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Dartmouth faculty support creation of new school of arts and sciences
10-31-2024 7:30 PM

By EMMA ROTH-WELLS

HANOVER — Dartmouth College faculty voted in favor of a proposal to create a new school of Arts & Sciences in a meeting Wednesday.“I’m very happy,” said Provost David Kotz, co-leader of the Future of Arts and Sciences project, after the proposal...

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Group plans greenway between Hanover and West Lebanon
10-29-2024 7:00 PM

By EMMA ROTH-WELLS

LEBANON — A grassroots community group is working to create a 3-mile, vehicle-free path connecting West Lebanon and Hanover.The West Lebanon and Hanover Greenway Community Group, or WaHG, presented the project to the Lebanon Planning Board on Monday...


Vermont issues burn ban following weekend fires
10-28-2024 8:00 PM

By EMMA ROTH-WELLS

BARNARD — After several brush fires across Vermont, including ones in the Upper Valley, that destroyed dozens of acres over the weekend, the state’s Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation issued a ban on debris burning on Monday.In Barnard,...


Housing a top policy priority for NH legislative candidates
10-25-2024 7:02 PM

By EMMA ROTH-WELLS

WEST LEBANON — Housing, or the lack thereof, is a top issue for Upper Valley candidates from both parties vying for seats in New Hampshire state government.While Democrats and Republicans agree there is a housing crisis, their proposed solutions to...


Project aims to boost minority ownership in the Upper Valley
10-22-2024 6:00 PM

By EMMA ROTH-WELLS

LEBANON — Vital Communities is launching a project to help members of minority communities become home and business owners in the Upper Valley.A breakfast to kick off the Upper Valley BIPOC Home and Business Ownership Project will be held on Friday at...


Bradford Selectboard members cite prejudice among reasons for resigning
10-21-2024 6:00 PM

By EMMA ROTH-WELLS

BRADFORD, Vt. — Two members of the Bradford Selectboard resigned earlier this month, citing the board’s resistance to change and alleging prejudice in the municipal government.Selectboard Chairman Ryan Lockwood, 44, and board member Nikki Stevens,...


Croydon man killed in Central Vermont shooting
10-16-2024 8:00 PM

By EMMA ROTH-WELLS

CROYDON — A 34-year-old Croydon man was fatally shot in central Vermont early Monday morning, according to Vermont State Police.Shawn Spiker was shot alongside Michael Perry, of Waterbury, Vt., at Kneeland Flats Trailer Park at around 12:45 a.m....


Democratic gubernatorial candidate makes campaign stop in Hanover
10-14-2024 6:30 PM

By EMMA ROTH-WELLS

HANOVER — As Election Day rapidly approaches and polls indicate the New Hampshire gubernatorial race remains close, Democratic candidate Joyce Craig emphasized several of her main issues — the housing crisis, education funding, climate change and...


Dartmouth labs get federal grants for vaccine research
10-14-2024 5:02 PM

By EMMA ROTH-WELLS

HANOVER — Two Dartmouth research teams are set to receive a combined sum of up to nearly $3.6 million in grant funding to spur innovations in pandemic preparedness and vaccine generation.The two research teams — one led by David Leib, chairman and...


South Korean high school alumni group tours Upper Valley
10-13-2024 5:02 PM

By EMMA ROTH-WELLS

LEBANON — Lunchtime at the Upper Valley Senior Center often involves musical performances, but the lyrics typically aren’t in Korean.On Thursday, 17 alumni of Seoul National University High School, or SNUHS, in Seoul, South Korea, sang for volunteers...


Lyme seeks to address housing shortage
10-09-2024 6:30 PM

By EMMA ROTH-WELLS

LYME — Long thwarted by zoning and infrastructure challenges, the town’s Planning Board will take yet another crack at addressing the regional housing crisis at a meeting on Thursday.The board has scheduled a forum to get clarification on Upper...


Bridge over Connecticut River, section of I-91 to reopen soon
10-08-2024 6:31 PM

By EMMA ROTH-WELLS

THETFORD — Two long-term infrastructure projects in Orange and Grafton counties are set to wrap up next month, to the relief of area residents and business owners.After more than 18 months and $9.4 million in construction costs, the bridge over the...


Upper Valley native co-recipient of Nobel Prize
10-07-2024 6:31 PM

By EMMA ROTH-WELLS

HARTLAND — Born in Hanover and raised on a family farm in Hartland, Victor Ambros said his early life prepared him for life as a scientist.“Farmers are do-it-yourself-ers,” said Ambros, now 70, in a phone interview on Monday. “I learned from my father...


Hanover seeks to manage deer by bringing together landowners and hunters
10-02-2024 6:31 PM

By EMMA ROTH-WELLS

HANOVER — For several years, Hanover residents have generally agreed that the town has more deer than its habitat can support.On Tuesday night, about 55 hunters and landowners packed the Mayer Room at Howe Library to talk with officials from the New...


Nonprofit foundation puts struggling Norwich farm site up for sale
10-01-2024 6:40 PM

By EMMA ROTH-WELLS

NORWICH — Four years after the Norwich Farm Foundation was formed and launched a major fundraising campaign, the nonprofit organization is giving up its effort to save what it marketed as the town’s “last remaining dairy farm.”In a Sept. 13 email to...


Greensboro Road neighbors continue to oppose Hanover church project
09-26-2024 7:01 PM

By EMMA ROTH-WELLS

HANOVER — A couple on Greensboro Road continues to oppose the Hanover Planning Board’s reluctant decision last year to approve Christ Redeemer Church’s (CRC) plan for a roughly 24,000-square-foot, two-story church near their home.Lara Acker, who was...


Co-op’s Lyme Road market to close in October
09-24-2024 8:01 PM

By EMMA ROTH-WELLS

HANOVER — The Hanover Consumer Cooperative Society’s Lyme Road market is closing next month after more than 15 years of serving the community.The co-op announced it is expecting to close its market location at 43 Lyme Rd. on Oct. 18, in a Monday...


Dartmouth demographics largely unchanged following Supreme Court ruling
09-20-2024 8:01 PM

By EMMA ROTH-WELLS

HANOVER — Dartmouth College reported a record number of low-income students in the Class of 2028, while the percentage of Black, Asian American, Native American, and white students declined slightly after a U.S. Supreme Court decision significantly...


Dartmouth gets major gift for new residential hall on West Wheelock
09-19-2024 8:01 PM

By EMMA ROTH-WELLS

HANOVER — A new apartment-style residence building for Dartmouth undergraduate students on West Wheelock Street will be named in honor of Dartmouth alumni Gina and Tom Russo, who made a $30 million donation toward the building’s construction, the...


Kiwanis Club organizers seek to reestablish Upper Valley branch
09-16-2024 8:00 PM

By EMMA ROTH-WELLS

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Organizers are seeking to reestablish the Upper Valley Kiwanis Club which closed in 2017.An organizational meeting for a the new club will be held on Sept. 26 at 6 p.m. at the Hartford Parks and Recreation Center located at 171...


Farm owners accuse Norwich Department of Public Works director of unfair treatment
09-12-2024 7:00 PM

By EMMA ROTH-WELLS

NORWICH — Sweetland Farm’s owners are seeking town approval to grade and fill an approximately 400-foot stretch of slope on the east side of Route 132 by the intersection of Union Village Road in hopes that a more gradual hill from the road into their...

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