HANOVER, New Hampshire, April 11 (TNSres) -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: * * * New research by the Polarization Research Lab reports on public concerns about AI. * * * Americans are quite worried about the role artificial intelligence will play in both politics and society, according to a new report by the Polarization Research Lab (https://polarizationresearchlab.org/2024/04/01/report-path-to-2024-artificial-intelligence-misinformation-and-democracy/). The lab gauged Ameri  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, April 9 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: Ann Root Keith has been named Dartmouth's chief advancement officer. Keith, who joined Dartmouth Advancement in 2002 and served as its chief operating officer since 2010, has acted in the role on an interim basis since September. "Ann Root Keith has a deep and broad understanding of every aspect of what it takes to sustain the relationships that advance Dartmouth's highest priorities," says President Sian Leah Bei  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, April 9 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: Members of the Centennial Circle of Dartmouth Alumnae recognized the giving society's 10th anniversary this weekend by making a gift that celebrates the group's national philanthropic leadership and Dartmouth's first woman president. In a two-day gathering that looked forward while also saluting 10 years of accomplishments, Centennial Circle members presented a $12.5 million check to President Sian Leah Beilock. As  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, April 10 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news on April 9, 2024: Sarah Harebo has been named vice president of equal opportunity, accessibility, and Title IX, Jomysha Delgado Stephen, executive vice president for strategy and special counsel to the president, announced today. Harebo, an attorney and a longtime Title IX coordinator, has served as interim vice president of equal opportunity, accessibility, and Title IX since August. She started in the new role o  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, April 12 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: The ongoing argument about how to address the persistence of gun violence in the United States was front and center Wednesday in a debate sponsored by the student-run Dartmouth Political Union. About 100 people attended the debate in Filene Auditorium, which was part of Dartmouth Dialogues, and more than 25,000 had watched the livestream by Thursday afternoon, as Spike Cohen, a Libertarian vice presidential candid  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: A new op-ed in the New Hampshire Union Leader calls out former Senator Kelly Ayotte's lies about her votes she took in the U.S. Senate threatening in vitro fertilization (IVF) and other critical reproductive health care. The op-ed, by Planned Parenthood New Hampshire Action Fund Vice President of Public Affairs Kayla Montgomery, comes as Ayotte shamelessly attempts to rewrite her long and well-documented re  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, April 9 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release: Attorney General John M. Formella announces the filing of a civil complaint in Cheshire County Superior Court against Christopher Vittum, Caitlin Vittum (nee Hewitt), NEC Construction 603 LLC, CRV Construction & Tiny Homes LLC, and Utopia Construction & Designs for multiple violations of the Consumer Protection Act. The civil complaint alleges that Christopher Vittum, Caitlin Vitt  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, April 9 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 26,991) on April 8, 2024, involving the Town of Pittsfield: * * * Request for Approval of Pittsfield Community Power Plan Commission Approval of Community Power Aggregation Plan In this order, the Commission approves the Town of Pittsfield's (Pittsfield or the Town) Community Power Electric Aggregation Plan (Plan). I. BACKGROUND On March 7, 2024, Pittsfield submitted a   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, April 11 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 26,992) on April 10, 2204, involving Unitil Energy Systems Inc.: * * * 2024 Reliability Enhancement Program and Vegetation Management Program Plan Order Accepting 2024 Plan In this order the Commission accepts Unitil Energy System, Inc.'s 2024 Plan, subject to reconciliation in 2025 when final Reliability Enhancement Program and Vegetation Management Program costs for 20  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, April 10 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following order (No. DW 23-101) on April 8, 2024, involving Pennichuck East Utility Inc., Pittsfield Aqueduct Co. and Pennichuck Water Works Inc.: * * * Joint Amended Petition for Approval of Acquisition of Pennichuck East Utility, Inc. and Pittsfield Aqueduct Company by Pennichuck Water Works, Inc. and Approval of Consolidated Rates SUPPLEMENTAL ORDER OF NOTICE On March 8, 2024, Pennichuck East Util  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, April 9 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following order (No. DE 24-056) on April 8, 2024, involving the Town of Brentwood: * * * Request for Approval of Brentwood Community Power Plan ORDER OF NOTICE On April 4, 2024, the Town of Brentwood (Brentwood) filed its Community Power Electric Aggregation Plan (the Plan) with the Commission pursuant to RSA 53E:7 for Commission review and approval. RSA 53-E:7, II provides that The commission shall   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, April 10 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following order (No. DE 24-057) on April 9, 2204, involving the Town of Greenfield: * * * Request for Approval of Greenfield Community Power Plan ORDER OF NOTICE On April 5, 2024, the Town of Greenfield (Greenfield) filed its Community Power Electric Aggregation Plan (the Plan) with the Commission pursuant to RSA 53-E:7 for Commission review and approval. RSA 53-E:7, II provides that The commission   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, April 10 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following order (No. DE 24-060) on April 9, 2024, involving the Town of Ossipee: * * * Request for Approval of Ossipee Community Power Plan ORDER OF NOTICE On April 8, 2024, the Town of Ossipee (Ossipee) filed its Community Power Electric Aggregation Plan (the Plan) with the Commission pursuant to RSA 53-E:7 for Commission review and approval. RSA 53-E:7, II provides that The commission shall approv  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, April 12 (TNSres) -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: A composer, a poet, and an environmental anthropologist have received fellowships from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Kui Dong, a professor of music; Vievee Francis, a professor of English and creative writing; and Laura Ogden, a professor of anthropology and special advisor to the provost on climate and sustainability, are among the 188 scientists, scholars, writers, and artists to win G  more

DURHAM, New Hampshire, April 12 -- The University of New Hampshire issued the following news release: As maple syrup season seems to arrive and end earlier and earlier each year, producers are learning to adapt to variable weather patterns and seasonal shifts. Experts at the University of New Hampshire are available to talk about the impact climate change and milder winters are having on sap harvesting and what that might mean for the future of the industry. They can lend insight into the impac  more