CONCORD, New Hampshire, Dec. 21 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release: As families and airlines nationwide prepare for the bustling holiday travel season, Attorney General Formella has joined a bipartisan coalition of 34 attorneys general in urging the U.S. Department of Transportation to strengthen protections for airline consumers and provide meaningful relief to those whose flights are unexpectedly canceled or significantly delayed. "Airlines shou  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Dec. 20 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2022: Attorney General John M. Formella announces a $1.25 million settlement agreement with DMO Auto Acquisitions, LLC ("DMO") dba Dan O'Brien Kia, to resolve allegations of unfair and deceptive acts or practices committed at the Dan O'Brien Kia dealership in Concord. The settlement was approved today by the Merrimack Superior Court. It requires DMO to comply with a seri  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Dec. 23 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release: * * * Opioid Makers Agree to Restrictions on Sales, Marketing * * * Attorney General John M. Formella has joined a national attorneys general settlement with opioid makers Teva Pharmaceuticals and Allergan that would provide $33.3 million to the state of New Hampshire. In total, the settlements would provide up to $6.6 billion nationally and include critical business practice ch  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, Dec. 20 (TNSper) -- Dartmouth College issued the following news release: President Philip J. Hanlon '77 started the year with some big news--announcing plans to step down in June 2023 after 10 years leading Dartmouth. He'll be succeeded then by Barnard College President Sian Leah Beilock, the first woman to be elected president of Dartmouth. In the meantime, President Hanlon worked on several initiatives remaining on his agenda, led the repatriation of the Rev. Samson O  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, Dec. 21 (TNSres) -- Dartmouth College issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Ann Kuster '78, Harry Enten '11, Russ Muirhead and Dean Lacy offer perspective. * * * For a century, the road to the White House has passed through New Hampshire, launching or reviving insurgent and long-shot candidacies and making Dartmouth a prominent campaign stop. But heading into the 2023-2024 presidential cycle, the state's iconic first-in-the-nation primary faces its most serio  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: We heard that New Hampshire GOP Governor Chris Sununu is introducing himself to Republican voters in Iowa and South Carolina, so we wanted to help introduce him as well. In September, Chris Sununu bearhugged extreme election-denying Senate candidate Don Bolduc at the New Hampshire GOP's "unity breakfast." Paul Steinhauser, Fox News: "JUST NOW: @FoxNews covers a display of unity at the @NHGOP Breakfast   more

DURHAM, New Hampshire, Dec. 23 (TNSfund) -- The University of New Hampshire issued the following news release: A $2 million gift over five years from former University of New Hampshire ski team captain Tom Putnam will add to the endowment he established 15 years ago to support the team and launch fundraising for a ski facility. Putnam will contribute $1 million to the endowment, which funds scholarships, coaches' salaries, training camps and equipment for the team, and $1 million to a new faci  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Dec. 20 -- Gov. Christopher T. Sununu, R-New Hampshire, issued the following news release and letter on Dec. 19, 2022: Governor Chris Sununu led a joint letter signed by 25 of the nation's governors to the Biden Administration calling for an end to the federal government's national public health emergency relative to the COVID-19 pandemic. * * * December 19, 2022 To: President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC 20500 Dear   more

BEDFORD, New Hampshire, Dec. 22 -- The New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority issued the following agency statement on Dec. 21, 2022: * * * Financing for six multifamily housing developments in Concord, Hillsborough, Nashua and Rochester was recently approved by the New Hampshire Housing Board of Directors. Once constructed, these 341 new units will help meet the critical need for affordable rental housing for our state's workforce and other residents. The following projects will be funded t  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Dec. 23 (TNSsro) -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 26,752) on Dec. 22, 2022, involving Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electric) Corp. dba Liberty: * * * 2022 Default Service Solicitations Order Approving Solicitation Process and Resulting Rates This order authorizes Liberty to recover the costs of power supply through energy service rates/1 for effect between February 1, 2023, through July 31, 2023 and approves  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Dec. 20 (TNSsro) -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 26,750) on Dec. 19, 2022, involving the Town of Hanover: * * * Request for Approval of Hanover