ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, New York, June 7 (TNSawa) -- Bard College issued the following news release: Daaimah Mubashshir, playwright-in-residence at Bard College, has been awarded three residencies to support the development of their professional works. Mubashshir has received a Bau Institute Art Residency Award, hosted by the Camargo Foundation at its Cassis campus in France, a MacDowell Fellowship in MacDowell's Artist Residency Program for fall 2023 in Peterborough, New Hampshire, and a Catwalk  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, June 8 (TNSres) -- Dartmouth College issued the following news release: * * * Sixteen offered Fulbrights to teach, study, or conduct research abroad next year. * * * The Fulbright Program has once again awarded a large number of teaching, study, and research grants to a diverse group of adventuresome Dartmouth students and alumni. "We're thrilled to see Dartmouth's exceptional liberal arts education represented in such a wide range of assignments and countries--from   more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, June 7 (TNSsel) -- Dartmouth College issued the following news release: From a distance, the roughly 1,200 seniors and hundreds of graduate and professional students who will be processing to the Green on Sunday form a sea of black caps and gowns, flowing gently, if the weather cooperates, in the breeze. Look more closely, though, and you will see strips of color draped over many shoulders. Long narrow cords and wider stoles show membership or affiliations with a wide a  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, June 6 (TNSper) -- Dartmouth College issued the following news release: Emma Wolfe, who served as deputy mayor and chief of staff to then-New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, has been appointed Dartmouth's first vice president for government and community relations, starting June 12. Wolfe--who stepped down earlier this month as associate vice president and senior adviser to the president for external relations and leadership development at Barnard--will oversee Dartmout  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, June 8 (TNSjou) -- Dartmouth College issued the following news release: * * * A new study projects more heavy rainfall events in the region due to climate change. * * * With a warmer climate creating more humid conditions in the Northeast, extreme precipitation events--defined as at least 1.5 inches of heavy rainfall or melted snowfall in a day--are projected to increase in the Northeast by 52% by the end of the century, according to a new Dartmouth study. The findin  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news on June 6, 2023: Last night, Gov. Chris Sununu appeared on Inside with Jen Psaki for a wide-ranging conversation about his recent announcement that he would not be running for president after months of setting aside his duties as governor to travel across the country in service of his personal brand. The only thing missing from his interview? New Hampshire. Sununu provided plenty of advice for prospective pre  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: After signing an abortion ban into law that had no exceptions for rape or incest as South Carolina governor, Nikki Haley promised to sign a national abortion ban while campaigning in New Hampshire last month -- further cementing her record as an anti-abortion extremist. As governor of South Carolina, Nikki Haley signed an extreme abortion ban into law that had no exceptions for rape or incest and threate  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 (TNSres) -- George Washington University issued the following news on June 7, 2023: The race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination is getting even more crowded this week. Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie declared his candidacy last night in New Hampshire. Doug Burgum, the little-known yet fabulously wealthy governor of North Dakota, will kick off his longshot bid for the White House today. Finally, former Vice President Mike Pence will announce his entrance  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, June 10 -- The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry issued the following news: On Wednesday, at the 2023 Northeastern Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NEASDA) Regional Meeting held in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, Amanda Beal, the Commissioner of the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF), was elected to serve a one-year term as NEASDA President. NEASDA is a regional association that brings together the Commission  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, June 9 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release: Attorney General John M. Formella has joined a coalition of 28 state Attorneys General calling on the Federal Communications Commission to clarify the federal rules requiring telemarketers to obtain consent between an individual consumer and one specific seller or business entity before making telemarketing robocalls and texts. "Consumers should have complete control over when and   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, June 10 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release: Attorney General John M. Formella announces the filing of a civil complaint in Rockingham County Superior Court against Cory Spencer, age 47, of Lee, NH, for thirteen violations of the Consumer Protection Act. The civil complaint alleges that Spencer, lead contractor for PHX Remodeling LLC, violated the Consumer Protection Act on thirteen different occasions when he, on PHX Remode  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, June 8 -- Gov. Christopher T. Sununu, R-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 7, 2023: Yesterday, Governor Chris Sununu signed the following 14 bills into law: * SB 30: Relative to membership of the New Hampshire council on developmental disabilities * SB 52: Relative to the regulation and operation of electric vehicle charging stations * SB 87: Relative to nurses for youth camps, organized recreation, and community-sponsored recreation * SB 109: R  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, June 8 -- Gov. Christopher T. Sununu, R-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Yesterday, Governor Chris Sununu signed Executive Order 2023-04, an