WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service issued the following news release on Jan 8, 2024: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has a cooperative agreement with New Hampshire under the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program (RFSI). Through this agreement, USDA and New Hampshire are working together to offer over $2 million in competitive grant funding for projects designed to b  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, Jan. 13 -- The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center issued the following news story: By Justin Campfield, public affairs specialist U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center's (ERDC) Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) scientist Dr. Keith Wilson has been named the 2024 recipient of the Acoustical Society of America's (ASA) Helmholtz-Rayleigh Interdisciplinary Silver Medal in Computational Acoustics, Physical Acoustics and Engi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release dated Jan. 11, 2024: The Federal Emergency Management Agency will be sending almost $11.5 million to the State of New Hampshire to reimburse Elliot Hospital for costs of contracting for additional staff during the COVID-19 pandemic. The $11,461,213 FEMA Public Assistance grant will reimburse the acute care facility in Manchester for the costs of contracting wi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following media advisory on Jan. 9, 2024: Tomorrow, Jan. 10, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona will travel to New Hampshire, where he will begin by lifting up the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. While in Concord, Secretary Cardona will speak with several current and former teachers as well as union members who have either recently received PSLF or are in the process. Afterwards, Secretary Cardona will p  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Jan. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Hampshire issued the following news release: A Concord man was sentenced today in federal court for possessing with intent to distribute controlled substances, First Assistant U.S. Attorney Jay McCormack announces. Ethan Lea, 33, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge Landya B. McCafferty to 72 months in prison and 3 years of supervised release. On April 14, 2022, Lea pleaded guilty to two count  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- The White House sent to the Senate on Jan. 8, 2024, the nominations of 47 individuals for positions in the federal government: * * * * Seth Robert Aframe, of New Hampshire, to be United States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit, vice Jeffrey R. Howard, retired. * Irving W. Bailey II, of Florida, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the United States International Development Finance Corporation for a term of three years. (Reappointment) * Amy M. Baggio, of Orego  more