Community Power Aggregation Plan In this order, the Commission conditionally approves the Town of Hanover's (Hanover) Community Power Electric Aggregation Plan (Plan). I. BACKGROUND On November 8, 2021, Hanover submitted a request for approval of a community power aggr  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Dec. 20 (TNSsro) -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 26,749) on Dec. 19, 2022, involving the Town of Rye: * * * Request for Approval of Rye Community Power Aggregation Plan In this order, the Commission conditionally approves the Town of Rye's (Rye) Community Power Electric Aggregation Plan (Plan). I. BACKGROUND On January 7, 2022, Rye submitted a request for approval of a community power aggregation plan to provi  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Dec. 20 (TNSsro) -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 26,751) on Dec. 19, 2022, involving the Town of Swanzey: * * * Request for Approval of Swanzey Community Power Electric Aggregation Plan In this order, the Commission approves the Town of Swanzey's (Swanzey) Community Power Electric Aggregation Plan (Plan). I. BACKGROUND On October 21, 2022, Swanzey submitted a request for approval of a community power aggregati  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Dec. 23 (TNSsro) -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 26,753) on Dec. 22, 2022, involving the Town of Wilton: * * * Request for Approval of Wilton Community Power Electric Aggregation Plan In this order, the Commission approves the Town of Wilton's (Wilton) Community Power Electric Aggregation Plan (Plan). I. BACKGROUND On October 27, 2022, Wilton submitted a request for approval of a community power aggregation pl  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Dec. 22 (TNSsro) -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following order (No. DE 22-084) on Dec. 21, 2022, involving Cheshire County: * * * Request for Approval of Cheshire Community Power Plan ORDER OF NOTICE On December 16, 2022, Cheshire County (Cheshire) filed a Community Power Electric Aggregation Plan (Community Power Plan) with the Commission pursuant to RSA 53-E:7 for Commission review and approval. Cheshire stated that its Community Power   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Dec. 22 (TNSsro) -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following order (No. DE 22-086) on Dec. 21, 2022, involving the City of Nashua: * * * Request for Approval of Nashua Community Power Plan ORDER OF NOTICE On December 19, 2022, the City of Nashua (Nashua) filed a Community Power Electric Aggregation Plan (Community Power Plan) with the Commission pursuant to RSA 53-E:7 for Commission review and approval. RSA 53-E:7, II provides that The commi  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Dec. 22 (TNSsro) -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following order (No. DE 22-073) on Dec. 21, 2022, involving Unitil Energy Systems Inc.: * * * Petition for Approval of Investment in and Rate Recovery of A Distributed Energy Resource Pursuant to RSA 374-G COMMENCEMENT OF ADJUDICATIVE PROCEEDING AND NOTICE OF PREHEARING CONFERENCE On October 31, 2022, Unitil Energy Systems, Inc. (UES) filed a petition for approval of a solar energy generating  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Dec. 22 (TNSsro) -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following letter (No. DE 22-073) on Dec. 21, 2022: * * * Re: Unitil Energy Systems, Inc., Petition for Approval of Investment in and Rate Recovery of a Distributed Energy Resource Pursuant to RSA 374-G, 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 i  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Dec. 23 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release: Attorney General John M. Formella announces that Tina M. Allen, age 48, of South Berwick, Maine, pleaded guilty in the Merrimack County Superior Court on Thursday, December 22, 2022, to Prohibited Acts - Presenting False Records, a class B felony. Allen was an employee of Alerion Home Care and Wellness Solutions. Between August 1, 2018, and September 30, 2020, Allen created docume  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Dec. 23 -- The New Hampshire Community Development Finance Authority issued the following news release: CDFA will be the administrator of the Community Center Investment Program, which aims to provide $20 million in grant resources to eligible entities to support infrastructure improvements to community spaces across the state. This investment of federal American Rescue Plan Act resources was approved by the Governor and Executive Council on December 21 and was previousl  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Dec. 21 (TNStalk) -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following letter on Dec. 20, 2022: NHDP Chair Ray Buckley sent the following letter to DNC Chair Jaime Harrison. * * * Chairman Harrison- I am writing on behalf of the New Hampshire Democratic Party regarding the Democratic National Committee's requirements for New Hampshire to participate in the pre-window lineup of nominating contests. These requirements will all but ensure its erasure from the Democ  more