HANOVER, New Hampshire, Aug. 3 (TNSjou) -- Dartmouth College issued the following news release: * * * Study reveals how biodiversity in community gardens is affected by demographics. * * * Urban gardens can be hotspots for biodiversity, but little is known about what drives the biodiversity of species existing at low frequencies in cities. Plant species that are generally uncommon in urban areas but planted in urban gardens attract rare bee and bird species, according to a Dartmouth-led stu  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 4 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2022: Attorney General John M. Formella today announced that the State of New Hampshire is joining a nationwide Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force of 50 attorneys general to investigate and take legal action against the telecommunications companies responsible for bringing a majority of foreign robocalls into the United States. This bipartisan nationwide Task Force has on  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 4 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following news release: Voters in Kansas overwhelmingly rejected the extreme, anti-choice Republican agenda and protected abortion access in the state. Meanwhile, in New Hampshire, Governor Sununu is refusing to take any action to protect abortion rights and is continuing to campaign for anti-choice extremists out of state and here in New Hampshire. Granite Staters are resoundingly pro-choice, and have made their o  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 2 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following news release: Chuck Morse really doesn't want to say how he would have voted on the bipartisan Competition and Innovation bill that passed in the US House and Senate last week. In the days since Republicans and Democrats passed the bill, which will protect our national security, lower costs, and help our country outcompete China and the world, Morse's top primary opponents KevinSmith and Don Bolduc said t  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 4 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following news release: The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the state of Idaho, arguing that their abortion ban violates federal law. Idaho now bans all abortions, with exceptions only in the most extenuating of circumstances. George Hansel, Republican candidate for Congress in NH-02, stated that abortion access should lie "firmly with the states" and that he would not support any federal protections   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 3 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following news release: During their first debate, things went from bad to worse for the three Republican NH-02 candidates. Every single candidate on stage came out against an overwhelmingly popular and bipartisan American manufacturing legislation that would bolster national security and create good-paying jobs. They spoke in opposition to the issues that matter most to Granite Staters like abortion access, clean e  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 2 (TNStalk) -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following statement on Aug. 1, 2022: * * * In case you missed it, InDepthNH reported today on Gunstock Area Commissioner Doug Lambert's thoughts on Governor Sununu's involvement in all of the Gunstock drama. Lambert said of Sununu, "He claims he cares about Gunstock, but he's certainly been no help. I've been on the ground for 10 days and not heard from the governor. That guy's been no help. He's actuall  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 4 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following news release: In case you missed it, popular NPR show This American Life covered the story of far-right Republicans in Croydon, New Hampshire and their efforts in defunding the school district by over 50 percent, followed by the successful activism of residents to save their public schools. Croydon residents faced the cuts earlier this year, an attempt by Republicans to push through their extreme, anti-pu  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 3 -- 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, each of which reflects the state's rural history. Built circa 1880, Atkinson's Center School is the last remaining one-room schoolhouse in town,   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 2 -- The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2022: The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) announced today that the draft of the New Hampshire Solid Waste Management Plan is now available for public comment. The Solid Waste Management Plan is a 10-year, high-level plan outlining goals, strategies and actions intended to reduce generation of solid waste, increase diversion from dispo  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 4 -- Gov. Christopher T. Sununu, R-New Hampshire, issued the following statement on Aug. 3, 2022: * * * Governor Chris Sununu issued the following statement after signing SB 234, requiring student identification cards to include the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, into law this morning: "When Martha Dickey calls, we take action," said Governor Chris Sununu. "Super proud to sign a bill today that requires every public school ID in NH to include the National S  more

BEDFORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority issued the following news: New Hampshire Housing's annual statewide survey of market-rate apartments provides a comprehensive view of the Granite State's rental market. Our survey has captured the status of the rental housing market for more than 40 years, and serves as an important reference tool for researchers, decision-makers, property owners, and the public. The 2022 Residential Rental Cost Survey gat  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 4 (TNSsro) -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following order (No. DE 22-022) on Aug. 3, 2022, involving the City of Keene: * * * Request for Approval of Keene Community Power Aggregation Plan ORDER OF NOTICE On August 2, 2022, the City of Keene (Keene) filed a Community Power Plan with the Commission pursuant to RSA 53-E:7. Keene requested that the Commission review and approve its Community Power Plan. RSA 53-E:7, II provides that The c  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 5 (TNSsro) -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following gas order (No. 26,662) on Aug. 4, 2022, involving 2022-2023 Gas Assistance Program: * * * In this order the Commission approves the current gas assistance program design for the winter 2022-2023 period, requires continued reporting on program expenditures and invites parties to recommend changes for the winter 2023-2024 period. I. PROCEDURAL HISTORY On August 27, 2020, in Order No. 2  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 5 (TNSsro) -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following gas order (No. 26,663) on Aug. 4, 2022, involving Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. dba Liberty: * * * Winter 2021/2022 Cost of Gas Order Following Prehearing Conference Pursuant to Order No. 26,611 (April 15, 2022), on July 12, 2022, the Commission convened a prehearing conference in the above-captioned dockets. At that prehearing conference, Liberty Utilities (Energ  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news: The DNC announced they would delay plans to reconfigure the presidential nominating calendar until after the midterms, "prolonging New Hampshire's fight to maintain the state's first-in-the-nation presidential primary status." But the editorial board of the New Hampshire Union Leader isn't accepting "It's not final yet!" as an answer when it comes to the Granite State's congressional delegation. T  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- The National Republican Senatorial Committee issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2022: Majority Forward, a sketchy dark money PAC aligned with Chuck Schumer, launched an ad in New Hampshire continuing to push a false narrative about Maggie Hassan and gas prices. The ad claims that Hassan is working to lower gas prices. But her record indicates quite the opposite. Not only does she have one of the most anti-American energy records in the Senate, but she also raise  more

ORONO, Maine, Aug. 5 (TNSfund) -- The University of Maine issued the following news release on Aug. 4, 2022: A new lab to study how the latest artificial intelligence tools and techniques could bolster advanced manufacturing in northern New England will be launched with a $6 million award from the National Science Foundation to the University of Maine. UMaine will collaborate with the University of New Hampshire, University of Vermont, Southern Maine Community College, Dartmouth College and Ve  more

ORONO, Maine, Aug. 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Maine issued the following news release: University of Maine and University of New Hampshire researchers will investigate how the diversity and evolution of feeding habits among Arctic charr populations in Maine affect their resilience or vulnerability to climate change. The National Science Foundation's Organismal Responses to Climate Change Program awarded almost $1.5 million for the study, spearheaded by Nathan Furey, an assistant professor  more