Hanover — Dartmouth College students on Tuesday flocked to the Hanover polls to vote on a zoning amendment that would have given new autonomy to the school’s fraternities. The proposal ultimately failed, 1,471-1,993. More…
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The House Science, Technology and Energy Committee voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to retain Senate Bill 128, a bill that would have enabled Eversource to purchase power for its New Hampshire customers over Northern Pass transmission lines.
The action puts off any chance of the Public Utilities Commission beginning consideration of a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) between Eversource and Hydro-Quebec to buy 100 megawatts of power dedicated to New Hampshire customers until the start of next year. More…
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After years of encouraging women to love their bodies, Dove set out to give its plastic bottles a makeover. The idea: “Just like women, we wanted to show that our iconic bottle can come in all shapes and sizes, too,” the company said on its website.After just hours of its new advertising campaign, it seems indignation comes in all shapes and sizes, too. More…
Senate Bill 247 would essentially give landlords money to get rid of lead in apartments across the state. The bill doesn’t change the lead levels, 10 micrograms per deciliter, that require landlords to test for lead in their apartments with children, but it does require universal testing for children between the ages of 1 and 2 to be covered by insurance companies. The early warning level is still at 3 micrograms, the level at which landlords would be notified so they could take action before reaching the 10-microgram level. More…
The state’s largest electric utility filed a price forecast Tuesday anticipating the energy service charge part of the bill will rise 3.8 percent.
Spokesman Kaitlyn Woods said customers’ overall bills are predicted to rise 1.4 percent thanks to other lower costs.
A typical household, using 600 kilowatts a month, would pay $123.88 a month starting July 1 compared to the current $122.15 a month. More…
A former Merrimack teacher will be required to relinquish his teaching license as part of a plea deal involving charges that he allegedly sent sexually explicit photos and videos to a student. More…
Like the proverbial slap on the backside with the wet towel, every taxpayer in Henniker should be feeling the sting from the recent actions taken by the Board of Selectmen (BOS) on May 2, 2017.
Over $400,000 of our taxes was let out to contractors in a very unorthodox fashion. More…
Climate science is not a science, and the people behind it are not scientists. But they do know that they can obtain grant money by spewing brainless global warming propaganda. More…
As [Mayor Mitch] Landrieu continues to staunchly defend his decision to remove the city’s Confederate monuments, supporters (both black and white) have taken positions days and night at the monuments to protect them. Two weeks ago Landrieu removed one of the four, the Liberty Place monument, in the dead of night using a team of city firefighters wearing masks and protective armor. More…
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