CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 19 -- Granite State College issued the following news: The University System is committed to ensuring a safe and healthy learning environment for our students, employees, and our larger communities. Given the rapid evolution of COVID-19, we are continuously assessing our policies and plans relative to the pandemic. The declaration of a "state of emergency" at the state and national levels combined with evolving advice from the CDC, and state and local health offici  more

HELENA, Montana, March 19 -- Gov. Steve Bullock, D-Montana, issued the following news release on March 18: Governor Steve Bullock confirmed two additional positive cases of coronavirus, or COVID-19, in Montana. * The Missoula County patient is a male in their 50s. * The Gallatin County patient is a male in their 60s. The tests, conducted by the DPHHS Public Health Laboratory, were confirmed Wednesday evening. Today's additional cases brings Montana's total number of cases to 12. A case anno  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 20 -- The New Hampshire Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * - Resources for wellness during this public health crisis * * * The New Hampshire Department of Education has published "Healthy Habits for Well-Being", a resource for students, parents, and educators for how to stay strong in the current anxious environment. The handout builds on the 5 Signs campaign of ChangeDirection. It includes steps everyone should take for self-care,  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 16 -- 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 six new presumptive positive test results for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. This brings the total in New Hampshire to 13 cases. The affected persons are adults, 4 females and 2 males, and all have traveled to domestic or international locations. * Two of the person  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 21 -- 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 new recommendations to help healthcare providers determine who should be tested for COVID-19. These new recommendations acknowledge that providers and first responders nationwide lack the equipment they need to safely and accurately test any person who may be exposed to the novel coronaviru  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 18 -- 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 nine new positive test results for COVID-19, the disease caused by the 2019 novel coronavirus. The new confirmed cases of COVID-19 are all in adults, including five males and four females. Persons are from the counties of Rockingham (4), Hillsborough (3), and Grafton (2). Several individual  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 20 -- The New Hampshire Department of Natural and Cultural Resources issued the following news: The N.H. Forest Protection Bureau is encouraging anyone seeking a fire permit in New Hampshire to use the state's online fire permit system in order to maintain social distancing that has been recommended by the Center for Disease Control as a way of reducing the spread of COVID-19. At the same time that individuals are seeking to renew and obtain fire permits this spri  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 16 -- Gov. Christopher T. Sununu, R-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Governor Chris Sununu issued an Executive Order transitioning all K-12 public schools in New Hampshire to temporary remote instruction and support for a three week period beginning Monday, March 16, 2020 and ending Friday, April 3, 2020. A copy of the Executive Order can be found below. Additionally, the New Hampshire Department of Education issued updated guidance to school le  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 20 -- Gov. Christopher T. Sununu, R-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Governor Chris Sununu issued Emergency Order #9, establishing the COVID-19 Emergency Healthcare System Relief Fund, pursuant to Executive Order 2020-04 pdf file. * Emergency Order #9 pdf file: Establishment of COVID-19 Emergency Healthcare System Relief Fund. "This new initiatives that will help ensure the doors to our hospitals remain open, and that individuals can still get th  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 18 -- Gov. Christopher T. Sununu, R-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Governor Chris Sununu issued Emergency Orders 3, 4, and 5, which will provide relief for Granite Staters affected by COVID-19. "Tough decisions have been made at the state level, but we will get through this together," said Governor Chris Sununu. "Seeing what the lack of an appropriate response has resulted in around the world requires that we make some difficult decisions here i  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 19 -- Gov. Christopher T. Sununu, R-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Governor Chris Sununu issued Emergency Orders 6, 7, and 8, as part of the state's efforts to respond to COVID-19. * Emergency Order #6 (https://www.governor.nh.gov/news-media/emergency-orders/documents/emergency-order-6.pdf): Temporary authorization for take-out or delivery beer or wine. All