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News Tipoffs - Massachusetts Editors Newsletter for Tuesday July 29, 2025 ( 4 items )  

Acquisition SES Visits Hanscom Representatives Association
LINCOLN, Massachusetts, July 29 -- The U.S. Air Force's Hanscom Air Force Base issued the following news: * * * Acquisition SES visits Hanscom Representatives Association By Jennifer Parks, 66th Air Base Group Joseph F. Bradley, a Senior Executive Service member and deputy assistant secretary of the Air Force for Information Dominance Programs, was the featured speaker at the Hanscom Representatives Association's Summer Speaker Series July 24. Bradley discussed the role of the program eleme  more

APHIS Declares August is "Tree Check Month," Asks Public to Check Trees for Signs of Asian Longhorned Beetle
WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following news: * * * APHIS Declares August is "Tree Check Month," Asks Public to Check Trees for Signs of Asian Longhorned Beetle * Press Release Contact: aphispress@usda.gov WASHINGTON, D.C., July 28, 2025--The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is asking the public to look for and report signs of the Asian longhorned beetle (  more

City of New York Takes Action to Safeguard Temporary Protected Status for Honduran, Nepali, and Nicaraguan Immigrants
NEW YORK, July 28 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news: * * * City of New York Takes Action to Safeguard Temporary Protected Status for Honduran, Nepali, and Nicaraguan Immigrants * July 28, 2025 Amicus Brief Outlines How Ending Temporary Protected Status Could Erode Trust in Law Enforcement, Making Cities Less Safe Under Adams Administration, New York City Has Helped Complete More Than 111,000 Applications for Temporary Protected Status, Work Authorization, and As  more

NRC Event Notification: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Reactor Reports Technical Specification Violation During Shutdown
WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Research Reactor, a 6000 Kw tank-type facility, reported a technical specification violation to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on July 24, 2025. The incident involved a breach of "Technical Specification 3.4.1.A.", which mandates that the reactor must be secured when containment integrity is not maintained. According to MIT officials, a console key switch was inserted while the containment was open. However, the reactor had bee  more