HANOVER, New Hampshire, Feb. 11 (TNSJou) -- Dartmouth College issued the following news release: * * * Professors Horiuchi and Crabtree led study of pandemic behaviors in Japan and Korea. * * * A Dartmouth faculty and undergraduate team were part of a massive international study that found people with a strong national identity were more likely to follow COVID-19 public health guidelines. "Identity plays an important role in social life," says Charles Crabtree, assistant professor of govern  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, Feb. 8 (TNSJou) -- Dartmouth College issued the following news release: * * * Findings have implications for freshwater availability and sea levels. * * * The first atlas to record the movement and thickness of the world's glaciers gives a clearer but mixed picture of Earth's ice-bound freshwater resources, according to research from Mathieu Morlighem, the Evans Family Distinguished Professor of Earth Sciences. Working with colleagues at France's Institute of Environ  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, Feb. 9 (TNSOps) -- Dartmouth College issued the following news release: Dartmouth Engineering is among five undergraduate STEM programs to earn a $100,000 grant from the Association of American Universities (AAU) to create more effective and equitable models for evaluating undergraduate teaching -- models that could be adapted to programs at other undergraduate institutions. The grant will support Dartmouth Engineering's multi-pronged model, which integrates far more th  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 12 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release: Attorney General John M. Formella and Department of Health and Human Services Commissioner Lori Shibinette issue a Consumer alert warning about recent reports of scammers attempting to defraud consumers using fake checks purportedly issued by the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services ("DHHS"). In each case, the scammers sent a physical check for "Medicaid payments"  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 10 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following statement: * * * In response to Representative Bill Marsh's announcing his campaign for State Senate, NHDP Chair Ray Buckley released the following statement. "It takes an incredible amount of strength and courage to do what Representative Marsh did when he switched parties last year, and it takes a great deal of strength and courage to do what he's doing now: running for State Senate in one of the most  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 8 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following news release: On Saturday, the Union Leader reported that former State Senator Martha Hennessey has called on Chuck Morse to remove Jim Merrill from his payroll due to Merrill's "past lobbyist ties to Terrafugia Inc., a company with prior links to the Chinese Communist Party." In the letter, Hennessey wrote that "Mr. Merrill's work for your campaign and for various lobbying clients creates a serious confl  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 10 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following news release: At an event hosted by the Koch-backed Americans for Prosperity group, Chuck Morse said that if he was in the US Senate with Mitch McConnell, he would support shutting down the United States government and bragged about trying to ban abortion for fifty years. There's a lot to unpack here. Americans for Prosperity, a far-right special interest group founded by the Kochs invited Morse to spea  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 10 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following news release: Nothing gets the Republican Senate candidates scrambling like the chance for a check from Big Oil. Upon hearing the news that Senator Hassan is leading the push to lower gas prices for Granite Staters by suspending the gas tax for the rest of the year, the NH Republican Senate campaigns went into a frenzy to prove their loyalty to Big Oil. Chuck Morse immediately tweeted his opposition to   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 12 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following news release: Members of the NH GOP announced Friday their plans to bring in election fraud conspiracy theorist, "Pillow Guy" Mike Lindell to lead a closed-door strategy session next week on how to import the election fraud hoax here to New Hampshire. Mike Lindell was permanently suspended from Twitter in January of 2021 after months of spreading disinformation on the 2020 election and repeated claims of  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 11 (TNSAwa) -- The New Hampshire Department of Education issued the following news release: The New Hampshire Department of Education is pleased to announce that Tristan Bowen, a teacher at Riddle Brook School in Bedford, has won the 2020 Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. This award represents the nation's highest distinction for teaching in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and computer science. Bowen, a teacher fo  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 8 -- The New Hampshire Department of Education issued the following news release: The New Hampshire Department of Education, in collaboration with the Woodson Center, is releasing its second of four videos recognizing Black History Month. As part of the ongoing Stories of Courage project, this week's video highlights the more than 1,000 Black volunteer soldiers who enlisted in the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment in 1863, fighting in the Union's armed forces w  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 12 -- The New Hampshire Department of Fish and Game issued the following news: The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department and the New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Markets and Food are announcing that Eurasian H5, a highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), was recently detected in waterfowl in the state. Twenty (20) mallards collected through normal surveillance activities have tested positive