BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 11 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New England Regional Information Office issued the following report on the consumer price index in Boston-Cambridge-Newton for March 2020: The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton area was little changed in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Regional Commissioner William J. Sibley noted that this was mainly attributable to higher food pr  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 11 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on the consumer price index in the Northeast Region for March 2020: The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Northeast edged down 0.2 percent in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Sheila Watkins, the Bureau's regional commissioner, noted that the recent over-the-month decrease was due ent  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 11 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release: The Massachusetts chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States, welcomed news that a group of local Muslim physicians has donated 4,500 KN95 masks to Rhode Island Hospital. CAIR-MA said that the individuals are now partnering with a Muslim nonprofit to deliver more protective masks to hospit  more

HOLYOKE, Massachusetts, April 11 -- ISO New England issued the following news release: ISO New England continues to reliably operate the region's power system, and efficiently administer the wholesale markets during the COVID-19 pandemic. The ISO's market administration staff has smoothly transitioned to remotely clearing New England's wholesale energy markets, ensuring the efficient dispatch of generating and demand-side resources. Our forecasters continue to see a 3 to 5% decline in overall   more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union issued the following statement by President Marc Perrone: The Kroger Co. and the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) International Union, which represents 1.3 million workers in food and retail, called for customers to exercise caution when grocery shopping for Easter this weekend. Ahead of one of the biggest grocery shopping weekends of the year, the union urges shoppers to stay safe as the coronavirus out  more