restaurants, diners, bars, saloons, private clubs or any other establishment that have bo  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 19 -- Gov. Christopher T. Sununu, R-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Governor Chris Sununu announced that the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) approved New Hampshire's application for SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans, which will help small businesses overcome loss of revenue due to the COVID-19 outbreak. "New Hampshire is one of the earliest states in the country to be approved, and this is good news for our small businesses who will nee  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 17 -- Gov. Christopher T. Sununu, R-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Governor Chris Sununu announced that the State of New Hampshire is prohibiting scheduled public gatherings over 50 people and transitioning restaurants and bars to mandatory offsite eating effective at close of business tonight. All restaurants and bars in the State of New Hampshire will be required to serve patrons by takeout, delivery, and drive-through methods only. "Knowing   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 21 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following letter (No. DW 17-165): Re: Abenaki Water Company, Inc. Request for Change in Rates Rescheduling Hearing on Pending Motions To the Parties: By secretarial letter dated February 4, 2020, the Commission scheduled a hearing on March 24, 2020 on Omni Mount Washington Hotel, LLC's motion regarding contested rate case expenses and Abenaki Water Company, Inc.'s motion to extend the Step II filing d  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 21 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following letter (No. DM 19-128): To: Matthew Trombly, ANE American New Energy LLC, 23 Danbury Rd., Nashua NH 03064 Re: ANE American New Energy, LLC Application to Renew Registration as a Provider of Electric Aggregation Service Dear Mr. Trombly: On July 22, 2019, ANE American New Energy, LLC (ANE) submitted an application with the Commission to renew its registration as a provider of electric aggreg  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 19 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following letter (No. DM 20-031): To: John Lyons, President, BKE Mechanical, Inc. d/b/a BKE Energy, Inc., 13420 Arlington Lane, Orland Park, IL 60462 Re: BKE Mechanical, Inc. d/b/a BKE Energy, Inc. Application to Renew Registration as a Provider of Electric Aggregation Service Dear Mr. Lyons: On March 9, 2020, BKE Mechanical, Inc. d/b/a BKE Energy, Inc. (BKE Energy) submitted an application with the   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 18 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following letter (No. DM 20-030): To: David Johnson, Chief Executive, ESG Energy, LLC, 549 West 123rd St., Apt. 8G, New York, NY 10027 Re: ESG Energy, LLC Application to Renew Registration as a Provider of Electric Aggregation Service Dear Mr. Johnson: On March 9, 2020, ESG Energy, LLC (ESG) submitted an application with the Commission to renew its registration as a provider of electric aggregation s  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 21 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following letter (No. DE 19-057): Re: Public Service Company of New Hampshire d/b/a Eversource Energy Notice of Intent to File Rate Schedules Cancellation of March 24 and 25, 2020 Events To the Parties: By secretarial letter dated June 28, 2019, the Commission approved the parties' proposed procedural schedule, which provided for settlement conferences on March 24 and 25, and hearings on April 14-16,   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 21 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following letter (No. DM 19-096): To: Matthew T. Lulley, PGP Energy, Inc., 225 Wireless Blvd., Ste. 200, Hauppauge, NY 11788-3914 Re: PGP Energy, Inc. Application to Register as a Provider of Electric Aggregation Service Dear Mr. Lulley: On May 23, 2019, PGP Energy, Inc. (PGP) filed an application to renew its registration as a provider of electric aggregation service. Commission Staff filed a memor  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 18 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following letter (No. DM 20-021): To: Bart Fromuth, COO, Resident Power Natural Gas & Electric Solutions, LLC, 5 Dartmouth Dr. Ste. 301, Auburn, NH 03032 Re: Resident Power Natural Gas & Electric Solutions, LLC Application to Renew Registration as a Provider of Electric Aggregation Service Dear Mr. Fromuth: On February 24, 2020, Resident Power Natural Gas & Electric Solutions (Resident Power) filed a  more

DURHAM, New Hampshire, March 21 -- The University of New Hampshire issued the following news release: The tumbling financial market has some Americans on edge, adding to the already stressful situation surrounding the coronavirus, health concerns, business closings, and social distancing. Stephen Ciccone, associate professor of finance at the University of New Hampshire, can comment on what this could mean for portfolios and 401K's and why it's important for people to remain calm. "I am a big   more