in Rockingham County for this avian influenza. More test results   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 10 -- Gov. Christopher T. Sununu, R-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Governor Chris Sununu signed Executive Order 2022-1, an order establishing the Governor's Commission on Cryptocurrencies and Digital Assets. "New Hampshire is a hub of financial innovation, and this Executive Order will further our commitment to attracting high quality banking and financial businesses in a safe and responsible manner," said Governor Chris Sununu. "I am excited for  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 10 -- Gov. Christopher T. Sununu, R-New Hampshire, issued the following statement : * * * Governor Chris Sununu issued the following statement after the Department of Administrative Services Commissioner Charlie Arlinghaus provided updated revenue projections for FY22 - FY 23 indicating that revenue estimates are $283.8 Million over plan. "Republicans in Concord cut taxes and our economy is seeing record-setting results," said Governor Chris Sununu. "By cutting   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 12 -- The New Hampshire House Republicans issued the following statement: * * * New Hampshire House Speaker Sherman Packard (R-Londonderry) issued the following statement after the Department of Administrative Services released its revenue projections for FY22-FY23 showing positive revenue estimates that are $283.8 million over plan: "Critics of our business-friendly tax policies alleged that cutting taxes for small businesses would put a hole in our state budget.  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 7 -- The New Hampshire Department of Natural and Cultural Resources issued the following news release: The Division of Parks and Recreation is hosting a public information and comment session on what the future holds for the Cannon Mountain Aerial Tramway in Franconia Notch State Park at 6 p.m. on February 18, 2022, at the Peabody Lodge, Cannon Mountain Ski Area, Franconia Notch State Park. The session will start with a presentation by agency staff to provide backg  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 11 (TNSsro) -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 26,579) involving 2021-2023 Triennial Energy Efficiency Plan: Order Suspending in Part Order No. 26,553 In this order, the Commission suspends the portions of Order No. 26,553 setting the maximum Energy Efficiency (EE) portion of the System Benefit Charge (SBC) and Local Delivery Adjustment Charge (LDAC) rates, pending resolution of the Office of Consumer Advocate'  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 11 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 26,580) involving Town of Rye: Request for Approval of Rye Community Power Electric Aggregation Plan In this decision, the Commission determines, without prejudice, that the Rye Community Power Electric Aggregation Plan fails to meet certain applicable statutory requirements, invites the Town of Rye to participate in the upcoming rulemaking proceeding commenced on January 1  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 8 (TNSsro) -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 26,578) involving Vanguard Group Inc.: Request for Limited Exemption from Approval Requirements of RSA 374:33 Order Granting Limited Exemption from RSA 374:33 In this order, the Commission grants the request by The Vanguard Group, Inc. (Vanguard) on behalf of its Vanguard Advised Funds/1 (collectively, Petitioners) for a declaratory ruling that Petitioners are exem  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 3 (TNSsro) -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following order (No. DRM 21-142) involving Municipal and County Aggregation Rules: New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules Chapter 2200 Municipal and County Aggregation Rules ORDER OF NOTICE In response to multiple petitions for rulemaking, on January 5, 2022, the Commission voted pursuant to RSA 541-A to initiate a formal rulemaking for N.H. Code Admin. Rules Chapter Puc 2200, Municipal an  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- The National Republican Senatorial Committee issued the following news release: This week, Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) unveiled a bill to suspend the gas tax for the remainder of the year - a good thing if it wasn't so blatantly two-faced. Maggie Hassan has been an outspoken champion of gas tax hikes dating back to her time as New Hampshire governor when she signed into law a massive 23% increase in the state gas tax! It's a feat that she bragged about for her entire ti  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 10 (TNSOps) -- NHTI - Concord's Community College issued the following news: NHTI - Concord's Community College announces a generous donation in the amount of $4,040 from the Long Term Care Forum to be used for Nursing and Allied Health programs. NHTI's Nursing department chair Mary Jean Byer, RN MS, stated, "We're so very appreciative of this donation which allows us to purchase items for our Clinical Resource Center lab. All students will benefit as faculty creat  more

DURHAM, New Hampshire, Feb. 11 (TNSOps) -- The University of New Hampshire issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2022: Molly Dorsey, associate professor of history at the University of New Hampshire and an expert on the 1918 flu pandemic who frequently speaks about the infectious disease, is available to discuss similarities between the pandemics of the 1918 influenza and the recent COVID-19 virus and if there are any lessons to be learned for the future. "There are clearly similaritie  more

DURHAM, New Hampshire, Feb. 12 (TNSRes) -- The University of New Hampshire issued the following news release: Researchers at the University of New Hampshire have been selected for one of NASA's MIDEX space missions, part of their Heliophysics Explorers Program. UNH's Space Science Center will lead the mission which will have a budget of $250 million, the largest yet for the university, to oversee and coordinate all aspects including preparing the spacecraft, designing onboard instruments and ma  more