HARTFORD, Connecticut, May 22 (TNSsel) -- Trinity College issued the following news: "Your life will have many twists and turns ahead, and all of them should be leaned into with curiosity and a willingness to embrace possibilities, to learn from every experience, and continue moving forward ... just like you did here at Trinity College," Nicole Hockley '92, co-founder and CEO of Sandy Hook Promise, told the Trinity College Class of 2023 during her Commencement address on Sunday, May 21. The ce more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, May 25 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on May 24, 2023: Attorney General William Tong and United States Attorney Vanessa Roberts Avery today announced a $399,440 settlement with Waterbury naturopath Marcos DeEscobar and his company Corebella Health, LLC to resolve allegations that they submitted false claims to, and received overpayments from, Medicare and the Connecticut Medicaid programs. Corebella Health, LLC ("Corebella" more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, May 23 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit defending the federal government's longstanding prohibition on the sale of handguns and handgun ammunition by federally-licensed retailers to individuals under the age of 21. The case, Reese v. ATF, involves young Louisiana residents Caleb R more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, May 24 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: Attorney General William Tong released the following statement regarding news that he and other attorneys general who condemned the January 6 insurrection and defended the legitimacy of the 2020 election against baseless legal challenges have been banned from Russia and subjected to financial restrictions. Attorney General Tong has received no formal notification or explanation from Ru more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, May 24 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on May 23, 2023: Attorney General William Tong today sued Michael D. Lansky, LLC, which does business under the name Avid Telecom, its owner Michael Lansky, and its vice president Stacey S. Reeves, for allegedly initiating and facilitating billions of illegal robocalls to millions of people and violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, the Telemarketing Sales Rule, and other feder more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, May 24 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on May 23, 2023: Governor Ned Lamont and Education Commissioner Charlene M. Russell-Tucker today announced that 110 organizations in Connecticut are being awarded more than $13 million in grants to provide learning opportunities to children during the summers of 2023 and 2024 as part of the latest round of funding under the Connecticut Summer Enrichment Program. Established by Governor Lamont in  more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, May 27 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on May 26, 2023: Governor Ned Lamont today highlighted the recent release of data showing the tangible return on investment to promote Connecticut with an all-season advertising campaign designed to showcase the state as a more vibrant, dynamic, and inclusive tourism destination. Not only is the state attracting more visitor spending than ever for tourism-related businesses, but Connecticut is als more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, May 25 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on May 24, 2023: Governor Ned Lamont and Labor Commissioner Dante Bartolomeo today visited Ebony Horsewomen Inc. Equestrian and Therapeutic Center in Hartford to highlight one of the many employers participating in the Connecticut Youth Employment Program and to encourage young adults to enroll in the program, particularly as schools dismiss for the summer months. Administered by the Connecticut  more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, May 26 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on May 25, 2023: Governor Ned Lamont is applauding the Connecticut House of Representatives for voting today to approve a comprehensive legislative proposal he introduced that includes several provisions to reduce gun violence, stop mass shootings, and prevent firearm accidents and suicides. The legislation is House Bill 6667, An Act Addressing Gun Violence. The House approved the bill by a bipar more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, May 27 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on May 26, 2023: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he has submitted a request to the U.S. Department of Agriculture seeking a federal agriculture disaster declaration for all eight counties in Connecticut due to the significant damage to crops in farms across the state caused by sub-freezing temperatures and frost that occurred in the early morning hours of May 18, 2023. In his letter to A more PR

WILLIMANTIC, Connecticut, May 23 (TNSres) -- Eastern Connecticut State University issued the following news: A recent graduate who majored in environmental earth science at Eastern Connecticut State University won the Rankin Prize for the best undergraduate oral presentation at the recent annual meeting of the New England Estuarine Research Society (NEERS). Emily Watling's '23 research was to map and analyze the density of eelgrass, Zostera marina, in Little Narragansett Bay, RI, around Napatr more PR

