AUGUSTA, Maine, Nov. 25 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Nov. 24: Governor Janet Mills today extended the State of Civil Emergency through December 23, 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 Governors of New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, and Rhode Island have also renewed States of Emergencies  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Nov. 25 -- The New Hampshire Community Development Finance Authority issued the following news release: The Community Development Finance Authority is pleased to welcome Mollie Kaylor as Director of Housing and Community Development. Kaylor brings extensive experience supporting communities throughout New Hampshire achieve their community and economic development goals using various state and federal resources. She brings a depth of experience creating partnerships, as w  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Nov. 24 -- The New Hampshire Department of Education issued the following news release: The New Hampshire Department of Education has received a waiver from the U.S. Department of Education to use afterschool programs to supplement school day virtual learning. The waiver under the Title IV, Part B, 21st Century Community Learning Center program will allow participating schools to use 21st CCLC funds to support remote instruction activities at any time during the day. The  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Nov. 26 -- Gov. Christopher T. Sununu, R-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Nov. 24: Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized the Great Bay Total Nitrogen General Permit, which seeks to improve water quality and restore damaged ecosystems in the Great Bay estuary by establishing effluent limitations and enhancing monitoring and reporting at 13 wastewater treatment plants in 12 New Hampshire communities to reduce overall levels of nitrog  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Nov. 24 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following letter (No. DE 19-057): Re: Public Service Company of New Hampshire d/b/a Eversource Energy Petition for Step Adjustment 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 Commiss  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Nov. 25 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following letter (No. IR 20-089): Re: New Hampshire Public Utilities Investigation into Effects of the COVID-19 Emergency on Utilities and Utility Customers Deadline for Responses to Staff's Revised Recommendation To the Parties: On November 13, 2020, Commission Staff (Staff) filed a recommendation revising Staff's prior recommendation dated August 18, 2020. Any responses to Staff's revised recommenda  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Nov. 26 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following letter (No. DE 20-097): Re: Unitil Energy Systems, Inc. Request to Amend Tariff and Provide a Non-Residential Energy Efficiency Loan to the City of Concord Modification of Order No. 26,422 Effective Date and Comment Opportunity Timeline To the Parties: On November 6, 2020, the Commission issued Order No. 26,422 in the instant proceeding. To provide an opportunity for interested parties to com  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Nov. 25 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following news release: Former Senator Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) went on Fox News Saturday and said that "the president will make his own decision" about whether to accept the results of the election and concede to President-elect Joe Biden. This is just the latest in Ayotte's long and tortured saga with Trump. During the 2016 campaign, the Washington Post named Ayotte's claim that she supported but didn't endorse Trump  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Nov. 26 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following news release: Garry Rayno analyzes how long it took Governor Sununu to issue a mask mandate and questions if New Hampshire's COVID numbers might be considerably lower if Sununu had issued the mandate sooner when neighboring states Vermont, Maine, and Massachusetts did. Key points: "The five other New England states instituted restrictions as cases exploded beginning in late September and October, but Go  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Nov. 25 -- The New Hampshire Republican Party issued the following joint statement on Nov. 24: Today, NHGOP Chairman Stephen Stepanek and NHGOP Vice-Chair Pamela Tucker released the following joint statement condemning State Representatives' foolish investigation request: "Granite Staters elected Republican majorities to our state government in order to cut taxes, expand educational opportunity, and control spending. New Hampshire overwhelmingly approves of the job Gove  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Nov. 25 -- The New Hampshire Supreme Court issued the following order involving governing proceedings of New Hampshire Supreme Court committees: Pursuant to its constitutional and statutory authority and powers of general superintendence over the New Hampshire court system, and conditioned upon Governor Sununu renewing his State of Emergency Declaration under RSA 4:45, the New Hampshire Supreme Court makes the following orders governing proceedings of New Hampshire Supre  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Nov. 25 -- The New Hampshire Supreme Court issued the following order involving proceedings and restricting access to the supreme court building: Pursuant to its constitutional and statutory authority and powers of general superintendence over the New Hampshire court system, and conditioned upon Governor Sununu renewing his State of Emergency Declaration under RSA 4:45, the New Hampshire Supreme Court makes the following orders governing New Hampshire Supreme Court cases  more

DURHAM, New Hampshire, Nov. 25 -- The University of New Hampshire issued the following news release: Three faculty members at the University of New Hampshire are being recognized for their body of work and have been chosen as this year's fellows for two internationally respected science organizations. William McDowell, environmental science professor, and Larry Mayer, director of the Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping, have both been named 2020 fellows of the American Geophysical Union (AGU).  more