STAMFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 30 -- Americares, a health-focused relief and development organization, issued the following news release: In the year and a half since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Americares has provided more than $100 million in aid to meet the health needs of displaced families and survivors of the war. Americares response continues to focus on the delivery of medicine and medical supplies and expanding mental health support for survivors. According to the World Health Organiza  more

DARIEN, Connecticut, Sept. 1 -- Friends of Animals issued the following news release: Fishing gear entanglement from lobster and Jonah crab fishers and strikes by pleasure boats, charter-fishing boats and commercial vessels traveling too fast are killing so many North Atlantic Right Whales that fewer than 340 remain, including no more than 70 breeding females. Since 2017, there have been 36 dead Right Whales and 78 injured or ill. That's why it's reprehensible that House Republican members of  more

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Aug. 31 -- The National Association of State Boating Law Administrators issued the following news: On June 16, 2023, Gwendolynn Flynn with the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (CT DEEP), passed the Certified Recreational Boating Professional (CRPB) exam and was awarded her CRBP certification. The National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) is pleased to recognize Wendy Flynn as the fifth person to achieve the CRBP credentia  more

WESTPORT, Connecticut, Aug. 30 -- Save the Children, an organization that says it is giving children a healthy start in life, opportunity to learn and protection from harm, issued the following news release: Save the Children is urging the leaders of the warring parties in Sudan to take greater measures to protect civilians, following the deaths of 39 people - mostly women and children - in Nyala, the capital of South Darfur, on Tuesday. According to medics and witnesses, the civilians were ki  more

FAIRFIELD, Connecticut, Sept. 1 -- Save the Children, an organization that says it is giving children a healthy start in life, opportunity to learn and protection from harm, issued the following news release on Aug. 31, 2023: More than 40% of children in Ukraine will not be able to go back to school full-time when classes open on September 1 and will have to rely on online or hybrid learning due to a lack of bomb shelters in schools and the threat of air strikes, Save the Children said today.   more

GROTON, Connecticut, Aug. 31 -- The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International posted the following news release from its member company ThayerMahan: ThayerMahan, a world leader in providing autonomous maritime surveillance solutions for the defense and offshore wind energy sectors, has announced the promotion of two leaders in recognition of the company's growth and need for specialization within its two overarching missions of government and commercial contracts. Richard Hine, a   more