ALBANY, New York State, Sept. 23 -- The Berkshire Bank issued the following news release: Berkshire Bank, a leading community bank with financial centers in New England and New York, welcomes Rob Nichols as SVP, Business Banking Team Leader. Nichols joins Berkshire with over 33 years in commercial banking. At Berkshire Bank, Nichols will lead the sales team for business banking within Central and Eastern New York, Berkshire County, MA, and Southern Vermont. His extensive background covers a w  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 21 -- The Berkshire Bank issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2023: Berkshire Bank, a leading community bank with financial centers in New England and New York, hosted Xtraordinary Day (X-Day) during the afternoon of Sept. 12. Xtraordinary Day is Berkshire's day of service which allows employees to roll up their sleeves, give back to the community, and work with a variety of nonprofit organizations needing assistance. For seven years, Berkshire Bank has   more

PLATTSBURGH, New York, Sept. 22 -- The State University of New York's Plattsburgh Campus issued the following news: A new research vessel is among the projects that more than $2 million in grants will fund at the Lake Champlain Research Institute at SUNY Plattsburgh. The grants are from federal and state agencies, including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Great Lakes Fishery Commission and the Lak  more

ORONO, Maine, Sept. 20 (TNSres) -- The University of Maine issued the following news release: A total solar eclipse will be visible in northern Maine for three-and-a-half minutes on April 8. That provides a short and rare opportunity to gather scientific data on this major astronomical event, and Shawn Laatsch, director of the Versant Power Astronomy Center at the University of Maine, is preparing to have high schoolers and other members of the general public involved in that work. Laatsch is  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Sept. 23 -- The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources issued the following news on Sept. 22, 2023: The Agency of Natural Resources is announcing its tenth State and Local Government Municipal Day. The day-long event is hosted by the Agency of Natural Resources in partnership with the Agency of Agriculture, Agency of Transportation, Vermont Emergency Management, Vermont Center for Geographic Information, and the Natural Resource Board, and is dedicated to the education of muni  more

BERLIN, Vermont, Sept. 21 -- The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources issued the following news on Sept. 20, 2023: Governor Phil Scott and the Agency of Natural Resources (ANR) today announced $5 million of funding to support low- and moderate-income Vermont homeowners in repairing or replacing their failed or inadequate on-site water or wastewater systems. This is the third round of funding for the program. "Wells and septic systems can be costly to repair, and this funding will help many Verm  more

BERLIN, Vermont, Sept. 21 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2023: Governor Phil Scott and the Agency of Natural Resources (ANR) today announced $5 million of funding to support low- and moderate-income Vermont homeowners in repairing or replacing their failed or inadequate on-site water or wastewater systems. This is the third round of funding for the program. "Wells and septic systems can be costly to repair, and this funding will help many Vermonte  more

BERLIN, Vermont, Sept. 21 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2023: Governor Phil Scott and the Vermont Department of Economic Development Commissioner Joan Goldstein today announced forthcoming changes to the $20 million Business Emergency Gap Assistance Program (BEGAP) formula, which will increase grant awards to flood impacted businesses, nonprofits, and landlords. "Helping our employers reopen and stay open after they faced significant flood damage  more

WAYNE, New Jersey, Sept. 20 -- William Paterson University issued the following news release: William Paterson University's student chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists (WPSPJ) has been named Regional Campus Chapter of the Year, making it one of six finalists for the national Outstanding Campus Chapter award--a title it won once before, in 2020. Founded in 2017 by WP journalism professor Nicholas Hirshon, this year marks the third WPSPJ has been recognized as the finest chapter f  more