HANOVER, New Hampshire, March 30 (TNSPer) -- Dartmouth College issued the following news release: Twenty-eight teacher-scholars have joined the faculty this year, bringing with them a wide array of expertise and research talent. Their interests range from the physics of glacier ice to contemporary Buddhism in Vietnam, demonstrating Dartmouth's continued commitment to confronting scientific challenges and exploring social and economic issues around the world. Provost David Kotz '86 says he is   more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, April 1 (TNSRes) -- Dartmouth College issued the following news release on March 31, 2022: * * * Dartmouth accepts 6.2% of applicants, from 74 countries. * * * One is an aspiring anthropologist who hopes to analyze "medicine across cultures" through undergraduate research at Dartmouth, with the hope of someday developing and scaling solutions to address health inequities and disparities throughout Mexico. Another is determined to accelerate the world's response to cl  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 29 (TNSconf) -- The University of New Hampshire School of Law issued the following news on March 28, 2022: Today, Dean Megan Carpenter of UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law released the 2022 "State of the Law School" address. The address highlights the law school's recent accomplishments, including: * UNH Franklin Pierce welcomed the largest, and strongest, class in the school's history, with 219 incoming JD students (143 residential; 76 hybrid) and with higher r  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 28 (TNSRep) -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release: Attorney General John M. Formella announces the receipt of a private letter ruling from the Internal Revenue Service and the issuance of the Attorney General's report regarding the New Hampshire State Liquor Commission's handling of large volume cash sales. The Internal Revenue Service's ruling confirmed that the State, the New Hampshire State Liquor Commission, and the  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 30 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following news release on March 29, 2022: With over 24 hours having passed since reporting revealed a known white supremacist and holocaust denier annouced his intentions to run for State Representative in New Hampshire, NHDP Chair Ray Buckley released the following statement. "It has been over 24 hours since an avowed white supremacist Trump supporter and Holocaust denier has announced his candidacy for the New   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 31 (TNStalk) -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following statement: * * * Free State extremist Bruce Fenton announced that he is running for the US Senate. Fenton is the latest candidate to enter the race -- but his campaign website does not make clear if he is running as a Republican or independent. In response to the announcement, NHDP Chair Ray Buckley released the following statement: "Bruce Fenton is a Free State extremist whose candidacy is   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, April 1 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following statement: * * * State Senate President and US Senate Candidate Chuck Morse led Republicans in the State Senate in voting to pass SB 418, a voter suppression bill that would endanger the secret ballot, violate voters' privacy rights, and overturn how New Hampshire has conducted elections for decades by making same day registration more complicated and difficult. In response, NHDP Chair Ray Buckley releas  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, April 1 (TNStalk) -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following statement: * * * Last night, New Hampshire Republicans fundraised with a cavalcade of wannabe Republican presidential candidates. Among this group was U.S. Senator Rick Scott - the architect of the Republican plan to raise taxes on millions of Americans, including over 25% of Granite Staters, and end Social Security and Medicare. In response to last night's NH GOP fundraiser, NHDP Chair Ray Bu  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 31 -- The New Hampshire Department of Education issued the following news release: The New Hampshire Department of Education is pleased to announce its new partnership with TeachUNITED, which will provide five rural schools in New Hampshire with individualized professional development for their leadership teams and educators. Schools were selected for this unique opportunity based on their need and instructional improvement goals articulated in their applications.  more

MARLBOROUGH, Massachusetts, April 1 -- The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services issued the following news release: Drinking water, groundwater and surface water, and soil throughout the Northeast have been discovered to be significantly impacted by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination in the past several years. More than 500 government officials, scientists, consultants, businesses, vendors and non-governmental organizations will gather in Marlborough, Massachu  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 29 -- Gov. Christopher T. Sununu, R-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Governor Chris Sununu and the New Hampshire Departments of Administrative Services and Employment Security, with assistance from the Insurance Department, released a Request for Proposal (RFP) that seeks a commercial insurance carrier to fully insure and administer the Granite State Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) Plan. The plan - which includes no income tax - provides part  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 23 (TNSsro) -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following order (No. DE 22-014) involving Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electric) Corp. dba Liberty, Salem, New Hampshire: Calendar Year 2021 Vegetation Management Program; Reconciliation and Rate Adjustment Filing COMMENCEMENT OF ADJUDICATIVE PROCEEDING AND HEARING On March 15, 2022, Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electric) Corp. d/b/a Liberty (Liberty or the Company) submitted its cale  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, April 2 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following order (No. DE 22-018) involving Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electric) Corp. dba Liberty: Petition for Approval Annual Retail Rate Adjustment and Property Tax Adjustment Mechanism COMMENCEMENT OF ADJUDICATIVE PROCEEDING AND NOTICE OF HEARING On March 22, 