BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 7 -- The Berkshire Bank issued the following news release: Berkshire Bank, a leading relationship-driven, community-focused bank with financial centers in New England and New York, is pleased to announce that Cathy Velez has joined the bank as managing director of Retail Banking and Deposit Operations. As a senior leader, Velez will oversee Berkshire's financial center network, retail sales and service delivery and branch operations. She will also direct the executi  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, June 7 (TNSres) -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: Dan Rockmore was walking his dog on the former golf course at Dartmouth near Pine Park when he had an epiphany. "It struck me one day as I looked down from the northwest corner what a beautiful setting it would be for a sculpture park," says the professor of math and William H. Neukom 1964 Distinguished Professor of Computational Science. "The best sculpture parks simultaneously highlight natural beauty an  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 7 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently reached a settlement with a Connecticut-based property management company and two property owners for alleged violations of the Lead Disclosure Rule. Under the terms of the settlement, Idoni Management, LLC, Clebridge, LLC and 34 Hulse, LLC agreed to pay a combined penalty of $39,449. "Tenants have a right to know if their unit has lead-based  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 7 -- Foley Hoag, a law firm, issued the following news: Foley Hoag LLP has been recognized among the world's most active firms in venture capital financings and private equity transactions. In the first quarter of 2024, the firm was ranked in nine different categories in the US and internationally. "We thrive on supporting our clients across industries and different geographies in the venture capital ecosystem," said Sara Mattern, co-chair of the firm's Emerging Co  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: On World Environment Day, Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) announced that he is leading two letters to the House Appropriations Committee requesting $22 million for environmental protection and education programs in the Fiscal Year 2025 Appropriations Bill. "The impact of climate change is already being felt by Rhode Islanders, and the challenges it presents require long-lasting solutions to prot  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 6 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A Providence man who previously admitted to his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy, which involved a plot to kidnap a U.S Postal Service (USPS) employee while members of the conspiracy searched for missing cocaine that had been shipped from Puerto Rico, has been sentenced to nearly six years in federal prison, announced U  more

ALBANY, New York, June 6 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on June 5, 2024: Governor Kathy Hochul today announced $10 million for the Town of Islip Regional Shellfish Hatchery. The establishment of the Regional Shellfish Hatchery will expand New York's blue economy and address pressing environmental, economic and cultural challenges while fostering sustainable development and resiliency in the region. "We are preserving Long Island's rich maritime history whil  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 7 -- Reproductive Equity Now, an organization that says it advances reproductive justice and eliminates barriers to safe and legal abortion care, issued the following news release on June 6, 2024: * * * Today, the United States Senate held a vote on S.1999, the Right to Contraception Act, legislation introduced by Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Senator Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), and Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) to guarantee people the right to obtain and use   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 6 -- The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Policy released the following testimony by Reproductive Equity Now President Rebecca Hart Holder from a field hearing dated May 29, 2024, entitled "The Economic and Health Impacts of Threats to Reproductive Rights": * * * Senators Warren and Markey, my name is Rebecca Hart Holder and I am the president of Reproductive Equity Now. As a state and regional organization, Reproductive Equity Now   more

WATERVILLE, Maine, June 7 -- Thomas College issued the following news release on June 5, 2024: Community college graduates in Maine can now transfer directly to degree programs at six of Maine's independent four-year colleges under the new Maine Transfer Guarantee announced Wednesday. "The Maine Transfer Guarantee takes the guesswork out of higher ed planning for many Maine students and families," said David Daigler, president of the Maine Community College System. "This provides clear benchma  more