GROTON, Connecticut, May 25 -- General Dynamics issued the following news release on May 24, 2023: General Dynamics Electric Boat, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), announced today it has been awarded a $1.076 billion contract modification from the U.S. Navy to provide long-lead-time material and advanced construction for Virginia-class fast-attack submarines. Electric Boat is presently under contract for construction of submarines in Block V of the class. The $1,075,896,000 in a more PR

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, May 24 -- Holland and Knight, a law firm, issued the following news release: Holland & Knight represented Kaho Partners and its portfolio company Addtronics in the acquisition of Bow Robotics, a leading robotic parts manufacturer and repair provider based in West Chester, Ohio. Terms of the deal, announced on May 18, were not disclosed. Bow Robotics is the third addition to the Addtronics family of companies after the company acquired Missouri Tooling and Automation  more PR

NEW BRITAIN, Connecticut, May 25 (TNSper) -- Central Connecticut State University issued the following news release on May 24, 2023: President Toro announced today that Dr. Kristine Larsen has been selected for one of the university's most prestigious honors - the designation of Connecticut State University Professor. Dr. Larsen, a professor of Geological Sciences, joins a select group of professors in the CSCU system who hold the title, including two of her fellow CCSU faculty members, Carol  more PR

MANCHESTER, Connecticut, May 26 (TNSsel) -- Manchester Community College issued the following news release on May 25, 2023: Manchester Community College today conferred 667 degrees and certificates to the Class of 2023. These were awarded to 630 individual graduates at the 59th annual commencement ceremony held this afternoon, Thursday, May 25. Graduates from 84 towns in Connecticut, as well as Florida, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina and Vermont, were awarded associate more PR

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news: Jahana Hayes again demanded a socialist government takeover of health care. Hayes cosponsored Bernie Sanders' extreme Medicare for All plan, which would strip away private health coverage and dramatically raise taxes to pay for its $32 trillion-plus price tag. The Hayes-Sanders plan would also cause hospital closures. "Jahana Hayes' extreme, out-of-touch plan would cost Connecticut families thous more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, May 24 (TNSsel) -- Yale School of Environment issued the following news on May 23, 2023: * * * With optimism and determination, YSE graduating students celebrated their accomplishments, promising to take time to invest in complex climate initiatives and work to ensure that all marginalized voices are heard. * * * The need to repair the environment and combat climate change is urgent, but the development and implementation of innovative, evidence-based solutions take t more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, May 25 (TNSper) -- Trinity College issued the following news: In her letter to the Trinity College community on April 28, 2023, following a meeting of the Board of Trustees, Trinity President Joanne Berger-Sweeney announced, "Trustees voted to award tenure and promotion to four excellent faculty members to the rank of associate professor. Please join me in congratulating them on this wonderful--and well-earned--milestone in their careers." The Trustees also granted emeri more PR

HAMDEN, Connecticut, May 25 (TNSres) -- Quinnipiac University Poll has issued the following news release on May 24, 2023: As the field of Republican presidential contenders in the 2024 primary race develops, former President Donald Trump remains at the top of the list of declared or potential candidates with 56 percent support among Republican and Republican leaning voters, followed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis with 25 percent, according to a Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pea-ack) University national more PR

FARMINGTON, Connecticut, May 26 (TNSsel) -- Tunxis Community College issued the following news release: Tunxis Community College held its 52nd Commencement on May 24 & 25, with ceremonies at Central Connecticut State University and on campus in Farmington, in the final commencement as an independent college before merging into CT State Community College in July. More than 700 degrees and certificates were conferred to over 600 graduates, which includes graduates of continuing education health  more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, May 26 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * A new study provides evidence that river water eroding layers of metamorphic rock is a driver of freshwater fish biodiversity in the Appalachian Mountains. * * * The gradual erosion of layers of rock by rivers flowing through the Appalachian Mountains generates biodiversity of freshwater fish species, suggests a new Yale-led study that offers insight into the causes of species richness in the ancient  more PR