BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 23 -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued the following news: Mayor Michelle Wu announced that Dana Alas will serve as the Executive Director for the Mayor's Office of Women's Advancement (MOWA). In this role, Alas will lead MOWA, a team dedicated to promoting gender equity by empowering women and removing systemic barriers to their advancement. The office resides within the City's Equity & Inclusion Cabinet. Alas started with the City this month. "Dana's understanding   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency issued the following news: * * * Accelerators will help advance and scale early-stage technologies for national and economic security * * * DARPA has selected five top technology accelerators from across the nation as DARPA Commercial Accelerators to facilitate rapid commercialization and scale of DARPA-funded technologies. The regional Commercial Accelerators are: * Capital Factory,   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 23 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2024: * * * Students, educators, families encouraged to submit a creative piece of artwork, music, photography, videography, or writing by December 20 * * * The Healey-Driscoll Administration launched the 'Your Presence is Powerful' campaign today as part of their continued efforts to reduce chronic absenteeism and support students getting back into the classroom where they hav  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending Aug. 17, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending August 17, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 232,000, an increase of 4,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 227,000 to 228,000. The 4-week moving average was 236,  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: HARTFORD, Conn. Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOHNNY MILNER, also known as "Blaze" and "O.G.," 46, of Hartford, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny in Hartford to 10 years of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for trafficking fent  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: Early detection and prevention of potential pandemics whether they affect humans, animals or plants are vital to the health, economy and security of the United States. The U.S. National Science Foundation has funded a series of projects totaling $72 million that will bring together the multidisciplinary research and training, technology and data, and sustained collaboration needed to tackle this g  more