DARTMOUTH, New Hampshire, July 16 -- The Dartmouth College Geisel School of Medicine issued the following news release: With the awarding of a five-year, $19.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine and the University of New Hampshire will continue to lead efforts--together with their eight partner undergraduate institutions--to enhance biomedical research capabilities in the state as part of the New Hampshire IDeA Network of Biomedical  more

DARTMOUTH, New Hampshire, July 14 -- The Dartmouth College Geisel School of Medicine issued the following news release: More than 2,500 participants came together virtually between June 1 and July 11 to raise $2,800,000 for Norris Cotton Cancer Center. The funds raised provide funding for important initiatives such as pilot projects in cancer research; equipment for research laboratories and clinical trials; and patient and family supportive services providing arts therapy, yoga, tai chi and mi  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, July 11 -- The New Hampshire Department of Education issued the following news release: Following a challenging and unique spring, school officials across New Hampshire are working hard through the summer to prepare schools to reopen this fall. Last week, the School Transition, Reopening, and Redesign Taskforce (STRRT) submitted high-level recommendations to the Department of Education and the Governor. STRRT was constituted in May to provide recommendations on reopenin  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, July 11 -- The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services issued the following news release: With "moderate drought" conditions persisting across 56% of New Hampshire and "abnormally dry" conditions remaining in the northern part of the state, on Thursday, July 9, 2020, the New Hampshire Drought Management Team met to discuss drought conditions and impacts in the state. The meeting kicked off with a review of what happened in the drought of 2016, the last substan  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, July 17 -- The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services issued the following news release: A cyanobacterial bloom has been developing at Keyser Pond in Henniker. The bloom has been an annual event for at least the last 4 summers. The pond is being monitored by NHDES and New England College. Samples collected on 7/16/20 exceeded the state threshold of 70,000 cells/ml of cyanobacteria in lake water. The water contained 89,000 cells/ml of Anabaena (Dolichospermum)  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, July 17 -- The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services issued the following news release: A cyanobacterial bloom has been observed on Long Pond in Henniker. Blue-green flakes are present and most concentrated in wind-ward locations of the pond. Samples collected on 7/16/20 contained Planktothrix (Oscillatoria) with cell concentrations of at least 110,000 cells/ml where water appears clear. Advisories are issued when cyanobacterial cell concentrations exceed 70  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, July 11 -- The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services issued the following news release: A cyanobacteria bloom has been observed on Marsh Pond. A deep layer of Oscillatoria (Planktothrix isothrix) was estimated at 350,000 cells/ml. This bloom has been recurring for several years and has been observed at the water's surface at certain times of the day. Blooms can rapidly change and accumulate in various locations around a waterbody. Advisories are issued whe  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, July 11 -- The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services issued the following news release: A cyanobacterial bloom has been observed on Tucker Pond. The bloom was first observed on 7/1/20. Samples collected on 7/2 contained Woronichinia and Microcystis with cell concentrations of 655,000 cells/ml. Residents have periodically seen accumulations come to the surface at certain times of day over the last week. Samples were collected again on 7/10. Cell counts ranged  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, July 16 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following order of notice (No. IR 20-110) involving NEW HAMPSHIRE INCUMBENT LOCAL EXCHANGE CARRIERS Investigation into Administration and Oversight of the Telecommunications Relay Service Fund: ORDER OF NOTICE On May 28, 2020, the New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission (Commission) issued an order of notice in Docket No. DT 20-068 in response to Sprint Communications Company L.P.'s (Sprint) request t  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, July 14 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following letter (No. DM 20-108): To: Tad Dziemian, Neighborhood Energy of New England, LLC, 44 Pentucket Drive, East Hampstead, NH 03826 Re: Neighborhood Energy of New England, LLC Application to Renew Registration as a Provider of Electric Aggregation Service Dear Mr. Dziemian: On July 2, 2020, Neighborhood Energy of New England, LLC (Neighborhood) submitted an application with the Commission to ren  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, July 14 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following letter (No. DT 20-022): To: Paul J. Phillips, Esq., Primmer Piper Eggleston & Cramer PC, 900 Elm Street, Manchester, NH 03105-3600 Re: TDS Telecom and Teleport Communications America, LLC Request for Approval of Interconnection Agreement Between TDS Telecom and Teleport Communications America, LLC Dear Mr. Phillips: On February 25, 2020, TDS Telecom filed a request for approval of an Interco  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, July 16 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following letter (No. DE 20-098): Re: Unitil Energy Systems, Inc. Annual Reconciliation and Rate Filing for Stranded Costs and External Delivery Charge Remote Hearing Guidelines To the Parties: Due to the current state of emergency related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Commission will be conducting the hearing scheduled in this matter remotely, using Webex video conferencing. To facilitate that remote   more

HENNIKER, New Hampshire, July 14 -- New England College issued the following news release: Amid a national health emergency, the federal government just reversed its own policy to now require that all international students attend college in person, under threat of deportation. This move imposes an unjust hardship on international students already residing legally in the United States and upsets plans by colleges and universities to use online and remote learning to support students during this  more

DURHAM, New Hampshire, July 14 -- The University of New Hampshire issued the following news release: A survey of 1,549 small businesses in the state by the NH Small Business Development Center (SBDC) found more than half had seen their revenue decrease by 50% or more, especially those with few employees and those in the arts, entertainment and recreation industry or the accommodation and food service industry, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Forty-seven percent of responding businesses ha  more