WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news brief: * * * Date of action: March 22, 2023 Type of action: Order Names of defendants: Unitil Service Corp. Background: On June 28, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor filed suit against Unitil Service Corp. in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire, claiming that Unitil Service had misclassified two categories of employees - Electrical Distribution Dispatchers and Gas Controllers - as exempt fro  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, April 4 -- The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center issued the following news story: By Carol C. Coleman, public affairs specialist With global attention becoming increasingly focused on climate change, more and more scientific research is turning to advancements in clean energy. One researcher at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center's (ERDC) Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) has set his sights on cold fusion. Cold  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 6 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on April 4, 2023: * * * Made possible by President Biden's Investing in America Agenda, new funding is part of $6.5 Billion nationwide to help ensure communities have access to clean and safe drinking water * * * The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $62,283,000 to New Hampshire to fund essential drinking water infrastructure upgrades through the Drinking Water State Rev  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, April 8 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Hampshire, Jane E. Young, issued the following news release on April 7, 2023: A jury convicted a Methuen, Massachusetts man yesterday in federal court in Concord for a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl in New Hampshire, announces Jane E. Young. Ramon Jaquez-Diaz, age 52, was convicted following a two-day jury trial for his role as a drug-runner in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl operating out of Lawrence, Massachu  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, April 4 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Hampshire, Jane E. Young, issued the following news release on April 3, 2023: A man attending Keene State College has been charged for calling the office of a member of the United States House of Representatives and threatening to kill the Congressman. Allan Poller, 23, was charged with transmitting in interstate commerce a threat to injure the person of another. Poller made an initial appearance in federal court in C  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, April 4 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Hampshire, Jane E. Young, issued the following news release on April 3, 2023: A Lawrence man was sentenced today in federal court in Concord for possession with intent to distribute controlled substances. Daniel Adorno, Jr., 28, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Paul J. Barbadoro to 41 months in prison and 3 years of supervised release. Adorno pleaded guilty to the charge on January 11, 2022. "The U.S. Attor  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet: * * * The Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America Agenda: Delivering for New Hampshire Companies have committed to invest over $320 million in New Hampshire since President Biden took office For decades, the U.S. exported jobs and imported products, while other countries surpassed us in critical sectors like infrastructure, clean energy, semiconductors, and biotechnology. Thanks to President Biden'  more