WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service issued the following news: A first-of-its-kind hybrid hemlock, which is not vulnerable to the insect hemlock woolly adelgid, has been developed by the Agricultural Research Service's (ARS) U.S. National Arboretum. Traveler, as the new variety is named, is a cross between the Chinese hemlock (Tsuga chinensis) and the native Carolina hemlock (Tsuga caroliniana). The new tree has the native hemlock's handso  more

CONCORD, Massachusetts, April 15 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-New England District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District is proposing revisions to the district's compensatory mitigation standard operating procedures for impacts to aquatic resources associated with Department of the Army permits in New England. A public notice on May 28, 2019 led the Corps to revised and updated compensatory mitigation standard operating procedures. Wha  more

CONCORD, Massachusetts, April 15 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-New England District issued the following news release: Pine Island Real Estate, LLC, is seeking a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District to conduct work in waters of the U.S. in conjunction with work to increase the amount of vessels that the marina can accommodate in Groton, Connecticut. This work is proposed in Pine Island Bay at 916 Shennecossett Road in Groton. The proposed project work involv  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 15 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New England Regional Information Office issued the following report on the county employment and wages in Connecticut for 3rd quarter 2019: Employment rose in one of Connecticut's four large counties from September 2018 to September 2019, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. (Large counties are those with annual average employment levels of 75,000 or more in 2018.) Regional Commissioner Willi  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 15 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New England Regional Information Office issued the following report on the fatal work injuries in Boston-Cambridge-Newton for 2018: Fatal work injuries totaled 60 in 2018 for the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, metropolitan area, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Regional Commissioner William J. Sibley noted the number of work-related fatalities in the Boston metropolitan area decreased by  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 15 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston issued the following news release: The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston is pleased to announce two new hires have joined the Bank in leadership positions and a veteran officer has been promoted to a new position. Dan Anthony has been hired as senior vice president and chief information officer for the FedNowSM Service, while Matthew Postulka joins the Bank as senior vice president and chief information officer for technology a  more

PORTLAND, Maine, April 15 -- The Maine Medical Center issued the following news release: Maine Medical Center has joined a pair of clinical trials designed to examine the efficacy of the drug Remdesivir for treatment of moderate and severe COVID-19. The trials' Principal Investigator is David Seder, M.D., MMC's chief of critical care, and was organized under the Maine Medical Center Research Institute (MMCRI). MMC enrolled its first patient in the study of treatment for severe disease on April  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, April 15 -- The New Hampshire Department of Cultural Resources Division of Historical Resources issued the following news release: The New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources has announced that the Faulkner and Colony Woolen Mill in Keene has been honored by the United States Secretary of the Interior with placement on the National Register of Historic Places as a significant site of manufacturing history. Faulkner and Colony Woolen Mill is one of the largest, ol  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The White House issued the following news release: President Donald J. Trump announced many of the esteemed executives, economists, scholars, and industry leaders who together will form various Great American Economic Revival Industry Groups. These bipartisan groups of American leaders will work together with the White House to chart the path forward toward a future of unparalleled American prosperity. The health and wealth of America is the primary goal, and these group  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Florida, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor led the Florida Congressional Democratic delegation in calling for Governor Ron DeSantis to take immediate steps to protect the health and wellbeing of Floridians during the COVID-19 crisis. These steps include ensuring congressionally passed aid gets to states and localities, expanding Medicaid, reinstating Medicaid retroactive eligibility, boosting resources to enroll Floridians in   more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 15 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: In an effort to protect public safety, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline announced that Rhode Island will receive an additional $941,560 in federal emergency management funding to help combat the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The federal funds will help the Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency (RIEMA) work with local first res  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 15 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: In an effort to protect public safety, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline announced that Rhode Island will receive an additional $941,560 in federal emergency management funding to help combat the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The federal funds will help the Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency (RIEMA) work with local   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 15 -- Northeastern University issued the following news: The race for a COVID-19 vaccine is on, and as the disease continues to upend societies around the world, public health officials are calling upon pharmaceutical companies to share their intellectual property--a move that could speed up research and make any eventual treatment more widely (and easily) accessible, says Northeastern law professor Brook Baker. Sharing research and discoveries among various pharm  more