HARTFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 31 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut issued the following statement by Executive Director David McGuire: Chief State's Attorney Kevin Kane has postponed his retirement by 30 days, upon a request from the Criminal Justice Commission to complete a report about Hartford Judicial District State's Attorney Gail Hardy's docket of unresolved cases of killings by police. During Kane's tenure as Chief State's Attorney, a role that oversees prosecutors' in  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 31 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut issued the following statement by Executive Director David McGuire in response to the Federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents entered the Derby, Connecticut courthouse in an attempt to seize Domar Shearer, an Ansonia man, for deportation: "Today, activists with Unidad Latina en Accion were able to protect a Connecticut man from being seized by ICE at a Connecticut courthouse, and they never should hav  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 31 -- The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission issued the following news release: The Commission's Spiny Dogfish Management Board approved Addendum VI to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Spiny Dogfish. The Addendum allows commercial quota to be transferred between all regions and states to enable the full utilization of the coastwide commercial quota and avoid quota payback for unintended quota overages. The Commission's FMP allocates the coastw  more

MYSTIC, Connecticut, Oct. 31 -- Mystic Aquarium issued the following news release: State leaders and members of advocacy groups recently applauded CRIS Radio and Mystic Aquarium for their collaborative efforts to improve accessible and inclusive experiences for people who are blind or have low vision at an event recognizing Blind Americans Equality Day. The event included a demonstration of CRIS Radio's talking exhibit service, called CRISAccess, and the Aquarium's accessible penguin encounter  more

BETHEL, Connecticut, Nov. 1 -- Experimental Mechanics, a journal from the Society for Experimental Mechanics says that it addresses research in design and implementation of novel or enhanced experiments to characterize materials, structures and systems, published eight research articles, including the following topics, in its November 2019 edition: * Adhesion of Biofilms on Titanium Measured by Laser-Induced Spallation * Fabrication of Hydrogels with a Stiffness Gradient Using Limited Mixing i  more

WINDSOR, Connecticut, Oct. 28 -- LIMRA issued the following news release: * * * - LIMRA and BCG release latest survey results showing shift in CEO priorities * * * WINDSOR, Conn., and BOSTON, Mass.- Change management has become the most important challenge in the minds of C-suite executives in the global life insurance industry, followed closely by the need to improve customer experience. Results from the new biennial global survey of C-suite life insurance executives finds a shift in priori  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 31 -- The National Marine Manufacturers Association issued the following news release: As part of the Dealer Week Marine Trade Association (MTA) Co-Host program, NMMA has joined industry associations across the U.S. to co-host the 2019 event, taking place Dec. 8-11 at the Tampa Convention Center. To date, 13 associations have come on board: * Boating Industries Association of Upstate New York * Connecticut Marine Trades Association * Empire State Marine Trades Associ  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 31 -- The Nature Conservancy issued the following news: * * * - The largest floodplain forest restoration project in Granite State history is now complete along the Connecticut River in Colebrook. * * * The Nature Conservancy in New Hampshire (TNC NH) and the Connecticut River Conservancy (CRC) recently completed the largest floodplain forest restoration project in the state's history. More than 3,000 trees were planted on fourteen acres in the floodplain along the  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 31 -- The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven issued the following news release: The report Greater New Haven Community Index 2019: Understanding Well-Being, Economic Opportunity, and Change in Greater New Haven Neighborhoods was published today by DataHaven and a team of regional foundations, including The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, hospitals, government agencies, and community organizations. Widely used by public and private organizations t  more

FARMINGTON, Connecticut, Oct. 26 -- The New Mexico Wildlife Federation issued the following news release: The New Mexico State Game Commission voted Friday to reconsider a rule that purports to give the state's blessing to private landowners who close certain rivers and streams to public access. The commission also voted Friday to rescind a rule under which the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish routinely has issued extra licenses for bighorn sheep and other high-demand species to outfitte  more

FAIRFIELD, Connecticut, Oct. 31 -- Save the Children issued the following news release: At least 200,000 people--including at least 100,000 children/1 --have been forced to flee their homes in the town of Beledweyne following heavy rains that continue to fall across Hiraan and Bakool regions of central Somalia. Save the Children teams on the ground are reporting whole neighborhoods are now underwater, with families escaping on tractors, via donkey cart, on boats, and on foot. Tens of thousands  more

FAIRFIELD, Connecticut, Nov. 1 -- Save the Children issued the following news release: * * * - Save the Children deploys rapid response team to meet the needs of communities * * * An estimated 3.2 million children have been affected by at least five powerful earthquakes in the southern Philippines over the past three weeks, with two strong quakes recorded just today. More than 180 classrooms have been completely destroyed, according to the government. Thousands of people have been made homel  more

DANBURY, Connecticut, Oct. 29 -- The Society of Plastics Engineers issued the following news: SPE is pleased to announce the opening of its new headquarters office in Connecticut. Located at 100 Reserve Rd, Suite B310 in Danbury, the SPE office will be situated in the Summit at Danbury, a 1.3 million square foot living, working, and recreational environment located within 99 wooded acres. Well-known in the plastics industry, the Summit property was formerly home to Union Carbide's headquarters   more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Nov. 1 -- United Soccer Coaches issued the following news: United Soccer Coaches is excited to announce a new educational partnership with the Connecticut Junior Soccer Association (CJSA). Through this collaborative partnership, CJSA members will receive educational resources and coaching education opportunities through United Soccer Coaches. United Soccer Coaches will provide educational manuals and materials and the two associations will collaborate on educational offe  more

TORRINGTON, Connecticut, Oct. 28 -- The Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation issued the following news: The Women & Girls Fund, a fund of the Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation has awarded a grant of $1,000 to LARC to support financial aid to single mothers to enable their children to attend Camp MOE. "Kids in Northwest Connecticut look forward to summer fun at Camp MOE, and we are delighted to support this program," said Frances Stoffer, Vice Chair of the Women and Girls Executi  more