AnonymousWhy does one have the article and one doesn't in this sentence of yours?
I'd say, "published by New England etc." and "The board of directors of the New England etc. will be meeting tomorrow."
Of course, an organization may decide what it's own name is, and whether "The" is part of it. If it is, it should always be included. But often, people really don't know, and there's no penalty for getting it wrong.
In my opinion it would never be wrong to use "the," whether or not it's part of the "official" title.
Your original question asked for cases where "the" might be omitted (I believe - I can't see it right now) and to be honest I just followed my ear, that is, what in my experience I've heard people often say.
- A.
Edit. Just looking at a couple of US Federal agencies: the FED (the Federal Reserve System) and FHA (Federal Housing Administration), "the" seems to be always used when it's the subject of the sentence, but otherwise generally skipped. The FHA has been the subject of controversy lately. Applying for FHA loans has recently been simplified.
The FED has traditionally always been known as "the FED," but we would say "FED chairman Alan Greenspan recently retired." (These observations apply to the full titles as well as to the acronyms.