BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 7 (TNSres) -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued the following news on May 6, 2024: Today, Mayor Michelle Wu and the Community Engagement Cabinet's Office of Civic Organizing announced applications are now open for the second year of block party grants. This funding effort is to encourage residents to connect with their neighbors and experience the joy of building a stronger community. Residents and community groups who apply for the mini-grants can receive up to $750 to  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 7 -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued the following news on May 6, 2024: Mayor Michelle Wu today announced Evandro Carvalho as the new Executive Director of the Office of Police Accountability and Transparency (OPAT). In this role, Carvalho will work to improve the structures of public safety and health through enhancing transparency and accountability within the Boston Police Department (BPD) and building trust between residents and law enforcement across Boston's nei  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 7 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on May 6, 2024: Today, the Healey-Driscoll Administration shared efforts to preserve access to care and services following Steward Health Care filing for Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. The administration has launched a call center and website (https://www.mass.gov/info-details/steward-health-care-resources) for patients as part of the next step in its Incident Command structur  more

LYNN, Massachusetts, May 7 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on May 6, 2024: Today, Governor Maura Healey and Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll held the first event of their Housing Campaign by standing with municipal leaders from across the state to highlight the ways in which increasing housing production will help municipalities meet the needs of their residents. Over the next few weeks, the administration will host events across the state to call attent  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 7 -- Mintz, a law firm, issued the following news release: A leading life sciences patent litigation team has joined Mintz. The team is led by Siegmund ("Sige") Gutman, who will serve as Member, Chair of Life Sciences Litigation, and Co-chair of Patent Litigation. Sige is joined by Member David Hanna and nearly a dozen attorneys based in Los Angeles, Boston, and New York. "This is a very exciting time for Mintz, and adding Sige to our team elevates us to yet another   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 7 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: Ropes & Gray advised EQT Private Equity Asia in its agreement to acquire WSO2, a leading provider of digital technologies including application development and identity and access management enterprise software. The transaction was announced on May 3 and is expected to close in the second half of 2024. Financial terms were not disclosed. With this transaction, BPEA Private Equity Fund VIII is expected to be   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 7 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: Ropes & Gray advised Xeris Biopharma Holdings in an exclusive worldwide collaboration and license agreement with Beta Bionics for the development and commercialization of a glucagon product using Xeris' XeriSol technology for use in Beta Bionics' proprietary bi-hormonal pump and pump systems for people with diabetes. The transaction was announced on May 6. Under the license agreement, Xeris has the potential  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 7 -- Nutter, a law firm, issued the following news release: Nutter announced the addition of partner Nichole D. Shustack, former Corporate Counsel at the Boston Beer Company, as part of its ongoing expansion of its Food and Beverage group. Shustack advises companies in the alcohol beverage industry on federal and state regulations, trade practices, commercial agreements, and distribution matters. She joins Nutter from McDermott, where she was a partner in the Alcohol   more