WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: Union Leader: "On abortion rights, 71% of Republicans and 88% of independents said they would oppose an abortion ban." A new poll from Amplify NH shows New Hampshire's governor's race continues to be neck and neck between Joyce Craig and Kelly Ayotte, with Joyce up 46-45%, the Union Leader reports. The poll also once again confirms a majority of Granite Staters 50% view Kelly Ayotte unfavorably, continuing t  more

MATTOON, Illinois, Oct. 9 -- Consolidated Communications, a broadband and business communications provider, issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2024: * * * Expanded solution delivers better, simpler connectivity for customers and and employees for small and medium business customers * * * Consolidated Communications a leading broadband and business communications provider, today announced that business customers in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont can now benefit from Consolidated'  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, Oct. 12 (TNSres) -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: * * * Conversations shape how we make guesses about the past and predict the future. * * * If you started watching a movie from the middle without knowing its plot, you'd likely be better at inferring what had happened earlier than predicting what will happen next, according to a new Dartmouth-led study published in Nature Communications. Prior research has found that humans are usually equally good at   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: A new report from the Granite Post details how Kelly Ayotte is facing scrutiny for helping found and sitting on the board of the anti-abortion group Winning for Women, which the Washington Post described as a "major player in getting more antiabortion women to Washington." As the Granite Post reports, "Ayotte was so intimately involved in the operations of the group, NPR described Winning for Women as being '  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 10 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2024: Attorney General John M. Formella announces today that he, as part of a coalition of 50 Attorneys General, has reached a settlement with Marriott International, Inc. The settlement comes as the result of an investigation into a large multi-year data breach of one of its guest reservation databases. The Federal Trade Commission, which has been coordinating closely wi  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 11 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release: Attorney General John M. Formella announces that the Rockingham County Grand Jury has returned indictments against Tracy Lowell, age 54, and William Bodeau, age 60, both of Brownfield, Maine. Ms. Lowell has been indicted on one count of Conspiracy to Possess a Controlled Drug with Intent to Distribute; Subsequent Offense and one count of Possession of a Controlled Drug with Intent   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 9 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2024: Attorney General John M. Formella and Nashua Police Chief Kevin Rourke announce that Jose Miguel Ramirez Vasquez was sentenced in Hillsborough County Superior Court (Southern District) yesterday for the murder of Julie Graichen in Nashua on August 5, 2022. Mr. Vasquez previously pled guilty in Hillsborough County Superior Court (Southern District) to Second Degree M  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 10 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release: Attorney General John M. Formella announces that the Rockingham County Grand Jury has returned new indictments against Mark Brave of Tewksbury, Massachusetts, who formerly served as Strafford County Sheriff in New Hampshire. These indictments are in addition to indictments previously returned by the Strafford County Grand Jury in 2023. Mark Brave was indicted for two counts of cla  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 11 -- The New Hampshire Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * Five businesses receive Employment Leadership Awards * * * Five businesses are being recognized for creating inclusive workplaces in New Hampshire for individuals with disabilities. VR New Hampshire, a bureau of the New Hampshire Department of Education, in conjunction with the New Hampshire Council on Developmental Disabilities, is celebrating the 2024 Statewide Employment   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 9 -- The New Hampshire Department of Education issued the following news release: New Hampshire has emerged as a strong advocate for the Science of Reading, working to provide and train educators with evidence-based practices to ensure that every child is able to read proficiently. Last week, more than 100 reading warriors gathered at the New Hampshire Department of Education to watch the documentary "Hopeville," which highlights the struggles around the reading cri  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 8 -- The New Hampshire Department of Natural and Cultural Resources issued the following news release: The N.H. Division of Historical Resources has announced that the United States Secretary of the Interior has listed the Keene Unitarian Universalist Church in the National Register of Historic Places for its outstanding architecture. The Keene Unitarian Universalist Church's sanctuary and attached parish hall ell, built simultaneously in 1894, illustrate a transit  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 8 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 27,059) on Oct. 7, 2024, involving Unitil Energy Systems Inc.: * * * 2024 Default Service Solicitations Order Approving Modifications to Default Service Procurement This order approves the Unitil Energy Systems, Inc. (Unitil or the Company) proposal, made in response to a Commission directive, for the expansion of its ISONew England market-based procurement tranche to 30 p  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 3 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following order (No. DG 24-098) involving Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp.: * * * 2025-2026 Local Distribution Adjustment Charge COMMENCEMENT OF ADJUDICATIVE PROCEEDING AND NOTICE OF HEARING On August 20, 2024, Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty (Liberty) petitioned to open this docket for review and approval of its 2025- 2026 Local Distribution Adjustment   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 4 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following order (No. DE 24-099) involving Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electric) Corp.: * * * Petition to Approve Revenue Decoupling Adjustment Factors COMMENCEMENT OF ADJUDICATIVE PROCEEDING AND NOTICE OF HEARING On September 3, 2024, Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electric) Corp. d/b/a Liberty (Liberty or the Company) filed a petition requesting that the Commission adjust its distribution rates  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 3 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following order (No. DG 24-100) involving Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. dba Liberty-Keene Division: * * * Winter 2024-2025 Cost of Gas COMMENCEMENT OF ADJUDICATIVE PROCEEDING AND NOTICE OF HEARING On September 9, 2024, Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty-Keene Division (Liberty Keene or Company) submitted its Winter 2024-2025 Cost of Gas (COG) filing for   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 3 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following letter (No. DG 24-098): * * * Re: Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty, 2025-2026 Local Distribution Adjustment Charge, 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 written request for a   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 4 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following letter (No. DE 24-099): * * * Re: Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electric) Corp. d/b/a Liberty, Petition to Approve Revenue Decoupling Adjustment Factors, 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 written requ  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 3 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following letter (No. DG 24-100): * * * Re: Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty-Keene Division, Winter 2024-2025 Cost of Gas, 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 written request for a par  more

BEDFORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 7 -- The New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority issued the following news: * * * NH Housing, along with partners, launches a statewide survey to take the pulse of homebuying sentiment in the Granite State. * * * New Hampshire Housing is excited to announce the launch of its Homebuying Sentiment Survey, aimed at gaining a deeper understanding of the experiences and sentiments of current and potential homebuyers across the state. The survey, which launches Octobe  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: Over the weekend, JD Vance reaffirmed Donald Trump's plan to defund Planned Parenthood if he is elected this November, taking a page out of Kelly Ayotte's playbook. Despite losing her reelection in 2016 in part because of her extreme anti-abortion record, Ayotte is back with a renewed promise to defund access to reproductive health care for New Hampshire women. After voting to defund Planned Parenthood four   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: Washington Post: Republican Candidates for Governor "Flee" From Their Records on Opposing Abortion Rights A recent report from the Washington Post details how "several Republican gubernatorial candidates have released misleading ads that try to gloss over their past support for abortion restrictions," including Mark Robinson in North Carolina, Kelly Ayotte in New Hampshire and Dave Reichert in Washington. "R  more