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State Tipoffs Involving New Hampshire Newsletter for Sunday August 25, 2024 ( 21 items )  

Biomedical Engineers Develop New Way to Help Surgeons See Cancer
HANOVER, New Hampshire, Aug. 21 (TNSres) -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: By Catha Mayor A new method to help surgeons distinguish cancer from healthy tissue in real time is closer to reality thanks to a joint effort by researchers at Dartmouth Engineering and the University of Wisconsin-Madison Dept. of Medical Physics. Their results, published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), demonstrate a way to use pressure to reveal diseased tissue with p  more

Christa McAuliffe Statue Unveiling Announced
CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 22 -- Gov. Christopher T. Sununu, R-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: The Christa McAuliffe State House Memorial Commission is pleased to announce that the unveiling of the Christa McAuliffe statue will be held on Monday, September 2, 2024, at 10 AM. Members of the public are encouraged to attend. "To see a hero like Christa McAuliffe memorialized in this way will undoubtedly inspire the next generation of students each time they visit the New Hamps  more

Dartmouth College: Study Finds Highest Prediction of Sea-Level Rise Unlikely
HANOVER, New Hampshire, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: * * * Paper questions model of rapid polar ice collapse, but says retreat is still dire. * * * In recent years, the news about Earth's climate--from raging wildfires and stronger hurricanes to devastating floods and searing heat waves--has provided little good news. A new Dartmouth-led study, however, reports that one of the worst-case projections of how high the world's oceans might rise as polar ice s  more

Dartmouth's Entrepreneurs Hall of Fame to Honor Two Alumni
HANOVER, New Hampshire, Aug. 22 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: * * * The Magnuson Center will welcome Chris Meledandri and Lew Cirne into the Hall of Fame at the September Dartmouth Entrepreneurs Forum. * * * By James Bressor The Hollywood producer responsible for the most successful animated film series ever and the code-writing executive who created one of the world's leading platforms for monitoring and enhancing web and mobile software are being honored as the newest me  more

Enforcement Actions Filed Against Kevin O'Leary for Violations of the New Hampshire Civil Rights Act
CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 24 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release: Attorney General John M. Formella announces the initiation of an enforcement action in the Rockingham County Superior Court by the Civil Rights Unit against Kevin O'Leary, 31, of Portsmouth, NH, alleging two violations of the New Hampshire Civil Rights Act. The civil complaint alleges that on April 8, 2024, Mr. O'Leary approached the entrance of Temple Israel in Portsmouth, NH and  more

Governor Chris Sununu Signs 14 Bills Into Law
CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 24 -- Gov. Christopher T. Sununu, R-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Aug. 23, 2024: Today, Governor Chris Sununu signed the following 14 bills into law: * HB 518: Relative to the administration of occupations by the office of professional licensure and certification * HB 1091: Relative to the financing of political campaigns * HB 1197: Relative to criminal background checks and relative to insurance coverage for intrauterine insemination * HB   more

N.H. PUC Issues Order Involving Eversource Energy
CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 23 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 27,049) on Aug. 22, 2024, involving Public Service Co. of New Hampshire dba Eversource Energy: * * * Proposed Purchase of Receivables Program Order Approving Settlement Agreement In this order, the Commission approves the parties' settlement agreement regarding Public Service Company of New Hampshire d/b/a Eversource Energy (Eversource or the Company) proposed Purchase of  more

N.H. PUC Issues Order Involving Liberty Utilities
CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 23 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 27,050) on Aug. 22, 2024, involving Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electric) Corp.: * * * 2023 Default Service Solicitations Order Denying New Hampshire DOE Motion for Rehearing of Order No. 27,025 This order denies a New Hampshire Department of Energy (DOE) motion for rehearing of the Commission's Order No. 27,025 relating to cost recovery by Liberty Utilities (Granite  more

N.H. PUC Issues Order Involving Low Income Electric Assistance Program
CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 22 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 27,048) on Aug. 21, 2024, involving Low Income Electric Assistance Program: * * * 2022-2023 Program Administrative Budgets Order Granting Joint Motion for Rehearing by Parties, Reopening the Record, and Staying Implementation of Ordering Clause of Order No. 27,031 This order approves a motion for rehearing of the Commission's Order No. 27,031 relating to the administratio  more

N.H. PUC Issues Order of Notice Involving Eversource Energy
CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 22 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following order (No. DE 24-087) involving Public Service Co. of New Hampshire dba Eversource Energy: * * * Petition for Exemption from Town of Bethlehem Zoning Ordinance, Art. II, Part D, under RSA 674:30, III COMMENCEMENT OF ADJUDICATIVE PROCEEDING AND NOTICE OF PREHEARING CONFERENCE On June 21, 2024, Public Service Company of New Hampshire d/b/a Eversource Energy (Eversource) filed a petition pursua  more

