HANOVER, New Hampshire, Feb. 3 (TNSPer) -- Dartmouth College issued the following news release: Trustees Susan Huang '84 and Christopher Lord '86 will chair the Presidential Search Committee that will identify a successor to President Philip J. Hanlon '77, who announced last week that he will step down at the end of the 2022-23 academic year. Their appointment by Board Chair Elizabeth Cahill Lempres '83, Thayer '84, is the first step in a process that will culminate in the appointment of Dartm  more

PLYMOUTH, New Hampshire, Feb. 4 (TNSPer) -- Plymouth State University issued the following news: The Museum of the White Mountains (MWM) at Plymouth State University (PSU) has named Meghan Doherty as its new director. After a nationwide search, an interdisciplinary committee of six PSU faculty and staff members selected Doherty, who arrives from Berea College in Kentucky where she served 10 years as the director of the Doris Ullman Galleries, curator of the College Art Collection and as an asso  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, Jan. 29 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news release: Professors Mona Domosh and Frank Magilligan were each named a Fellow of the American Association of Geographers for careers that made significant contributions to the field. Elected as a 2021 AAG Fellow, Domosh, the Joan P. and Edward J. Foley Jr. 1933 Professor of Geography, was recognized as "one of the pioneers of feminist geography and a driving force behind making the discipline more welcoming to women  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, Feb. 2 (TNSJou) -- Dartmouth College issued the following news release: * * * Irrigated farming of corn, soybean, and wheat may decrease in some areas of the U.S. * * * In the U.S., 52% of irrigated land is used for corn, soybean, and winter wheat production. Corn and soybean are two of the country's most important crops, with 17% of corn production and 12% of soybean production coming from irrigated areas. However, the water used for this irrigation is often unsusta  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, Feb. 1 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news release: Kudos is an occasional column that recognizes Dartmouth faculty, students, and staff who have received awards or other honors. Did you or a colleague recently receive an award or honor? Please tell us about it: dartmouth.news@dartmouth.edu. * * * Novelist Katie Crouch, a lecturer in English and creative writing, has been longlisted for the 2022 Joyce Carol Oates Prize, which recognizes writers mid-career. C  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, Feb. 4 (TNSRes) -- Dartmouth College issued the following news release: Afro-Indigenous mappings, constellations of caring, the music of rice--these are elements of just a few of the wide-ranging projects to receive grants through a new initiative from the Hopkins Center for the Arts and the Office of the Vice Provost for Research, with additional support from the Tuck School of Business. The Arts Integration Initiative, launched as a pilot program last fall, has three   more

