HANOVER, New Hampshire, March 13 [TNSgeneralresearch] -- Dartmouth College issued the following news release: Fifty years ago, Monty Python's famous sketch, "The Ministry of Silly Walks," first aired on BBC One. The sketch pokes fun at the inefficiency of government bureaucracy. It opens with the Minister (John Cleese) walking in a rather unusual manner to his work, the Ministry of Silly Walks, where Mr. Pudey (Michael Palin) is waiting to meet with him to apply for a government grant to develo  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 10 -- New Hampshire Attorney General Gordon J. MacDonald issued the following news release: Attorney General Gordon J. MacDonald and Secretary of State William M. Gardner issue information regarding COVID-19 as it relates to Tuesday, March 10, 2020, Municipal Elections. Many municipalities will be holding elections and/or deliberative sessions tomorrow. State officials have received inquiries about elections in light of the COVID-19 issue. On Friday, the Secretar  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 11 -- New Hampshire Attorney General Gordon J. MacDonald issued the following news release: Attorney General Gordon J. MacDonald and Department of Employment Security Commissioner George Copadis announce that Nicole Bastarache, age 40, of Manchester, New Hampshire, pleaded guilty and was sentenced on March 6, 2020, in Hillsborough County Superior Court - Northern District, on one count of unemployment compensation fraud, a class B felony. Ms. Bastarache was charge  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 13 -- The New Hampshire Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * - Would allow for meal service at schools and child care centers * * * The New Hampshire Department of Education is seeking three waivers from the United States Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Services. The purpose of these waivers is to support schools and communities in providing meals to children in areas experiencing school disruptions in response to COVID-  more

DURHAM, New Hampshire, March 11 -- The New Hampshire Department of Fish and Game issued the following news: Two lucky winners in the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department's 2019 Striped Bass Survey raffle recently took home their prizes. The winners were Michael Toole of Stratham, NH, and George Murray of Epsom, NH. The Department extends thanks to both anglers for helping to monitor this precious resource. Thanks also go to the additional 44 striped bass anglers who took the time to fill out   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 13 -- The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has announced a new presumptive positive test result for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. There are currently 6 positive cases in New Hampshire. The person is an adult male from Rockingham County who traveled to multiple countries in Europe. The person self-isolated upon return fro  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 13 -- Gov. Christopher T. Sununu, R-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Governor Chris T. Sununu announced that Insurance Commissioner Nicolopoulos has issued an Order requiring New Hampshire health insurers to cover services associated with testing for the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) without cost-sharing, and to take a series of related measures designed to promote early detection and access to prevention, treatment, and recovery services. The  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 13 -- Gov. Christopher T. Sununu, R-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Governor Chris Sununu, the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, and NH Homeland Security and Emergency Management, announced that 211NH has been mobilized to handle all COVID-19 related calls from New Hampshire residents. All residents with questions or concerns surrounding the COVID-19 outbreak can call 2-1-1. "211NH will serve as a coordinated and streamlined   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 14 -- Gov. Christopher T. Sununu, R-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 13: Governor Chris Sununu, HHS Commissioner Lori Shibinette, and Department of Safety Assistant Commissioner Perry Plummer have announced the activation of the Emergency Operations Center at the Incident Planning and Operations Center in Concord, New Hampshire effective immediately to assist in the state's response to the COVID-19 outbreak. "We are opening the Emergency O  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 11 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 26,338) involving Public Service Company of New Hampshire d/b/a Eversource Energy: Petition for Licenses to Construct and Maintain Electric Lines Over and Across the Squamscott River between the Towns of Stratham and Exeter, and Over and Across Land Owned by the State of New Hampshire in the Town of Sandown Order Nisi Granting Licenses This order grants Eversource license  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 10 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 26,337) involving Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electric) Corp. d/b/a Liberty Utilities: Petition to Approve Battery Storage Pilot Program Order Nisi Extending Phase 1 Battery Installations Pursuant to RSA 365:28, the Commission amends Order No. 26,209 (January 17, 2019), by extending until June 30, 2020, the deadline for installation of the first 100 customer-sited ba  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 10 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 26,336) involving Renewable Energy Incentive Program for Commercial and