CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 30 -- The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services issued the following joint statement with Division for Children and Youth and Families on the System Learning Review Summary Report issued by the Office of the Child Advocate: "Every child death is a tragedy and deserves our attention so we as a State can learn how to prevent this outcome in the future. As a learning organization, we appreciate the review of past traumatic events and recommendations to   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 31 -- The New Hampshire Department of Insurance issued the following news release: Today, Insurance Commissioner John Elias spoke at an Open Enrollment press conference at the Amoskeag Health Center in Manchester to share information about the Health Insurance Marketplace and Open Enrollment for the approximately 39,000 state residents who will purchase health insurance in the individual market for 2020 coverage. Open enrollment in the individual Health Insurance Ma  more

KEENE, New Hampshire, Nov. 1 -- Keene State College issued the following news release: Dr. Meenalosini Vimal Cruz, assistant professor of computer science, and senior computer science major, Matthew Pittendreigh, are working together on research that uses machine learning and deep learning techniques, types of Artificial Intelligence technology, to detect patterns that automatically classify brain tumors and skin disorders as benign or malignant, using a dataset. "The goal is to learn how a de  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 30 -- 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 Keyser Pond in Henniker issued on 7/11/2019. Samples have been collected weekly by New England College and DES to monitor changing conditions. Surface accumulations had decreased by 10/17 but clumps of benthic cyanobacteria were still found to be accumulating along the sh  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 31 -- The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services issued the following news release: Cyanobacteria blooms have been sporadically observed along shorelines of a few lakes and ponds this week. NHDES advises lake users to avoid contact with the water in areas experiencing elevated levels of cyanobacteria. NHDES also advises the public to keep their pets out of any waters that have a cyanobacteria bloom. Be cautious of lake water that has a surface scum, cha  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 29 -- The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Division for Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) announces that New Hampshire is one of seven state and local jurisdictions selected for a national program that will explore transforming the juvenile justice system to ensure better outcomes for youth. The program will bring together cross-disciplinary teams from the   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 31 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following gas order (No. 26,305) involving Liberty Utilities: This order approves Liberty-Keene's proposed winter 2019-2020 cost of gas rates for the period November 1, 2019, through April 30, 2020, on a provisional basis. A portion of the rate is subject to refund should the Commission later determine that Liberty-Keene's conversion from propane-air to compressed natural gas was imprudent. The initial   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 29 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following gas order (No. 26,303) involving Northern Utilities Inc.: This order approves a proposal by Northern Utilities for 2019-2020 winter and 2020 summer cost of gas rates. The initial residential rate for the winter period (November 1, 2019 - April 30, 2020) will be $0.5861 per therm with a local delivery adjustment charge of $0.0706 per therm, effective November 1, 2019. A residential heating custo  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 29 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following letter (No. DG 19-161): Re: Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty Utilities Request for Change in Rates Motions to Waive Puc 1604.01 and Puc 1605.02 To the Parties: On October 1, 2019, Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty Utilities (Liberty or the Company) filed a notice of intent to file rate schedules on October 31, 2019, seeking a $11 mi  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 29 -- The New Hampshire Supreme Court issued the following order adopting amendments to Supreme Court rules: Pursuant to Part II, Article 73-a of the New Hampshire Constitution and Supreme Court Rule 51, the Supreme Court of New Hampshire adopts the following amendments to court rules. I. Supreme Court Rules 12-D and 20. Non-Precedential Status of Orders. (These amendments make clear that orders issued in confidential cases should not be cited or referenced in ple  more

DURHAM, New Hampshire, Oct. 29 -- The University of New Hampshire issued the following news release: About 70% of Granite State residents support the sharing of driver's license photos with the FBI for inclusion in the national facial recognition database, according to new survey research released by the Carsey School of Public Policy at the University of New Hampshire. Currently, New Hampshire is not one of the 21 states that shares Department of Motor Vehicles data. "The implications of the   more