  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 26 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: Ropes & Gray ranked second globally in secondaries transaction volume this year in the Secondaries Investor Law Firm Survey, reporting over $150 billion in deal volume across 380 deals. The firm was involved in a wide range of transactions, including GP-led secondary transactions, fund recapitalizations, preferred equity deals, single-asset recapitalizations, NAV financings, secondaries purchases and sales  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 26 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: Ropes & Gray received multiple awards at the 2024 With Intelligence Mutual Fund & ETF Awards. The winners were announced at a ceremony in New York on June 18. * John Loder, who recently retired as a partner at Ropes & Gray after nearly 40 years at the firm, was named Independent Counsel of the Year. This category recognizes lawyers who have delivered outstanding representation of independent directors. *   more