order directing a statewide response to the impact of social media platforms on New Hampshire's youth. "I have met extensively with the Attorney General and we are actively pursuing an investigation into the harmful effect that social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram can have on children's mental health,"   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, June 9 -- Gov. Christopher T. Sununu, R-New Hampshire, issued the following statement on June 8, 2023: * * * Governor Chris Sununu issued the following statement after The New Hampshire House voted to concur with The New Hampshire Senate's version of HB 1 and HB 2 - the first time in modern history, bypassing a Committee of Conference: "This budget is a win for kids, families, taxpayers, state employees, and the entire state of New Hampshire," said Governor Chris Sunun  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, June 9 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 26,842) on June 8, 2023, involving Electric and Natural Gas Utilities: * * * Development of a Statewide, Multi-Use Online Energy Data Platform Order on Proposed Request for Proposal concerning Integration of Utility Back-End Software with the Data Platform In this order the Commission authorizes the issuance of a request for proposals for the development of software in ord  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, June 8 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following water order (No. 26,840) on June 7, 2023, involving Pennichuck Water Works Inc.: * * * Petition for Emergency Special Contract with Merrimack Village District Order Nisi Accepting Reconciliation of Special Contract Emergency Rates In this order, the Commission accepts the revised reconciliation calculation submitted by Pennichuck Water Works, Inc. (PWW, or the Company) and approves the refund  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, June 9 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following water order (No. 26,841) on June 8, 2023, involving Residents of Colonial Drive, Moultonborough: * * * Complaint by Residents of Colonial Drive, Moultonborough against Agape Community Church Sewer System Order Staying Proceeding In this order the Commission grants the motion filed by the residents of Colonial Drive in Moultonborough to stay the proceedings in this docket for 90 days to allow   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, June 10 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 26,843) on June 9, 2023, involving the Town of Allenstown: * * * Request for Approval of Allenstown Community Power Plan Order Regarding Conditional Approval of Plan The Commission approved the Town of Allenstown's (Allenstown) Community Power Electric Aggregation Plan (Plan) subject to the condition that its Education and Outreach Plan clearly communicate that participan  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, June 10 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 26,844) on June 9, 2023, involving the Town of Candia: * * * Request for Approval of Candia Community Power Plan Order Regarding Conditional Approval of Plan The Commission approved the Town of Candia's (Candia) Community Power Electric Aggregation Plan (Plan) subject to the condition that its Education and Outreach Plan clearly communicate that participants' exit from th  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, June 7 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 26,839) on June 6, 2023, involving the Town of Lee: * * * Request for Approval of Lee Community Power Plan Order Regarding Conditional Approval of Plan The Commission approved the Town of Lee's (Lee) Community Power Electric Aggregation Plan (Plan) subject to the condition that its Education and Outreach Plan clearly communicate that participants' exit from the Plan would   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, June 10 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 26,845) on June 9, 2023, involving the Town of Waterville Valley: * * * Request for Approval of Waterville Valley Community Power Plan Order Regarding Conditional Approval of Plan The Commission approved the Town of Waterville Valley's (the Town) Community Power Electric Aggregation Plan (Plan) subject to the condition that its Education and Outreach Plan clearly communic  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, June 10 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following order (No. DE 23-059) on June 9, 2023, involving the Town of Webster: * * * Request for Approval of Webster Community Power Plan ORDER OF NOTICE On June 5, 2023, the Town of Webster (Webster) filed a Community Power Electric Aggregation Plan (Community Power Plan) with the Commission pursuant to RSA 53-E:7 for Commission review and approval. RSA 53-E:7, II provides that The commission shall  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, June 10 -- New Hampshire State Rep. Ted Gorski, R-Bedford, issued the following statement on June 9, 2023: * * * Representative Ted Gorski (R-Bedford) released the following statement after the House passed SB256, establishing a safety program for off-highway recreational vehicles by a vote of 186-179. "This is the type of legislation one would expect to see in nanny states like Massachusetts or New York, but never here in the Granite State. "This bill would force all  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, June 6 (TNSres) -- Dartmouth College issued the following news release: Dartmouth has created a Center for Precision Health and Artificial Intelligence to spur interdisciplinary research that can better leverage--as well as more safely and ethically deploy--biomedical data in assessing and treating patients and improving their health care outcomes. The center is being launched with initial funding of $2 million from the Geisel School of Medicine and Dartmouth Cancer Cen  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, June 7 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following statement on June 6, 2023: * * * NHDP Chair Ray Buckley released the following statement on Chris Christie's 2024 presidential campaign launch in New Hampshire: "Since finishing an embarrassing sixth the last time he was on the ballot in New Hampshire, Chris Christie endorsed Donald Trump twice, leveraged his position as Chair of President Trump's Commission on Opioids to land a lucrative big pharma cont  more