CONCORD, New Hampshire, July 22 -- The New Hampshire Department of Fish and Game issued the following news: Michael Eastman has been selected to fill the Administrative Captain's position for the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department's Law Enforcement Division. In his new role, Eastman will be in charge of off-highway recreational vehicle (OHRV) enforcement and safety education, including oversight of training for enforcement patrol procedures and tactics, as well as dealing with legislation r  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, July 23 [TNSsociologyresearch] -- Dartmouth College issued the following news release: In recent months, news reports in China and the United States have noted with concern that the fertility rates in these countries have fallen to record lows. (China's current fertility rate is now the lowest since 1961, while the U.S. fertility rate in 2018 was the lowest ever recorded). Although societal aging is likely to reduce economic growth, older societies may make the world mor  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, July 24 -- The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services issued the following news release: Today, New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services Commissioner Bob Scott provided testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Reform's Subcommittee on Environment regarding the impact of Per- and Polyfluoralkyl Substances (PFAS) contamination on New Hampshire's environment. The Subcommittee held a hearing to examine the widespread  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, July 25 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following letter (No. DM 19-129) : TO: Karl Shaw. COO, Telco Pros Inc. d/b/a TPI Efficiency Consulting, 2019 Center Street, Suite 502 Cleveland, OH 44113 Re: DM 19-129, Telco Pros Inc. d/b/a TPI Efficiency Consulting Application to Renew Registration as Provider of Natural Gas Aggregation Service Dear Mr. Shaw: On July 24, 2019, Telco Pros Inc. d/b/a TPI Efficiency Consulting (TPI) submitted an appli  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, July 25 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following news release: Bill O'Brien, who has begun self-identifying as "Trump before Trump," launched his campaign for the U.S. Senate last night by joining his crowd in chants to "send her home," channeling the chants heard at last week's Trump rally. Days after even President Donald Trump appeared to denounce his supporters for chanting "send her back" at one of his rallies -- a cry echoing his own racist attac  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, July 25 -- The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services issued the following news release: A cyanobacteria bloom has been observed on Province Lake. Samples collected on 7/24/19 and 7/25/19 exceeded the State threshold of 70,000 cells/ml of cyanobacteria. Samples contained the cyanobacteria taxon, Anabaena/Dolichospermum. Sample identification was first confirmed by UNH and duplicate samples are currently being collected and analyzed by DES. The bloom appears b  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, July 25 -- 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 for Elm Brook. Samples collected 7/25/2019 revealed that there were no cyanobacteria. While the bloom has dissipated, DES advises that lake-goers should look out for surface scum accumulations. Please continue to monitor your individual shoreline for changing condition  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, July 22 -- The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services issued the following news release: A cyanobacteria bloom has been observed along Elm Brook Park beach and shorelines around the reservoir in Hopkinton, NH. Samples collected on 7/22/19 exceeded the State threshold of 70,000 cells/ml of cyanobacteria. Samples contained 258,000 cells/ml of the cyanobacteria taxa: Woronichinia, Anabaena/Dolichospermum, and Oscillatoria/Planktothrix. The bloom appeared as brow  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- The Republican Governors Association issued the following news release: GOP governors across the country continue to set the bar high for results-driven leadership. And voters know it. The latest Morning Consult quarterly gubernatorial surveys show that the top ten most popular governors are again all Republicans. Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker received the highest approval rating at 73 percent, followed closely by Governor Larry Hogan of Maryland with a 70 percent  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, July 26 -- The New Hampshire Department of Transportation issued the following news release: * * * - Public Involvement Process Helps to Shape Transportation Projects for the 2021-2030 Plan * * * The Governor's Advisory Commission on Intermodal Transportation (GACIT), which is made up of the five Executive Councilors and the Commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT), announces two public meetings. The first is scheduled for Wednesday, July  more

MOULTONBOROUGH, New Hampshire, July 23 -- U-Haul, a subsidiary of Amerco, issued the following news release: U-Haul(R) recently acquired the former Moultonboro Self Storage(R) facility located at 1060 Whittier Hwy. to better meet the moving and self-storage demands of local residents. U-Haul of Moultonborough Self-Storage offers truck and trailer sharing, towing equipment, moving supplies and more. The property features 200 drive-up self-storage units with security features that are available   more

DURHAM, New Hampshire, July 25 [TNSscienceresearch] -- The University of New Hampshire issued the following news release: Granite State residents generally favor keeping a dam when needed for hydropower but otherwise support removal above preservation of industrial history, maintenance of waterfront property values or maintenance of lake and pond-based recreation, according to new survey research released by the Carsey School of Public Policy at the University of New Hampshire. The researchers  more

DURHAM, New Hampshire, July 22 [TNSscienceresearch] -- The University of New Hampshire issued the following news release: Researchers with the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station at the University of New Hampshire have found that eggplant varieties developed specifically for growing in greenhouses and high tunnels produced a prolific amount of fruit, offering Granite State growers another option for summer vegetable production. "A survey of high tunnel producers in 2016 indicated tha  more