HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 22 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut issued the following news release on April 21: The ACLU of Connecticut filed a federal class action lawsuit late last night on behalf of all people incarcerated in Connecticut prisons and jails, seeking emergency action to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Connecticut Department of Correction (DOC) facilities. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of two classes: people whom the State of Connecticut is incarcerating   more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 22 -- Brown University issued the following news release: For emergency personnel and healthcare workers serving on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic, increased exposure to the disease elevates the risk of infection not only for themselves, but for the family members they come home to after each shift. To help reduce this risk of transmission between exposed workers and their households, Brown University has partnered with the State of Rhode Island to   more

CONCORD, Massachusetts, April 22 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-New England District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), New England District is nearing the milestone of removing 10 million cubic yards of dredge material as part of Phase II of the three-phased Boston Harbor Navigation Improvement Project in Boston, Massachusetts. Approximately one million cubic yards of ordinary and hard dredge material remain to complete the current contract. The   more

CONCORD, Massachusetts, April 22 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-New England District issued the following news release: The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) 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 the reconstruction of the railroad bridge in Gloucester, Massachusetts. This work is proposed in the Annisquam River near 61 Riverside Avenue in Gloucester. The proposed work involv  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 22 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: A team led by MIT faculty has helped bring much-needed personal protective equipment (PPE) to New England, as part of the larger regional effort to fight the Covid-19 pandemic. The group, which calls itself the Covid-19 Policy Alliance, has been working on multiple projects, including equipment delivery, over the last several weeks. "One goal of the Covid-19 Policy Alliance is to help the  more

BRUNSWICK, Maine, April 22 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) and 35 of his colleagues urged Vice President Mike Pence and other members of the Trump Administration to ensure the safety of the nation's food supply and protect essential workers in the food supply chain. The letter comes after numerous reports of essential workers in meatpacking plants, processing facilities, farms, grocery stores, and markets falling ill from   more