KEENE, New Hampshire, Sept. 30 (TNSJou) -- Antioch University New England issued the following news release: Faculty from the Antioch University New England's PsyD in Clinical Psychology program are nationally recognized scholars who are making extraordinary contributions in engaged scholarship to advance social justice, disciplinary knowledge, and engaged citizenship. Their efforts result in significant journal publications, books, and presentations at national and conferences and symposiums.   more

NEW LONDON, New Hampshire, Oct. 2 -- Colby-Sawyer College issued the following news: In January 2020, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health (D-HH) and Colby-Sawyer College announced an expansion of its longstanding partnership aimed at supporting critical workforce pipelines across the D-HH system and elevating learning and career opportunities for Colby-Sawyer students. This 40-plus-year relationship began when hospital leaders encouraged the college to establish a nursing program after the diploma-nursi  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, Oct. 1 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news release: Sexist attitudes influence how politicians accused of sexual misconduct are viewed, even more than partisanship, according to a Dartmouth study. The findings are published in Research & Politics. "Our study shows that partisanship clearly plays a major role in affecting people's favorability about a politician who is accused of #MeToo allegations," explained lead author, Mia Costa, an assistant professor of   more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, Sept. 30 (TNSMon) -- Dartmouth College issued the following news release: Five Dartmouth College alumni and health care investors have committed a total of $1.4 million in gifts to launch the Dartmouth Innovations Accelerator for Cancer. This new initiative will give Dartmouth cancer researchers the support and entrepreneurial guidance needed to bring innovations to the marketplace for the benefit of cancer patients, and provide Dartmouth students with learning opportuni  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news on Sept. 30: New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu, like his mentor Donald Trump, has used his position to award tax breaks and contracts to his donors and political allies. Granite Staters have had enough of Sununu's corruption. Yesterday, Democratic gubernatorial nominee Dan Feltes, alongside End Citizens United President Tiffany Muller, announced he would end no-bid contracts in state government if elected govern  more

