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State Tipoffs Involving New Hampshire Newsletter for Sunday April 07, 2024 ( 22 items )  

Dartmouth College Researchers Map How the Brain Regulates Emotions
HANOVER, New Hampshire, April 4 (TNSres) -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: * * * Study identifies multiple emotion regulation systems, providing targets for therapy. * * * Ever want to scream during a particularly bad day, but then manage not to? Thank the human brain and how it regulates emotions, which can be critical for navigating everyday life. As we perceive events unfolding around us, the ability to be flexible and reframe a situation impacts not only how we feel, but al  more

Dartmouth College: Employee Workshops Address Islamophobia and Antisemitism
HANOVER, New Hampshire, April 3 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: Dartmouth hosted two workshops in Cook Auditorium last week aimed at equipping faculty and staff with tools to identify and address Islamophobia and antisemitism within the campus community. During the March 26 workshop on Islamophobia, Amer F. Ahmed, an organizational strategist and co-founder of Equip Inclusive, addressed more than 100 faculty and staff members, covering a wide range of topics, including the fund  more

Dartmouth College: Ivy Native Council to Focus on Languages and Cultures
HANOVER, New Hampshire, April 6 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: About 150 Native and Indigenous students--including 50 from Dartmouth and 100 from other Ivy League Institutions--will gather on campus later this month for the Ivy Native Council Conference, an event that celebrates and preserves Native history and culture while fostering fellowship, learning, and mutual support. "As an institution that serves over 200 Native and Indigenous undergraduate students from over 70 diff  more

Dartmouth College: Sexual Assault Action Month Starts With Vigil and Symposium
HANOVER, New Hampshire, April 3 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: April is Sexual Assault Action Month, and Chief Health and Wellness Officer Estevan Garcia is inviting students, faculty, and staff to participate in a range of events designed to "create space to engage in dialogue and grow our understanding about this important issue." In an email to the community on Monday, Garcia highlighted two events taking place this week: a candlelight vigil, which was held Monday evening   more

Dartmouth College: Symposium Explores AI Revolution in Health Care
HANOVER, New Hampshire, April 5 (TNSres) -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: * * * Dartmouth event showcases the power of AI to gain insights from digital health data. * * * Artificial intelligence presents a huge opportunity to tackle complex health care challenges, but there are also great risks, Center for Precision Health and Artificial Intelligence Director Saaed Hassanpour said as he set the stage for the inaugural symposium of the newly launched center. The one-day AI in   more

Democratic Governors Association: NH State Senate's Latest Attack on Abortion Rights Reminds Granite Staters of Stakes of NH-GOV Race
WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following statement on April 4, 2024: * * * In response to this week's vote further attacking reproductive rights and privacy in New Hampshire, DGA Deputy Communications Director Izzi Levy released the following statement: "This vote is just the latest reminder that reproductive freedom is on the ballot in the New Hampshire governor's race this year. "With a narrowly divided legislature, and Republicans eagerly pushing to  more

Democratic Governors Association: What Is Kelly Ayotte Promising the Conspiracy Theorists and Extremists Endorsing Her Campaign?
WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: Last week, former U.S. Senator Kelly Ayotte continued to put politics first by courting the most extreme elements in New Hampshire politics with the announcement that State Representative Lisa Mazur endorsed her campaign for governor. Mazur is best known for "compar[ing] Nazi persecution of Jews to COVID measures at a high school prom," testifying in a school board meeting that "in 1939 when [the Nazis] put t  more

N.H. A.G. Formella Reaches Negotiated Resolution Regarding the Proposed Transaction Between Valley Regional Healthcare, Inc., Valley Regional Hospital, Inc., and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health
CONCORD, New Hampshire, April 2 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release on April 1, 2024: New Hampshire Attorney General John M. Formella announces that the Charitable Trusts Unit and Consumer Protection and Antitrust Bureau have completed their respective reviews of the proposed transaction between Valley Regional Healthcare, Inc. ("VRHC"), including Valley Regional Hospital, Inc. ("VRH"), and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health ("D-HH"). The Charitable Trusts   more

N.H. A.G. FORMELLA, AG COALITION SHUTS DOWN SEC CLIMATE MANDATE ON BUSINESSES
CONCORD, New Hampshire, April 6 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release on April 5, 2024: Attorney General John M. Formella today announced a victory against a Security and Exchange Commission ("SEC") mandate that would force businesses to track and report greenhouse gas emissions. New Hampshire joined a 25-state coalition in securing a temporary, nationwide block on the SEC's extreme climate mandate while a lawsuit continues. "This SEC overreach would  more

N.H. A.G. Formella: Disclosure of the Names of the Police Officers Involved in the March 18, 2024 Shooting Incident in Hampstead, New Hampshire
CONCORD, New Hampshire, April 3 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release on April 1, 2024: Attorney General John M. Formella announces the identity of the two Hampstead Police Officers who discharged weapons during a shooting incident on March 18, 2024, in Hampstead, New Hampshire that resulted in non-life-threatening injuries to Robert Boulter (DOB 7/15/1972). Deputy Chief Adam Dyer and Detective Alan Randell of the Hampstead Police Department discharge  more

N.H. Education Dept.: Public Hearings Scheduled to Review Draft Proposal of the Minimum Standards for Public Schools Approval
CONCORD, New Hampshire, April 3 -- The New Hampshire Department of Education issued the following news release: Public hearings have been scheduled to review a proposal to amend rules governing the Minimum Standards for Public Schools Approval, which outlines regulatory requirements that all public school districts and public academies must comply with. As part of this process, public input and feedback from educators, parents and community members is being sought by the State Board of Educati  more

