CONCORD, New Hampshire, Jan. 28 -- New Hampshire Attorney General Gordon J. MacDonald issued the following news release: Attorney General Gordon J. MacDonald issues a warning regarding a scam using his name and title in a forged letter that appears to notify the recipient that a legal proceeding has been initiated against them. The letter, which appears to be on Department of Justice letterhead and signed by Attorney General Gordon MacDonald, also requests a payment from the recipient as part o  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, Feb. 1 [TNSsociologyresearch] -- Dartmouth College issued the following news release: A Dartmouth-led study finds that two common economic interventions in Afghanistan designed to improve economic livelihoods and win the "hearts of minds" of civilians was ineffective in reducing support for the Taliban in the long run. When civilians support the insurgency, they are more apt to provide assistance to combatants, such as by providing food or tips on the government's where  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 1 -- The New Hampshire Department of Cultural Resources Division of Historical Resources issued the following news release: The New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources is pleased to announce that the State Historical Resources Council has added four properties to the New Hampshire State Register of Historic Places. Originally an observation tower built in 1898, St. John's on the Lake Chapel was purchased by the Episcopalian Diocese in 1926 to serve Meredith'  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 1 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following order of notice (No. DG 20-013) involving Residential Low Income Assistance Program For Natural Gas Customers: Consideration of Program Design Changes ORDER OF NOTICE On January 23, 2020, Commission Staff (Staff) filed a staff recommendation, proposing that the Commission open a generic docket to consider changes to the residential low income assistance program for natural gas customers (RLIAP  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 1 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 26,332) involving Public Service Company of New Hampshire d/b/a Eversource Energy: Petition for Adjustment to Stranded Cost Recovery Charge Rate Order Approving Adjustment APPEARANCES: Matthew J. Fossum, Esq., on behalf of Public Service Company of New Hampshire d/b/a Eversource Energy; the Office of the Consumer Advocate by D. Maurice Kreis, Esq., on behalf of residential r  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 1 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following water order (No. 26,329) involving LAKES REGION WATER COMPANY, INC. - DOCKHAM SHORES: Request for Change in Rates Order Suspending Proposed Tariffs and Scheduling Prehearing Conference This order suspends Lakes Region Water Company's proposed tariffs for temporary and permanent rate increases for 12 months, pending further investigation. It also schedules a prehearing conference for March 4, 20  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Jan. 29 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following letter (No. DM 20-010): To: Daniel Joyce, President, Balanced Rock Energy, Inc,. 41 Stonegate Cir. Wilbraham, MA 01095 Re: Balanced Rock Energy, Inc. Application to Renew Registration as a Provider of Electric Aggregation Service Dear Mr. Joyce: On January 27, 2020, Balanced Rock Energy, Inc. (Balanced Rock) submitted an application with the Commission to renew its registration as a provider  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 1 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following letter (No. DM 20-012): To: David Mannherz, Executive V.P., NORESCO, LLC, 1 Research Drive, Suite 400C, Westborough, MA 01581 Re: NORESCO, LLC Application to Register as Provider of Electric Aggregation Service Dear Mr. Mannherz, On January 29, 2020, NORESCO, LLC (NORESCO submitted an application with the Commission to register as a provider of electric aggregation service. Commission Staff   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 1 -- The New Hampshire Republican Party issued the following statement by Chairman Stephen Stepanek: In a recent Letter-to-the-Editor supporting floundering DNC establishment Presidential candidate Joe Biden, former State Senator Deb Reynolds, who has not been in office for nearly a decade, presented herself as a current State Senator for District 02. "Voters in State Senate District 02 are proudly represented by State Senator Bob Giuda and no letter pushed from t  more

DURHAM, New Hampshire, Jan. 29 -- The New Hampshire Department of Fish and Game issued the following news: The State of New Hampshire has been notified by the National Marine Fisheries Service of a vacancy for New Hampshire's at-large seat for the New England Fishery Management Council. The New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC) is one of eight regional councils in the United States established by federal regulation in 1976. NEFMC is charged with conserving and managing fishery resource  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Jan. 28 -- The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: As reports of the 2019 novel coronavirus continue, the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Division of Public Health Services (DPHS) is monitoring for potential cases and taking precautions to limit the impact if the virus is found in New Hampshire. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state and local health department  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Jan. 29 -- The New Hampshire Judicial Branch issued the following news release: * * * - The implementation of e-filing at in the Circuit Courts continues * * * The NH Judicial Branch announced that civil cases and name change cases in the Circuit Court are going electronic. On February 12, 2020 new filings in these case types will join small claims, guardianships, and wills and estate cases that are already electronic in the Circuit Court. See Administrative Order 202  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Jan. 28 -- The New Hampshire Supreme Court issued the following order regarding making of Oct. 29, 2019 rule amendments effective on Feb. 12, 2020: Electronic Filing in Circuit Court - Effective Date of Rule Amendments Set Forth in October 29, 2019 Order On October 29, 2019, the Supreme Court adopted a number of amendments to Circuit Court rules designed to facilitate the implementation of electronic filing in civil cases filed in the Circuit Court. The October 29, 2019  more

DURHAM, New Hampshire, Jan. 31 [TNSscientificresearch] -- The University of New Hampshire issued the following news release: Lawns have long played a role in neighborhood status and appealing to prospective buyers. But they can also be an important piece of the ecological picture when it comes to carbon storage--the prevention of releasing carbon into the atmosphere that can increase global warming. Researchers at the University of New Hampshire found that when looking more closely at carbon st  more

DURHAM, New Hampshire, Jan. 30 -- The University of New Hampshire issued the following news release: When the new Solar Orbiter blasts off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in early February, it will carry with it an instrument designed and built by researchers from the University of New Hampshire Space Science Center (SSC) to study the Earth's closest star, the sun. The international mission, led by the European Space Agency (ESA) in collaboration with NASA, will focus on the heliosphere -- the  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Jan. 28 -- Gov. Tony Evers, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release on Jan. 27: Gov. Tony Evers also announced that Brigadier General Laurie Farris of the New Hampshire National Guard will oversee the implementation of the Wisconsin National Guard's corrective action plan required by Executive Order #62. "While there is a lot of work to do, I am confident that with the right leadership we'll be able to implement lasting, positive change in the Wisconsin National Guar  more