DURHAM, New Hampshire, Oct. 1 -- The University of New Hampshire issued the following news release: The 2020 elections are the subject of two online panel discussions at the University of New Hampshire that will be moderated by the Boston-based, award-winning journalist and filmmaker Callie Crossley in the Rutman Distinguished Lecture Series on the American Presidency. The first discussion, "The 2020 Election: What Might Happen and What it Might Mean," will take place Monday, Oct. 12, 2020, fro  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Oct. 1 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Sept. 30: Governor Mills today extended the State of Civil Emergency for thirty days through October 29, 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. For example, the states of Vermont and New Hampshire (https://www.governor.nh.gov/sites/g/files/ehbem  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 3 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey issued the following news release on Oct. 2: The owner of a freight shipping business and a transportation company have been indicted for failing to pay employer contributions to the state's unemployment insurance fund over several years, Attorney General Maura Healey announced today. These sets of allegations are unrelated but cover similar activity: Global FF&E: Global FF&E (aka Nationwide FF&E), a Merrimack, New   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 2 -- New Hampshire Attorney General Gordon J. MacDonald issued the following news release: Attorney General Gordon J. MacDonald and New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) Commissioner Robert Scott announce that a settlement with New England Metal Recycling, Inc. (NEMR) has been sent to the Strafford County Superior Court for improper disposal of hazardous waste at a facility located at 290 Knox Marsh Road in Madbury, New Hampshire. The settlemen  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Sept. 29 -- New Hampshire Attorney General Gordon J. MacDonald issued the following news release: Attorney General Gordon J. MacDonald announces a settlement by 48 states and the District of Columbia with C.R. Bard, Inc. and its parent company Becton, Dickinson and Company requiring payment of $60 million for the deceptive marketing of transvaginal surgical mesh devices. Surgical mesh is a synthetic knitted or woven fabric that is permanently implanted in the pelvic flo  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 1 -- New Hampshire Attorney General Gordon J. MacDonald issued the following news release: Attorney General Gordon J. MacDonald announces that New Hampshire has joined 43 states in a settlement with Anthem stemming from the 2014 data breach that involved the personal information of 78.8 million Americans. In New Hampshire, 667,866 residents were affected by the breach. Under the settlement, Anthem will make a payment of $39.5 million and will implement a series of   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 1 -- The New Hampshire Department of Education issued the following news release: The New Hampshire Department of Education has published "Staying Connected with Remote Learners", an infographic to assist New Hampshire educators keep tabs on their students learning from home. The card, prepared by the Department's Bureau of Student Wellness, reinforces the practices learned over the past six months as New Hampshire schools shifted to remote instruction and the retur  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 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), Division of Public Health Services (DPHS) is announcing that an adult from Epsom, NH, tested positive for Jamestown Canyon virus (JCV). The arboviral risk level (https://www.dhhs.nh.gov/dphs/cdcs/arboviral/documents/arbomap.pdf) for Epsom will be increased to high. The arboviral risk level indicates the   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Sept. 29 -- The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services issued the following news release: The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES), working closely with NH Fish and Game, is evaluating alternatives for revisions to its Alteration of Terrain (AoT) administrative rules to further develop and clarify the impacts to threatened and endangered species in the AoT permit review process. As part of this process, NHDES will be holding its second  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 3 -- The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services issued the following news release: Effective October 1, 2020, the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) and the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department announce that the cold weather ban on harvest of shellfish in Lower Little Bay and the Bellamy River will be partially lifted, due to improvements at the newly-upgraded Portsmouth municipal wastewater facility. A precautionary ban on all   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 3 -- The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services issued the following news release: With the entire state experiencing drought, on Thursday, October 1, 2020, the New Hampshire Drought Management Team met to discuss drought conditions and impacts in the state. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, currently 11% of the state is in "extreme drought (D3)", 84% is in "severe drought (D2)" and 5% is in "moderate drought (D1)". State Climatologist Mary Stampon  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 1 -- The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services issued the following news release: A cyanobacteria bloom advisory was issued for Lake Kanasatka on August 12 and was removed on August 26 when samples confirmed that cell concentrations were below the State threshold of 70,000 cells/ml. However, bloom conditions can rapidly change. Since then, small patches of surface blooms ("scums") have come and gone along some of the shorelines. Blooms can rapidly chang  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Sept. 29 -- Gov. Christopher T. Sununu, R-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: The State of New Hampshire will soon be able to conduct an additional 25,000 COVID-19 rapid antigen tests per week as a result of the new shipment of Abbott BinaxNOW Rapid-Antigen COVID-19 tests distributed in the State as part of the US Food and Drug Administration's effort to increase rapid COVID-19 testing across the nation. These rapid antigen test cards will be placed in comm  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Sept. 25 -- Gov. Christopher T. Sununu, R-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Today, Governor Chris Sununu issued a proclamation prohibiting kindling of any open fire and smoking in or near woodlands throughout all 10 New Hampshire counties. Due to the drought conditions, low water levels in many communities, and an increasing potential for wildfires, there is great concern that wildfires could unexpectedly and rapidly increase thereby endangering life and   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Sept. 30 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following letter (No. DW 20-112): To: Stephen P. St. Cyr, Stephen P. St. Cyr & Associates, 17 Sky Oaks Drive, Biddeford, ME 04005 Re: Abenaki Water Company, Inc. Request for Change in Rates Granting Request to Withdraw Rate Filings without Prejudice Dear Mr. St. Cyr: On September 25, 2020, Abenaki Water Company, Inc. (Abenaki or the Company) filed a request to withdraw Abenaki's rate filings in the a  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 1 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following letter (No. DW 19-131): Re: Omni Mount Washington Hotel, LLC Complaint Against Abenaki Water Company, Inc. Scheduling Evidentiary Hearing on October 22, 2020 To the Parties: On September 28, 2020, the Commission held an evidentiary hearing in the above-captioned matter. The Commission has scheduled a continuation of this hearing on Thursday, October 22, 2020, at 9:00 a.m. It will be conducted  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Sept. 29 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following letter (No. DG 20-152): Re: Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty Utilities-Keene Division 2020/2021 Winter Cost of Gas 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 re  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Sept. 29 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following letter (No. DM 20-155): To: Shawn Tejani, CEP, NORESCO, LLC, 510 Thornall Street, Edison, NJ 08837 Re: DNORESCO, LLC Application to Register as Provider of Natural Gas Aggregation Services Dear Mr. Tejani: On September 22, 2020, NORESCO, LLC (NORESCO) submitted an application to the Commission to register as a provider of natural gas aggregation services. Commission Staff (Staff) filed a m  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Sept. 29 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following letter (No. DG 20-154): Re: Northern Utilities, Inc. 2020/2021 Annual Cost of Gas 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 hearing, the Commission has adopted the following "Remote H  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 2 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following letter (No. DT 20-138): To: Paul J. Phillips, Esq., Primmer Piper Eggleston & Cramer PC, 900 Elm Street, Manchester, NH 03105-3600 Re: TDS Telecommunications LLC and Level 3 Communications, L.L.C. Request for Approval of Interconnection Agreement Dear Mr. Phillips: On August 27, 2020, TDS Telecommunications LLC (TDS) filed a request for approval of an Interconnection Agreement between TDS and  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Sept. 25 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following letter (No. DE 20-039): Re: Unitil Energy Systems, Inc. 2020 Default Service Scheduling Hearing To the Parties: On September 9, 2005, the Commission issued Order No. 24,511 in Docket DE 05-064, in which it approved Unitil Energy Systems, Inc.'s (Unitil) solicitation process for procuring default energy service for its G1 and Non-G1 customers. On September 25, 2020, Unitil filed a petition f  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Sept. 28 -- The New Hampshire Republican Party issued the following statement on Sept. 26 by State Committee Chairman Stephen Stepanek: * * * New Hampshire Republican State Committee Chairman Stephen Stepanek released the following statement today after President Trump nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett to serve as our next Supreme Court Associate Justice: "President Donald J. Trump has made an excellent choice in nominating Judge Amy Coney Barrett to fill the Supreme C  more

