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State Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for Friday June 28, 2024 ( 12 items )  

Greenberg Traurig's Jeffrey W. Greene Named a 2024 Massachusetts 'Go To' Lawyer for Cybersecurity & Data Privacy
BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 28 -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: Jeffrey W. Greene, co-chair of the Boston Litigation Practice of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP and co-chair of the firm's global eDiscovery & eRetention Practice, was named a 2024 "Go To" Lawyer for Cybersecurity and Data Privacy by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. Greene and his fellow honorees are featured in the publication's June 24 edition. He also received this recognition in 2022. "  more

Massachusetts Public Health Officials Award $8.3 Million for 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline Network
BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 28 -- The Massachusetts Department of Public Health issued the following news release on June 27, 2024: * * * Funding for 988 Lifeline to provide free, anonymous, and confidential emotional support to anyone experiencing distress and/or suicidal thoughts * * * The Department of Public Health (DPH) today announced that $8.3 million in state and federal grant funding will be awarded to five community organizations to support the continuation of services for the 988   more

MassDOT Congratulates 2024 WTS-Boston Award Winners
BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 26 -- The Massachusetts Department of Transportation issued the following news release on June 25, 2024: * * * Carrie Lavallee, Deputy Administrator and Chief Engineer, Selected for "Woman of the Year"; MassDOT's Rail and Transit Division Selected for "Innovative Transportation Solutions" * * * The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) congratulates Carrie Lavallee, Deputy Administrator and Chief Engineer at the Highway Division, and the Rail and Tr  more

Massport Awards Annual Butler Memorial Scholarship
BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 27 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Port Authority issued the following news: * * * South Boston graduate receives award for college * * * The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) today announced the recipient of the annual scholarship honoring the memory of Tommy Butler, the long-time Massport Director of External Affairs and lifelong South Boston resident. The 2024 Thomas J. Butler Memorial Scholarship was awarded to South Boston resident Marielle Rehm. "Mari h  more

Massport Awards Annual Hadden Gray Memorial Scholarship
BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 27 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Port Authority issued the following news on June 26, 2024: * * * Boston resident receives award for college * * * The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) today announced the recipient of the annual scholarship honoring the memory of longtime employee Deborah Hadden Gray. The 2024 Deborah Hadden Gray Memorial Scholarship was awarded to Boston resident Leah Mai. "We are proud to name Leah as this year's Deborah Hadden Gray memor  more

Massport Awards Annual Rauseo Memorial Scholarship
BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 27 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Port Authority issued the following news on June 26, 2024: * * * East Boston resident receives award for college * * * The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) today announced the recipient of the annual scholarship honoring the memory of longtime employee Donna Rauseo. The 2024 Donna Rauseo Memorial Scholarship was awarded to East Boston resident Liliana Vargas Bonilla. "Liliana's commitment to the East Boston community is som  more

Mintz Secures Defense Win for Horizon Tower
BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 28 -- Mintz, a law firm, issued the following news release: Mintz won a motion to dismiss an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) complaint against client Horizon Tower Limited, LLC and several wireless providers. The case, Allen v. Horizon Tower, et al., filed in the United States District Court for the District of Idaho, was one of several such complaints filed nationally by anti-wireless groups seeking removal of existing wireless installations. The plaintiff a  more

Ropes & Gray: In Wall Street Journal, Joshua Oyster Discusses Compounded Versions of Weight-Loss Drugs Facing FDA Shortages
BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 28 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news on June 26, 2024: In a Wall Street Journal article that was republished in Yahoo Finance, life sciences regulatory & compliance partner Joshua Oyster discussed the legal risks for compounded forms of weight-loss drugs that use the same active ingredients as FDA-approved drugs that are experiencing shortages. Joshua notes that once all GLP-1 weight-loss drugs come off the FDA shortage list, the legal risks c  more

Route 2 Study Released for Public Comment
BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 26 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Department of Transportation issued the following news release on June 25, 2024: * * * MassDOT seeks input on plans to improve safety and multi-modal accommodations for the 16 municipalities along Route 2 in Massachusetts * * * The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing the release of the Route 2 Corridor Study, which is now available on the MassDOT website for public comment. The 30-day public comment p  more

Sarah Towle 80F's "Crossing the Line" Examines Forced Displacement and Human Migration
AMHERST, Massachusetts, June 26 (TNSres) -- Hampshire College issued the following news: Sarah Towle 80F is a London-based educator, researcher, and writer whose Crossing the Line: Finding America in the Borderlands investigates forced human migration from the perspectives of people who have undergone it and others who have assisted them in this country. The book, published on June 18, has been lauded by fellow Hampshire alum and award-winning filmmaker Ken Burns 71F, who wrote, "We all deserv  more

Springfield Technical Community College to Lead Higher Ed Partnership to Advance Racial Equity
SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts, June 26 -- Springfield Technical Community College issued the following news: Springfield Technical Community College received a $250,000 state grant to work with other higher education institutions in Western Massachusetts to increase faculty's core equity competencies and knowledge about racial equity, social justice and structures that have an impact on student success. Announced by the Healey-Driscoll Administration on May 28, the Massachusetts Higher Education   more

TechTarget Announces Strategic Partnership to Integrate Its Leading Account Intent Data Directly Into the 6sense Revenue AI Platform
NEWTON, Massachusetts, June 27 -- TechTarget, a provider of data-driven marketing services to business-to-business technology vendors, issued the following news release on June 26, 2024: * * * Mutual customers can use TechTarget's precise and powerful 1st-party Priority Engine Account Intent Feeds in 6sense to build dynamic segments and better prioritize and convert the accounts that are most likely to buy * * * TechTarget, Inc. (Nasdaq: TTGT), a global leader in B2B technology purchase inte  more