AUGUSTA, Maine, Aug. 6 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Aug. 5: Governor Mills today extended the State of Civil Emergency (PDF) for thirty days through September 3, 2020. The Governor's decision to extend the emergency is in line with nearly every other state in the nation, which also have ongoing emergency declarations, according to the National Governors Association. The state of New Hampshire renewed its state of emergency last Friday. "Maine people have t  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu is at it again - using taxpayer dollars as his own personal slush fund. Sununu appears to be taking his cues from President Trump - who has awarded government contracts and allocated important resources to his own political allies again and again and again. Sununu is clearly proving he is a "Trump guy through and through." On Wednesday, Sununu's administration gave two no-bid c  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 8 -- 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) is announcing that an adult from Bow, NH, tested positive for Jamestown Canyon virus (JCV) Adobe Acrobat Reader Symbol. The person was not hospitalized and is doing well, but experienced fever and mild neurological symptoms. This is the second detection of JCV in   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 5 -- Granite State College issued the following news: New Hampshire State employees will benefit from tuition cost savings as the result of a new partnership between the State and University System of New Hampshire's Granite State College. With undergraduate and graduate level degree programs and certificates, this partnership will create opportunities for professional growth for staff members across all State Agencies. Additionally, the partnership extends benefits  more

WELLS, Maine, Aug. 5 -- York County Community College issued the following news release: York County Community College (YCCC) is excited to welcome Cait Grant to the YCCC Team as our new Director of Enrollment Management. Cait holds a BA in English Education and a MA in Teaching English Education from the University of New Hampshire. Cait began her career teaching composition and reading to grades 9- 12 in SAU 56/Somersworth, NH. After leaving the classroom Cait served as a Regional Access Dire  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 5 -- New Hampshire Attorney General Gordon J. MacDonald issued the following news release: Attorney General Gordon J. MacDonald, New Hampshire State Police Colonel Nathan A. Noyes and Wolfeboro Police Chief Dean Rondeau announce further information regarding the suspicious death of William Murray (52) of Meredith. At approximately 7:32 a.m. on July 27, 2020, the Wolfeboro Police Department received a call, reporting an adult male lying on the ground in Pine Hill Ce  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 6 -- The New Hampshire Department of Education issued the following news release: Education Commissioner Frank Edelblut congratulates Michelle Morton-Curit of Exeter High School and Susan Downer of Souhegan High School on being named this year's recipients of the Presidential Excellence Awards in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST). Established in 1983, PAEMST is the highest award given by the U.S. Government to kindergarten through 12th grade teachers of math  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 5 -- The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services issued the following news release: The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) is evaluating alternatives for revisions to its Alteration of Terrain (AoT) administrative rules to further develop and clarify the consideration of impacts to threatened and endangered species in the AoT permit review process. As part of this process, NHDES will be holding two public input sessions to provide   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 5 -- Gov. Christopher T. Sununu, R-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Governor Chris Sununu, Deborah Scher, Executive Advisor to the Secretary, Secretary's Center for Strategic Partnerships, Office of the Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Dean Kamen, Senator Jeanne Shaheen, and local VA officials, greeted a FedEx charter flight aboard a Boeing 777 - the largest cargo flight in Manchester-Boston Regional Airport history - carrying 450,000  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 7 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following order approving financing petition (No. 26,391): UNITIL ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC. Petition for Authority to Issue Securities Order Approving Financing Petition This order approves a request by Unitil Energy Systems, Inc., to borrow up to $35 million, and to issue corresponding long-term debt in the form of first mortgage bonds. Unitil Energy Systems intends to use the money to pay off short-term de  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 4 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following letter (No. DM 20-118): To: Brooks Kerr, President, Loon Energy Group, LLC, 33 Tyng St. #3, Portland, ME 04102 Re: Loon Energy Group, LLC Application to Register as Provider of Electric Aggregation Service Dear Mr. Kerr, On July 27, 2020, Loon Energy Group, LLC (Loon) submitted an application with the Commission to register as a provider of electric aggregation service. Commission Staff file  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 4 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following letter (No. DM 20-084): To: Richard Plutzer, Resource Energy Systems, LLC, 4 High Ridge Park, Suite 202, Stamford, CT 06905 Re: Resource Energy Systems, LLC Application to Renew Registration as Provider of Natural Gas Aggregation Services Dear Mr. Plutzer: On July 2, 2020, Resource Energy Systems, LLC (Resource Energy) submitted an application to the Commission to renew its registration as a   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 4 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following letter (No. DM 20-120): To: James D. Maddigan, Trane Energy Choice, LLC, 415 Norway Street, York, PA 17403 Re: Trane Energy Choice, LLC Application to Renew Registration as a Provider of Electric Aggregation Service Dear Mr. Maddigan: On July 27, 2020, Trane Energy Choice, LLC (Trane) submitted an application with the Commission to renew its registration as a provider of electric aggregation   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 5 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following statement on Aug. 4 by Chair Letizia Ortiz: * * * Following today's release of Vice President Biden's plan to advance equity for Latinos in New Hampshire and across the United States, Letizia Ortiz, chair of the New Hampshire Democratic Party Latino Caucus released the following statement regarding how Donald Trump has blocked N.H. Latinos' progress as president: "Since the beginning of his political ca  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 4 -- The New Hampshire Republican Party issued the following news: Pelosi Rubber Stamp Chris Pappas has a lot of nerve. After failing to show up to work for weeks on his taxpayer-funded vacation, Pappas is now taking credit for President Trump's wildly successful Paycheck Protection Program ("PPP"), which has helped save 51 million jobs in small businesses across America. The only problem? Pelosi and Pappas actually held up funding for PPP when the popular program   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 6 -- The New Hampshire Republican Party issued the following statement on Aug. 5 by Chairman Stephen Stepanek: * * * NHGOP Chairman Stephen Stepanek released the following statement following the Trump Administration granting a waiver requested by Governor Chris Sununu regarding our state's health insurance individual marketplace: "Thanks to Governor Chris Sununu's leadership and President Trump's administration approving New Hampshire's Section 1332 State Relief   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 8 -- The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is investigating a potential outbreak of COVID-19 associated with individuals who have attended events hosted by the Windham Crossing Life Church, located at 122 North Lowell Road, Windham, NH. This includes a YouthStorm, Inc. camp event in Windham, NH on July 16 - 18th. To date, 16 persons with COVID-19 h  more