BERLIN, New Hampshire, Sept. 29 -- The Community College System of New Hampshire issued the following news release: NHTI - Concord's Community College has received grants from Bar Harbor Bank & Trust ($1,500) and the Junior Service League of Concord ($1,000) to expand and relocate the NHTI Lynx Cupboard. The on-campus food pantry will move to a larger, more centrally located space in the Student Center that will allow the college to more conveniently serve more students. "NHTI wants to provide  more

PLYMOUTH, New Hampshire, Sept. 30 (TNSRes) -- Plymouth State University issued the following news release: "Sustainability" is an in-vogue concept associated with environmental health, social equity, and economic vitality, but it also carries much darker historical overtones. Professor Abby Goode, whose scholarship encompasses food, agriculture, and the environment, is tracing these disquieting ties in her upcoming book, Agrotopias: An American Literary History of Sustainability. Goode points   more

PLYMOUTH, New Hampshire, Oct. 2 (TNSEco) -- Plymouth State University issued the following news release: Plymouth State's venerable Physical Education (PE) Center is undergoing an energy efficiency transformation. After years of research and planning, nearly an acre's worth of advanced solar panels are being installed on the center's Holderness campus roof, with construction anticipated to be completed by year's end. Covering all available roof space, the solar photovoltaic (PV) array will offs  more

DARTMOUTH, New Hampshire, Sept. 30 (TNSRes) -- The Dartmouth College Geisel School of Medicine issued the following news release on Sept. 29: Results from the Phase 2 trial of the DAR-901 tuberculosis (TB) vaccine were announced today by investigators at Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine and published in the journal Vaccine. The three-year trial was conducted among 650 adolescents in Tanzania, a nation with high rates of TB infection, and showed that the vaccine was safe and induced immune   more

DURHAM, New Hampshire, Oct. 2 (TNSGra) -- The University of New Hampshire issued the following news release: The Crimes against Children Research Center at the University of New Hampshire has been awarded three grants totaling more than $2 million from the National Institute of Justice to study child sex exploitation and related crimes. Two of the awards will provide new information on child sex trafficking victimization and a third will study how the technology is used in crimes like sextortio  more

DURHAM, New Hampshire, Sept. 30 (TNSMon) -- The University of New Hampshire issued the following news release: Thanks to a $5 million gift, the University of New Hampshire will transform and expand its existing open ocean aquaculture site into the UNH Sustainable Seafood Field Laboratory. This first-of-its-kind field lab will provide the critical data needed to monitor local environment conditions and the aquaculture system's impact on natural fisheries. The gift, made through the Emily Landec  more

LOWELL, Massachusetts, Sept. 30 -- The University of Massachusetts Lowell campus issued the following news release on Sept. 29: Former Vice President Joe Biden has an eight-point lead over President Donald Trump among likely New Hampshire voters, according to a new poll released today by the UMass Lowell Center for Public Opinion. New Hampshire, which has four electoral votes on the line, has emerged as a swing state that was hotly contested in the 2016 presidential election. Four years ago, H  more