N.H. PUC Issues Order of Notice Involving Eversource Energy
CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 24 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following order (No. DE 24-046) on Aug. 23, 2024, involving Public Service Co. of New Hampshire dba Eversource Energy: * * * 2024 Energy Service Solicitations SUPPLEMENTAL ORDER OF NOTICE On June 20, 2024, the Commission issued Order No. 27,022, in which it required Public Service Company of New Hampshire d/b/a Eversource Energy (Eversource or the Company) to file with the Commission, no later than Au  more

N.H. PUC Issues Order of Notice Involving Lakeview Water
CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 24 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following order (No. DW 24-092) on Aug. 23, 2024, involving Lakeview Water Co. Inc.: * * * Petition for Permanent Discontinuance of Service COMMENCEMENT OF ADJUDICATIVE PROCEEDING AND NOTICE OF PREHEARING CONFERENCE On July 23, 2024, Lakeview Water Company, Inc. (Lakeview) filed a petition for permanent discontinuance of service pursuant to RSA 374:28. All docket filings, other than any information su  more

N.H. PUC Issues Order of Notice Involving Liberty Utilities
CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 24 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following order (No. DE 24-061) on Aug. 23, 2024, involving Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electric) Corp.: * * * 2024 Default Service Solicitations SUPPLEMENTAL ORDER OF NOTICE On June 27, 2024, the Commission issued Order No. 27,027, in which it required Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electric) Corp. d/b/a Liberty (Liberty or the Company) to file with the Commission, no later than August 7, 2024  more

N.H. PUC Issues Order of Notice Involving Unitil Energy Systems
CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 24 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following order (No. DE 24-065) on Aug. 23, 2024, involving Unitil Energy Systems Inc.: * * * 2024 Default Service Solicitations SUPPLEMENTAL ORDER OF NOTICE On June 14, 2024, the Commission issued Order No. 27,020, in which it required Unitil Energy Systems, Inc. (UES or the Company) to file with the Commission, no later than July 25, 2024, a proposal for an expanded ISO-New England market-based proc  more

N.H. PUC Issues Secretarial Letter on Eversource Energy
CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 22 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following letter (No. DE 24-087) on Aug. 20, 2024: * * * Re: Public Service Company of New Hampshire d/b/a Eversource Energy. Petition for Exemption from Town of Bethlehem Zoning Ordinance, Art. II, Part D, under RSA 674:30, III, 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 ex  more

N.H. PUC Issues Secretarial Letter on Lakeview Water
CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 24 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following letter (No. DW 24-092) on Aug. 23, 2024: * * * Re: Lakeview Water Company, Inc., Petition for Permanent Discontinuance of Service, 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 request for a particular indi  more

Nationally Recognized Public Policy Expert Appointed Director at Vermont Law and Graduate School
SOUTH ROYALTON, Vermont, Aug. 21 (TNSres) -- The Vermont Law and Graduate School issued the following news release: Vermont Law and Graduate School (VLGS) has announced the appointment of Stephen Pimpare, PhD, as the director of its newly launched Master of Public Policy program. He will also teach various courses on public policy. Pimpare brings more than two decades of experience and expertise in public policy, social work and education to his new role. His academic background includes teach  more

New Hampshire Files Brief Supporting Legal Challenge to Application of Massachusetts Gun Laws to New Hampshire Residents Temporarily Present in Massachusetts
CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 20 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release: Attorney General John M. Formella announces that New Hampshire is filing an amicus curiae brief with the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. This brief supports a Lowell (Massachusetts) District Court ruling that found Massachusetts' firearm regulations unconstitutional as applied to non-residents temporarily traveling to the state. The cases involve two New Hampshire residents w  more

Presidential Declaration Makes Aid Available in 2 Counties
CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 21 -- Gov. Christopher T. Sununu, R-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Aug. 20, 2024: Governor Chris Sununu announced today that President Joe Biden granted his request for a major disaster declaration in response to severe storms and flooding from July 10-13 that resulted in significant costs to local communities. Coos and Grafton counties are included in the declaration. "Communities in many areas of the state continue to face extraordinary weath  more

Resolution of Action Filed Against Hayden Anderson for Violations of the New Hampshire Civil Rights Act
CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 22 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release: Attorney General John M. Formella announces the resolution of a Civil Rights Act enforcement action filed against Hayden Anderson in Coos County Superior Court through a negotiated consent decree. On August 15, 2024, the Court approved that consent decree and found that Mr. Anderson violated the victims' civil rights when he trespassed upon their property three separate times to s  more

Route 111 Auto Sales, Inc. Signs Assurance of Discontinuance
CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 22 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release: Attorney General John M. Formella announces the acceptance of an Assurance of Discontinuance with Route 111 Auto Sales, Inc. to resolve an investigation of allegations of unfair and deceptive acts or practices committed at the Route 111 Auto Sales dealership in Hampstead. The Assurance was filed and accepted by the Merrimack Superior Court on August 14, 2024. The Assurance resolve  more