WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following statement by Communications Director David Turner in regarding Vice President Mike Pence's visit to New Hampshire: "As Mike Pence visits New Hampshire, Granite Staters won't forget Chris Sununu's loyalty to Mike Pence and Donald Trump comes at their expense. "Sununu stood by Trump even after he insulted New Hampshire by calling the state a 'drug-infested den.' Sununu even supported Trump's plan to rip away health c  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, July 2 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following gas order (No. 19-090) involving Northern Utilities: Petition for Authority to Issue Securities Order Approving Financing Petition 2RIIKR NO. 26,269 This order approves Northern's request to borrow up to $50 million and to issue corresponding unsecured long-term debt securities. Northern intends to use the money to pay off short-term debt the Company incurred to complete capital projects. I.  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, July 3 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. DE 19-111) involving Unitil Energy Systems: Annual Reconciliation and Rate Filing for Stranded Costs and External Delivery Charge Order Suspending Tariff and Scheduling a Hearing This order suspends a tariff proposing changes to Unitil's stranded cost charge and external delivery charge for effect with services rendered on and after August 1, 2019. The order schedules a hea  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, July 3 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following letter (No. DW 19-112) : To: CHAIRMAN, Martin P. Honigberg COMMISSIONERS, Kathryn M. Bailey, Michael S. Giaimo, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, Debra A. HOIMand RE: DW 19-112, Pennichuck East Utility, Inc. Petition for Waiver of Short Tenn Debt Limit and Motion for Temporary Extension of Order No. 25,280 Granting a Short Tenn Debt Limit Waiver Grant of Temporary Extension To the Parties: On June 2  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, July 3 -- The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services issued the following news release: A cyanobacteria bloom has been observed on Long Pond in Pelham, NH. Samples collected on 7/3/19, from the beach area, exceeded the State threshold of 70,000 cells/ml of cyanobacteria. The bloom appeared bright, blue-green with accumulations along the Pelham Town Beach. Surface blooms can rapidly change and accumulate in various locations around a waterbody. As a result, th  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, July 2 -- The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services issued the following news release: The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (DES) has REMOVED a cyanobacteria advisory issued on 6/20/2019. The cyanobacteria were identified as Anabaena/Dolichospermum. Samples collected 7/2/2019 revealed that there were few colonies, resulting in a cell count estimate of ~500 cells/ml. While the bloom has dissipated, DES advises that lake-goers should look out  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, July 2 -- The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services issued the following news release: The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (DES) has REMOVED a cyanobacteria advisory issued on 6/27/2019. The cyanobacteria were identified as Anabaena/Dolichospermum. Samples collected 7/2/2019 from the beach, boat and a location along Berry Rd. revealed no colonies of cyanobacteria. While the bloom has dissipated, DES advises that lake-goers should look out   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, July 2 -- The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services issued the following news release: The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (DES) has REMOVED a cyanobacteria advisory issued on 6/28/2019. The cyanobacteria were identified as Anabaena/Dolichospermum. Samples collected 7/2/2019 revealed that there were few colonies, resulting in a cell count estimate of ~250 cells/ml. While the bloom has dissipated, DES advises that lake-goers should look out  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, July 3 -- The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has announced that Sanctuary ATC has received a registration certificate to begin operations at its new dispensary location in Conway. Sanctuary expects the Conway dispensary will open to qualifying patients and designated caregivers on Saturday, July 6, 2019. In 2018, the NH Legislature approved SB388 in  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The Republican Governors Association issued the following news release: As New Hampshire Democratic Executive Councilor and trial lawyer Andru Volinsky launches an exploratory committee for a potential run for governor in 2020, the Republican Governors Association (RGA) released a new video highlighting his passion for finding new ways to tax Granite Staters. The video features footage of Volinsky speaking to the Andover Democrats in June, where he pushes to "normalize th  more

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, July 1 -- Sheehan Phinney Bass and Green, a law firm, issued the following news release: Sheehan Phinney attorney Nicole A. Faille has graduated from the New Hampshire Bar Association Leadership Academy. Graduates of the 2019 class will be recognized at the New Hampshire Bar Association Annual Meeting on June 29, 2019. Faille's practice focuses on complex Family Law matters, including divorce, post-divorce, parenting, and guardianship litigation and probate litigatio  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, July 2 -- The University of Massachusetts's Amherst campus issued the following news: Leykia Nulan, director of freshman admissions and assistant provost for diversity and enrollment at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, along with five others, received the 2019 Professional of the Year Award at the 2019 New England Association for College Admission Counseling (NEACAC) annual conference. The conference, held this year at the University of Rhode Island, provides a  more