BERLIN, New Hampshire, April 19 -- The Community College System of New Hampshire issued the following news release: The Community College System of New Hampshire (CCSNH) is pleased to announce the appointment of Patrick Cate, of Campton, New Hampshire, as President of Lakes Region Community College in Laconia, and Sarmad Saman of Marlborough, Massachusetts, as President of White Mountains Community College with campuses in Berlin and Littleton. "One of the unique strengths of community college  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 18 -- The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection issued the following news release: A coalition of New England states jointly submitted two applications to secure federal funding to support investments in large-scale transmission and energy storage infrastructure to enhance grid reliability and resilience across the region. The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resource  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, April 18 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: On April 2, the Hanover Planning Board approved a minor lot line adjustment between the Pine Park Association and Dartmouth that sets the boundary line between the approximately 100-acre park and Dartmouth. The popular park, adjacent to the North End of Dartmouth's campus, was created through acquisitions and a bequest more than 100 years ago. Many of the boundaries of individual parcels that make up the property   more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, April 20 (TNSres) -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: * * * A new technology team in the Provost's Office will support campus-wide innovation. * * * As more faculty and students harness the power of technology, Provost David Kotz '86 has centralized the work of a cadre of learning designers, media specialists, and educational technologists to help faculty support learning in ways that would have been barely imaginable a decade ago. Erin DeSilva, now the   more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, April 20 (TNSres) -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: Tory Jeffay, a media historian and theorist and postdoctoral fellow with the Society of Fellows, has been named a 2024 ACLS Fellow by the American Council of Learned Societies. Jeffay is part of a group of 60 "exceptional early career scholars" selected from 1,100 applicants in a rigorous peer review process, the ACLS announced in a news release. ACLS fellowships provide up to $60,000 to support scholars   more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, April 19 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: Xiahong Feng, Frederick Hall Professor of Mineralogy and Geology, has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science for her contributions to the field of geochemistry. The distinction is among the highest in the scientific community and honors scientists, engineers, and innovators whose efforts on behalf of science and its applications are scientifically or socially distinguished.   more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, April 16 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: For the second year running, Dartmouth is offering a weeklong exploration of mindfulness with senior monastic teachers in the Plum Village tradition of scholar, poet, peace activist, and Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh. Embodying Mindfulness: A Week of Monastic Wisdom at Dartmouth, set for April 22 to 28, will include classroom visits, meditation practice, lectures, and retreats led by teachers from Deer Park Monastery  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: New Hampshire Republicans are pleading with their gubernatorial candidates to tone down their attacks, according to a new report from NHJournal. The call for peace comes after state Senator Chuck Morse tore into former U.S. Senator Kelly Ayotte at the state GOP's biennial gathering last weekend over her record on immigration in the U.S. Senate, prompting New Hampshire Republican Party Chairman Chris Ager to  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: Over the weekend, DGA Chair and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz visited New Hampshire and sat down with WMUR for a conversation about the importance of electing Democratic governors across the country, calling New Hampshire a "top pick-up opportunity." WATCH: Gov. Walz also went after Republicans for their plans to further restrict Granite Staters' access to abortion and records of attacking IVF, including former   more

POCATELLO, Idaho, April 19 (TNSres) -- Idaho State University issued the following news: Norra Cardillo, a second-year master's student at Idaho State University, recently conducted research in Exeter, New Hampshire, at the American Independence Museum (AIM). Norra began with an interest in her matrilineal ancestors and a passion for uncovering hidden histories. While exploring her ancestral roots in Exeter, Norra was also able to shed light on the experiences of women during colonial times an  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 18 -- The Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs issued the following news release: A coalition of New England states jointly submitted two applications to secure federal funding to support investments in large-scale transmission and energy storage infrastructure to enhance grid reliability and resilience across the region. The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources, the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection,  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, April 17 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release: Attorney General John M. Formella announces that the U.S. Department of Transportation (US DOT) has agreed to a new Airline Passenger Protection Partnership with the New Hampshire Department of Justice (NH DOJ) to better ensure consumer complaints made by Granite Staters against airlines and ticket agents are properly reviewed and resolved. New Hampshire's memorandum of understand  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, April 19 -- 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 Superior Court against Southers Construction, Inc. and its owner, Ricky Southers, alleging unfair or deceptive practices in violation of the New Hampshire Consumer Protection Act. The complaint alleges that on 17 different occasions, Southers Construction entered into contracts for home impr  more

