BERLIN, New Hampshire, Aug. 22 -- The Community College System of New Hampshire issued the following news release: Rapid growth often requires employees to quickly adapt, take on new responsibilities and advance into leadership roles. It can also change a company's identity. Chinburg Properties, which has grown from a small family business to one of the largest builders and developers of homes and housing units in the Seacoast region, recognized the challenges associated with this level of grow  more

ITHACA, New York, Aug. 23 [TNSscienceresearch] -- Cornell University issued the following news: This summer, a small team of citizen scientists - including two students from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences - bushwhacked their way through dense forest growth and clouds of biting insects. Their mission: gather scientific data about tree growth that could be key to the long-term health of New Hampshire's sugar maples. The two undergraduates - funded by a Cornell Engaged Undergraduat  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, Aug. 15 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news release: A Dartmouth-led research team has identified a non-verbal, neural marker of autism. This marker shows that individuals with autism are slower to dampen neural activity in response to visual signals in the brain. This first-of-its kind marker was found to be independent of intelligence and offers an objective way to potentially diagnose autism in the future. The results are published in Current Biology. "Au  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: Former Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker came to New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu's defense for his recent veto of a bill creating an independent nonpartisan redistricting commission in a Concord Monitor op-ed. It's beyond parody. Scott Walker applauded Sununu for not listening to "out-of-state interests." Where did Walker pen this op-ed from? D.C.? Aspen? Wisconsin? Walker seems a little confused about this so we  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 21 -- New Hampshire Attorney General Gordon J. MacDonald issued the following news release: Attorney General Gordon J. MacDonald announces the release of the first bi-annual report authored by Jeffrey T. Maher, the Independent Compliance Overseer for St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire. On September 13, 2018, the Attorney General's Office entered into a Settlement Agreement with St. Paul's School. The Agreement resolved this Office's investigation into St.   more

BERLIN, New Hampshire, Aug. 21 -- The Community College System of New Hampshire issued the following news release: * * * - Fall 2019 Semester to Mark Final Days in Office for MCC Leader; Legacy Includes Successful Capital Expansions, Program Growth * * * Following a distinguished tenure marked by consistent growth of student enrollment, increased graduation rates and an unprecedented expansion of programs, Manchester Community College (MCC) President Dr. Susan D. Huard announced her retireme  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 21 -- The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services issued the following news release: A cyanobacteria bloom has been observed on Showell Pond in Sandown, NH. The bloom appeared as blue-green clouds in the water, accumulating along the shorelines and coves. However, even where the water looks clear cyanobacteria are present. Samples collected on 8/21 exceeded the State threshold of 70,000 cells/ml of cyanobacteria. The cyanobacteria were identified as Micro  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 21 -- The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services issued the following news release: A cyanobacteria bloom has been observed on Wicwas Lake in Meredith, NH. The bloom appeared as tiny blue-green specks in the water, accumulating along a few of the shorelines. Samples collected on 8/19 exceeded the State threshold of 70,000 cells/ml of cyanobacteria. Water samples contained 466,675 cells/ml of cyanobacteria, containing varieties of Anabaena/Dolichospermum,  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 20 -- 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 8/15/2019. The cyanobacteria were identified, containing mostly Anabaena/Dolichospermum. The bloom quickly dissipated and samples on 8/19 revealed that the bloom is no longer present from the beach area. Please continue to monitor your individual shoreline for chang  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 20 -- 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 for Mirror Lake issued on 8/7/2019. There is still a presence of cyanobacteria species. However, water near the main beach and boat ramp appeared clear and the bloom has mostly dissipated from what we could see as of 8/19. The cell concentrations at the beach were only 300 ce  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 20 -- The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services issued the following news release: A cyanobacteria bloom has been observed on Scobie Pond, also known as Haunted Lake, in Francestown, NH. The bloom appeared as tiny blue-green clumps in the water, accumulating along the shorelines and coves. Samples collected on 8/19 exceeded the State threshold of 70,000 cells/ml of cyanobacteria. Water samples contained 204,000 cells/ml of the cyanobacteria taxon, Oscil  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 19 -- The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: The NH Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health Services (DPHS) has announced that New Hampshire is one of six states recently awarded a biomonitoring grant from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The five-year award provides $5,162,497 million to enhance the Public Health Laboratories' (PHL) Biomonitoring program. This  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 19 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following letter (No. DW 19-035) : Re: DW 19-035, Pennichuck East Utilities, Inc. 2019 Petition of PEU for Qualified Capital Project Adjustment Charge Suspension of Procedural Schedule To the Parties: On August 15, 2019, Commission Staff(Staff) filed a letter requesting suspension of the procedural schedule approved in the above-captioned matter, including an extension of the August 15 deadline for fil  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 22 -- New Hampshire Attorney General Gordon J. MacDonald issued the following news release: Attorney General Gordon J. MacDonald joined Attorney General Josh Stein (NC), and Attorney General Leslie Rutledge (AR) in Washington, D.C. today to announce that as a result of a bipartisan, public/private coalition of 51 attorneys general and 12 phone companies, eight principles to fight illegal robocalls have been adopted. This agreement will help protect phone users from   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 23 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following order of notice (No. DE 18-057) involving Eversource Energy: ORDER OF NOTICE On May 17, 2019, Public Service Company of New Hampshire d/b/a Eversource Energy (Eversource) and Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electric) Corp. d/b/a Liberty Utilities (Liberty) filed a joint petition to recover costs, which they incurred to change their respective billing systems pursuant to Order No. 26,132 (May  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 20 -- The New Hampshire Republican Party issued the following statement by Chairman Stephen Stepanek on the special election for the Epping state representative seat: "Congratulations to Michael Vose on his victory tonight in Epping! New Hampshire Republicans are eager to get behind our candidate and do everything we can to secure victory in October. "Michael's agenda of lowering taxes, cutting regulations, and responsible budgeting stands in stark contrast with hi  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 20 -- The North Carolina Utilities Commission issued the following order (Docket No. WR-1894): In the Matter of Notification by MA Ethan Pointe at Burlington, LLC, 116 South River Road, Building E, Unit 7C, Bedford, New Hampshire 03110, of Revised Rates and Fees for Charging for Water and/or Sewer Utility Service in Ethan Pointe Apartments in Alamance County, North Carolina Order Approving Tariff Revision BY THE COMMISSION: On August 7, 2019, MA Ethan Pointe at B  more

DURHAM, New Hampshire, Aug. 20 [TNSscienceresearch] -- The University of New Hampshire issued the following news release: New Hampshire's commercial oyster farming industry is strong and growing, with substantial growth potential to increase production, according to a researcher with the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station at the University of New Hampshire. "The growth of oyster farming in the state is strong, and likely to continue for quite some time," said Ray Grizzle, research p  more