HANOVER, New Hampshire, Sept. 27 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: * * * "Climate Tipping Points and the Arctic" draws international leaders to discussions. * * * By Bill Platt Dartmouth partnered with the University of the Arctic and the Finnish Consulate in convening an event focused on climate tipping points and the Arctic during Climate Week NYC, an international conference bringing together senior leaders from government, civil society, business, and the climate sector.   more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, Sept. 26 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: * * * Legal scholar Sherrilyn Ifill kicks off Dartmouth's 2024 Election Speaker Series. * * * By Charlotte Albright With Election Day six weeks away, Dartmouth kicked off its 2024 Election Speaker Series Tuesday evening with civil rights lawyer and scholar Sherrilyn Ifill, who discussed ways the Supreme Court wields power to build or weaken the foundations of democracy. Ifill served as president and director-  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, Sept. 24 (TNSres) -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: * * * A Dartmouth-led study compiles 16 models for the clearest projection of melting after 2100. * * * A Dartmouth-led study by more than 50 climate scientists worldwide provides the first clear projection of how carbon emissions may drive the loss of Antarctica's ice sheet over the next 300 years. The future of Antarctica's glaciers after 2100 becomes uncertain when looking at existing ice-sheet mode  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, Sept. 25 (TNSres) -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: * * * Students will help coordinate a survey of New Hampshire voters on key races this fall. * * * Jason Barabas '93, director of the Nelson A. Rockefeller Center for Public Policy, is launching The Dartmouth Poll in conjunction with his fall course on election polling, seeking to lock in best practices for polling in New Hampshire. The aim is to complete two polls for public release before the Nov. 5   more

ITHACA, New York, Sept. 24 -- Cornell University issued the following news: John A. Nation, professor emeritus of electrical and computer engineering, whose research on high-power microwave generation helped drive Cornell's role in advancing plasma studies and fusion energy, died on Sept. 3 in Rye, New Hampshire. He was 89. Nation joined the Cornell faculty in 1965 and served as associate director of the Laboratory for Plasma Studies before serving as director of the School of Electrical and C  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Sept. 24 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release: Attorney General John M. Formella announces that the Rockingham County Grand Jury has returned fifteen indictments charging former attorney Justin Nadeau, age 51, with a class A felony count of Theft by Deception, two class A felony counts of Financial Exploitation of an Elderly, Disabled, or Impaired Adult, one class B felony count of Forgery, and eleven class B felony counts of   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Sept. 26 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release: Attorney General John M. Formella announces that six individuals have been indicted by the Hillsborough County Grand Jury as the result of a lengthy investigation conducted by the United States Postal Inspection Service into cocaine being trafficked from Puerto Rico to Nashua, New Hampshire and Lawrence, Massachusetts through the United States Mail. Delvin Castillo Portorreal, ag  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Sept. 26 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release: Attorney General John M. Formella and Colonel Mark B. Hall of the New Hampshire State Police announce that Merrimack County and Belknap County Grand Juries have returned indictments against Joel Soto Sanchez and Yunior Elliandri Perez Herrera for their roles in drug trafficking and sales in Concord and Tilton. Mr. Soto Sanchez is charged with three counts of selling fentanyl in e  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Sept. 27 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release: Attorney General John M. Formella announces that the Director of Charitable Trusts will host a public hearing regarding a proposed asset purchase transaction between Catholic Medical Center of Manchester, New Hampshire and Manchester Health Services, LLC, a subsidiary of HCA Healthcare, Inc., a Delaware corporation. The public hearing will take place at Manchester Memorial High   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Sept. 26 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following statement on Sept. 25, 2024: * * * Attorney General John M. Formella releases the following statement on Exeter Hospital's proposed cuts to patient service offerings: "Exeter Hospital recently announced a series of proposed cuts of healthcare services impacting patient care for thousands, negatively impacting local municipalities, and directly affecting programs and services vital to seniors   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Sept. 25 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following order (No. DG 24-103) on Sept. 24, 2024, involving Northern Utilities Inc.: * * * Petition for Approval of Revenue Decoupling Adjustment Factor and Waiver of Revenue Decoupling Adjustment Cap COMMENCEMENT OF ADJUDICATIVE PROCEEDING AND NOTICE OF HEARING On September 16, 2024, Northern Utilities, Inc. (Northern) filed a petition for approval of separate Revenue Decoupling Adjustment Factor (  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Sept. 26 -- The New Hampshire Department of Insurance issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2024: The New Hampshire Insurance Department (NHID) today announces that it has been awarded a $610,871 grant under the Expanding Access to Women's Health Program. The grant, funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), will support the NHID's efforts to improve access to essential women's he  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Sept. 26 -- The New Hampshire Department of Education issued the following news release: The New Hampshire Department of Education is pleased to announce that two New Hampshire schools have been recognized as 2024 National Blue Ribbon Schools. The Bernice A. Ray Elementary School in Hanover and the Academy for Science and Design public charter school in Nashua were named to this esteemed list of schools being honored for their exemplary teaching and learning. "As New H  more

DURHAM, New Hampshire, Sept. 26 (TNSres) -- The University of New Hampshire issued the following news release: * * * Plants can help stabilize soil carbon levels despite rising temperatures * * * New England's forests confront multiple environmental challenges like rising temperatures due to climate change and increased atmospheric nitrogen deposits from burning fossil fuels. Scientists have previously studied the impact of both independently but for the first time researchers at the Univers  more