N.H. Housing Finance Authority: Public Notice Regarding the April Committees of the Board of Directors Meeting
BEDFORD, New Hampshire, April 6 -- The New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority issued the following news: The following Committees of the Board of Directors of New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority will meet on the following date and times at New Hampshire Housing's office located at 32 Constitution Drive, Bedford, New Hampshire. April 10, 2024 ... Homeownership Committee ... 11:00 a.m. Multifamily Housing Committee ... 12:30 a.m. Copies of the meeting agenda are available for review upon   more

N.H. Judicial Branch: NH Circuit Courts Launch E-Filing for Non-Emergency Involuntary Admissions Cases
CONCORD, New Hampshire, April 6 -- The New Hampshire Judicial Branch issued the following news release: Circuit Courts in New Hampshire have launched e-filing for Involuntary (Non-Emergency) Admission - RSA 135-C cases (IN cases). A 135-C petition for Involuntary Admission (Non-Emergency) is filed in the Probate Division of Circuit Court when a person has been examined by a medical professional and found to be of such mental condition, as a result of mental illness, as to create a potentially s  more

N.H. PUC Issues Order Involving Eversource Energy
CONCORD, New Hampshire, April 2 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 26,986) on April 1, 2024, involving Public Service Co. of New Hampshire dba Eversource Energy: * * * Line Extension Rate Filing Order Nisi Approving Updated Line Extension Rates This order approves an update to line extension rates for Public Service Company of New Hampshire d/b/a Eversource Energy (Eversource). Per foot costs to be assessed under of the Eversource tariff  more

N.H. PUC Issues Order Involving Pennichuck East Utility, Pittsfield Aqueduct, Pennichuck Water Works
CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 29 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 26,985) involving Pennichuck East Utility Inc., Pittsfield Aqueduct Co. Inc. and Pennichuck Water Works Inc.: * * * Joint Petition for the Approval of a Consolidation of Pennichuck East Utility, Inc. and Pittsfield Aqueduct Company with Pennichuck Water Works, Inc. Prehearing Order and Order on Pending Motions Pursuant to RSA 541-A:31, V (d), this order shall serve as a   more

N.H. PUC Issues Order Involving Town of Hillsborough
CONCORD, New Hampshire, April 2 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 26,987) on April 1, 2024, involving the Town of Hillsborough: * * * Request for Approval of Hillsborough Community Power Plan Commission Approval of Community Power Aggregation Plan In this order, the Commission approves the Town of Hillsborough's (Hillsborough or the Town) Community Power Electric Aggregation Plan (Plan). I. BACKGROUND On February 9, 2024, Hillsborough  more

N.H. PUC Issues Order Involving Town of Windham
CONCORD, New Hampshire, April 4 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 26,989) on April 3, 2024, involving the Town of Windham: * * * Request for Approval of Windham Community Power Plan Commission Approval of Community Power Aggregation Plan In this order, the Commission approves the Town of Windham's (Windham or the Town) Community Power Electric Aggregation Plan (Plan). I. BACKGROUND On February 20, 2024, Windham submitted a request for  more

N.H. PUC Issues Order of Notice Involving Liberty Utilities
CONCORD, New Hampshire, April 3 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following order (No. DE 24-051) on April 2, 2024, involving Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electric) Corp.: * * * Petition for Approval of Retail Rate Adjustments and Property Tax Adjustment COMMENCEMENT OF ADJUDICATIVE PROCEEDING AND NOTICE OF HEARING On March 27, 2024, Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electric) Corp. d/b/a Liberty (Liberty or the Company) filed a petition requesting that the Commi  more

N.H. PUC Issues Order of Notice Involving Town of Greenland
CONCORD, New Hampshire, April 4 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following order (No. DE 24-055) on April 3, 2024, involving the Town of Greenland: * * * Request for Approval of Greenland Community Power Plan ORDER OF NOTICE On April 2, 2024, the Town of Greenland (Greenland) filed its Community Power Electric Aggregation Plan (the Plan) with the Commission pursuant to RSA 53-E:7 for Commission review and approval. RSA 53-E:7, II provides that The commission shall  more

N.H. PUC Issues Secretarial Letter on Liberty Utilities
CONCORD, New Hampshire, April 3 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following letter (No. DE 24-051) on April 2, 2024: * * * Re: Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electric) Corp. d/b/a Liberty, Petition for Approval of Retail Rate Adjustments and Property Tax Adjustment Hearing Guidelines To the Parties: To facilitate the hearing scheduled in this matter, the Presiding Officer has adopted the following procedures. All participants will be expected to appear in person a  more

Thomas College Announces 130th Commencement Ceremonies and Speakers
WATERVILLE, Maine, April 2 -- Thomas College issued the following news release on April 1, 2024: Thomas College announces it will host its 130th Commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 1 p.m. Thomas College will also hold its Honors Convocation ceremony on Friday evening, May 10, 2024 at 4 p.m. Provost Thomas S. Edwards, Ph.D., is pleased to announce the speakers, marshals, and honorary degree recipients for the 130th annual commencement ceremonies. Representing the Undergraduate D  more

University of New Hampshire: Research Finds Dairy Farmers Receptive to Methane-Reducing Seaweed Feed
DURHAM, New Hampshire, April 3 (TNSres) -- The University of New Hampshire issued the following news release: New England's dairy industry continues to evolve in response to significant market challenges that include a decreased demand for milk and higher production and land costs. However, there is also ongoing evidence that organic dairy farming can provide environmental benefits -- such as reducing methane emissions -- which could further differentiate their products as well as help qualify   more