5 Things: EZ Pass Alternative, Online Gambling, Fukushima Threat and more

1. E-ZPass Alternative: It is now possible for motorists who are not E-ZPass customers and do not have transponders to utilize the benefits of E-ZPass on the New Hampshire Turnpike System.  The New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT) announces a new E-ZPass account option that allows travelers to “Prepay a NH Trip” and use dedicated E-ZPass lanes and Open Road Tolling (ORT) lanes.  Payments are made in advance of a trip on New Hampshire turnpikes by establishing a prepaid account and registering a license plate.  Images of the license plate traveling through the dedicated E-ZPass lane or ORT lane will be matched to the account and the toll will be automatically deducted from the prepaid account balance. More info here.

2. Online Legal Gaming Goes Live in Delaware: NH may not be ready to deal with gaming, but Delaware on Tuesday launched the first phase of its online gaming operation, featuring DoubleDown Casino Slots and Poker, run by slot machine company IGT, one of Delaware’s contractual slots vendors. Where do you stand on online gaming?

3. Radioactive Bad News/Good News: The bad news - the radioactive stream of toxic fluids released during the 2011 Fukushima nuclear plant disaster will reach the West Coast of the US by March 2014. The good news -  a paper published in the October 2013 edition of the journal Deep-Sea Research says it’s unlikely to be harmful. You can read more here.

4. Teen Dance Party Friday Night:  Something new Friday night, from our friends at Positive Street Art. HYPE Teen Dance. Details here for the young set.

5. Nashua Pride for Rivier University: Just wanted to make sure you saw this post from yesterday – our own Rivier University has been named a college of distinction for a third year in a row.