DURHAM, New Hampshire, Feb. 3 (TNSJou) -- The University of New Hampshire issued the following news release: Winters are warming faster than summers in North America, impacting everything from ecosystems to the economy. Global climate models indicate that this trend will continue in future winters but there is a level of uncertainty around the magnitude of warming. Researchers at the University of New Hampshire focused on the role of carbon dioxide emissions in this equation--looking at the eff  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 2 (TNSRep) -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release: Attorney General John M. Formella announces the release of the January 2022 semi-annual report authored by the Independent Compliance Overseer for St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire. Please find the report here: * Fifth semi-annual St. Paul's School Report: https://www.doj.nh.gov/news/2022/documents/january-2022-sps-report.pdf On September 13, 2018, the Attorney  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 2 -- The New Hampshire Community Development Finance Authority posted the following news release: The first New Hampshire Housing Caucus has been established within the state legislature to educate and inform lawmakers about the necessary steps to increase housing availability and stability for New Hampshire citizens, businesses, and communities. The bicameral, bipartisan caucus was created in 2021 stemming from a recommendation of the Council on Housing Stability's  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 1 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2022: On Saturday, Chuck Morse officially stumbled into the NH GOP's "crazy, complicated" and "messy" Senate primary. Morse kicked off his campaign launch by throwing major shade at his primary opponent Kevin Smith, by being introduced by Ovide Lamontagne -- who defeated Kevin Smith in the 2012 Republican gubernatorial primary and is one of the leading anti-choice figures in the N  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 3 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following news release: In a stunning development yesterday, New Hampshire Senate President Chuck Morse said that New Hampshire has received too much federal funding to improve and expand high-speed internet across the state. At a time when 11% of households across the state lack high-speed internet, Morse actually called for the state of New Hampshire to receive LESS infrastructure funding. Huh? During the New Ha  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 5 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following news release on Feb. 4, 2022: The New Hampshire Democratic Party announced today that Minnesota's U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar will join Granite State Democrats on the Seacoast for a diamond celebration of one of New Hampshire's most beloved and illustrious political leaders, Senator Martha Fuller Clark. The Martha Fuller Clark Diamond Birthday Celebration will take place on Saturday, March 5 in Portsmouth,   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 4 -- The New Hampshire Department of Cultural Resources Division of Historical Resources issued the following news release: The New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources is pleased to announce that the State Historical Resources Council has added four properties to the New Hampshire State Register of Historic Places. Vilas Pool Park, constructed primarily in 1925-26, was gifted to the Town of Alstead by native Charles Nathaniel Vilas and is significant both as  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 1 -- The New Hampshire Department of Education issued the following news release: The New Hampshire Department of Education, in collaboration with the Woodson Center, have produced a series of videos recognizing Black History Month. The four videos, based on lessons created by the Woodson Center, offer life lessons from largely unknown, heroic Black American figures from the past and present who triumphed over discrimination and other adverse conditions. Each week  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 5 -- Gov. Christopher T. Sununu, R-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Governor Chris Sununu and NHLC Chairman Joseph Mollica announced that an initial round of 500,000 COVID-19 test kits are now available at all 67 NH Liquor & Wine Outlet locations. "Since the start of this pandemic, we have been identifying gaps to meet needs to stay ahead of the pandemic," said Governor Chris Sununu, "We broke down barriers that other states are facing and quickly   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 2 -- The New Hampshire House Republicans issued the following statement: * * * Representative Hershel Nunez (R-Pelham) released the following statement after the House Executive Departments & Administration committee passed HB314, relative to homestead food operation licensure by a vote of 16-0. "Homestead food operations are an important source of income for Granite Staters, particularly in New Hampshire's rural areas. These small, family-owned operations were am  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 1 -- The New Hampshire Department of Insurance issued the following news release: The New Hampshire Insurance Department (NHID) released a Frequently Asked Questions sheet for consumers with information regarding implementation of the Biden Administration's mandate that private insurers will have to cover the cost of eight at-home coronavirus tests, per member, per month. Beginning January 15, 2022, individuals with private individual health insurance coverage or c  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 3 -- The New Hampshire Department of Natural and Cultural Resources issued the following news release: The New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources is pleased to announce that the State Historical Resources Council has added four properties to the New Hampshire State Register of Historic Places. Vilas Pool Park, constructed primarily in 1925-26, was gifted to the Town of Alstead by native Charles Nathaniel Vilas and is significant both as a well-preserved exa  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 4 (TNSsro) -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 26,577) involving Clean Energy Fund and Public Service Company of New Hampshire dba Eversource Energy: Order Nisi Approving with Conditions the Amended Joint Proposal for Use of Clean Energy Fund In this order nisi, the Commission approves in part and denies in part, with conditions, the April 14, 2021 Amended Joint Proposal for Use of the Clean Energy Fund as submi  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 4 (TNSsro) -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 26,576) involving statewide Low-income electric assistance program: 2021-2022 Electric Assistance Program Budgets Prehearing Order After conducting a prehearing conference on January 27, 2022, the Commission issues the following prehearing order. I. BACKGROUND AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY On September 30, 2021, the Commission issued Order No. 26,530, in which it determ  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 1 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 26,573) involving the 2021-2023 Triennial Energy Efficiency Plan: Order on Further Procedural Schedule and LISTEN Community Service's Petition for Intervention In this order, the Commission establishes a procedural schedule for the Joint Utilities' energy efficiency program proposal for energy efficiency programming to be implemented between May 1, 2022 and December 31, 2023  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Jan. 26 (TNSsro) -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 26,571) involving Lebanon City Manager's Office: Request for Approval of Lebanon Community Power Electric Aggregation Plan In this decision, the Commission determines, without prejudice, that the Lebanon Community Power Electric Aggregation Plan fails to meet certain applicable statutory requirements, invites the City of Lebanon to participate in the upcoming rulem  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 1 (TNSsro) -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following gas order (No. 26,564) involving Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. dba Liberty: Petition for Approval of a Firm Transportation Agreement with Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, LLC Order Denying Motion for Rehearing of Order No. 26,551 I. Background In Order No. 26,551 (November 12, 2021) (Order 26,551), the Commission approved a capacity agreement between Liberty Utilit  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 2 -- The New Hampshire State Senate issued the following statement on the behalf of State Sen. Jeb Bradley, R-Wolfeboro: * * * Majority Leader Jeb Bradley (R-Wolfeboro), prime sponsor of the legislation creating the state's Education Freedom Account program (EFA's) with SB 130 in 2021, issued the following statement today opposing SB 237 and SB 432: "Our Education Freedom Accounts have proven to be more successful than anyone imagined. "Currently, 1,635 studen  more

PLYMOUTH, New Hampshire, Jan. 28 (TNSPro) -- Plymouth State University issued the following news: Matt Miller '24 enjoys online gaming because it's mentally challenging and helps him develop multitasking skills. An electromechanical technology and robotics major with a sweet spot for the tech world, he also likes that gaming connects him to a virtual community of likeminded peers. "I'm part of many different groups online, and I can just hop into a voice chat with anyone, and they'll take me i  more