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State Tipoffs Involving New Hampshire Newsletter for Sunday May 07, 2023 ( 22 items )  

A Clean, Renewable Solution to Lower Energy Costs: N.H. Gov. Sununu Statement Supporting the Twin States Clean Energy Link
CONCORD, New Hampshire, May 4 -- Gov. Christopher T. Sununu, R-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Following release of the Twin States Clean Energy Link proposal by National Grid - a 211-mile renewable energy transmission project to deliver 1,200 MW of clean Canadian hydropower to New England - Governor Chris Sununu issued the following statement: "New Hampshire is always looking to put solutions on the table that lower energy rates for consumers, and the Twin States Clean Energ  more

CNN TO HOST LIVE TOWN HALL WITH FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP
ATLANTA, Georgia, May 2 -- CNN issued the following news: With the 2024 presidential election underway, CNN Anchor Kaitlan Collins will moderate a live CNN Town Hall with former President Donald Trump at 9pmET on Wednesday, May 10 from St. Anselm College in New Hampshire. The former President and 2024 Republican presidential candidate will take questions from Collins and a live audience of New Hampshire Republican and undeclared voters who say they intend to vote in the New Hampshire Republica  more

Colby-Sawyer College Breaks Ground on Janet Udall Schaefer '52 Center for Health Sciences
NEW LONDON, New Hampshire, May 5 (TNSeco) -- Colby-Sawyer College issued the following news: Colby-Sawyer College broke ground on its new center for health sciences Thursday, May 4, during a commemorative ceremony on its New London, N.H., campus. The ceremony, held at the site of the future Janet Udall Schaefer '52 Center for Health Sciences, featured remarks from Colby-Sawyer leadership as well as statements shared by the offices of U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen and U.S. Rep. Annie Kuster. Constru  more

Dartmouth College: Interactive 3D Model Recreates Old Man of the Mountain
HANOVER, New Hampshire, May 2 (TNSres) -- Dartmouth College issued the following news release on May 1, 2023: * * * The Dartmouth graduate student details iconic rockface which collapsed 20 years ago. * * * Twenty years after the Old Man of the Mountain collapsed, people around the world will now be able to explore the iconic symbol of New Hampshire through an online interactive 3D model created by Matthew Maclay, a graduate student in earth sciences at the Guarini School of Graduate and Adv  more

Distinguished IP Scholar, Peter Karol, Joins UNH Franklin Pierce Faculty
CONCORD, New Hampshire, May 2 (TNSper) -- The University of New Hampshire School of Law issued the following news: As an English major with an interest in art history coming out of Amherst College, Peter Karol envisioned himself working in a museum or publishing house more than at a law firm. But he ultimately found a perfect way to combine his interests when he discovered trademark and copyright law and the way those legal doctrines shape the creative work of artists and writers. This fall, K  more

Franklin Pierce University: Andrea Rivera '24 Honored as Newman Civic Fellow - Junior Recognized for Commitment to Solving Public Problems
RINDGE, New Hampshire, May 2 (TNSres) -- Franklin Pierce University issued the following news: Campus Compact, a national coalition of colleges and universities working to advance the public purposes of higher education, has named 154 student civic leaders who will make up the organization's 2023-2024 cohort of Newman Civic Fellows. Andrea Rivera '24 will join students from 38 states, Washington, D.C., and Mexico to form the cohort. The Newman Civic Fellowship recognizes students who stand out  more

Holland & Knight Represents Imperial Dade in Acquisition of Green Streets USA Inc.
CHICAGO, Illinois, May 3 -- Holland and Knight, a law firm, issued the following news release: Holland & Knight advised Imperial Dade, a leading distributor of food service packaging supplies and janitorial supplies, in its acquisition of Green Streets USA Inc. The acquisition was announced May 1, 2023. New Hampshire-based Green Streets USA is a leading distributor of food service, industrial and packaging supplies throughout New England and the Boston metro area. The transaction represents t  more

Local Coalition Challenges Proposed Logging Project in Effort to Protect Scenic Lake Tarleton in the White Mountain National Forest
SOUTH ROYALTON, Vermont, May 3 (TNSpar) -- The Vermont Law School issued the following news release: Vermont Law and Graduate School's Environmental Advocacy Clinic, on behalf of the Lake Tarleton Coalition and forest protection group Standing Trees, submitted an objection with the U.S. Forest Service on Monday, seeking reconsideration of the flawed Tarleton Integrated Resource Project (Project) in Grafton County, New Hampshire. The Tarleton Project would authorize nearly 700-acres of commercia  more

N.H. A.G. Formella and 25 Other Attorneys General Urge Biden Administration to Provide Medicare Coverage for Alzheimer's Treatment
CONCORD, New Hampshire, May 4 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release: New Hampshire Attorney General John M. Formella is calling on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to provide coverage for a drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that has been proven to delay the progression of Alzheimer's Disease. In a new letter, AG Formella and 25 other Attorneys General asked CMS to provide full and unrestricted Medicare c  more

N.H. A.G. Formella Announces Distribution of $141 Million Settlement to Millions of Americans Deceived by TurboTax Owner Intuit
CONCORD, New Hampshire, May 5 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release on May 4, 2023: New Hampshire Attorney General John M. Formella today announced that consumers who were tricked by TurboTax's owner Intuit into paying for free tax services will begin receiving checks from a $141 million multistate settlement announced in May 2022. Approximately 4.4 million consumers nationwide will receive checks in the mail from the multistate settlement. "Taking a  more

