BEDFORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 15 (TNSPer) -- The New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority issued the following news: Julie Jussif has been named the Managing Director of the Homeownership Division of New Hampshire Housing, where she will she oversees its mortgage lending programs that help low- and moderate- income homebuyers purchase their first home. Jussif succeeds Ignatius MacLellan, who is now Managing Director of the Management and Development (multi-family) Division. As the Director of   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 19 (TNSPer) -- NHTI - Concord's Community College issued the following news on Feb. 18, 2022: In a message to the NHTI community earlier today, Dr. Gretchen Mullin-Sawicki, president of NHTI, announced she will be leaving the college later this spring. She has served as president of NHTI - Concord's Community College since 2019. "It has been an honor serving as president of NHTI, and I am grateful for the opportunity to lead this institution and contribute to the c  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, Feb. 18 (TNSJou) -- Dartmouth College issued the following news release: * * * Data suggests pandemic fatalities much higher than estimated, economist Novosad says. * * * When a COVID-19 wave hit India over the winter and spring of 2021, hospitals were filled beyond capacity, oxygen was nearly impossible to obtain, and community networks for tending to the dead were overwhelmed. Government reporting at the time put the death toll at under a million. A more accurate m  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, Feb. 15 (TNSJou) -- Dartmouth College issued the following news release: * * * Dung-rich sediment provides definitive evidence of millet farming in the region. * * * In 2019, archaeologist Jesse Casana and Elise Laugier, Guarini '21, were conducting excavations in the remains of a 3,500-year-old city in Iraqi Kurdistan when they uncovered a "midden," aka a heap of refuse. For archaeologists, finding a midden is like hitting the jackpot because it provides clues into t  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, Feb. 16 (TNSOps) -- Dartmouth College issued the following news release: A Civil War regiment wielding musical instruments instead of guns. Fugitive androids leaving Earth on a refurbished spacecraft. Musicians using their art to redesign society. These are the kinds of characters audiences might encounter in a musical by Assistant Professor of Music Cesar Alvarez, who has won the Kleban Prize for Musical Theatre for most promising lyricist in American musical theater.   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 15 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following news release: In case you missed it, the Manchester Ink Link reported on the New Hampshire Democratic Party's new "MitchStakes" project that will highlight how all three Republican US Senate candidates are competing for Mitch McConnell's support -- by selling out New Hampshire to McConnell and his corporate special interest backers. Manchester Ink Link: NHDP Launches "MitchStakes" Initiative: https://nhd  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 17 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release: Attorney General John M. Formella, United States Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent-in-Charge Brian D. Boyle, and Ashland Police Chief William R. Ulwick, announce that Samantha Bidwell has pleaded guilty and been sentenced for her role in a conspiracy to sell fentanyl in New Hampshire. On February 9, 2022, Samantha Bidwell, age 33, of Ashland, New Hampshire, was sentenc  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 15 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2022: The New Hampshire Democratic Party is launching "MitchStakes," a new project highlighting how all three Republican US Senate candidates are competing for Mitch McConnell's support -- by selling out New Hampshire to McConnell and his corporate special interest backers. In this messy and chaotic primary, Chuck Morse, Don Bolduc, and Kevin Smith are all going out of their way   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 18 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following statement on Feb. 17, 2022: * * * In response to Republican State Senators voting to approve the gerrymandered Senate district maps on a 10-14 party line vote, NHDP Chair Ray Buckley has released the following statement. "The gerrymandered State Senate map that the Republican members of our Senate voted to pass today flies in the face of everything Granite Staters wanted out of the redistricting process  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 18 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following statement on Feb. 17, 2022: * * * In response to Governor Sununu's State of the State Address today, NHDP Chair Ray Buckley has released the following statement. "Despite the number of lies told by Chris Sununu this morning, he and his Republican majorities know that the state of our state is in jeopardy thanks to their failed leadership. What is true is that Sununu and New Hampshire Republicans have fo  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 15 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2022: In a desperate attempt to get campaign cash from Big Oil, all three Republican Senate candidates last week came out in staunch opposition to lowering the cost of gas for Granite Staters by eliminating the federal gas tax for the rest of the year. That wasn't the only head-scratcher from the GOP candidates. Kevin Smith on Twitter last week repeated Russian propaganda and was  more

