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News Tipoffs - Connecticut Editors Newsletter for Tuesday August 27, 2024 ( 4 items )  

Attorney General Tong Reaches Agreement With Northwell Health and Nuvance Health to Preserve Labor & Delivery Services at Sharon Hospital and Strengthen Access to Local Healthcare in Western Connecticut
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 27 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2024: Attorney General William Tong today announced an agreement with Northwell Health, Inc. and Northwell Healthcare, Inc. (collectively "Northwell") and Nuvance Health (Nuvance) to preserve labor and delivery services at Sharon Hospital and to strengthen access to local healthcare in Western Connecticut, resolving the antitrust investigation into the proposed affiliation b  more

Conn. U.S. Attorney: Two Members of Violent Waterbury Gang Sentenced to Prison
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2024: EZRA ALVES, also known as "EJ" and "Ezzy," 24, and his brother, AHMED ALVES, also known as "Stones," 26, both of Waterbury, were sentenced today in Bridgeport federal court for offenses related to their participation in a violent Waterbury street gang. U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley sentenced Ezra Alves to 252 months of imprisonment and five   more

EPA: Connecticut Department of Public Health Selected to Receive $556,000 in New Grant to Combat Impact of Climate Change on Drinking Water Infrastructure in Montville, Conn.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Biden-Harris Administration awards $25.5 Million in 16 new grants from Connecticut to Alaska to combat impact of climate change on drinking water infrastructure * * * BOSTON (AUGUST 26, 2024) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the selection of the Connecticut Department of Public Health for a $556,000 grant to construct an emergency waterline and pumping station to protect dr  more

Northeast Tech Bridge's Blue Tech Demo Day will feature innovative technology at NUWC Division Newport
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: More than 30 technology companies will showcase their products during the 2024 Blue Tech Demo Day partially being held at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport on Aug. 29. The daylong event, hosted by NUWC Division Newport's Northeast Tech Bridge, alongside nonprofit partner 401 Tech Bridge, aims to connect innovative small businesses with U.S. Navy scientists and engineers and Department of Def  more