Sunday - October 4, 2026

Tipoffs for Maine (New England)

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BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 3 [Category: Media] -- GBH, a multiplatform creator for public media, issued the following news release: * * * * GBH News' "The Big Dig" podcast will present a special episode, "Two Planes are Off the Radar" BOSTON, Mass. (Sept. 3, 2026) -GBH, the leading multiplatform creator of public media in the U.S., today announced a suite of educational tools and original content dedicated to marking the 25th anniversary of September 11, 2001. Anchoring the initiative is   more
House Passes Bill Delaying Vital Protections for North Atlantic Right Whales Until 2035
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 2 -- Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release: * * * House Passes Bill Delaying Vital Protections for North Atlantic Right Whales Until 2035 * Entanglements in fishing gear are a leading cause of death for critically endangered right whales. Photo: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission taken under NOAA research permit 15488 September 2, 2026 (Boston, MA) - The Senate is poised to vote on the so-called "Northeast Lobsterman Protec  more
NBC Sports Opens NFL Season With Patriots-Seahawks Super Bowl Rematch in NFL Kickoff Game
NEW YORK, Sept. 2 [Category: BizMedia] -- NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast, posted the following news: * * * NBC Sports Opens NFL Season With Patriots-Seahawks Super Bowl Rematch in NFL Kickoff Game * And the Giants-Cowboys rivalry returns in the Sept. 13 season debut of 'Sunday Night Football' on NBC, Peacock, and Telemundo. September 02, 2026 One week from today, NBC Sports will open its 21st season of Sunday Night Football with the 2026 NFL Kickoff Game next Wednesday, Sept. 9, wh  more
Port Authority and CALSTART Launch $45 Million Electric Truck and Charging Programs to Boost Sustainable Operations Across East Coast's Busiest Seaport
PASADENA, California, Sept. 4 -- CALSTART, an organization that says it works with member companies to build a clean transportation industry, issued the following news release on Sept. 3, 2026: * * * Port Authority and CALSTART Launch $45 Million Electric Truck and Charging Programs to Boost Sustainable Operations Across East Coast's Busiest Seaport Together, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and CALSTART will electrify drayage and terminal operations serving the East Coast's busi  more
Real Businesses. Real Results. BEST Boston's Biggest Class Yet Delivers Its Biggest Impact Yet
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 2 -- The University of Massachusetts Boston campus posted the following news: * * * Real Businesses. Real Results. BEST Boston's Biggest Class Yet Delivers Its Biggest Impact Yet * 09/02/2026 | Stephanie Burns UMass Boston College of Management's flagship consulting program brought 80 students and 40 Greater Boston businesses together this summer - and this year, the businesses did the talking. On August 6, the College of Management asked 40 business owners a  more
UCLA Health Expert Weighs in on New Treatment Approach for Children With Short-Limbed Dwarfism
LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 4 (TNSjou) -- The UCLA Health issued the following news release: * * * UCLA Health expert weighs in on new treatment approach for children with short-limbed dwarfism in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). Salusky is a distinguished professor of pediatrics at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and chief of pediatric nephrology and director of the pediatric dialysis program. Achondroplasia is a skeletal condition that is characterized by dispropor  more
UMaine Libraries expands support for affordable course materials through open educational resources
ORONO, Maine, Sept. 2 -- The University of Maine posted the following news release: * * * UMaine Libraries expands support for affordable course materials through open educational resources * University of Maine students could see more free or low-cost course materials as UMaine Libraries expands its support for open educational resources, or OER. OER are teaching, learning and research materials that are openly licensed, allowing instructors to use, adapt and share them at little or no cos  more
UMass Amherst Celebrates the Arrival of 5,300 First-year Student Scholars
AMHERST, Massachusetts, Sept. 2 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * UMass Amherst Celebrates the Arrival of 5,300 First-year Student Scholars * The University of Massachusetts Amherst this week welcomes 5,300 students representing one of the academically strongest classes in the past decade. The incoming class posted an impressive combined (optionally submitted) SAT (1386) and ACT (31.3) scores, and a grade point average (GPA) of 4.03, maintaining a trend of   more
UMass-Dartmouth: NSF Launches $15 Million Seafood Engine in New England
DARTMOUTH, Massachusetts, Sept. 4 -- The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth campus issued the following news: * * * NSF launches $15 million Seafood Engine in New England UMass Dartmouth is a core partner in the initiative to strengthen the U.S. seafood industry - UMass Dartmouth is a core partner of the National Science Foundation (NSF) Seafood Engine in New England that recently received $15 million in NSF funding. Led by the Northeastern Regional Association of Coastal Ocean Observin  more
University of Scranton Welcomes New Faculty Members
SCRANTON, Pennsylvania, Sept. 4 -- The University of Scranton issued the following news: * * * University of Scranton Welcomes New Faculty Members Ahead of the 2026-27 academic year, the University appointed new, full-time faculty members. - The University of Scranton has appointed 20 new, full-time faculty members for the 2026-27 academic year. * Michele Boland, previously a lecturer and faculty specialist in the Nursing Program at the University, was named an instructor in the Departmen  more
Wally Halas is back on the court
WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Sept. 2 -- Clark University posted the following news: * * * Wally Halas is back on the court * 'Coach's box' to be dedicated in honor of longtime basketball coach/AD Wally Halas '73, MPA '93, never settled for good when great was achievable. As Clark's legendary men's basketball coach and athletic director, he led a campaign on the courts and fields to make Clark a force in New England and Division 3 athletics. From 1974 to 1987, he and his coaches recruited a s  more