AUGUSTA, Maine, Sept. 3 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Sept. 2: Governor Mills today extended the State of Civil Emergency for thirty days through October 1, 2020. The Governor's decision to extend the emergency is in line with nearly every other state in the nation which have ongoing emergency declarations, according to the National Governors Association. The state of New Hampshire renewed its state of emergency (https://www.governor.nh.gov/sites/g/files/e  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, Sept. 4 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news release: A Dartmouth-led study using multisensor drones has revealed a large circular earthwork at what may be Etzanoa, an archaeological site near Wichita, Kansas. Archaeologists speculate that the site was visited by a Spanish expedition, led by Juan de Onate, a controversial conquistador, in 1601. The earthwork may be the remains of a so-called "council circle," as it is similar to several other circular earthwork  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, Sept. 1 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news release: On March 28, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) exercised its Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) authority to allow the use of hydroxychloroquine for the treatment of COVID-19. On June 15, after a number of studies failed to find positive effects, the agency revoked this authorization. This chain of events raises questions about the speed, rigor and potential politicization of the authorization process. T  more

RINDGE, New Hampshire, Sept. 4 -- Franklin Pierce University issued the following news: The College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences announced the creation of a new Master's in Educational Leadership (M.Ed.) degree with a specialization in curriculum and instruction, which began this fall. The Master's in Educational Leadership program prepares educators with skills that provide the background to lead in a broad range of educational settings. This new program offers a common core curriculum,  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Sept. 3 -- The New Hampshire Department of Education issued the following news release on Sept. 2: The New Hampshire Department of Education today launched a new video series designed to help teachers connect to students returning to school, understanding where they are on their individual learning pathway through creative formative assessments, and design instruction, both in-person and remote. The Department worked with CAST to develop the series using the groundbrea  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Sept. 1 -- The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services issued the following news release: The Watershed Management Bureau (WMB), Water Division, of New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) has released a new report entitled "New Hampshire Lake Trend Report: Status and trends of water quality indicators". The report documents long-term trends and short-term changes to the ecological condition of 150 lakes and ponds in New Hampshire that partic  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Sept. 2 -- The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services issued the following news release: The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (DES) has REMOVED a cyanobacteria advisory for Long Pond that was issued on 7/16/2020. Samples have been collected weekly by New England College and Henniker Conservation, and analyzed by NHDES. Samples collected on 8/30/2020 revealed that the bloom has currently dissipated and no cyanobacteria cells were found at the  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Sept. 3 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 26,401) involving Public Service Co. of New Hampshire dba Eversource Energy: Petition for Amended License to Construct and Maintain Electric Lines Over and Across the Isinglass River in Strafford Order Nisi Granting Amended License This order grants Eversource an amended license to modify, construct, and maintain an electric transmission line over and across the public wat  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Sept. 1 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 26,400) involving New England Power Company dba National Grid: Petition for Approval to Issue Long-Term Debt Securities and Request for Rule Waiver Order Approving Petition for Authority to Issue Long-Term Debt and Granting Waiver In this order, the Commission grants New England Power Company authority to issue up to $1.1 billion of long-term debt securities over a three-ye  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Sept. 3 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following letter (No. DM 20-137): To: Jennifer Underwood, Affiliated Power Purchasers International, LLC 112 E. Market St. Salisbury, MD 21801 Re: Affiliated Power Purchasers International, LLC Application to Register as Provider of Natural Gas Aggregation Services Dear Ms. Underwood: On August 27, 2020, Affiliated Power Purchasers International, LLC (Affiliated) submitted an application to the Commis  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Sept. 3 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following letter (No. DM 20-140): To: Brooke Cohn, Choose Energy, Inc., 1101 Red Ventures Drive, Fort Mill, SC 29707 Re: Choose Energy, Inc. Application to Renew Registration as Provider of Natural Gas Aggregation Services Dear Ms. Cohn: On August 27, 2020, Choose Energy, Inc. (Choose) submitted an application to the Commission to renew its registration as a provider of natural gas aggregation service  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Sept. 1 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following letter (No. DW 20-090): To: Anthony S. Augeri, Esq., General Counsel, Hampstead Area Water Company, Inc., 54 Sawyer Avenue, Atkinson, NH 03811 Re: Hampstead Area Water Company, Inc. Petition to Approve Special Contract for Heritage Estates in Town of Atkinson Granting Motion to Dismiss with Prejudice and Closing Docket Dear Mr. Augeri: On June 4, 2020, you filed a petition on behalf of Hamps  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Sept. 3 -- The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has identified the first batch of mosquitoes to test positive for West Nile Virus (WNV) this season. The batch was found recently in the city of Manchester. DHHS is working in partnership with the City of Manchester Health Department on providing additional risk mitigation information to Manchester reside  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Sept. 2 -- NHTI - Concord's Community College issued the following news: NHTI is honored to be included in the prestigious Telly Awards for their video ad "Where I Belong." The Telly Awards is a premier annual award show that receives over 12,000 entries internationally and honors excellence in video and television across all screens. The video ad won a Silver Telly. Watch the award-winning commercial https://vimeo.com/user8626705/review/383591304/04c3e5a3a0 NHTI partn  more

DURHAM, New Hampshire, Sept. 2 -- The University of New Hampshire issued the following news release: While 77% of New Hampshire residents says they always wear a face mask in public--unless they are outside and physically distancing--only half of regular Fox News viewers and a third of conservative talk radio listeners report taking the same precautions, according to new research released by the Carsey School of Public Policy at the University of New Hampshire. "Developments in the fall and wi  more

DURHAM, New Hampshire, Sept. 4 -- The University of New Hampshire issued the following news release: The University of New Hampshire has received a five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health to help build an effective workforce for New Hampshire's expanding regenerative medicine and biotechnology industries. The project, called NH CREATES the Future: the NH Collaborative for Regenerative Medicine Education and Training for Engineers and Scientists of the Future (NH CREATES), will e  more