WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2024: * * * Mariam Aydah Joins CAIR-MA to Defend Civil Rights as Calls for Help Grow * * * The Massachusetts chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MA) is proud to announce the hiring of Mariam Aydah filling the role of Civil Rights Attorney (license pending.) This critical addition to the CAIR-MA legal team comes in response to a year of record-breaking Islamo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: NANTUCKET, Mass. Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston apprehended an unlawfully present Brazilian noncitizen charged with sex crimes against a Nantucket resident. Officers with ERO Boston arrested Gean Do Amaral Belafronte Sept. 11 on Nantucket Island. "Gean Do Amaral Belafronte unlawfully entered the United States, made his way to Nantucket, and allege  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Sept. 18 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2024: * * * * Monday Night Football's Third Most-Viewed ESPN/ESPN2 (Non-ABC) Telecast in 50+ Games * Monday Night Football with Peyton and Eli Up 12% from 2023 Regular Season Average * Monday Night Countdown Up 8% from Season Debut * * * ESPN's Monday Night Football Week 2 matchup generated more than 15 million viewers (ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes, NFL+), as the Atlanta Falcons   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 24-294) on Sept. 17, 2024: * * * Re: Short Term Network Change Certification Received Verizon New England Inc. (Verizon), an incumbent local exchange carrier (LEC), has filed certification that short term public notice of network change(s) has been provided through its publicly accessible Internet site, as required by section 51.329(a)(2) of the rules o  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 18 -- The New England Foundation for the Arts issued the following news release: * * * 2024 Grants Reach Communities from New Haven, Connecticut, to Lewiston, Maine * * * The New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA) announces 126 grants totaling $410,357 to support artistic engagements at 55 cultural organizations across the six New England states through NEFA's New England States Touring program. The nearly 50-year-old New England States Touring (NEST) progra  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 18 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2024: * * * Statewide Initiative will Commemorate Massachusetts' Pivotal Role in America's Founding; Launch Included Announcement of $1.5 Million in Grants for Revolutionary War Cultural Programming * * * Today, Governor Maura Healey and Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll joined Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, state officials, legislators, and representatives from the Massachusetts a  more

ITHACA, New York, Sept. 17 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Long-term data from a landmark international trial show about half of patients with metastatic melanoma treated with a combination of immune checkpoint inhibitors survive cancer-free for 10 years or more, according to a new report from Weill Cornell Medicine and Dana-Farber Cancer Center investigators and their colleagues. The 10-year follow-up study, published Sept. 15 in the New England Journal of Medicine, will brin  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BOSTON A Lynn man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for his role in a North Shore-based drug trafficking organization (DTO) that manufactured and distributed tens of thousands of counterfeit prescription pills containing narcotics. Edward Ortiz, 34, was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Court Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV to 28 mont  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release: Four Boston-area men have been arrested and charged in federal court in connection with a large-scale fentanyl trafficking conspiracy. Anderson Ernesto Andujar Echavarria, 31, of Dorchester; Waner Bernabel Presinal, 37, of Dorchester; Carlos Fabal, 52, of Roxbury; and Freddy Artemio Guerrero Soto, 29, of Boston, were charged with conspiracy to distribute cont  more

EAST BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 18 -- The Massachusetts Port Authority issued the following news on Sept. 17, 2024: BOSTON - The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) announced today the appointment of Lauren Gleason to Massport Port Director, overseeing all Maritime business areas. Gleason has been at Massport since 2017, serving as Interim Port Director, Chief Administrative Officer and Deputy Port Director of Business Development during her tenure. The search firm Shey Harding advised Ma  more

WESTBOROUGH, Massachusetts, Sept. 18 -- The New England First Amendment Coalition issued the following news release: * * * Reporters From Across Region to Attend 14th Annual Multi-Day Investigative Journalism Training Program * * * The New England First Amendment Coalition is pleased to announce the incoming class of fellows for its 2024 Gloria L. Negri First Amendment Institute. Named after the late trail-blazing Boston Globe journalist, the Negri Institute (formerly the New England First   more

MIDLAND, Michigan, Sept. 17 (TNSres) -- Northwood University issued the following news: Northwood University is bringing together automotive industry leaders and experts for a one-day automotive summit featuring insightful discussions and networking opportunities on Oct. 3 in Midland, Michigan. Organized by the Center for Automotive & Mobility Studies (CAMS) at Northwood University, the CAMS Industry Summit will cover a range of key topics facing the automotive industry today, including retail  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. John Garamendi, D-California, issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2024: Today, U.S. Representative John Garamendi (D-CA08) reintroduced the "Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act" (H.R.9602) with Representatives Jared Huffman (D-CA02), Ann M. Kuster (D-NH02), Jim Costa (D-CA21), and Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR01). "As Deputy Secretary of the Interior to President Clinton, I know that our national conservation goals cannot be achieved through public land ow  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Sept. 18 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2024: Today, U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm, joined by Governor Dan McKee and the Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources (OER), announced the launch of the Home Electrification and Appliance Rebates (HEAR) program. The HEAR program, administered by OER, will support the adoption of ENERGY STAR-certified heat pump clothes dryers, electric stoves, ranges, ove  more