N.H. Natural & Cultural Resources Dept.: 'The Rebel Girl' Receives a NH Historical Highway Marker
CONCORD, New Hampshire, May 3 -- The New Hampshire Department of Natural and Cultural Resources issued the following news release: The N.H. Division of Historical Resources is pleased to announce that a New Hampshire Historical Highway Marker honoring Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, a well-known labor, women's rights and civil liberties activist, has been installed at the corner of Court and Montgomery Streets in downtown Concord, near the site of her birthplace. The marker reads: "ELIZABETH GURLEY F  more

N.H. PUC Issues Order Involving Liberty Utilities
CONCORD, New Hampshire, May 4 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 26,814) on May 2, 2023, involving Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electric) Corp.: * * * Request for Change in Distribution Rates Order Rejecting Filing and Dismissing Motion In this order, the Commission rejects Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electric) Corp. d/b/a Liberty's (Liberty) April 28, 2023 full rate case filing in this docket because it is incomplete. Although   more

N.H. PUC Issues Order Involving Town of Jaffrey
CONCORD, New Hampshire, May 3 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 26,811) on May 2, 2023, involving the Town of Jaffrey: * * * Request for Approval of Jaffrey Community Power Electric Aggregation Plan Conditional Approval of Community Power Aggregation Plan In this order, the Commission conditionally approves the Town of Jaffrey's (Jaffrey) Community Power Electric Aggregation Plan (Plan). The condition of approval relates to language tha  more

N.H. PUC Issues Order Involving Town of Lee
CONCORD, New Hampshire, May 3 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 26,810) on May 2, 2023, involving the Town of Lee: * * * Request for Approval of Lee Community Power Electric Aggregation Plan Conditional Approval of Community Power Aggregation Plan In this order, the Commission conditionally approves the Town of Lee's (Lee) Community Power Electric Aggregation Plan (Plan). The condition of approval relates to language that must appear in  more

N.H. PUC Issues Order Involving Town of New Boston
CONCORD, New Hampshire, May 3 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 26,812) on May 2, 2023, involving the Town of New Boston: * * * Request for Approval of New Boston Community Power Electric Aggregation Plan Conditional Approval of Community Power Aggregation Plan In this order, the Commission conditionally approves the Town of New Boston's (New Boston) Community Power Electric Aggregation Plan (Plan). The condition of approval relates to   more

N.H. PUC Issues Order Involving Unitil Energy Systems
CONCORD, New Hampshire, May 3 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 26,813) on May 2, 2023, involving Unitil Energy Systems Inc.: * * * Petition for Approval of Investment in and Rate Recovery of A Distributed Energy Resource Pursuant to RSA 374-G Order Approving Investment in a Solar Energy Facility in Kingston and Motions for Confidential Treatment In this order, the Commission authorizes Unitil Energy Systems, Inc. (UES) to invest, pursu  more

N.H. PUC Issues Order of Notice Involving Eversource Energy
CONCORD, New Hampshire, May 6 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following order (No. DE 23-021) on May 5, 2023, involving Public Service Company of New Hampshire dba Eversource Energy: * * * Petition for Approval of Change in Regulatory Reconciliation Adjustment Mechanism Rate COMMENCEMENT OF ADJUDICATIVE PROCEEDING AND NOTICE OF HEARING On March 1, 2023, Public Service Company of New Hampshire d/b/a Eversource Energy (Eversource or the Company) filed a petition req  more

N.H. PUC Issues Secretarial Letter on Eversource Energy
CONCORD, New Hampshire, May 6 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following letter (No. DE 23-021) on May 5, 2023: * * * Re: Eversource Energy, Petition for Approval of Change in Regulatory Reconciliation Adjustment Mechanism Rate, 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 reques  more

N.H. Revenue Administration Dept. Program Offers Property Tax Relief to Low and Moderate Income Homeowners
CONCORD, New Hampshire, May 2 -- The New Hampshire Department of Revenue Administration issued the following news release: The New Hampshire Department of Revenue Administration (NHDRA) aims to provide tax relief to eligible homeowners through its Low and Moderate Income Homeowners Property Tax Relief program. Single homeowners making up to $37,000 per year and married homeowners making up to $47,000 per year can apply for relief from the state no later than June 30, 2023. Additionally, the max  more

N.H. State Senate: Senate Capital Budget Committee Approves Capital Appropriations
CONCORD, New Hampshire, May 5 -- The New Hampshire State Senate issued the following news release on May 4, 2023: The Senate Capital Budget Committee today gave its unanimous approval to the state's two-year capital appropriations plan, HB 25. The bill authorizes $268 million in bonds for capital projects across state facilities. "From the Rochester Courthouse to the State Veterans Home, this bill meets New Hampshire's greatest long-term infrastructure needs without stretching our state's borr  more

NAEP Releases 2022 U.S. History and Civics Results, Revealing Low Confidence in Civics Knowledge
CONCORD, New Hampshire, May 4 (TNSres) -- The New Hampshire Department of Education issued the following news release: The National Assessment of Educational Progress, often known as the Nation's Report Card, released the results of the eighth-grade 2022 NAEP U.S. History and Civics assessment. Nationwide, average scores declined in U.S. history and civics for eighth-graders compared to 2018, with civics scores declining for the first time since the assessment began in 1998. The newest result  more

Plymouth State University: Professor Stephen Flynn - Focused on the Needs of Vulnerable Populations
PLYMOUTH, New Hampshire, May 2 (TNSres) -- Plymouth State University issued the following news: The issues that children, couples, and families are dealing with now are far different than those of ten years ago ... or even five years ago. COVID-19, gun violence, divorce, and mental health issues are just some of the situations that have touched practically everyone in the past decade. Stephen Flynn, professor of counselor education and supervision, makes sure his students are kept up to date i  more