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, Feb. 19 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following news release: "Pillow Guy" Mike Lindell spoke before dozens of NH GOP lawmakers this week, pushing Trump's Big Lie and presenting a spew of incoherent disinformation on New Hampshire state election systems. The Pillow Guy's presentation also involved calling for New Hampshire state lawmakers to work to overturn the 2020 election results. "You have the power to decertify your election, did you know th  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 19 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following news release: When it comes to lowering gas prices, the Republican Senate candidates have all decided to side with Mitch McConnell -- and against a gas tax holiday that will bring relief for New Hampshire families. Politico reported today that McConnell opposes Senator Hassan's efforts to lower gas prices for Granite Staters by suspending the gas tax for the rest of the year, and will keep fighting to pu  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 18 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following news release: The extreme, anti-LGBTQ records of NH GOP Senate candidates Chuck Morse and Kevin Smith are in the spotlight again this week after New Hampshire Republicans introduced a new bill that would repeal the state's ban on conversion therapy, which Governor Sununu signed into law in 2018. Both Morse and Smith have supported conversion therapy for years -- which is a "discredited practice focused o  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 18 -- The New Hampshire Department of Education issued the following news release: Leveraging up to $2.5 million in federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds, the New Hampshire Department of Education has launched an initiative to provide secondary students with paid, work-based learning opportunities by matching learner wages. Work! As Learning will support up to 1,000 secondary students in earning academic credit while gaining valuable work e  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 15 -- 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 the third of four videos in its Stories of Courage project recognizing Black History Month. "Only with determination and perseverance could Elijah McCoy, in 1920, overcome racial inequities and form his own manufacturing company - in the face of ongoing discrimination. His story of stre  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 17 -- The New Hampshire Department of Education issued the following news release: The New Hampshire Department of Education is seeking forward-thinking school districts to apply for its inaugural Innovation Schools Fellowship, an initiative aimed to help districts launch new school models in their communities. Within the Innovation Schools Fellowship, district leadership - spearheaded by a potential school founder and championed by a superintendent or set of supe  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 17 -- The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services issued the following news release: The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) Coastal Program and Watershed Assistance Section are accepting Critical Flood Risk Infrastructure Grant (CFRING) applications for flood resilience and stormwater management projects located within New Hampshire's Coastal Watershed. Coastal watershed communities and their stormwater infrastructure are highly su  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 19 -- The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services issued the following news release: The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) Aquatic Resource Mitigation (ARM) Fund is now accepting pre-proposals for a 2022 Grant Round for wetland and stream preservation and restoration projects across the state. The ARM Fund has $3.7 million to award for this grant round in all nine watersheds except the Androscoggin and Saco River areas. The ARM F  more

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, Feb. 19 -- The New Hampshire House Republicans issued the following statement: * * * Rep. Terry Roy (R-Deerfield) released the following statement in response to HB1575, relative to waiver of tuition in the university system, passed the Education Committee on a unanimous vote of 16-0, and passed the House today on the consent calendar. "One of my proudest moments as a state representative was the passage of legislation in 2020 to waive tuition at state colleges and   more

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, Feb. 19 -- The New Hampshire House Republicans issued the following joint statement: * * * House Environment and Agriculture Committee leadership, Rep. Howard Pearl (R-Loudon) and Rep. Judy Aron (R-Acworth), released the following joint statement after the House passed HB1049, establishing a committee to study landfill siting criteria and methods for reducing pressure on landfill capacity, on the consent calendar. "The Environment and Agriculture committee has seen   more

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, Feb. 19 -- The New Hampshire House Republicans issued the following statement: * * * Representatives Stephen Pearson (R-Derry) and Pat Abrami (R-Stratham) released the following statement after the House passed HB1030, relative to licensure by alternate experience for licensed nursing assistants and HB1659, relative to criminal history background checks for certain health care workers: "New Hampshire, like most of the country, is experiencing a serious shortage of q  more

