BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 27 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Announces Settlements Requiring First Deposits Into Environmental Justice Trust CAMBRIDGE -- Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell has announced that her office has reached consent judgments that require the first payments, totaling $155,000, into the newly established Environmental Justice Trust. These consent judgments arose out of a lawsuit in Suffolk S  more

HANSCOM AFB, Massachusetts, Jan. 28 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: Lt. Gen. Donna D. Shipton, commander, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center is presenting the annual state of AFLCMC Feb. 13 at the Burlington Marriot Hotel. Hosted by the Lexington-Concord Chapter of AFCEA, the event is scheduled from 11:30 - 1:00 p.m. EST. To register for the event, please visit www.afcealexcon.org/state-of-aflcmc. The registration deadline is Friday, Feb. 2 at  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Jan. 27 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: * * * Air Force sweeps Men's 2025 Armed Forces Cross Country, Navy women take team win SAN ANTONIO, Texas - In perfect 45-degree overcast weather, Air Force elite athletes swept the podium and the team win in the men's division during the 2025 Armed Forces Cross Country Championship at the Windcrest Golf Club on Jan. 25. The top runners earned s  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * Black Holes Can Cook for Themselves, Chandra Study Shows Perseus Cluster: X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO/V. Olivares et al.; Optical/IR: DSS; H-alpha: CFHT/SITELLE; Centaurus Cluster: X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO/V. Olivaresi et al.; Optical/IR: NASA/ESA/STScI; H-alpha: ESO/VLT/MUSE;Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/N. Wolk Astronomers have taken a crucial step in showing that the most massive black holes in the universe can create their own meals. Da  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Jan. 27, 2025 AIR FORCE General Electric Co., GE Edison Works, Cincinnati, Ohio, was awarded a ceiling $3,500,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity modification (P00005) to a previously awarded contract (FA8626-22-D-0010) for technology maturation and risk reduction services for the execution of the prototype phase of the Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion program. Work will be pe  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston issued the following Beige Book on Jan. 15, 2025: * * * Summary of Economic Activity Economic activity increased slightly overall. Prices and employment levels were roughly unchanged, and wages rose at a modest pace. Air travel was a relative bright spot, as domestic air passenger traffic through Boston finally surpassed 2019 levels, and passenger traffic through the Worcester airport increased substantially in the past year.   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service issued the following recall alert: * * * FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Wegmans Frozen Fully Cooked Chicken Nuggets Due to Possible Extraneous Material Contamination WASHINGTON, Jan. 27, 2025 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for frozen, fully cooked Wegmans breaded chicken breast nuggets that may be contaminated wi  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 27 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey Issues Formal Policy Prohibiting Non-Disclosure Agreements Across Executive Branch Boston -- Governor Maura Healey today issued a written policy regarding the use of settlement agreements in executive branch offices and agencies, including for employment claims. The policy formalizes the Healey-Driscoll Administration's pre-established approach to employee settlement   more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 27 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Lamont Nominates Judge William Bright to the Supreme Court, Judge Robin Wilson to the Appellate Court, and 13 Other Jurists to the Superior Court Judge William H. Bright, Jr. [ Download image in high quality ] Judge Robin L. Wilson [ Download image in high quality ] (HARTFORD, CT) - Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is forwarding to the Connecticut General As  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 27 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards Literacy Launch Grants to 15 School Districts to Support High-Quality Reading Instruction Peabody -- The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced today that it is awarding $326,477 in Partnership for Reading Success in Massachusetts (PRISM) grants to 15 school districts across the state that are funded through Literacy Launch. One of Governor Mau  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 27 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Healey-Driscoll Administration Hosts Meeting of Massachusetts Military Asset and Security Strategy Task Force Boston -- Today, Governor Maura Healey and Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll hosted members of the Massachusetts Military Asset and Security Strategy Task Force for a meeting at the State House that featured an update on Massachusetts' six military installations and a discussi  more

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 28 -- The New York State Department of Health issued the following news release: * * * Five-Year Contract Enables Department to Advance Understanding of the Bacterium Causing Lyme Disease Commissioner McDonald Discusses How This Funding Will Support Lyme Disease Research with Dr. Mantis on Department's "New York Public Health Now" Podcast * * * The New York State Department of Health is proud to announce that Dr. Nicholas Mantis, Chief of the Microbial Pathogenesis an  more