NEW YORK, May 2 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Northeast Regional Information Office issued a report on April 29, 2025, entitled "Boston Area Employment - March 2025": * * * Total nonfarm employment for the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, metropolitan area stood at 2,731,400 in March 2025 compared to 2,739,100 a year ago, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See chart 1 and table 1.) Regional Commissioner William J. Sibley noted that the  more

NEW YORK, May 2 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Northeast Regional Information Office issued a report on April 29, 2025, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Manchester-Nashua - May 2024": * * * Workers in the Manchester-Nashua, NH Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $34.21 in May 2024, compared to the nationwide average of $32.66, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner William J  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA celebrates 100 days with 100 environmental actions Major accomplishments achieved in Mountains and Plains Region DENVER -- Yesterday, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin released a recap of 100 environmental actions Exit EPA's website taken by the agency during President Trump's First 100 Days in office. The recap highlights numerous accomplishments in EPA Re  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Region 7 Celebrates 100 Days with 100 Environmental Actions in Heartland and Across Nation LENEXA, KAN. (APRIL 30, 2025) - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin released a recap of 100 environmental actions taken by the Agency during President Trump's First 100 Days in office, including the record Phase 1 hazardous materials cleanup after the catastroph  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a direct final rule amending the Class E airspace designation surrounding Lebanon Municipal Airport in Lebanon, New Hampshire. This administrative change, published in the Federal Register on May 2, 2025, under docket number FAA-2025-0825 and airspace docket number 25-ANE-4, reflects the decommissioning of the BURGR Outer Marker (OM), a navigational reference point previously used   more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication dated April 7, 2025, from Seca: * * * To: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) 10001 New Hampshire Ave., Hillandale Bldg., 4th Floor Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002 Re: Obesity and Overweight: Developing Drugs and Biological Products for Weight Reduction Guidance f  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has announced its intention to prepare an Environmental Assessment for the proposed relicensing of the Gilman Hydroelectric Project operated by Ampersand Gilman Hydro, LP. The project, which generates 4.95 megawatts of power, is located along the Connecticut River and spans both the Village of Gilman in Lunenburg, Essex County, Vermont, and the Town of Dalton in Coos County, New Hampshire. The Commission noted that based on   more

WASHINGTON, May 2 (TNSFR) -- The Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, has amended a notice of inventory completion originally published in 1996, under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), to update the list of Native American tribes with cultural affiliation to certain human remains. This notice impacts the repatriation of remains that were part of the original inventory, but no repatriation has yet occurred. The museum has identified  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Pappas Helps Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Curb Federal Use of Toxic PFAS Chemicals This week Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), alongside Representatives Mike Lawler (NY-17), Haley Stevens (MI-11), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), and Pat Ryan (NY-18) introduced the PFAS-Free Procurement Act (link is external), a bipartisan bill aimed at reducing harmful chemical exposure by prohibiting the procu  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on May 1, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen Meets with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot WASHINGTON--On Wednesday, April 30th, 2025, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, met with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot. The two discussed the importance of reaching a lasting and d  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on May 1, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen Offers Remarks at Hearing for Nominee for Ambassadors to the Dominican Republic, France, the Netherlands and Ireland WASHINGTON--Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered opening remarks at the hearing on the nominations of Leah Cam  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on April 30, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen Statement on the 50th Anniversary of the End of the Vietnam War WASHINGTON--Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement commemorating the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War: "On the 50th anniver  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on May 1, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen Statement on the Dismissal of National Security Advisor Mike Waltz WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on the dismissal of National Security Advisor Mike Waltz: "Mike Waltz's abrupt dismissal  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Members Markey, Velazquez Introduce Bicameral Legislation to Make Small Business Innovation Programs Permanent Ahead of September Expiration (Washington, May 1) - Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Ranking Member Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today introduced the SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, D-Virginia, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on April 30, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Tom Temin on the occasion of his retirement after nearly 48 years in journalism. Tom has had a storied career in journalism that began with a bachelor's degree in photojournalism from the Rochester Institute of Technology. He also completed the Stanford Professional Publishin  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Hassan Leads Measure to Overturn President Trump's Effort to Close the Department of Education WASHINGTON - Today, as the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions considered education legislation, U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) introduced and urged consideration of her amendment to overturn President Trump's recent executive order to close the U.S. Department of E  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Hassan Recognizes Meenakshi Dwaraka and Salome Castillo Valencia of Nashua as April's Granite Staters of the Month WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan recognized Meenakshi Dwaraka and Salome Castillo Valencia of Nashua as April's Granite Staters of the Month. Meenakshi and Salome started a free coding class for local students. Meenakshi and Salome, who are now both in high schoo  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen Grills Armed Services Nominees on Effectiveness of Women, Peace and Security Law Hegseth is Attempting to Scrap; Nominees Affirm Program's Importance **In Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing, Shaheen highlighted how senior military officials have underscored the strategic advantage WPS provides** (Washington, DC) - As Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attempts to "end" implementation  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan America the Beautiful Act (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) joined her colleagues, U.S. Senators Steve Daines (R-MT) and Angus King (I-ME), to introduce their bipartisan conservation bill, the America the Beautiful Act. This legislation builds on the 2020 Great American Outdoors Act, which Shaheen cosponsored, by strengthening and rea  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen, Grassley Highlight National Fentanyl Awareness Day (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced a resolution designating April 29, 2025, as "National Fentanyl Awareness Day" to raise awareness about the dangers fentanyl poses to Americans and their families. The resolution was unanimously p  more