RINDGE, New Hampshire, April 28 (TNSAwa) -- Franklin Pierce University issued the following news: Franklin Pierce University is pleased to announce it will be awarding two honorary degrees and the Honorable Walter R. Peterson Citizen Leader Award as part of the university's 2022 commencement exercises on Saturday, May 14. This year marks the 57th commencement at the University and a return to a full, in-person ceremony with guests after two years of modifications due to the COVID-19 pandemic.   more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, April 30 (TNSfund) -- Dartmouth College issued the following news release: Dartmouth has announced that the inaugural McGuire Family Prize for Societal Impact will be presented to Jason McLellan, a structural biologist whose groundbreaking coronavirus research conducted at the Geisel School of Medicine laid the foundation for COVID-19 vaccines that have saved countless lives. McLellan, a former assistant professor at the Geisel School, is now the Robert A. Welch Chair i  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, April 26 (TNSJou) -- Dartmouth College issued the following news release: * * * Coders and marketers show that machine learning can geek out on product reviews, too. * * * In mid-2020, the computer science team of Keith Carlson, Allen Riddell and Dan Rockmore was stuck on a problem. It wasn't a technical challenge. The computer code they had developed to write product reviews was working beautifully. But they were struggling with a practical question. "Getting the co  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, April 29 (TNSJou) -- Dartmouth College issued the following news release: * * * Dartmouth is home to the first tunable superfluid circuit using electron-like atoms. * * * Fully understanding the complexity of Kevin Wright's laboratory in Wilder Hall would require a deep knowledge of ultracold quantum physics. But who has time for that? Understanding a hot cup of coffee could do just fine. "To visualize what it means for something to be a superfluid, imagine stirring   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, April 28 -- 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 five properties to the New Hampshire State Register of Historic Places, including two cemeteries founded in the nineteenth century that have distinctly different characteristics. Center Harbor's Lake View Cemetery w  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, April 28 -- Gov. Christopher T. Sununu, R-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Governor Chris Sununu officially recognizes April 24--30, 2022, as "Crime Victims' Rights Week" in the State of New Hampshire to raise awareness of the important victim-focused work provided by New Hampshire's Office of Victim/Witness Assistance. "Providing victims with knowledge of their rights and available services further strengthens their ability to recover by restoring a se  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, April 28 -- 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 five properties to the New Hampshire State Register of Historic Places, including two cemeteries founded in the nineteenth century that have distinctly different characteristics. Center Harbor's Lake View Cemetery was part of Meredith u  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, April 29 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 26,619) involving Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electric) Corp. dba Liberty: Annual Retail Rate Adjustment Filing Order Approving Rate Adjustments This order approves Liberty's annual retail rates for recovering transmission costs, and other ancillary costs, for the 12-month period beginning on May 1, 2022. These rates include a newly proposed and approved herein Prope  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, April 27 (TNSsro) -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 26,617) involving Public Service Company of New Hampshire dba Eversource Energy: Request for Change in Rates Order on Motion for Protective Order and Confidential Treatment This order grants the Motion for Protective Order and Confidential Treatment filed by the Petitioner on January 15, 2021. I. PROCEDURAL HISTORY On January 15, 2021, Public Service Company of  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, April 29 (TNSsro) -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 26,620) involving Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electric) Corp. dba Liberty: Vegetation Management Program Calendar Year 2021 Reconciliation and Rate Adjustment Filing Order Approving Reconciliation In this order, the Commission approves, in principle, the reconciliation of costs and revenues associated with Liberty's 2021 vegetation management plan (VMP), ef  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, April 28 (TNSsro) -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following order (No. DE 22-009) involving Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electric) Corp. dba Liberty and Woodsville Water and Light Department: Joint Petition to Alter Franchise Areas in the Town of Bath COMMENCEMENT OF ADJUDICATIVE PROCEEDING AND NOTICE OF PREHEARING CONFERENCE On February 28, 2022, Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electric) Corp. d/b/a Liberty (Liberty) and Woodsville Wat  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, April 29 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following gas order (No. 26,618) involving Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. dba Liberty Utilities - Keene Division: Summer 2022 Cost of Gas Interim Order Extending Winter Cost of Gas Rates through May 31, 2022 On April 22, 2022, the Commission issued Order No. 26,615, suspending the Summer 2022 Cost of Gas (COG) rates proposed by Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, April 29 (TNStalk) -- The New Hampshire House Republicans issued the following statement on April 28, 2022: * * * Rep. Ross Berry (R-Manchester), member of the Special Committee on Redistricting, released the following statement after the committee voted 8-7 on SB200, which was amended to include the congressional district map. "Today New Hampshire House Democrats got exactly what they requested- a map that has the lowest population deviation that we have seen in any m  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, April 29 (TNStalk) -- The New Hampshire State Senate issued the following statement on April 28, 2022 on the behalf of State Sen. Regina Birdsell, R-Hampstead: * * * Sen. Regina Birdsell (R-Hampstead) today issued the following statement regarding the passage of HB 1021: "Freedom of religion is one of our most fundamental and precious rights - that includes the ability to worship where we choose without that location being subject to regulations or rules that do not ap  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, April 29 (TNStalk) -- The New Hampshire State Senate issued the following statement on the behalf of State Sen. Bob Giuda, R-Warren: * * * Sen. Bob Giuda (R-Warren) issued the following statement today on the passage of HB 1097: "Working remotely is here to stay and we want our state laws to support this employment arrangement because it's highly beneficial to so many hard-working Granite Staters affected by out-of-state taxation. "This bill makes clear that New Hamp  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The National Republican Senatorial Committee issued the following news release: Yesterday, Politico published an article on MAGA Maggie's ham-fisted flip-flop on border security. The piece recaps much of the liberal revolt against Hassan and her worsening poll numbers. It also includes some more eyebrow-raising quotes from activists in New Hampshire that Hassan desperately needs if she is to eek out a win. Eva Castillo, Director of the New Hampshire Alliance for Immigr  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, April 29 (TNSfund) -- NHTI - Concord's Community College issued the following news: The Business Training Center at NHTI - Concord's Community College is pleased to announce the receipt of a $5000 grant from the Northeast Delta Dental Foundation to rebrand and repackage of several dental training programs to provide a faster, more cost-effective training pathway for Dental Assisting. These new trainings can be completed in 4-12 weeks. "We're so pleased to expand and bet  more