ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, New York, May 21 -- Bard College issued the following news release: Bard College student Madilyn Herring '26 has been awarded both a highly competitive Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship by the US Department of State and a Freeman Award for Study in Asia (Freeman-ASIA) to study abroad. Herring '26, a studio arts and written arts double major from Lebanon, New Hampshire, has been awarded a $3,500 Gilman scholarship and a $5,000 Freeman-ASIA scholarship to study at   more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, May 21 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: * * * Free speech expert Keith Whittington will be on campus Friday for a public discussion. * * * Keith Whittington, a nationally renowned expert on free speech and American constitutional theory, will be on campus Friday to engage in a public conversation on "What Is Free Speech About?" The event takes place at 3:30 p.m. in Rockefeller 001. Joining Whittington in conversation will be Sonu Bedi, the Hans '80 an  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, May 23 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: Construction to shift Dartmouth's steam-based energy systems away from fossil fuels is set to begin June 17 with the installation of piping and electrical duct banks in multiple locations that will enable the transition from steam to hot-water heating using geo-exchange technology. The work follows President Sian Leah Beilock's April 22 announcement of the Dartmouth Climate Collaborative, a commitment to address cli  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, May 22 (TNSres) -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: For the second time in three years, five undergraduate students have been awarded Goldwater Scholarships in recognition of their outstanding promise in science, technology, engineering, and math research. "I'm thrilled that, once again, all five of our nominated students received the scholarship," says Christie Harner, assistant dean of faculty for fellowship advising. "To see such success on campus is a wo  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, May 25 (TNSres) -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: * * * Study examines misinformation about the U.S. during Taiwan's presidential election. * * * With more than 70 countries hosting national elections, 2024 is the biggest election year in history, according to The Economist. But how misinformation impacts elections, especially with the rise in content generated by artificial intelligence, continues to be of concern. A research team examined misinforma  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, May 24 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: The three candidates hoping to become the Democratic nominee for New Hampshire governor pitched themselves to young voters at Dartmouth on Wednesday as they tackled issues such as climate change, housing, and voting access. Prescott Herzog '25, president of the Dartmouth Democrats, started the night by pointing out a key voting bloc that could put one of the candidates in the governor's office. "No matter the winne  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, May 23 (TNSres) -- Dartmouth College issued the following news on May 22, 2024: * * * Study finds more frequent droughts challenge accuracy of classifications tied to aid. * * * In the nearly 25 years since the U.S. Drought Monitor was created, its weekly maps of drought conditions nationwide--which help direct emergency federal aid--have captured the steady march toward the drier, hotter reality of climate change, according to a new Dartmouth-based study. But the Dr  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: The infighting in the Republican primary for governor in New Hampshire continues to heat up, with Chuck Morse once again attacking former U.S. Senator Kelly Ayotte for her track record of supporting a bipartisan immigration bill during her time as a senator. The attacks come as Ayotte faces mounting scrutiny over her very public reversal on immigration, including a cringeworthy flip-flop on WMUR and a report   more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: A new report from New Hampshire Public Radio sets the record straight on former U.S. Senator Kelly Ayotte's and Chuck Morse's track records as the Republican primary heats up. As NHPR points out, both Morse and Ayotte are grappling with how their very public and extreme records are being received by New Hampshire voters, including on former President Trump, abortion, immigration, and Ayotte cashing in after se  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, May 22 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission issued the following order (No. 2024-00039) on May 20, 2024: * * * BRIAR HYDRO ASSOCIATES, LP, Request for Approval of Certification For RPS Eligibility (Penacook Upper Falls Hydroelectric Facility) ORDER GRANTING NEW RENEWABLE RESOURCE CERTIFICATIONS BARTLETT, Chairman; and SCULLY and GILBERT, Commissioners I. SUMMARY On February 16, 2024, Briar Hydro Associates, LP requested certification of its 3.02 megawatt (MW) hydroelect  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, May 23 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: Attorney General John M. Formella joined a coalition of 27 states Tuesday in defending American firearms manufacturers against attempts to hold the companies liable for gun violence in Mexico. If a lower court's ruling is allowed to stand, Americans' Second Amendment rights could be threatened. "The Second Amendment protects Americans' right to bear arms. Holding U.  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, May 24 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release: Attorney General John M. Formella joined the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and a bipartisan coalition of states in filing an antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., which owns Ticketmaster, alleging that the company has illegally monopolized the live entertainment industry. The lawsuit, which includes a request for structural relief, seeks to restore competitio  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, May 24 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: Attorney General John M. Formella announces that today, Steven Kramer, age 54, of New Orleans, LA, has been indicted on charges of felony voter suppression and misdemeanor impersonation of a candidate. On January 22, 2024, this Office announced that it was opening an investigation into reports of thousands of New Hampshire residents receiving a robocall message aski  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, May 24 -- The New Hampshire Department of Education issued the following news release: Continuing with its efforts to promote transparency and accountability, the New Hampshire Department of Education (NHED) has once again expanded its iPlatform school data portal to highlight district-specific spending at a more granular level. The new iFinance segment of iPlatform now offers a search engine that allows users to explore all DOE-25 financial documents submitted by New H  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, May 21 -- Gov. Christopher T. Sununu, R-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on May 20, 2024: Today, Governor Chris Sununu signed the following eight bills into law: * HB 1052: Relative to the format of excavating and dredging permit applications * HB 1302: Relative to elected conservation commissions in towns * HB 1361: Relative to municipal land use regulation for manufactured housing and subdivisions * HB 1382: Granting witness fee reimbursement to unr  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, May 23 (TNSres) -- Gov. Christopher T. Sununu, R-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Data from the Energy Information Administration's (EIA) "Electric Power Monthly" reports finds that residential electric rates in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island have all increased at a substantially greater rate than New Hampshire from 2017 to 2024. The data finds that on a cents-per kilowatt-hour basis for residential customers: * Rhode Island rates   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, May 24 -- The New Hampshire Department of Natural and Cultural Resources issued the following news release: The New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources has announced that the United States Secretary of the Interior has listed Mont Vernon's Old Meetinghouse in the National Register of Historic Places for its architecture and for its service to the community both as a center for town functions and as a place of worship. More commonly referred to as the Mont Vernon   more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: Ahead of President Biden's visit to New Hampshire, DNC spokesperson Addy Toevs released the following statement: "President Biden has always shown up for America's servicemembers and veterans -- from championing the historic PACT Act to expanding and strengthening the Department of Veterans Affairs. In contrast, Donald Trump mocked those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country, calling them 'los  more

LOWELL, Massachusetts, May 23 (TNSres) The University of Massachusetts Lowell campus issued the following news release: President Joe Biden is slightly ahead of former President Donald Trump in the race to win back the office among New Hampshire residents likely to vote in November, according to new poll results issued by the UMass Lowell Center for Public Opinion (https://www.uml.edu/Research/public-opinion/polls/default.aspx) and YouGov. Of 600 likely New Hampshire voters surveyed, Biden lea  more