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, 29 Nov 2024 13:03:27 -0600 (Washington, DC) – U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security https://www.americantowns.com/news/icymi-shaheen-addresses-need-for-us-policy-toward-black-sea-region-with-wsj-31497011-windham-nh.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/icymi-shaheen-addresses-need-for-us-policy-toward-black-sea-region-with-wsj-31497011-windham-nh.html Government and Politics Fri, 29 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 (Washington, DC) – U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate passed the Respect for Marriage Act, https://www.americantowns.com/news/shaheen-statement-on-senate-passage-of-the-respect-for-marriage-act-31497010-manchester-nh.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/shaheen-statement-on-senate-passage-of-the-respect-for-marriage-act-31497010-manchester-nh.html Government and Politics Fri, 29 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 (Washington, DC) – U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas https://www.americantowns.com/news/nh-delegation-welcomes-over-13m-to-bolster-public-health-infrastructure-to-safeguard-against-future-outbreaks-and-diseases-31497013-plaistow-nh.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/nh-delegation-welcomes-over-13m-to-bolster-public-health-infrastructure-to-safeguard-against-future-outbreaks-and-diseases-31497013-plaistow-nh.html Government and Politics Fri, 29 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 (Washington, DC) – U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) welcomed the Biden administration’s announcement that the Department of Energy (DOE) https://www.americantowns.com/news/shaheen-applauds-80m-available-for-public-schools-to-implement-energy-upgrades-31497644-swanzey-nh.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/shaheen-applauds-80m-available-for-public-schools-to-implement-energy-upgrades-31497644-swanzey-nh.html Government and Politics Fri, 29 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 The Senate passed an amended version of legislation Rep. Pappas helped introduce earlier this year to ensure strong federal protections for marriage https://www.americantowns.com/news/pappas-statement-on-senate-passage-of-the-respect-for-marriage-act-31497833-laconia-nh.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/pappas-statement-on-senate-passage-of-the-respect-for-marriage-act-31497833-laconia-nh.html Government and Politics Fri, 29 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Governor Chris Sununu Statement Following Fiscal Committee Vote to Approve $65M in Broadband Funding Concord, NH – Today, after the Fiscal https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-chris-sununu-statement-following-fiscal-committee-vote-to-approve-65m-in-broadband-funding-31499578-concord-nh.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-chris-sununu-statement-following-fiscal-committee-vote-to-approve-65m-in-broadband-funding-31499578-concord-nh.html Government and Politics Fri, 29 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Governor Chris Sununu Statement on First in the Nation Primary Concord, NH – Today, Governor Chris Sununu issued the following statement https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-chris-sununu-statement-on-first-in-the-nation-primary-31499583-concord-nh.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-chris-sununu-statement-on-first-in-the-nation-primary-31499583-concord-nh.html Government and Politics Fri, 29 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 (Washington, DC) – U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) today voted in favor of legislation that would avert a national rail shutdown by adopting https://www.americantowns.com/news/shaheen-stands-with-rail-workers-votes-to-advance-agreement-to-avoid-rail-shutdown-31498452-plaistow-nh.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/shaheen-stands-with-rail-workers-votes-to-advance-agreement-to-avoid-rail-shutdown-31498452-plaistow-nh.html Government and Politics Fri, 29 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 In case you missed it, Walter Shapiro of the New Republic published a column highlighting why the DNC should keep New Hampshire first in the https://www.americantowns.com/news/icymi-keep-new-hampshire-on-the-presidential-calendar-31498640-hanover-nh.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/icymi-keep-new-hampshire-on-the-presidential-calendar-31498640-hanover-nh.html Government and Politics Fri, 29 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON — In response to the White House's decision to change the Democratic primary calendar, NHDP Chair Ray Buckley released the following https://www.americantowns.com/news/nhdp-statement-on-the-white-houses-decision-to-change-the-presidential-primary-calendar-31498642-swanzey-nh.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/nhdp-statement-on-the-white-houses-decision-to-change-the-presidential-primary-calendar-31498642-swanzey-nh.html Government and Politics Fri, 29 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Governor Sununu Directs Flags to Half-Staff in Observance of National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Concord, NH – In accordance with the https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-sununu-directs-flags-to-halfstaff-in-observance-of-national-pearl-harbor-remembrance-day-31501016-concord-nh.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-sununu-directs-flags-to-halfstaff-in-observance-of-national-pearl-harbor-remembrance-day-31501016-concord-nh.html Government and Politics Fri, 29 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 (Manchester, NH) — Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship and https://www.americantowns.com/news/shaheen-visits-wilcox-industries-in-newington-to-discuss-contributions-to-defense-industry-31499415-manchester-nh.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/shaheen-visits-wilcox-industries-in-newington-to-discuss-contributions-to-defense-industry-31499415-manchester-nh.html Government and Politics Fri, 29 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Letter Comes in Response to GOP-Controlled Executive Council’s Dangerous Denial of Funding for Sex Ed Programs, Reversing a Decade of Funding https://www.americantowns.com/news/shaheen-leads-nh-delegation-in-letter-to-hhs-urging-direct-federal-funding-to-support-sexual-education-providers-31500115-swanzey-nh.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/shaheen-leads-nh-delegation-in-letter-to-hhs-urging-direct-federal-funding-to-support-sexual-education-providers-31500115-swanzey-nh.html Government and Politics Fri, 29 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Joined by New Hampshire Business Leaders and Industry Experts, Senator Hassan Discusses Federal Legislation Delivering Support for Granite State https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-hassan-hosts-5th-annual-innovate-new-hampshire-entrepreneurship-forum-31500110-plaistow-nh.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-hassan-hosts-5th-annual-innovate-new-hampshire-entrepreneurship-forum-31500110-plaistow-nh.html Government and Politics Fri, 29 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 In case you missed it, the Union Leader published an op-ed by former State Senator and candidate for Secretary of State Senator Melanie Levesque https://www.americantowns.com/news/melanie-levesque-new-hampshire-needs-fresh-leadership-in-the-secretary-of-state-office-31500242-plaistow-nh.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/melanie-levesque-new-hampshire-needs-fresh-leadership-in-the-secretary-of-state-office-31500242-plaistow-nh.html Government and Politics Fri, 29 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600