HANOVER, New Hampshire, May 4 (TNSPer) -- Dartmouth College issued the following news release on May 3, 2022: April Salas, the executive director of the Revers Center for Energy, Sustainability, and Innovation at the Tuck School of Business, has been appointed interim executive director of the Arthur L. Irving Institute for Energy and Society, Provost David Kotz '86 announced today. "The Irving Institute is the cornerstone of Dartmouth's efforts to lead the energy revolution of the 21st centur  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, May 2 (TNSPer) -- Dartmouth College issued the following news release: Emily Walton, associate professor of sociology and a faculty fellow in the Society of Fellows, will become the society's next director, Dean of the Guarini School of Graduate and Advanced Studies Jon Kull announced. Walton follows Mona Domosh, the Joan P. and Edward J. Foley Jr. 1933 Professor of Geography, who has led the society since 2019. Domosh welcomed Walton and praised the mission of the Soci  more

KEENE, New Hampshire, May 3 (TNSRes) -- Keene State College issued the following news on May 2, 2022: Slesha Tuladhar did not set out to change the world. Her interest was much more benign. The Keene State junior was, she says, simply curious when she chose to become part of a small federally funded student research team at the college focused on testing biomaterials for bioprinting, with the goal of developing human tissues and organs using a 3D printer. A dual major - architecture, honors p  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, May 7 (TNSJou) -- Dartmouth College issued the following news release: * * * Study reveals the force behind solar flares and other dramatic space shows. * * * Space enthusiasts and just about anybody who manages a power grid, an orbiting satellite, or a radiocommunications network has had their attention fixed on the sun since NASA reported "significant" solar flare activity last month. Yi-Hsin Liu, an assistant professor of physics and astronomy who recently publishe  more

RINDGE, New Hampshire, May 3 (TNSPar) -- Franklin Pierce University issued the following news: Franklin Pierce University held its annual Fitzwater Center Honors ceremony on Friday, April 29 bestowing Fitzwater Medallions upon select honorees at an event on the Rindge Campus. The Fitzwater Medallion for Leadership in Public Communication is presented annually to those who have demonstrated a commitment to the critical role free speech plays in a democracy and to an electorate fluent in the issu  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, May 5 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release on May 4, 2022: Attorney General John M. Formella today secured $683,522.00 from the owner of TurboTax, Intuit Inc. (Intuit), for deceiving consumers into paying for tax services that should have been free. As a result of a multistate agreement, Intuit will pay $141 million in restitution to millions of consumers across the nation who were unfairly charged. In addition, Intuit must su  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, May 7 (TNStalk) -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following statement on May 5, 2022: * * * Tonight Attorney General John M. Formella released the following statement following the Senate's passage of HB 1677: "The passage of HB1677 by the Senate this evening represents an important and historic moment in New Hampshire history, and a landmark step in helping victims of abuse. This bill creates a $100 million settlement fund that is unprecedente  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, May 5 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following news release: DemocraticLeader Donna Soucy, Former Speaker of the NH House Terie Norelli, and Representative Jaci Grote gathered in a virtual press conference to discuss the leaked U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade which would allow states to criminalize abortion and punish women for seeking reproductive health care. With Republicans nationwide, and right here in New Hampshire, pushing ext  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, May 5 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following news release: The New Hampshire Republicans running for US Senate doubled down on their extreme, unpopular, anti-choice positions yesterday following the leaked draft Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. The Republicans made it clear that they support the decision to overturn Roe which would criminalize abortion and punish Granite Staters seeking reproductive health care. Read more below: * Ke  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, May 7 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following news release: This week, POLITICO reported that the Supreme Court is poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, which would ultimately allow Republicans across the country to push their anti-choice agenda that aims to criminalize abortion and punish women for seeking reproductive health care. Following the devastating news, Granite Staters from across New Hampshire mobilized and showed up in droves to voice their supp  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, May 7 -- Gov. Christopher T. Sununu, R-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Please see below for a list of fifteen bills signed into law by Governor Chris Sununu this week: * HB 571, repealing the prohibition against OHRV travel on Hoit Road Marsh * HB 1030, relative to licensure by alternate experience for licensed nursing assistant * HB 1059, clarifying limits on licensure by operation of law * HB 1110, relative to windshield tint waivers * HB 1218, r  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, May 