HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 26 -- The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2023: A coalition of New England states today jointly announced a call for project proposals to secure federal funding and advance regional collaboration on grid infrastructure. The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, the Maine Governor's Energy Office, the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources, the New Hampshire De  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, Sept. 26 (TNSres) -- Dartmouth College issued the following news release: * * * People with diabetes manage sugar levels better in the summer and during workdays. * * * People with diabetes tend to maintain healthier blood sugar levels in the warmer months from April to September, according to a Dartmouth study published on Friday in Science Advances. The researchers accessed data from wearable glucose monitors that showed how 137 people aged 2 to 76 living primarily  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, Sept. 28 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news release: Four former surgeons general met with undergraduate and graduate students across Dartmouth on Wednesday afternoon to discuss mental health, wellness, and higher education. The hourlong conversation came on the eve of a panel discussion Thursday with President Sian Leah Beilock, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, and his living predecessors on how to address the nation's mental health crisis. President Beilock   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: It took Republican candidate for governor Kelly Ayotte over a week to acknowledge her endorsement from the New England White Network, a white supremacist hate group that has a lurid history of spreading hate, racism, and antisemitism. The leader of the group, Ryan J. Murdough, cited Ayotte's "anti-Massachusetts rhetoric" and keeping "invaders" out of New Hampshire as reasons he and his group are supporting   more

RINDGE, New Hampshire, Sept. 27 -- Franklin Pierce University issued the following news on Sept. 26, 2023: In a video announcement to the University community, Dr. Kim Mooney '83 today shared the news that she plans to retire from the Presidency of Franklin Pierce University in June of next year, following the conclusion of the current academic year. Dr. Mooney, who recently began her 16th year at Franklin Pierce and her 8th year as President, noted her successful ongoing working partnerships   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Sept. 27 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2023: New Hampshire Attorney General John M. Formella announces that the New Hampshire Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and 16 other state attorneys general today sued Amazon.com, Inc. alleging the online retail and technology company is a monopolist that uses a set of interlocking anticompetitive and unfair strategies to illegally maintain it  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Sept. 29 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release: Attorney General John M. Formella, State Police Colonel Mark B. Hall, and Chief Medical Examiner Jennie V. Duval, M.D. announce that a collaborative effort involving the New Hampshire Cold Case Unit working with the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) has led to the successful closure of a previously unidentified person case. In June of 1991, then 78-year-old Benjamin Ada  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Sept. 28 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 26,889) on Sept. 27, 2023, involving Unitil Energy Systems: * * * Major Storm Cost Reserve Fund Report for 2022 Order on Report In this order the Commission approves the Unitil Energy Systems, Inc. Major Storm Cost Reserve Fund Report for 2022. I. PROCEDURAL HISTORY On February 28, 2023, Unitil Energy Systems, Inc. (UES) filed its annual Major Storm Cost Reserve Fund R  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Sept. 27 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following order (No. DE 23-081) on Sept. 25, 2023, involving Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electric) Corp: * * * Request for Approval of Revenue Decoupling Adjustment COMMENCEMENT OF ADJUDICATIVE PROCEEDING AND NOTICE OF PREHEARING CONFERENCE AND HEARING On September 1, 2023, Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electric) Corp. d/b/a Liberty (Liberty or the Company) filed a request to adjust its distr  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Sept. 28 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following order (No. DG 23-084) on Sept. 27, 2023, involving Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. dba Liberty-Keene Division: * * * 2023-2024 Winter Cost of Gas COMMENCEMENT OF ADJUDICATIVE PROCEEDING AND NOTICE OF HEARING On September 15, 2023, Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty-Keene Division (Liberty-Keene or the Company) submitted a winter 2023-2024 cost   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Sept. 29 -- The New Hampshire Department of Revenue Administration issued the following news release: Unless otherwise stated, the Department shall hold all public hearings on the proposed rules at 109 Pleasant Street, 2nd Floor Training Room, Concord, NH. The security procedures at the Department of Revenue Administration require all visitors to sign in and present photo identification. If you plan on attending the public hearing, please bring photo identification with   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Sept. 26 -- The New Hampshire Department of Education issued the following news release: The New Hampshire Department of Education (NHED) is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a $4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to enhance its school finance data collection, which will immensely improve its transparency. "NHED has gradually made incremental progress towards improving our school financial data capabilities and limiting the reporting burden   more

PLYMOUTH, New Hampshire, Sept. 28 -- Plymouth State University issued the following news: The New England Board of Higher Education recently presented Plymouth State University Director of Learning and Libraries Robin DeRosa with the New England Higher Education Excellence Award at the New Hampshire Legislative Office Building in Concord, New Hampshire. The award was bestowed on DeRosa in 2020, but its presentation was delayed to May 2023 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. DeRosa, who oversees PSU'  more

PLYMOUTH, New Hampshire, Sept. 29 -- Plymouth State University issued the following news: Plymouth State University has embarked on a $40 million renovation of Harold E. Hyde Hall, the 82,000-square-foot, four story hub of the University's business programs. PSU is working to raise $10 million to add to the $30 million already allocated by the University System of New Hampshire for the project. "The overhaul of Hyde Hall will provide a more conducive setting for interacting with community and   more

FARMINGTON, Maine, Sept. 27 -- The University of Maine Farmington campus issued the following news: The University of Maine at Farmington is excited to announce that its long standing, nationally accredited Special Education Program is now available fully online. Beginning in the Spring 2024 Semester, Farmington's new online modality will provide first time students, place bound students and working adults with the same quality Special Education courses that are available to Farmington's tradit  more

DURHAM, New Hampshire, Sept. 29 (TNSres) -- The University of New Hampshire issued the following news release: Corporate initiatives focused on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) for vulnerable social groups can change a company in many ways. According to researchers at the University of New Hampshire, how DEI affects a business' bottom line may depend on the presidential administration and the general public's perception at the time. They found that DEI initiatives put in place to support a  more