HANOVER, New Hampshire, Sept. 7 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news release: * * * Rose Mutiso '08, Thayer '08, the 2023 winner of the McGuire Family Prize for Societal Impact, will be on campus for a week in October to formally receive the award and to deliver a lecture on Reframing the Debate on Africa's Energy Future. The event begins at 4:30 p.m. on Oct. 12 in Cook Auditorium, and via livestream (https://president.dartmouth.edu/programs-events/prizes/mcguire-family-prize-societ  more

PLYMOUTH, New Hampshire, Sept. 8 -- Plymouth State University issued the following news: Plymouth State University has named Joanne Landers, PhD, as vice president for enrollment management and communications. Landers assumed her role with PSU on August 21, 2023. In this role, Landers reports to President Donald L. Birx, PhD, providing vision, leadership, and management of the University's goals, objectives, and strategies, and she leads the admissions and communications teams. "I am excited   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Sept. 6 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release: Attorney General John M. Formella announces that he, as part of a bipartisan 54-state and territory coalition, is urging Congress to study how artificial intelligence (AI) can and is being used to exploit children through child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and to propose legislation to protect children from those abuses. "The threat here is real. We are already seeing these emergi  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Sept. 8 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release: Attorney General John M. Formella and New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services ("NHDES") Commissioner Robert Scott announce that the Belknap County Superior Court has approved a settlement between Erica Blizzard and Blizzard Inc. d/b/a Lakeport Landing Marina ("Lakeport Landing") and the State related to Underground Storage Tank Act violations at a marina located on Lake   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Sept. 6 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following memorandum: * * * TOPLINE: Special Election Candidate Jim Guzofski's statements paint a picture of an ultraconservative political fanatic bent on taking New Hampshire women and the LGBTQ+ community back to the Stone Age. His antiquated beliefs would inflict hardship on New Hampshire communities he would represent. OVERVIEW: In extensive video clips of his Religious sermons and posts from a since-deleted  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Sept. 8 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following roundup on Sept. 7, 2023: One day after being named in a criminal investigation following allegations of illegally taking over $844,000 in COVID-19 pandemic assistance, Rep. Laurie Sanborn has resigned as chair of a legislative commission charged with studying the impact of new charitable gaming laws. Rep. Sanborn's husband was alleged to have used the ill-gotten money to buy two race race cars and cover  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Sept. 7 -- The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services issued the following news release: The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services Nonpoint Source Management and Drinking Water Source Protection Programs have awarded a Watershed Assistance Grant to the Merrimack Village District for a first-of-its-kind project to develop a Sodium Chloride-based watershed restoration plan. In December 2022, NHDES issued a solicitation for projects addressing nonp  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Sept. 8 (TNSres) -- The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services issued the following news release: The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) has released a report on the first of three rounds of lead in drinking water testing at New Hampshire K-12 schools and licensed child care facilities. The "New Hampshire Lead in School and Child Care Drinking Water Findings from Round 1 of Testing and Remediation (2016 - 2023)" provides a summary of t  more

BEDFORD, New Hampshire, Sept. 8 -- The New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority issued the following news: Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be conducted by New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority at the Community Development Finance Authority offices at 14 Dixon Avenue, Concord, NH from 6:00 to 6:30 PM (or longer if necessary to accommodate attendee's questions or comments) on September 20, 2023 with respect to the proposed issuance by New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority, ac  more

BEDFORD, New Hampshire, Sept. 7 -- The New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority issued the following news: Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be conducted at Harvey-Mitchell Memorial Library located at 151 Main St, Epping, New Hampshire from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM on September 26, 2023, with respect to a proposal for financing by the New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority for a project know as Redberry Farm Apartments. NH Housing intends to approve the use of $1,500,00 in Affordable   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Sept. 6 -- The New Hampshire Department of Insurance issued the following news release: he New Hampshire Insurance Department and Secretary of State David M. Scanlan announce that the Insurance Department and the Secretary of State's Bureau of Securities Regulation have settled two cases against Milwaukee, Wisconsin based Northwestern Mutual for failing to supervise its agents. Under the settlement, Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company must pay a $200,000 fine to   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Sept. 6 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 26,881) on Sept. 5, 2023, involving the Town of Derry: * * * Request for Approval of Derry Community Power Electric Aggregation Plan Approval of Community Power Aggregation Plan In this order, the Commission approves the Town of Derry's (Derry) Community Power Electric Aggregation Plan (Plan). I. BACKGROUND On July 6, 2023, Derry submitted a request for approval of a co  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Sept. 8 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following order (No. DE 23-065) involving Unitil Energy Systems Inc.: * * * Petition for Waiver of Puc 307.05 and Authority to Change Short-Term Debt Limit Formula COMMENCEMENT OF ADJUDICATIVE PROCEEDING AND NOTICE OF HEARING On June 22, 2023, Unitil Energy Systems, Inc. (UES or the Company) filed a petition requesting that the Commission authorize it to change its current short-term debt limit formul  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Sept. 8 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following letter (No. DE 23-065) on Sept. 7, 2023: * * * Re: Unitil Energy Systems, Inc., Petition for Waiver of Puc 307.05 and Authority to Change Short-Term Debt Limit Formula, Hearing Guidelines To the Parties: To facilitate the hearing scheduled in this matter, the Presiding Officer has adopted the following procedures. All participants will be expected to appear in person at the hearing, unless a  more

DURHAM, New Hampshire, Sept. 7 -- The University of New Hampshire issued the following news release on Sept. 6, 2023: President James W. "Jim" Dean Jr. announced today that he will retire as president of the University of New Hampshire on June 30, 2024. At that time, Dean will have served six years as president of the state's flagship public research university and more than two years as interim chancellor of the University System of New Hampshire. "Serving as president of this university has   more