NEW LONDON, N.H., Sept. 3 -- Colby-Sawyer College issued the following news: In response to a growing shortage of qualified health care professionals in specific areas of expertise both in New Hampshire and across the nation, Colby-Sawyer College has announced plans to add five new bachelor degree programs in health sciences. In addition, the college will be growing its undergraduate nursing program over the next decade. Beginning in the Fall of 2020, Colby-Sawyer plans to offer a series of pr  more

BERLIN, New Hampshire, Sept. 6 -- The Community College System of New Hampshire issued the following news release: * * * - Candidates Invited to Discuss Health and Growth of US Economy * * * The Community College System of New Hampshire (CCSNH) today announced a series of presidential candidate forums on the health and growth of U.S. economy, hosted in collaboration with the New Hampshire Union Leader and Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses. The series is intended to provide community coll  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, Sept. 5 -- Dartmouth College issued the following statement on border checkpoint activity: "Dartmouth's mission is to engage talented individuals from around the world in free and open exchanges of ideas and perspectives and the creation of new knowledge. That can only be accomplished when the world's most talented come to our campus to pursue their education and research. "While immigration and security are important national issues requiring responsible governmental o  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Sept. 5 -- 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 Marsh Pond. This waterbody has been carefully monitored by local biologists and weekly sampling and reporting has been conducted between them and NHDES. Several samples and surveys were conducted across the lake and the surface bloom appears to be gone. There is still som  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Sept. 5 -- 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 Pine River Pond that was issued on 8/30/2019. Reports of dense, blue-green mats were described to be covering the bottom of the nearshore areas of the lake along Lord Road in Sanbornville/Wakefield. Green Mountain Conservation Group (GMCG) and Acton/Wakefield Watershed Al  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Sept. 6 -- The New Hampshire Department of Fish and Game issued the following news: Eleven newly enacted laws designed to enhance safety on New Hampshire's Off Highway Recreational Vehicle (OHRV) and snowmobile trails will take effect on September 10, 2019, and enthusiasts should become familiar with these changes before the popular fall and winter riding seasons begin. House Bills 2019-591 and 592 focused on providing a more comprehensive approach to safety requirement  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Sept. 4 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 26,290) involving Eversource Energy: * * * - Petition For Licenses to Construct and Maintain Electric Lines Over and Across the Merrimack River between Merrimack and Litchfield and Land Owned by the State of New Hampshire in Litchfield - Order Nisi Granting Licenses * * * This order grants Public Service Company of New Hampshire d/b/a Eversource Energy (Eversource) lice  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Sept. 5 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following order dismissing petition and denying complaint (No. 26,291) involving Granite State Electric dba Liberty Utilities: APPEARANCES: Judith Tompson, pro se; Michael J. Sheehan, Esq., on behalf of Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electric) Corp., d/b/a Liberty Utilities; and Mary E. Schwarzer, Esq., on behalf of Commission Staff. This order confirms that Ms. Tompson has an arrearage dating back to  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Sept. 3 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following letter (No. DW 17-165) : Re: Abenaki Water Company, Inc., Request for Change in Rates, Extension of Time to Respond to Staff Recommendation To the Parties: On August 26, 2019, intervenor Omni Mount Washington, LLC (Omni) filed a letter requesting the Commission to hold the record in the above-captioned matter open until September 9, 2019, permitting Omni to file a response to Commission Staff  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Sept. 6 -- The New Hampshire Republican Party issued the following statement by Chairman Stephen Stepanek on New Hampshire Senate Majority Leader Dan Feltes claims that he is taking the pledge against a broad-based sales and income tax: "Since Dan Feltes has previously supported an income tax, his claim that he is opposed to a broad-based sales and income tax is a flat-out lie. Just this past legislative session, Feltes tried to sneak an income tax masked as a paid fami  more

PORTSMOUTH, New Hampshire, Sept. 3 -- The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services issued the following news release: On behalf of the 2019 New Hampshire Coastal Flood Risk Science and Technical Advisory Panel (STAP) Steering Committee, the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) is pleased to announce the publication of the New Hampshire Coastal Flood Risk Summary, Part I: Science (Part 1), as well as a request for input on the DRAFT New Hampshire Coastal Flood Ris  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Sept. 6 -- The New Hampshire Department of Transportation issued the following news release: * * * - Comments Will Help the Shape the Department's Vision, Goals and Objectives for Years to Come * * * Public Input Sought for the NH Pedestrian and Bicycle Transportation Plan Comments Will Help the Shape the Department's Vision, Goals and Objectives for Years to Come The New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT) seeks public input to help to update and shape   more

MISSOULA, Montana, Sept. 7 [TNSscienceresearch] -- The University of Montana issued the following news release: New research from the University of Montana suggests that streamflow variability brought on by climate change will negatively affect the survival of salamanders. UM biology Professor Winsor Lowe and his partners studied spring salamanders living in five New Hampshire streams. Like many streams around the globe, these waterways are experiencing greater fluctuations between low and hig  more

DURHAM, New Hampshire, Sept. 4 [TNSscienceresearch] -- The University of New Hampshire issued the following news release: Large, extreme events such as hurricanes and superstorms are becoming more frequent under a changing climate. Researchers with the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station at the University of New Hampshire are looking to new findings from Hurricane Maria, a category five hurricane that hit Puerto Rico in September 2017 to understand how large storms may affect New Engl  more