BERLIN, New Hampshire, Oct. 1 -- The Community College System of New Hampshire issued the following news release: In a celebration attended by three former governors, the Community College System of New Hampshire honored Paul J. Holloway with the prestigious Walter R. Peterson Award for Education and Public Service September 19 at Nashua Community College. "The seven community colleges of New Hampshire and the students who go there are an essential part of what this state will be into the fut  more

PLYMOUTH, New Hampshire, Oct. 2 -- The Community College System of New Hampshire issued the following news release: The second annual New Hampshire Governor's Cup robotics competition took place on September 28, 2019 at the ALLWell North facility at Plymouth State University. Twenty-six teams competed from across the state. In keeping with his mission to build New Hampshire's workforce for "not just tomorrow but for five, ten, twenty years," Governor Chris Sununu worked with the Community Coll  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, Oct. 4 [TNSmaterialsresearch] -- Dartmouth College issued the following news release: A Dartmouth-led study examining carbon stocks in an actively managed mixed wood forest in New Hampshire finds that places with more trees have more carbon stored in both the trees and the soil. The findings, published in Forest Ecology and Management, demonstrate the connection between above ground and below ground carbon, which has implications for forest management strategies. Unders  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 3 -- Granite State College issued the following news: Granite State College, New Hampshire's leading public provider of online higher education, has won the 2019 WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies (WCET) Outstanding Work (WOW) award for its innovative, online teacher preparation programs. Since 2004, WCET (the WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies) has presented the WCET Outstanding Work (WOW) award to colleges, universities, and organizations   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 1 -- The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services' Division of Public Health Services (DPHS) has released the 2018 Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) Hospital Report and the 2018 Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) Report. These reports use data provided by the 33 hospitals and 29 ASCs licensed in the State to communicate   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 4 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 26,296) involving Unitil Energy Systems: APPEARANCES: Gary Epler, Esq., on behalf of Unitil Energy Systems, Inc.; the Office of the Consumer Advocate by D. Maurice Kreis, Esq., on behalf of residential ratepayers; and F. Anne Ross, Esq., on behalf of Commission Staff. This order authorizes Unitil to recover the costs of power supply through energy service rates effective wit  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 2 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following letter (No. DE 19-133): Re: Public Service Company of New Hampshire d/b/a Eversource Energy Petition for Preauthorization of Westmoreland Clean Innovation Project Procedural Schedule To the Parties: On September 20, 2019, the Commission held a duly noticed prehearing conference in the above-referenced matter. Appearances were entered by Public Service Company of New Hampshire d/b/a Eversource   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Sept. 30 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following letter (No. DE 19-049): Re: Unitil Energy Systems, Inc. 2019 Default Service Scheduling Hearing To the Parties: On September 9, 2005, the Commission issued Order No. 24,511 in Docket No. DE 05-064, in which it approved Unitil Energy Systems, Inc. 's (Unitil) solicitation process for procuring default energy service for its G 1 and Non-G 1 customers. On September 27, 2019, Unitil filed a pet  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 3 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following letter (No. DM 19-159): To: Serghei Busmachiu, CEO/Founder, US Energy Solutions Inc, 1080 N. Delaware Ave., #511, Philadelphia, PA 19125 Re: US Energy Solutions Inc Application to Register as Provider of Electric Aggregation Service Dear Mr. Busmachiu, On October 1, 2019, US Energy Solutions Inc (US Energy) submitted an application with the Commission to register as a provider of electric agg  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 2 -- The New Hampshire Community Development Finance Authority issued the following news release: In recognition of the 4th annual national Energy Efficiency Day (EE Day) on Wednesday, October 2, 2019, the Community Development Finance Authority (CDFA) is joining regional and national organizations, businesses, utilities, universities, and individuals in promoting energy efficiency. Energy efficiency is an economic engine, with a U.S. workforce of more than 2.3 mil  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 1 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following news release: Two new studies this week found that under Governor Chris Sununu, New Hampshire is one of the few states in the country where income inequality and child poverty rates are rising. New Hampshire was one of only 10 states where the percentage of children living in neighborhoods of concentrated poverty increased. On Wednesday, a new report from The Annie E. Casey Foundation found that New Hamps  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Sept. 30 -- The New Hampshire Department of Insurance issued the following news release: The New Hampshire Insurance Department will host its annual public hearing on health insurance premiums and medical care cost drivers from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Friday, October 25, 2019, at the University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law in Concord. This year, the hearing will focus on insurance coverage and access to mental health care services. The hearing will inc  more

DURHAM, New Hampshire, Oct. 4 [TNSsociologyresearch] -- The University of New Hampshire issued the following news release: As the popular saying goes, "winter is coming," but is it? Researchers at the University of New Hampshire have found clear signs of a decline in frost days, snow covered days and other indicators of winter that could have lasting impacts on ecosystems, water supplies, the economy, tourism and human health. "Winter conditions are changing more rapidly than any other season   more