PORTSMOUTH, New Hampshire, April 20 -- The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services issued the following news release: The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) Coastal Program is requesting 2024 Coastal Resilience Grant (CRG) applications for projects. For the purposes of the CRG funding opportunity, coastal resilience is the capacity of a coastal community or coastal system to adapt in a changing climate - not only measured by the capacity to "bounce back" quick  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, April 11 -- The New Hampshire Department of Fish and Game issued the following news: The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department (NHFG) will hold a public hearing on proposed rule changes regarding the commercial Atlantic menhaden fishery on April 23, 2024, at the Urban Forestry Center, 45 Elwyn Road, Portsmouth, NH. The meeting will begin at 6:00 p.m. There are two changes proposed to the commercial menhaden fishery. The first change would allow commercial harvesters to  more

BEDFORD, New Hampshire, April 19 -- The New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority issued the following news on April 18, 2024: Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be conducted at Laconia Public Library located at 695 N Main St, Laconia, New Hampshire from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM on May 14, 2024, with respect to a proposal for financing by the New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority for a project know as Bay Street Supportive Housing. NH Housing intends to approve the use of $1,125,000 in  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, April 17 -- The New Hampshire Department of Natural and Cultural Resources issued the following news release: New Hampshire Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (DNCR) Commissioner Sarah L. Stewart announces that the State has officially responded, within the required 90-days, to the proposed 2023-2032 Connecticut Lakes Realty Trust (Connecticut Lakes Headwaters Forest) Updated Stewardship Plan submitted by Aurora Sustainable Lands, LLC. DNCR reviewed the plan a  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, April 16 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 26,994) on April 15, 2024, involving Public Service Co. of New Hampshire dba Eversource Energy: * * * 2023 Energy Service Solicitations Order Approving Modifications to Energy Service Procurement This order approves the Public Service Company of New Hampshire d/b/a Eversource Energy (Eversource) proposal, made in response to a Commission directive, for the introduction o  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, April 18 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following order (No. DE 24-063) on April 17, 2024, involving the City of Concord: * * * Request for Approval of City of Concord Community Power Plan ORDER OF NOTICE On April 15, 2024, the City of Concord (Concord) filed its Community Power Electric Aggregation Plan (the Plan) with the Commission pursuant to RSA 53-E:7 for Commission review and approval. RSA 53-E:7, II provides that The commission sh  more

LONDONDERRY, New Hampshire, April 16 -- L3Harris Technologies, a technology company, defense contractor and information technology services provider, issued the following news release: L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) received a $256 million order from the U.S. Army for continued production of the Enhanced Night Vision Goggle - Binocular (ENVG-B). This is the first order for the ENVG-B's Program of Record full-scale production IDIQ, which will total nearly $1 billion over 10 years. "We are com  more

DURHAM, New Hampshire, April 17 (TNSres) -- The University of New Hampshire issued the following news release: Every year excess fertilizer runs off agricultural farms along the Mississippi River and flows into the Gulf of Mexico creating a dead zone that reduces oxygen levels and kills marine organisms. Restoring wetlands along field-margins has long been proposed as a way to stop some of this overflow, but research from the University of New Hampshire finds that current restoration programs f  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 17 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: By Joan Tupponce On Friday, Virginia Commonwealth University's first-ever team in the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon Design Challenge will compete against teams from around the globe in the finals at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Colorado. "Our competition in the attached housing division ranges from Dartmouth College in New Hampshire to Myongji University in Seoul Korea," said  more