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By MATT GOLEC

HANOVER — In 1776, the year the United States declared its independence, the Rev. Eleazar Wheelock wrote a letter to discuss purchasing two items: a wheel of cheese and a human being.“I understand the money must be paid down for the cheese,” wrote the...

By EMMAJEAN HOLLEY

The world may have lost a future lawyer the day Peter Orner, then studying to become a criminal defense attorney at Northeastern University, first tuned out his professor’s lecture and worked on some creative writing instead. But the world also gained...

By TERESA ODEN

On a summer afternoon in the 1830s, Capt. Alden Partridge, founder of Norwich University, looked over the troops assembled before him. Even though the captain’s uniform jacket had grown a little tight over the years, he was still an impressive sight,...

By JOHN P. GREGG

HANOVER — Dartmouth College has halted work on a new $200 million building for its engineering school after construction workers dug and braced a 70-foot-deep hole that differed from the intended layout.All foundation work on the new Center for...

By AMANDA ZHOU

HANOVER — Dozens of students who occupied Dartmouth College’s main administration building in the spring of 1969 to protest the Vietnam War are returning to campus this weekend to mark the 50th anniversary of the event.Many of the protesters were...

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

HANOVER — An investigation into “conduct in the workplace” of two senior leaders at The Dartmouth Institute has concluded, causing one to be stripped of his title and his office relocated and the other to resign.The precise nature of the investigation...

MILFORD, N.H. — Baseball math: six hits + three errors = a nine-run inning and a nice start to the season for the Lebanon High baseball team.After watching host Milford jump to a 4-0 lead after one inning, the Raiders gradually chipped away before...

By DANIELA VIDAL ALLEE

HANOVER — Two of the letters signifying that it was the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity are gone from the College Street building, and the 16-room home is no longer officially recognized as a residence for students attending Dartmouth College.But cars...

GILFORD, N.H. — The Hanover High boys nordic ski team claimed seven different top-10 finishes to edge Kennett and claim the NHIAA state championship.Noah Phipps had the high finish of the day for the Marauders, taking third in the freestyle race in 12...

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Hanover — Andy Harvard, a world-class mountaineer who was diagnosed with younger-onset Alzheimer's disease when he was 59, died Wednesday at Dartmouth-Hitchcock's Jack Byrne Center for Palliative and Hospice Care in Lebanon. He was 69.A feature...

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Hanover — A Dartmouth College medical student’s death in October has been ruled accidental, according to Vermont state records.Kyle Janeczek, a second-year student at the Geisel School of Medicine who grew up in New Jersey, was found dead at his Route...

By Jordan Cuddemi

Hanover — A retired Dartmouth College professor who jokingly called out “ladies’ lingerie” in an elevator when asked what floor he wanted to be let out on has lost his appeal with the International Studies Association, which found he violated its code...

By Tim Camerato

Hanover — Joe Asch, a prominent Upper Valley businessman and blogger known for his sharp criticism of Dartmouth College administrators, died on Tuesday. He was 60.His death was an apparent suicide. Responding to the report of an unconscious male at...

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Thetford — The Thetford Academy boys soccer team snapped a six-game losing streak in style on Monday, exploding for five goals after halftime to defeat visiting Montpelier, 5-3.Will Bosco scored two minutes after intermission and again four minutes...

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Hanover — Dartmouth College has decided to move a set of racially insensitive murals to an off-campus storage facility after complaints from Native American students prompted the creation of a committee to study the issue.The four painted scenes —...

By John Lippman

Hanover — Following weeks of rumors that the business was on shaky ground, the owners of Canoe Club confirmed on Monday that the Hanover restaurant and bar is closing effective Tuesday.The decision comes a year after Canoe Club was sold by its former...

By Jared Pendak

Hanover — Thanks to Upper Valley winters, Dartmouth College’s rowing teams are almost never able to access the Connecticut River when the spring sports season begins in early February. Starting next year, they should at least be able to simulate it...

By Nora Doyle-Burr

Hanover — A third Dartmouth professor in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences has left his job following an investigation into sexual misconduct.Professor William M. Kelley resigned “effective immediately,” in the face of a...

By Jordan Cuddemi

Hanover — A second Dartmouth College professor in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences has been ousted in the wake of a sexual misconduct inquiry.Paul Whalen resigned, effective immediately, following a recommendation by Dean of the...

By Rob Wolfe

Hanover — Dartmouth College this week rolled out a new, simplified logo as part of a branding redesign that administrators say will standardize the school’s “visual identity” and present a unified message to the world.Visitors to Dartmouth’s website...