WATERVILLE, Maine, Sept. 7 -- Colby College issued the following news: * * * A new residence hall and renovations will help build community connections * * * By George T. Sopko As part of its ongoing commitment to making stronger connections between the residential, academic, and community experience, Colby announced that it is investing a minimum of $150 million into its residential program over the next several years. This significant investment will include construction of a new residenc  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 7 -- The Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Wind projects could power more than a million homes * * * Massachusetts and Rhode Island announced plans to purchase more than 2,800 megawatts of clean energy from offshore wind projects that could power more than a million homes in the region. The first coordinated procurement of its kind will receive power from three projects developed by SouthCoast Wind, Avangrid, and Vineyard Offsh  more

MATTOON, Illinois, Sept. 7 -- Consolidated Communications, a broadband and business communications provider, issued the following news release: * * * More than 2,000 homes and businesses in Northumberland, Stark, and Stratford, N.H., and in Maidstone, Vt. now have access to multi-gig internet speeds * * * NORTHUMBERLAND, N.H., -- September 5, 2024 -- Fidium Fiber has expanded its multi-gig speed fiber network, with service now available to more than 2,000 combined New Hampshire (Northumberla  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 6 -- The Trust for Public Land issued the following news release: WOLCOTT, VERMONT- A new 735-acre Community Forest within walking distance of the Wolcott town center has been permanently protected as of Sept. 5, 2024. Conserved and created in partnership by the Town of Wolcott, Trust for Public Land, the Northern Rivers Land Trust, and the Vermont Housing & Conservation Board, the new public land is within walking distance of Wolcott Village and directly adjac  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 7 -- The Union of Concerned Scientists issued the following statement on Sept. 6, 2024, by senior energy analyst John Rogers: * * * Earlier this year, three New England states--Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island--banded together to solicit bids for additional offshore wind electricity generating capacity and received bids for almost 5,500 megawatts. Today, Massachusetts announced that they have selected to move forward with three projects totaling 2,67  more

LONDON, England, Sept. 7 (TNSres) -- The University College London issued the following news: * * * A drug known as a "gene silencer" has shown promise in reducing hospitalisation and deaths from a devastating condition known as transthyretin (ATTR) cardiac amyloidosis, according to a new study led by UCL researchers. * * * The study, presented at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) congress, with results simultaneously published in The New England Journal of Medicine, found that a drug  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 7 -- WarnerMedia, a media and entertainment company, issued the following news release: * * * Iconic Studio Partners with the Renowned Film Festival for its 40th Year and with Local Universities on Special Series of Screenings and Talent Q&As for Students Across Boston * * * BURBANK, CA (September 6, 2024) - Warner Bros. Television (WBTV) and the Boston Film Festival will partner for a special WBTV College Day at the 40th annual event on Thursday, September 19, 2024. As part   more

BETHESDA, Maryland, Sept. 7 -- The Wildlife Society, an organization that says it inspires, empowers and enables wildlife professionals to sustain wildlife populations and habitats through science-based management and conservation, issued the following news: * * * Biologist and artist Mark McCollough uses art to raises awareness for Maine's threatened and endangered species * * * By Megan Radke Mark McCollough, a longtime biologist and artist, has earned the Jay N. "Ding" Darling Memorial A  more