HARTFORD, Connecticut, Nov. 16 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement on Nov. 15, 2024: * * * Attorney General William Tong released the following statement today regarding the announcement from Eversource that standard services rates will rise by 24 percent in January, resulting in a total average bill increase of 7.2 percent. "More awful news from our out-of-touch public utilities. Let's get real--this is not a decrease. This is yet another increase on t  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- Rep. Jim Himes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Members of Connecticut's Congressional delegation are working to secure immediate and long-term aid to help farmers recoup losses after severe weather events. In two letters sent to Congressional leaders and administration officials, Members called for immediate emergency relief funding through the appropriations process as well as inclusion of their Save Our Small Farms Act in the upcoming Farm Bill Reaut  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2024: BOSTON (Nov. 15, 2024) - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its issuance of draft Clean Air Act Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) air quality permit for Southcoast Wind LLC. The permit proposes to allow for the construction and operation of the source within the "wind development area," located in federal waters south of Nantucket, Massachusetts. EPA's propose  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 15 [Category: Business] -- The National Marine Manufacturers Association issued the following news release: The deadline for getting brands listed in Discover Boating's Boat Finder is Friday, Nov. 29 to ensure representation amongst competitors ahead of the 2025 boat show season, and put boats in front of potential buyers before, during and after the show. This free tool is exclusive to Discover Boating boat show brands. By adding your boat info into Boat Finder, your b  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Nov. 16 (TNSres) -- Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies, a subsidiary of Johnson and Johnson, issued the following news release: * * * The amivantamab plus lazertinib combination regimen offers potential to provide new standard of care as first-line option for adult patients with advanced NSCLC with EGFR ex19del or L858R substitution mutations/1 In the Phase 3 MARIPOSA study, amivantamab plus lazertinib significantly reduced risk of disease progression or death by 30 p  more

WALTHAM, Massachusetts, Nov. 16 -- The New England Journal of Medicine, a peer-reviewed medical journal from the Massachusetts Medical Society that says it delivers research and interactive clinical content to physicians, educators and the global medical community, published research articles on the following topics in its Nov. 14, 2024, edition (Vol. 391, No. 19): Original Articles * Perioperative Durvalumab with Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Operable Bladder Cancer * Transcatheter Repair vers  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Law is bringing nearly $13 billion into Massachusetts for public transit, bridge replacement, electric buses, accessibility and safety upgrades, and more On the third anniversary of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee and chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on C  more

ORONO, Maine, Nov. 16 -- The University of Maine System issued the following news release: * * * Waldo Community Action Partners plans to maintain critical internet connectivity infrastructure and pay $3.06 million for the property, which is above both the appraised value and the offers from the two other respondents * * * A Waldo County nonprofit received the highest score among three proposals to purchase the Hutchinson Center in Belfast, allowing it to move forward to negotiate a sale agr  more