DARTMOUTH, New Hampshire, June 30 -- The Dartmouth College Geisel School of Medicine issued the following news release: Even with effective anti-retroviral therapy, patients infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) sustain central nervous system damage. Whether these problems can be mainly attributed to the disease, its treatments, or the body's immune responses is still being debated, but detecting these changes early and reliably is difficult. Findings from a new study published   more

AUGUSTA, Maine, July 2 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news release on July 1: The Mills Administration announced that it is exempting visitors from the States of Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey from the 14-day quarantine requirement or negative COVID-19 testing alternative, effective this Friday, July 3, 2020. The decision comes after the Administration reviewed public health data in other states to determine the appropriateness of additional exemptions, like those pr  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 2 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey issued the following news release: Attorney General Maura Healey sent a cease and desist letter demanding that a national firework retailer with locations in New Hampshire immediately stop mailing advertisements to Massachusetts residents in violation of the state's consumer protection law. The AG's letter alleges that Phantom Fireworks has been mailing advertisements and discount coupons to residences across Massach  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, June 30 -- The New Hampshire Department of Education issued the following news release: The New Hampshire Department of Education has won a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to increase the amount of local food used in school nutrition programs. The $50,000 Farm to School grant will provide training and technical assistance, including: * Training videos to provide school food service professionals tips on properly preparing local foods, * A local food procu  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, July 2 -- The New Hampshire Department of Education issued the following news release: The New Hampshire Department of Education announced two new programs to help educators assess and address student learning when they go back to school this fall. Building on the success of Universal Design for Learning (UDL), the Department has contracted with CAST, the nonprofit education research and development organization that created the Universal Design for Learning framework, t  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, July 2 -- The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Division of Public Health Services (DPHS), announces updated administrative rules related to the Indoor Smoking Act. The rules were amended as a result of legislative changes to include the use of e-cigarettes and devices in the Indoor Smoking Act's definition of smoking. "Tobacco use is a risk factor fo  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, June 30 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 26,372) involving LIBERTY UTILITIES (GRANITE STATE ELECTRIC) CORP. d/b/a LIBERTY UTILITIES 2020 Default Service Solicitations: Order Approving Solicitation Process and Resulting Rates APPEARANCES: Michael J. Sheehan, Esq., on behalf of Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electric) Corp. d/b/a Liberty Utilities; and Christopher R. Tuomala, Esq., on behalf of Commission Staff.   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, July 1 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 26,376) involving LIBERTY UTILITIES (GRANITE STATE ELECTRIC) CORP. D/B/A LIBERTY UTILITIES Petition for Permanent and Temporary Rates: Order Approving Settlement and Permanent Rates APPEARANCES: Michael J. Sheehan, Esq., on behalf of Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electric) Corp. d/b/a Liberty Utilities; the Office of the Consumer Advocate by D. Maurice Kreis Esq., on beha  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, July 1 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 26,377) involving LIBERTY UTILITIES (GRANITE STATE ELECTRIC) CORP. D/B/A LIBERTY UTILITIES Petition for Permanent and Temporary Rates: Order Following Hearing on 2019 Step Adjustment APPEARANCES: Michael J. Sheehan, Esq., on behalf of Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electric) Corp. d/b/a Liberty Utilities; the Office of the Consumer Advocate by D. Maurice Kreis Esq., on beh  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, July 2 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following water order (No. 26,373) involving PENNICHUCK WATER WORKS, INC. Request for Change in Rates: Order Approving Temporary Rates APPEARANCES: NH Brown Law, by Marcia A. Brown, Esq., for Pennichuck Water Works, Inc.; Steve Bolton, Esq., for the City of Nashua; the Office of the Consumer Advocate by Christa Shute, Esq., on behalf of residential ratepayers; and Staff of the Public Utilities Commission  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, July 2 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following letter (No. DT 20-104): To: Sarah Davis, Senior Director Government Relations, Consolidated Communications, 5 Davis Farm Road, Portland, ME 04103 Re: Town of Durham Department of Public Works Complaint Against Consolidated Communication Dear Ms. Davis: On June 19, 2020, the Commission received a complaint from the Town of Durham Department of Public Works, on behalf of the municipalities of D  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, June 26 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following letter (No. DW 19-084): Re: Pennichuck Water Works, Inc. Request for Change in Rates; Rescheduling June 30, 2020 Hearing To the Parties: In the secretarial letter dated June 11, 2020, the Commission noted that the hearings in this matter remained scheduled on June 30 through July 1, 2020. The Commission has rescheduled the hearing to July 1, 2020 at 9 a.m. It will continue on July 2, 2020 at  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, June 26 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following letter (No. DW 20-055): Re: Pennichuck Water Works, Inc. Petition for Financing Approval; Rescheduling June 30, 2020 Hearing To the Parties: The Commission has rescheduled the hearing in this matter from June 30, 2020, to July 1, 2020, at 9:00 a.m. The hearing will be conducted in accordance with the "Remote Hearing Guidelines" contained in the secretarial letter dated June 1, 2020, with all  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, June 30 -- The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services issued the following news release: A cyanobacteria bloom has been observed on Silver Lake in Hollis, NH. An advisory was issued on June 9 and was removed on June 19. There is now another wave of the bloom accumulating along shorelines. The bloom was reported on June 29 and the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) will follow-up with sample collection for details. Previous samples cont  more

BARTLETT, New Hampshire, July 1 -- The New Hampshire Department of Fish and Game issued the following news: New Hampshire Fish and Game was called to search for three missing hikers in the vicinity of the Moat Mountain and Red Ridge Trail in Bartlett. Ryan Elkassem, 21, from New York City, was hiking with his 18-year-old brother and 16-year-old stepbrother. They had planned to hike the Moat Mountain Trail to the Red Ridge Trail ending at Diane's Bath on West Side Road. The group departed the   more

DURHAM, New Hampshire, June 30 -- The University of New Hampshire issued the following news release on June 29: Sea lice negatively impact the health and survival of Atlantic salmon, steelhead trout and other salmonids, and researchers with the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station at the University of New Hampshire believe using lumpfish as cleanerfish--fish that eat parasites off other fish--may be a sustainable way to manage these pests. "Lumpfish eat parasites off salmonids farmed   more