WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: As Planned Parenthood of Northern New England faces "a projected $8.6 million deficit over the next three years," the threat to New Hampshire's largest reproductive health care provider will only grow if Kelly Ayotte becomes New Hampshire's next governor. As the New Hampshire Union Leader reports, Planned Parenthood leaders have painted a "bleak picture" of the state of reproductive health care across the reg  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: * * * The service learning course will match students with climate resilience efforts. * * * The Climate Futures Initiative--a year-long effort aimed at exploring how Dartmouth can best use its institutional strengths to support research and experiential learning around climate change--has announced its first pilot project: an undergraduate course that will partner students with local community organizati  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 10 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: Ropes & Gray represented The Connecticut Light and Power Co., a subsidiary of Eversource Energy, in its $300 million registered offering of its First and Refunding Mortgage Bonds, 2024 Series B. Eversource operates New England's largest energy delivery system and serves approximately 4.4 million electric, natural gas and water utility customers in Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. The deal tea  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, Aug. 10 (TNSres) -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: * * * Study: Chemical "switch" and projector make any polymer a reusable 3D canvas. * * * Imagine if physicians could capture three-dimensional projections of medical scans, suspending them inside an acrylic cube to create a hand-held reproduction of a patient's heart, brain, kidneys, or other organs. Then, when the visit is done, a quick blast of heat erases the projection and the cube is ready for the   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 8 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release: Attorney General John M. Formella announces the identity of the seven New Hampshire law enforcement officers who discharged firearms during a shooting incident on July 22, 2024 in Kensington, New Hampshire that resulted in the death of Anthony J. Previte (age 29). Those officers are Sergeant Peter Connor of the Portsmouth Police Department (approximately nine years of law enforceme  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 8 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release: Attorney General John M. Formella announces the initiation of an enforcement action by the Civil Rights Unit against Lavaughn Barnett, alleging five violations of the New Hampshire Civil Rights Act. The civil complaint alleges that on August 8, 2023, Mr. Barnett when to the victim's home and demanded to speak with her about their recently ended romantic relationship. The victim agr  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: Republican candidate for governor Kelly Ayotte released a new campaign adtoday calling Granite Staters with fact-based concerns about her record of attacking reproductive freedom "BS political attacks" and to "take a hike." Instead of trying to brush off the facts, Ayotte should explain to New Hampshire voters her extreme anti-abortion record, including: Voting for a national abortion ban in the U.S. Senate   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 10 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 27,044) on Aug. 8, 2024, involving Public Service Co. of New Hampshire dba Eversource Energy: * * * Petition for Approval of Change in Regulatory Reconciliation Adjustment Rate Order Retaining Audit Requirement and Rescheduling Hearing On June 20, 2024, the Commission issued Order nisi No. 27,021 in which it: (1) directed Public Service Company of New Hampshire d/b/a Ever  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 10 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 27,046) on Aug. 9, 2024, involving Public Service Co. of New Hampshire dba Eversource Energy: * * * 2024 Energy Service Solicitations Order Denying Motions for Rehearing, and Referencing NRG Retail Companies' Motion for Intervention This order denies two motions for rehearing filed by (1) the Office of the Consumer Advocate (OCA) and (2) the Community Power Coalition of N  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 7 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 27,043) on Aug. 6, 2024, involving the Town of Merrimack: * * * Request for Approval of Merrimack Community Power Plan Commission Approval of Community Power Aggregation Plan In this order, the Commission approves the Town of Merrimack's (Merrimack or the Town) Community Power Electric Aggregation Plan (Plan). I. BACKGROUND On June 18, 2024, Merrimack submitted a request  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 9 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following order (No. DE 24-094) on Aug. 8, 2024, involving Public Service Co. of New Hampshire dba Eversource Energy: * * * Petition for Change in Pole Plant Adjustment Mechanism Rates COMMENCEMENT OF ADJUDICATIVE PROCEEDING AND NOTICE OF HEARING On August 1, 2024, Public Service Company of New Hampshire d/b/a Eversource Energy (Eversource) filed a Petition for Change in Pole Plant Adjustment Mechanism  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 8 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following order (No. DE 23-002) on Aug. 7, 2024, involving Unitil Energy Systems, Inc.: * * * Proposed Purchase of Receivables Program SUPPLEMENTAL ORDER OF NOTICE On July 19, 2024, the Commission issued Order No. 27,036, which approved the parties' settlement agreement establishing Unitil Energy Systems, Inc.'s (UES or the Company) Purchase of Receivables (POR) Program (Settlement Agreement). Order No  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 9 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following letter (No. DE 24-094) on Aug. 8, 2024: * * * Re: Public Service Company of New Hampshire d/b/a Eversource Energy, Petition for Change in Pole Plate Adjustment Mechanism Rates, 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, u  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 10 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release: Attorney General John M. Formella announces that New Hampshire, along with a coalition of states, has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota. The suit challenges a new rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that expands the definition of "lawfully present" to include certain categories of individuals that are in the U.S. il  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 6 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release: Attorney General John M. Formella announces that the New Hampshire Attorney General's Office, along with a bipartisan coalition of state attorneys general and the U.S. Department of Justice, has obtained a landmark victory in its search engine antitrust case against Google. The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled that Google engaged in monopolistic practices in th  more

CORAL GABLES, Florida, Aug. 9 -- The University of Miami issued the following news: * * * Wheelchair rugby reignited Lee Fredette's passion for life, and now the University of Miami alumnus is heading for Paris--and his third Paralympics--in hopes of winning gold with Team USA. * * * From a young age, Lee Fredette thrived on the exciting physicality of sports. He played all types of sports and dreamed of one day playing in the National Hockey League. He left his East Moriches, New York, home  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 6 -- Troutman Pepper, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Firm is Finalist for Connecticut Law Tribune's Social Impact, Legal Innovators & Disrupters Distinctionsdrrt5t * * * BOSTON - The Connecticut Law Tribune has recognized Troutman Pepper's William Belanger, Max Gladstone, Mayisha Khan, and Gwendolyn Tawresey with New England Legal Awards in three categories, and the firm is a finalist for two additional awards. All winners will be announced at a September  more

DURHAM, New Hampshire, Aug. 5 (TNSres) -- The University of New Hampshire issued the following news release: In the past three decades, urban growth has shifted from an outward sprawl to an upward growth, particularly in large cities in Asia, according to new research by the University of New Hampshire. Their findings show that since the 1990s, this shift to more vertical architecture has been happening in relation to economic growth and can affect how residents live and get around, as well as   more