HANOVER, New Hampshire, March 9 (TNSPer) -- Dartmouth College issued the following news release: As Interim Director of Athletics and Recreation Peter Roby '79 prepares to complete his tenure, a national search has begun for Dartmouth's next athletics director, President Philip J. Hanlon '77 announced this week. Roby took on the interim position last year with the understanding that he would serve through June 2022. "I want to express my profound gratitude to Peter Roby, who brought stability   more

BEDFORD, New Hampshire, March 8 (TNSPer) -- The New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority issued the following news: Three New Hampshire Housing staff members were recently promoted to new roles within the organization. BEN FROST was named Deputy Executive Director and Chief Legal Officer, having served most recently as Managing Director of New Hampshire Housing's Policy, Planning and Communications group. Frost manages external relations, legislative initiatives, communications, research, and s  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, March 12 -- Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge issued the following news release: Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge joined 20 state attorneys general in urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit to uphold a lower court order halting President Biden's unlawful vaccine mandate for federal contractors. Last fall, Rutledge along with 9 other state attorneys general successfully blocked the Biden Administration's vaccine mandate for federal contra  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, March 8 (TNSRes) -- Dartmouth College issued the following news release: * * * A linguistics study uses a new approach to explore Black Bostonian speech. * * * A field study of Black Bostonian speech scheduled to start just as the COVID-19 pandemic hit might have been shelved for years. Instead, a groundbreaking online alternative has generated more--and richer--interviews than would have been possible with a more traditional approach, the researchers say. In early   more

YPSILANTI, Michigan, March 10 (TNSPar) -- Eastern Michigan University issued the following news: Amazon announced today that it is further expanding the career advancement opportunities it offers its 750,000 hourly employees in the U.S. by partnering with more than 140 national and local universities to provide fully-funded college tuition. Michigan employees will have access to education from Eastern Michigan University, Grand Rapids Community College, Grand Valley State University, Henry Ford  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 9 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release: Attorney General John M. Formella issues a consumer alert warning about recent reports of scammers impersonating New Hampshire Division of Emergency Services and Communications ("DESC") employees in order to obtain sensitive personal information from New Hampshire residents. The scam is a Medicare-related fishing scam. A fishing scam is the fraudulent practice of contacting indivi  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 4 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release: Attorney General John M. Formella announces that over the past few days, the Attorney General's Office has received numerous complaints regarding political advertising, such as postcards or mailers, that do not have the identifying information required by law. Given the close proximity to the elections on March 8, 2022, this Office is making public the information related to thes  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 12 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following statement on March 11, 2022: * * * To commemorate one year since the American Rescue Plan was signed into law, NHDP Chair Ray Buckley has released the following statement. "One year ago today, President Biden signed a once-in-a-generation relief package to rescue our economy from the devastation of the COVID-19 pandemic. Thanks to our Democratic federal delegation, New Hampshire received $1.5 billion i  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 12 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following statement on March 11, 2022: * * * Yesterday, ABC News reported that all three NH GOP Senate candidates refused to condemn the Republican plan to raise federal income taxes on Granite Staters if they retake the Senate majority. In response, NHDP Chair Ray Buckley released the following statement. "By refusing to condemn Republican scheme to raise taxes on hardworking Granite State families and seniors  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 9 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following statement: * * * Senate Republicans just announced that in addition to prioritizing raising taxes on Granite Staters if they re-take the Senate majority, they will also once again try to overturn the Affordable Care Act -- raising health care costs and threatening coverage for Granite Staters with pre-existing conditions. In response, NHDP spokesperson Gates MacPherson released the following statement.   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 10 -- The New Hampshire Department of Education issued the following news release: The education of New Hampshire's 4-year-olds is front and center, with federal dollars being used to make the Waterford Upstart at-home program available to hundreds of more children in the Granite State. State leaders are using the federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund to provide children access to Waterford Upstart Summer Learning Path from June to   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 9 -- The New Hampshire House Republicans issued the following news release: Speaker Pro Tempore Kimberly Rice (R-Hudson) and Chairman Mark Pearson (R-Hampstead) released the following statement after HB 1439, relative to hospitalization visitation policies, passed out of the Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs committee on an 11-10 vote: Speaker Pro Tempore Kimberly Rice: "With strong support from the public, today's passage of HB 1439 is a small victory f  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 2 (TNSsro) -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following gas order (No. 26,589) involving development of a statewide, multi-use online energy data platform: Order Approving Settlement and Establishing a Process for Developing a Statewide Data Platform In this order, the Commission approves the design and framework proposed by the parties in this matter for the development and implementation of a state-wide Multi-Use Energy Data Platform. Th  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 12 -- The New Hampshire Republican Party issued the following statement: * * * Representative Tony Labranche (Hillsborough-22) abandoned the New Hampshire Democrat Party to become a registered Independent. Representative Labranche cited "undemocratic" behavior and lack of support from NHDP Chair Raymond Buckley as reasoning for leaving the Democratic Party. Key takeaways from Rep. Labranche's statement: "The Democratic party...is the least Democratic Institution  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- The National Republican Senatorial Committee issued the following news release: "I've been standing up to Big Oil, pushing them to increase supply." That was what Maggie Hassan said this morning during a radio interview on WGIR without the slightest hint of shame. Just weeks after Hassan proposed an overtly political gas tax holiday, she is still working overtime to convince Granite Staters she doesn't have one of the most anti-American energy records in the Senate. This  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 5 (TNSPro) -- NHTI - Concord's Community College issued the following news: Concord's Community College is proud to expand our student athletic programs with the formation of a Track and Field program for the 2021-2022 academic year. Building upon a very successful 15 years of intercollegiate cross-country success, longtime coach Perry Seagroves is eager to build interest in spring track and field. The program will include teams for both men and women and will com  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 10 (TNSOps) -- NHTI - Concord's Community College issued the following news: Non-traditional students now have a new scholarship for which they may qualify: The Ann Louise Scott Scholarship Fund is open to non-traditional students in the Dental Hygiene associate degree program and Dental Assisting certificate program at NHTI - Concord's Community College. Funded through a generous initial donation of $25,000, this scholarship aims at encouraging and assisting firs  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 9 (TNSRep) -- The New Hampshire Judicial Branch issued the following statement: * * * The New Hampshire Supreme Court issued the following statement regarding the release of the Report of the Task Force of Domestic Violence Cases in the New Hampshire Judicial Branch: "The Task Force on Domestic Violence Cases in the New Hampshire Judicial Branch was created by our order dated December 9, 2021. We directed it to conduct a systemic review of domestic violence cases  more