LOWELL, Massachusetts, June 26 -- Middlesex Community College issued the following news release: Growing up in the Boston Housing Authority, Stephanie Berardi, now of Lowell, witnessed and experienced social issues related to race, class and gender. Looking to make positive changes in her community, she started studying Criminal and Social Justice at Middlesex Community College. In the fall of 2024, she will transfer to Harvard University to continue working toward social reform. "Pursuing hig  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 26 -- The Berkshire Bank issued the following news release: Berkshire Bank is pleased to announce it has increased the funds available through its down payment assistance program to help homebuyers achieve their dream of homeownership. Eligible borrowers purchasing a home in a qualifying area may now receive down payment assistance of $7,500 toward the purchase price. This program can also be combined with many local, state, and federal down payment assistance offer  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Citizens Against Government Waste issued the following news release on June 24, 2024: Today, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) named Senate Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Susan Collins (R-Maine) its June 2024 Porker of the Month for receiving 231 earmarks costing $575.6 million, the most of any member of Congress. Sen. Collins secured a shocking 23.5 percent more in earmarks in fiscal year (FY) 2024 than the legislator in second place, Sen. Lisa Murkowski  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 26 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on June 25, 2024: * * * Inflation Reduction Act to fund nationwide wood heater testing effort * * * Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the award of an $8,804,000 grant under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) to the Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management (NESCAUM) and its nationwide network of partner air agencies. This funding will support emis  more

DANBURY, Connecticut, June 26 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Under EPA's settlement J. Da Silva Properties, LLC will complete two Supplemental Environmental Projects in Danbury * * * The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently reached a settlement with a Connecticut property owner based in Danbury for alleged violations of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and the Lead-Based Paint Disclosure Rule (Disclosure Rule). As a result of t  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston apprehended a 22-year-old Dominican noncitizen charged in Providence with domestic kidnapping and violating a protection order. Deportation officers with ERO Boston's Providence field office arrested Carlos Sebastian Natera-Santa on May 25 in Providence. "Carlos Sebastian Natera-Santa was arrested   more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: BOSTON - Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston apprehended an unlawfully present Dominican fugitive wanted for homicide charges in his native country. Deportation officers with ERO Boston arrested the 24-year-old noncitizen June 20 in West Boylston, Massachusetts. "This Dominican fugitive is a suspected murderer who fled to Massachusetts rather than facin  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, June 26 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release: Now in its 10th year, the Sports Humanitarian Awards sponsored by PENN Entertainment is a celebration of the impact made by athletes, teams and sports industry professionals who are using sports to make a difference in their communities and throughout the world. This year, the Sports Humanitarian Awards will return the evening before the ESPYS, Wed., July 10, at Citizen News in Hollywood, Calif., a  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 (TNSres) -- The Federal Housing Finance Agency issued the following news release: U.S. house prices rose in April, up 0.2 percent from March, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) seasonally adjusted monthly House Price Index (HPI(R)). House prices rose 6.3 percent from April 2023 to April 2024. The previously reported 0.1 percent price increase in March was revised downward to 0.0 percent. For the nine census divisions, seasonally adjusted monthly price ch  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health issued the following information for a hearing entitled "The Continuity of Care: Assessing the Structure of Department of Veteran Affairs' Healthcare Network" at 2:15 p.m. on June 26, 2024, at 360 Cannon House Office Building: Witnesses * Mr. Alfred "Al" Montoya, Deputy Assistant Under Secretary for Health Operations, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, on behalf of Veterans Health Administration * Mr. Ryan Lilly, MPA,  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on June 25, 2024: A Natick man was sentenced yesterday in connection with fentanyl trafficking. During a search of the defendant's apartment the body of a missing 24-year-old woman who had died of a drug overdose was discovered. Rafael Ashworth, 29, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge William G. Young to six years in prison, to be followed by five   more

DALLAS, Texas, June 26 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: Patients with moderate to severe treatment-resistant depression (TRD) might have better symptom relief from ketamine infusions than from electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), but those with severe TRD could benefit more from ECT early in treatment, an analysis led by a UT Southwestern Medical Center researcher shows. The findings, published in JAMA Network Open, are the first to   more