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News and Events - 2008
Some of the major news items and events which have occurred in New Hampshire are listed below. The links here will take you to the appropriate New Hampshire agency's Web Site for details.
 
10/08/08 Agreement With Shell Oil To Curb Tobacco Sales To Minors
10/08/08 Fall Hiking Calls for Increased Safety Awareness
10/03/08 President Declares Disaster for Hillsborough County Flash Flooding
9/30/08 NH State Council on the Arts - 2009 Artist Fellows
9/15/08 Car Recall Scam
9/15/08 NH State Library - Young Readers - Letters About Literature, Writing Contest
9/10/08 Fall Foliage Report
9/08/08 Deadlines Approach for Disaster Aid Applications
9/05/08 2008 Fall Drawdown of Lakes
9/05/08 Visit NH - Scenic Drives and Tours
9/05/08 Federal Highway Trust Fund Shortfall
9/04/08 Super Stellar Friday
8/20/08 Five New Hampshire Properties Added to the National Register for Historic Places
8/11/08 President Grants Gov. Lynch’s Request For Tornado Disaster Declaration
8/11/08 Governor Announces Job Training Grants Awarded to 10 NH Companies
   
7/29/08 Timber and Construction Debris Cleanup Underway From Tornado Damage
7/28/08 Governor Asks President Bush for Major Disaster Declaration
7/28/08 Donate to Tornado Victims
7/28/08 Insurance Commissioner Calls for Property & Casualty Industry Assistance
7/26/08 Getting Help Following Thursday's Storm
7/26/08 Storm Recovery Remains Hazardous, State Officials Warn
7/25/08 State Public Inquiry Line Now Open
7/24/08 Governor Declares State of Emergency
7/23/08 NH Officials Warn of Potential Flood Hazards
7/21/08 Dept. of Transportation - Flashing Yellow Arrow Introduced to Traffic Signals in NH
7/17/08 State Begins Issuing New NH Vehicle Registrations
7/14/08 NH Film and Television Office, Southwest Airlines Announce Partnership
7/9/08 Governor Calls on Washington to Provide Increased Home Heating Fuel Assistance
7/8/08 Summer in New Hampshire
7/7/08 Governor Lynch Signs Law Aimed At Protecting Seniors From Investment Fraud
7/2/08 Governor Lynch Signs Online Child Safety Act
7/2/08 Governor Announces Extension of Unemployment Benefits For NH Citizens
   
6/30/08 NH Receives Grant to Help Displaced Workers
6/30/08 New Hampshire’s Medicaid Program Set To Begin E-Prescribing
6/30/08 Governor Signs Retirement System Reforms
6/24/08 Governor Appoints Budget Director
6/23/08 Fire Officials Urge Caution With Home Fireworks
6/23/08 New NH Vehicle Registrations Will Add Improved Technology
6/20/08 New Hampshire Named One of the Top 10 Hi-Tech Friendly States
6/17/08 Governor Delivers Budget Reductions
6/16/08 NH Division of Parks and Recreation - State Parks
6/12/08 No Increase in Community College Tuition
6/12/08 Independent Evaluation of Recent Flooding in New Hampshire
6/11/08 Governor Signs Law Aimed at Moving NH Forward in the Development of Commuter Rail
6/10/08 Gov. Signs Legislation to Help Ensure a Balanced Budget, Maintain Essential Services
6/10/08 Job Training Grants Awarded to Six NH Companies
6/9/08 Governor Signs Coos County Tax Credit Into Law
6/5/08 Visit New Hampshire - Gas Saving Offers
6/4/08 Hesky Park in Meredith - State’s Original POW/MIA Memorial
   
5/30/08 NH Dept. of Safety Rolls-Out New Driver Licenses
5/23/08 Marine Patrol: Boaters Need To Inspect Safety Gear
5/22/08 Properties Added to NH State Register of Historic Places
5/19/08 Governor Swears In George Campbell As Transportation Commissioner
5/19/08 Governor Signs NH HealthFirst
5/16/08 Governor, DRED Announce Company Plans to Create 60 New Jobs in Coos County
5/15/08 Governor's Award for Pollution Prevention - Application Deadline Approaching
5/13/08 NH Dept. of Corrections Annual Plant Sale Scheduled
5/8/08 NH Rideshare is a FREE Commuter Matching Service
5/7/08 NH Police Memorial Service
5/5/08 National Arson Awareness Week
5/1/08 Govovernor Presents Strategy For Addressing Revenue Shortfall
   