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, Feb. 19 -- The New Hampshire House Republicans issued the following statement: * * * House Majority Leader Jason Osborne (R-Auburn) released the following statement after Governor Sununu's State of the State Address. "In 2020 the voters elected a unified state government and we are producing significant results for the people of New Hampshire. Our unemployment numbers are at pre-pandemic lows and our economy continues to grow. "This is a direct result of our respo  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 19 -- The New Hampshire House Republicans issued the following statement: * * * House Speaker Sherman Packard (R-Londonderry) and House Majority Leader Jason Osborne (R-Auburn) released the following joint statement after the House passed a number of bills to increase accountability to Granite Staters. "In what is already ranked the freest state in the nation, the Republican led legislature passed sweeping reforms to the state of New Hampshire last session, and th  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 19 -- The New Hampshire Department of Insurance issued the following news release: New Hampshire Insurance Department (NHID) released a Frequently Asked Questions document with information for consumers regarding rate increases on Long Term Care insurance policies. Long Term Care (LTC) insurance is one way that individuals can pay for nursing-home care, home-health care and personal or adult day care services. This type of insurance, introduced in the 1980's as nu  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 18 (TNSsro) -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following gas order (No. 26,583) involving Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. dba Liberty: Petition for Permanent Rates Order Denying Motion for Rehearing of Order No. 26,536 In this order, the Commission denies Liberty Utilities' motion for rehearing of Order No. 26,536 pertaining to its request to recover approximately $7.5 million in costs related to the Granite Bridge projec  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 15 (TNSsro) -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following gas order (No. 26,581) involving Northern Utilities: Petition for Rate Recovery Mechanism for Property Tax Approval of Recovery Mechanism and Rates In this order the Commission approves a mechanism for recovering property tax increases as an element of the local distribution adjustment charge (LDAC) and approves rates for the Property Tax Adjustment Mechanism (PTAM) of $521,315, or $  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 17 -- The New Hampshire State Senate issued the following statement on Feb. 16, 2022 on the behalf of State Sen. Kevin Avard, R-Nashua: * * * Senator Kevin Avard (R-Nashua) issued the following statement today regarding Senate passage of bi-partisan SB 346, regarding a feasibility study for a pier at Hampton Beach directly south of the Boar's Head area: "Hampton Beach is an amazing jewel on our Seacoast and is considered one of the best beaches in the country. Bui  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 17 -- The New Hampshire State Senate issued the following statement on Feb. 16, 2022 on the behalf of State Sen. Jeb Bradley, R-Wolfeboro: * * * Majority Leader Jeb Bradley (R-Wolfeboro) issued the following statement today following the defeat of SB 237 and SB 432: "I am pleased Senate Republicans defeated both SB 237 and SB 432 - legislation aimed at undermining and shutting down Education Freedom Accounts (EFA's). "This new school choice program has been incr  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 16 -- The New Hampshire State Senate issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2022: Senate Republicans issued their legislative priorities for 2022 today with an emphasis on keeping Granite Staters safe during the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, helping working families, supporting Main Street businesses, protecting taxpayers, supporting mental health, improving educational opportunities, keeping our homes and streets safe, fixing our bail laws so dangerous and v  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The National Republican Senatorial Committee issued the following news release: The question is pretty straightforward, and a standard temperature check in politics: Is New Hampshire better off than it was one year ago? According to polls (https://e.nrsc.org/t/j-l-zdjjlht-drtljuklul-r/?_ga=2.144165427.766698175.1645251018-113769101.1644919772), 74% of Granite Staters do not think so. We'd venture to guess none of them would hesitate to answer that straightforward questio  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- The National Republican Senatorial Committee issued the following news release: New Hampshire will be a key bellwether in 2022. While they have an all-Democrat federal delegation, a whopping 74% of voters now believe the country is on the "wrong track." A recent report from The Hill details just how bad it has gotten for Democrats in swing towns, like Milford, that they must win in order to retain power: "One thing that's affected my life lately is the cost of things,"   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 19 (TNSOps) -- NHTI - Concord's Community College issued the following news: Concord's Community College is pleased to announce that Stewart's Ambulance Services has generously donated $4,500 to the Paramedic Emergency Medicine (PEM) program. The PEM program will use the money to purchase new mannequins to help keep the next generation of emergency responders learning at the cutting edge. In addition to the generous cash donation, Stewart's made an in-kind donation   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 17 -- The New Hampshire State Senate issued the following statement on Feb. 16, 2022 on the behalf of State Sen. Jeb Bradley, R-Wolfeboro: * * * Majority Leader Jeb Bradley (R-Wolfeboro), issued the following statement today following the passage of SB 294 on a vote of 20-4 by the full Senate: "Keeping people and communities safe is one of government's most important responsibilities. Everyone charged with a crime should be afforded the opportunity for bail, and t  more

DURHAM, New Hampshire, Feb. 16 (TNSRes) -- The University of New Hampshire issued the following news release: The University of New Hampshire's franchising sector-focused RIFC 50 Index(TM) ended the year with a strong performance, adding 11.6% to its market value in the last quarter of 2021. This performance confirms the solid recovery of the franchise sector despite the fast spread of the omicron variant of COVID-19. Developed and published by UNH's Rosenberg International Franchise Center (RI  more

DURHAM, New Hampshire, Feb. 18 (TNSOps) -- The University of New Hampshire issued the following news release: In response to the state's changing demographics, the NH Small Business Development Center (NH SBDC) has created a comprehensive plan to reach more people of color interested in starting a business or solidifying one they already own. According to 2020 U.S. Census data, people of color who previously made up 10% of the state now represent 14% of the Granite State's population. "SBDC's  more