2022, Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electric) Corp. d/b/a Liberty (Liberty or the Company) filed a petition for approval of annual re  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 30 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following order (No. DG 21-127) involving Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. dba Liberty Utilities: Petition to Approve Special Contract with Granite Ridge Energy, LLC COMMENCEMENT OF ADJUDICATIVE PROCEEDING AND NOTICE OF HEARING On June 25, 2021, Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty Utilities (Liberty) filed a petition requesting the Commission to approve a s  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 30 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following order (No. DG 22-015) involving Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. dba Liberty Utilities - Keene Division: Summer 2022 Cost of Gas COMMENCEMENT OF ADJUDICATIVE PROCEEDING AND NOTICE OF PREHEARING CONFERENCE AND HEARING On March 15, 2022, Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty Utilities - Keene Division (Liberty Keene) submitted a Summer 2022 Cost of Ga  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 25 (TNSsro) -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following order (No. DE 22-017) involving Unitil Energy Systems Inc., West Hampton, New Hampshire: 2022 Default Service COMMENCEMENT OF ADJUDICATIVE PROCEEDING AND NOTICE OF HEARING On March 21, 2022, Unitil Energy Systems, Inc. (Unitil) filed with the Commission a notification of its proposed 2022 default energy service schedules. The schedules indicate the dates for: (l) issuance of request  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 31 (TNSsro) -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following letter (No. DE 21-119): Re: Public Service Company of New Hampshire d/b/a Eversource Energy Proposed Tariff Amendments to Residential Time-of-Day Rate Hearing Guidelines To the Parties: To facilitate the hearing scheduled in this matter, the Presiding Officer has adopted the following procedures. All participants will be expected to appear in person at the hearing, unless a written   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 23 (TNSsro) -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following letter (No. DE 22-014): Re: Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electric) Corp. d/b/a Liberty Calendar Year 2021 Vegetation Management Program Reconciliation and Rate Adjustment Filing Hearing Guidelines To the Parties: To facilitate the hearing scheduled in this matter, the Presiding Officer has adopted the following procedures. All participants will be expected to appear in person at  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, April 2 (TNSsro) -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following letter (No. DE 22-018): Re: Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electric) Corp. d/b/a Liberty Petition for Approval of Annual Retail Rate Adjustment and Property Tax Adjustment Mechanism; Hearing Guidelines To the Parties: To facilitate the hearing scheduled in this matter, the Presiding Officer has adopted the following procedures. All participants will be expected to appear in person   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 29 (TNSsro) -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following letter (No. DG 22-015): Re: Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty Utilities - Keene Division Summer 2022 Cost of Gas Hearing Guidelines To the Parties: To facilitate the hearing scheduled in this matter, the Presiding Officer has adopted the following procedures. All participants will be expected to appear in person at the hearing, unless a written request   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 25 (TNSsro) -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following letter (No. DE 22-017): Re: Unitil Energy Systems, Inc. 2022 Default Service Hearing Guidelines To the Parties: To facilitate the hearing scheduled in this matter, the Presiding Officer has adopted the following procedures. All participants will be expected to appear in person at the hearing, unless a written request for a particular individual to appear remotely, which explains why  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, April 1 (TNStalk) -- The New Hampshire State Senate issued the following statement on March 31, 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 434: "Any changes to the New Hampshire Retirement System (NHRS) must be considered in light of the burden they would place on local property taxpayers and on the solvency of the system as a whole. "SB 434  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 30 -- The New Hampshire State Senate issued the following news release on March 29, 2022: Senate Republicans announced a major property taxpayer relief package today, sending some $109M in targeted aid back to cities and towns that will help working families deal with rising costs. Major pieces of the Property Taxpayer Relief (PTR) plan include: http://gencourt.state.nh.us/senate/newsroom/2022/Release%20-%20PTR%203-29-22.pdf One of the plan's architects, Senate P  more

KEENE, New Hampshire, March 30 -- The New York State Power Authority issued the following news release on March 29, 2022: Drivers of any make or model of electric vehicle (EV) can now quickly charge up at Stewart's Shops in in the Town of Keene while traveling to Lake Placid or other tourist destinations in the Adirondack region. The New York Power Authority (NYPA) has teamed up with the convenience store chain to install four new EV high speed chargers in the Stewart's parking lot at 10857 NY-  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 29 (TNSfund) -- NHTI - Concord's Community College issued the following news: NHTI - Concord's Community College announces that more than $38,000 has been awarded from 23 scholarship funds to 53 of our students. To view the entire scholarship presentation, which includes all scholarships awarded, student recipients, and includes quotes from both donors and recipients visit https://www.nhti.edu/tuition/scholarship-grants/. "It is wonderful to be able to see how th  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, April 2 (TNSPol) -- The University of New Hampshire School of Law issued the following news: Professor John Greabe discusses the implications of the United States Supreme Court striking down the OSHA vaccine mandate in the case National Federation of Independent Business v. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA). Read his opinion piece in the New Hampshire Bulletin: https://newhampshirebulletin.com/2022/03/24/commentary-the-workplace-vac  more