4/30/08 NH Employment Security to Host Job Recruitment Fair for AT&T Workers
4/30/08 Attorney General Seeks Volunteers for Consumer Affairs Program
4/29/08 Governor Expands State Purchasing Freeze
4/25/08 Fire Control and Littering - Traffic Safety Reminder from State Police
4/23/08 Governor Directs Citizens Health Initiative
4/23/08 Dept. of Safety Warns of Cold Water Danger
4/21/08 Governor Statement Regarding The Resignation of Judge Coffey
4/18/08 Governor Lynch Statement Regarding Coffey Decision
4/18/08 Take a Hike, Game Boy!
4/15/08 Ace Hardware and DES Partner on Free Lamp Recycling
4/11/08 Governor Lynch To Expand State Purchasing Freeze
4/9/08 Bring the Family to Discover WILD NH. Day
4/8/08 New Hampshire to Receive $1.2 Million from Clean Air Act Settlement
4/8/08 Granite State Scholars Announced
4/2/08 Arts Awards Celebration
4/2/08 Ambassadors Provide Friendly Face at Cannon Mountain
4/1/08 Governor Lynch Establishes New Mosquito Control Policy for State-Owned Lands
   
3/28/08 Governor Lynch Announces Job Training Grants Awarded in the Month of March
3/28/08 Governor Swears In Glenn Normandeau As Fish and Game Director
3/8/08 March 29, 8 p.m. - It’s Lights Out New Hampshire!
3/27/08 Too Much Snow at Cannon Mountain to Close!
3/27/08 Federal Government Agrees to Postpone Imposing Real ID Requirements on NH Citizens
3/25/08 Governor to Nominate George Campbell of Portsmouth To Serve As Commissioner of Transportation
3/25/08 New Hampshire Is Once Again Named ‘Most Livable State’
3/24/08 Governor Lynch Statement on the Death of Spc. David Stelmat of Littleton
3/24/08 Governor Creates Task Force to Help Retain New Hampshire’s Young Workers
3/20/08 Senate Passes Governor’s Bill to Help Small Businesses Better Afford Health Insurance
3/17/08 New Hampshire Moose Lottery Is On!
3/17/08 New Hampshire Named Safest State in the Nation
3/10/08 NH Insurance Department - Baby Boomers Confused about Medicare
3/10/08 Winter in New Hampshire
3/5/08 Super Stellar Friday - Christa McAuliffe Plantetarium
3/5/08 Linda Hodgdon Confirmed as Commissioner of Administrative Services; Glenn Normandeau as Fish and Game Director
3/5/08 Attorney General Appoints State Board to Oversee New Hampshire Child Advocacy Centers
3/2/08 Federal Highway Administration Rule- Winter OHRV Use of Rail Trails Not Permitted
3/2/08 Governor Statement Regarding the Death of House Republican Leader Mike Whalley
   
2/27/08 Job Training Grants for Keene and North Haverhill Companies
2/22/08 Governor Lynch Delivers Spending Cuts, Stresses Continued Fiscal Responsibility
2/21/08 Governor Lynch Statement Regarding Senate Vote on Constitutional Amendment
2/21/08 New England Common Assessment Program - Grade Eleven Test Results Released
   
1/29/08 Ski Cannon Mountain
1/29/08 New England Common Assessment Program Grades Three Through Eight Test Results Released
1/28/08 2008 Mid-winter Bald Eagle Survey Yields Record NH Sightings
1/24/08 Coos County Tax Credit
1/23/08 Governor's State of the State
1/23/08 Governor: Bipartisan Cooperation, Continued Fiscal Responsibility Will Keep New Hampshire Strong
1/22/08 Governor Swears In Nicholas Toumpas as Health and Human Services Commissioner
1/15/08 Governor Lynch Stresses Fiscal Responsibility
1/15/08 Governor Lynch Submits 10-Year Transportation Plan
1/15/08 Fish and Game Department Performance Audit Report
1/15/08 2009 NH Teacher of the Year Nominations
1/15/08 Scam Alert: New Twist on Lottery Scams
1/14/08 Attorney General Announces Nationwide Agreement with MySpace
1/9/08 Presidential Primary
1/7/08 Voting in New Hampshire
1/4/08 Election Inquiry and Complaint Lines for New Hampshire Presidential Primary
1/4/08 January is National Radon Awareness Month
1/3/08 McCain and Romney Push Poll Complaints
1/02/08 Governor Applauds Passage of Legislation Fixing Workers’ Compensation Law
1/02/08 MtBE Widespread in New Hampshire’s Groundwater
   
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