3 -- Gov. Christopher T. Sununu, R-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: On Friday, April 29, NH Department of Business and Economic Affairs Commissioner Taylor Caswell provided an informational packet to members of New Hampshire's Executive Council to address questions they raised at the April 20, 2022 Executive Council meeting and provide them with additional details surrounding Governor Chris Sununu's historic $100M InvestNH Housing Fund. "I appreciat  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, May 3 (TNSsro) -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 26,622) involving Eversource Energy and Consolidated Communications: Joint Petition to Approve Pole Asset Transfer Order on Motion for Protective Order and Confidential Treatment This order grants the Motion for Protective Order and Confidential Treatment filed by Public Service Company of New Hampshire d/b/a Eversource Energy ("Eversource") on April 18, 2022. I. P  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, May 3 (TNSsro) -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 26,623) involving Unitil Energy Systems Inc., Hampton, New Hampshire: Request For Change in Rates Order Approving Settlement Agreement, In Part, and Approving Permanent Rates This order approves a permanent distribution rate increase for Unitil Energy Systems of $6.33 million, effective for service rendered on or after June 1, 2022, to be reconciled back to June 1,   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, May 3 (TNSsro) -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following order (No. DE 22-010) involving Public Service Company of New Hampshire dba Eversource Energy: 2022 Regulatory Reconciliation Adjustment COMMENCEMENT OF ADJUDICATIVE PROCEEDING AND NOTICE OF HEARING On March 1, 2022, Public Service Company of New Hampshire d/b/a Eversource Energy (Eversource) filed a petition requesting the Commission to open a new docket to review and approve a revise  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, May 3 (TNSsro) -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following order (No. DE 22-026) involving Unitil Energy Systems Inc.: Petition for Step Adjustment COMMENCEMENT OF ADJUDICATIVE PROCEEDING AND NOTICE OF HEARING On February 28, 2022, Unitil Energy Systems, Inc. (Unitil) filed a petition for step adjustment requesting a revenue requirement increase in the amount of $1,376,786 to recover the costs of 2021 capital spending. In support of its petiti  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, May 3 (TNSsro) -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following letter (No. DE 22-010): Re: Public Service Company of New Hampshire dba Eversource Energy 2022 Regulatory Reconciliation Adjustment; 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 particu  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, May 3 (TNSsro) -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following letter (No. DE 22-026): Re: Unitil Energy Systems, Inc. Petition for Step Adjustment; 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 explai  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, May 6 (TNStalk) -- The New Hampshire House Republicans issued the following statement: * * * House Majority Leader Jason Osborne (R-Auburn) released the following statement after House Democrats opposed SB345, relative to youth employment. SB345 passed with the committee amendment on a vote of 185-152. "House Democrats' support stricter youth employment laws, and want to make employment laws stricter for 16 and 17 year olds than 14 and 15 year olds. "Current laws are  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, May 5 (TNStalk) -- The New Hampshire House Republicans issued the following statement: * * * House Environment & Agriculture committee chairman Howard Pearl (R- Loudon) released the following statement after the House voted OTP/A on SB367, relative to the regulatory status of advanced recycling and manufacturing facilities by a vote of 198-128. "SB367 creates a clear regulatory structure for advanced recycling facilities that will encourage the investment and growth of  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 6 -- The Nebraska Democratic Party issued the following news release: The Nebraska Democratic Party's Executive Committee voted to submit a letter of intent to the Democratic National Committee to enter Nebraska as one of the early states in the presidential nominating calendar in 2024. Iowa and New Hampshire have been the first and second contests since 1972. The DNC recently adopted a resolution to require states or territories to make the case for themselves to be inc  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, May 3 (TNSAwa) -- NHTI - Concord's Community College issued the following news: NHTI - Concord's Community College is proud to announce that Brieanna Comeau, Dental Assisting class of 2022, has been awarded the American Dental Assistants Association's Student Achievement and Merit Scholar Awards. Comeau has attended NHTI since graduating from Nashua High School North in Nashua, with aspirations of a career in dental assisting. "We are so incredibly proud of Brieanna for  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, May 3 -- The University of St. Thomas issued the following news: Ninety-six entries, 250 students and 58 different universities later, the Schulze School of Entrepreneurship officially wrapped e-Fest 2022 by awarding $215,000 in cash prizes. The $50,000 grand prize was awarded to HydroPhos Solutions from the University of New Hampshire for its solution to extract phosphorus from wastewater so that it can be sold to fertilizer companies. The team also received the Global Im  more