Industrial Solar Programs: Order Modifying Program Terms and Reopening Program This order approves modifications to the existing incentive program for solar energy projects undertaken by commercial and industrial electric customers, and reopens the program. I. PROCEDURAL HISTORY RSA 362-F:10, VIII au  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 12 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following letter (No. DM 20-026): To: John Kim, President, Global Energy, LLC, 214 Saint Paul St., Ste. # 1, Westfield, NJ 07090 Re: Global Energy, LLC Application to Renew Registration as Provider of Natural Gas Aggregation Service Dear Mr. Kim: On March 2, 2020, Global Energy, LLC (Global Energy) filed an application to renew its registration as a provider of natural gas aggregation service. On Mar  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 12 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following letter (No. DM 20-028): To: Mark Mininberg, President, Hospital Energy, LLC, 7 Portwalk Place, Suite 1523, Portsmouth, NH 03801 Re: Hospital Energy, LLC Application to Register as Provider of Natural Gas Aggregation Service Dear Mr. Mininberg: On March 6, 2020, Hospital Energy, LLC (Hospital Energy) submitted an application with the Commission to register as a provider of natural gas aggreg  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 12 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following letter (No. DM 20-029): To: Mark Mininberg, President, Hospital Energy, LLC, 7 Portwalk Place, Suite 1523, Portsmouth, NH 03801 Re: Hospital Energy, LLC Application to Register as Provider of Electric Aggregation Service Dear Mr. Mininberg, On March 6, 2020, Hospital Energy, LLC (Hospital Energy) submitted an application with the Commission to register as a provider of electric aggregatio  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 11 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following letter (No. DE 19-064): Re: Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electric) Corp. d/b/a Liberty Utilities Petition for Permanent and Temporary Rates Cancellation of March 10, 11 and 26 Hearings To the Parties: By Secretarial Letter dated February 28, 2020, the Commission granted Commission Staff's (Staff) request to revise the current procedural schedule in the above-captioned matter so that hear  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 14 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following letter (No. DA 19-169): To: Michael J. Sheehan, 116 North Main Street, Concord, NH 03301 Re: Liberty Utilities (Gas New Brunswick) LP Joinder Agreements to Affiliate Services Agreement Closing of Docket Dear Mr. Sheehan: On October 8, 2019, Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. (Energy North) and Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electric) Corp. (Granite State), both d/b/a Libert  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 12 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following letter (No. DE 19-114): To: Christopher H.M. Carter, Esq., Hinckley Allen & Snyder LLP, 11 South Main Street, Suite 400 Concord, NH 03301-4846 Re: RiverWoods, Request for Waiver of Puc 303.02(b) Dear Attorney Carter: On June 24, 2019, you filed on behalf of RiverWoods of Exeter, The Woods, a request for a waiver of N.H. Admin R. Puc 303.02, the master metering rule, in order to replace 201   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 12 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following letter (No. DE 19-040): Re: Unitil Energy Systems, Inc. 2018 Annual Major Storm Cost Reserve Fund Report Recovery of Storm Expenses To the Parties: On February 28, 2019, Unitil Energy Systems, Inc. (Unitil) filed its annual Major Storm Cost Reserve (MSCR) Fund Report for the 12 months ending December 31, 2018 (2018 MSCR Fund Report). Order No. 25,351 (April 24, 2012) in Docket No. DE 11-277   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 11 -- The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) announces the fifth presumptive positive test result in New Hampshire for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. This person is an adult male from Rockingham County and is self-isolated at home. Any household contacts are self-quarantining. This person was identified as a contact to a ca  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 9 -- The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release on March 7: The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has announced two new presumptive positive test results for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. DHHS will hold a press conference on Sunday, March 8, 2020 at 10:30 am at the Division of Public Health Services, 29 Hazen Drive in Concord. One patient is an adult male from Gra  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 13 -- The New Hampshire State Senate issued the following news release: Senate Democrats announced a package of legislative reforms and initiatives to help New Hampshire respond to the coronavirus threat. The package comes after a joint Senate committee briefing was held with state agencies and public health organizations on Tuesday, March 10. The Senate Democrats' coronavirus response package of reforms will be heard as an amendment to Senate Bill 507--introduced   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 11 -- The New Hampshire Supreme Court issued the following order regarding Correction of Typographical Errors: 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. Court Fees -- Pro Hac Vice Application (This amendment corrects a typographical error in the rules amendment order issued by the court on February 20, 2020.) 1. Amend Circuit Co  more