AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Somersworth New Hampshire. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/somersworth-nh 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/somersworth-nh https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Fri, 24 Jan 2025 19:36:51 -0600 Governor Chris Sununu Letter to House Commerce and Consumer Affairs Committee Concord, NH – Today, Governor Chris Sununu wrote to members of https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-chris-sununu-letter-to-house-commerce-and-consumer-affairs-committee-31524963-concord-nh.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-chris-sununu-letter-to-house-commerce-and-consumer-affairs-committee-31524963-concord-nh.html Government and Politics Fri, 24 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 In case you missed it, yesterday Senator Maggie Hassan met with veterans and mental health advocates to discuss how her Buddy Check bill – which https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-hassan-hosts-discussion-on-her-new-bipartisan-law-to-support-veterans-mental-health-31523978-portsmouth-nh.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-hassan-hosts-discussion-on-her-new-bipartisan-law-to-support-veterans-mental-health-31523978-portsmouth-nh.html Government and Politics Fri, 24 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 (Manchester, NH) — U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) led the New Hampshire congressional delegation in announcing $3,593,327 from the U.S. https://www.americantowns.com/news/shaheen-leads-nh-delegation-to-announce-over-35m-in-additional-era2-rental-assistance-31523981-windham-nh.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/shaheen-leads-nh-delegation-to-announce-over-35m-in-additional-era2-rental-assistance-31523981-windham-nh.html Government and Politics Fri, 24 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 (Newport, NH) – This month, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) joined Newport Community TV to discuss her legislative priorities for the 118th https://www.americantowns.com/news/icymi-shaheen-discusses-new-hampshire-priorities-for-the-118th-congress-with-newport-community-tv-31523985-littleton-nh.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/icymi-shaheen-discusses-new-hampshire-priorities-for-the-118th-congress-with-newport-community-tv-31523985-littleton-nh.html Government and Politics Fri, 24 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 CONCORD, NH — Today, Paul Steinhauser of FOX News reported that disgraced former President Donald Trump is heading to New Hampshire this weekend https://www.americantowns.com/news/nhdp-statement-on-disgraced-former-president-trumps-upcoming-visit-to-new-hampshire-31524069-hollis-nh.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/nhdp-statement-on-disgraced-former-president-trumps-upcoming-visit-to-new-hampshire-31524069-hollis-nh.html Government and Politics Fri, 24 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan recognized Kaylee Richard of Manchester and Samantha Grenier of Goffstown as January’s Granite https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-hassan-recognizes-kaylee-richard-of-manchester-and-samantha-grenier-of-goffstown-as-januarys-granite-staters-of-the-month-31525111-swanzey-nh.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-hassan-recognizes-kaylee-richard-of-manchester-and-samantha-grenier-of-goffstown-as-januarys-granite-staters-of-the-month-31525111-swanzey-nh.html Government and Politics Fri, 24 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 (Washington, DC) — U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) today applauded an announcement from the Biden administration that a record 16.3 million https://www.americantowns.com/news/shaheen-applauds-record-aca-enrollment-and-touts-aca-tax-credits-she-secured-to-lower-health-premiums-31525121-weare-nh.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/shaheen-applauds-record-aca-enrollment-and-touts-aca-tax-credits-she-secured-to-lower-health-premiums-31525121-weare-nh.html Government and Politics Fri, 24 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Dr. Rahul Gupta, Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), Anne Milgram, https://www.americantowns.com/news/white-house-hosts-event-to-mark-removal-of-barriers-to-addiction-treatment-31525115-merrimack-nh.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/white-house-hosts-event-to-mark-removal-of-barriers-to-addiction-treatment-31525115-merrimack-nh.html Government and Politics Fri, 24 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Lobbying disclosure update closes loophole exploited by Chinese Communist Party to conceal efforts to sway U.S. policy WASHINGTON – A https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-hassan-colleagues-reintroduce-bill-to-crack-down-on-undisclosed-foreign-influence-31525117-windham-nh.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-hassan-colleagues-reintroduce-bill-to-crack-down-on-undisclosed-foreign-influence-31525117-windham-nh.html Government and Politics Fri, 24 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 (Washington, DC) – U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) joined Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) in introducing the Fighting Homelessness Through https://www.americantowns.com/news/shaheen-helps-introduce-bill-to-support-local-governments-in-reducing-homelessness-31525126-rindge-nh.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/shaheen-helps-introduce-bill-to-support-local-governments-in-reducing-homelessness-31525126-rindge-nh.html Government and Politics Fri, 24 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 (Washington, DC) – U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member and the only woman on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Senator https://www.americantowns.com/news/shaheen-menendez-urge-state-department-usaid-to-guarantee-access-to-health-care-services-for-women-employees-abroad-31525129-pittsburg-nh.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/shaheen-menendez-urge-state-department-usaid-to-guarantee-access-to-health-care-services-for-women-employees-abroad-31525129-pittsburg-nh.html Government and Politics Fri, 24 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan and Jeanne Shaheen and Representatives Annie Kuster and Chris Pappas today announced $24,955,036 in https://www.americantowns.com/news/nh-delegation-announces-nearly-25-million-to-expand-public-transit-in-new-hampshire-31525646-epping-nh.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/nh-delegation-announces-nearly-25-million-to-expand-public-transit-in-new-hampshire-31525646-epping-nh.html Government and Politics Fri, 24 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 (Washington, DC) — U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, alongside U.S. Senator Maggie https://www.americantowns.com/news/nh-delegation-welcomes-more-than-355k-in-federal-funding-to-support-nh-firefighters-31525648-claremont-nh.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/nh-delegation-welcomes-more-than-355k-in-federal-funding-to-support-nh-firefighters-31525648-claremont-nh.html Government and Politics Fri, 24 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 The Better Care Better Jobs Act would expand access to long-term care, enabling older adults and people with disabilities to receive quality care https://www.americantowns.com/news/senators-hassan-shaheen-join-colleagues-to-introduce-bill-to-provide-historic-permanent-investment-in-home-care-for-seniors-and-people-with-disabilities-31525652-hampton-nh.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/senators-hassan-shaheen-join-colleagues-to-introduce-bill-to-provide-historic-permanent-investment-in-home-care-for-seniors-and-people-with-disabilities-31525652-hampton-nh.html Government and Politics Fri, 24 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 (Dover, NH) – Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, presented the Congressional https://www.americantowns.com/news/shaheen-honors-wwii-veteran-john-durkin-with-congressional-gold-medal-31525654-dover-nh.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/shaheen-honors-wwii-veteran-john-durkin-with-congressional-gold-medal-31525654-dover-nh.html Government and Politics Fri, 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