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By PATRICK ADRIAN

HANOVER — Dartmouth College has announced new plans to build “apartment-style units” with a total of 250 to 300 beds on West Wheelock Street close to the heart of campus and has pulled back from plans to house hundreds of undergraduate students on...

By FRANCES MIZE

HANOVER — The moon will eclipse the sun twice in the next six months. At both instances, a squad of Hanover High students will be pulling the strings on a NASA atmospheric balloon project meant to collect data on the celestial phenomena.In February,...

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

HANOVER — Mental health is personal.When U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy asked the 1,000 people gathered in Dartmouth College’s Leede Arena on Thursday afternoon for a conversation on the “Future of Mental Health and Wellness” how many know someone...

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

HANOVER — A primary care practice that serves hundreds of Dartmouth College employees and their families is now operated by a company owned by Amazon.Dartmouth announced the change earlier this year in a message to employees that outlined the...

By TRIS WYKES

HANOVER — Last week’s death of Dartmouth College football coach Buddy Teevens created a tide of grief and an avalanche of memories from his friends and acquaintances throughout the Upper Valley and far beyond. The 66-year old succumbed to injuries...

By PATRICK ADRIAN

HANOVER — With rental homes making up one-third of the town’s housing stock, Hanover is launching a rental housing inspection program to ensure that tenants are living in safe, sanitary and code-compliant homes.Planning and Zoning Director Rob...

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

HANOVER — Students who are seniors now at Dartmouth College began their matriculation in the fall of 2020, amid strict COVID-19 protocols.Few of the college’s typical welcome traditions took place. Fall First-Year Trips were canceled, gatherings were...

By JUSTIN CAMPFIELD

HANOVER — After six months of uncertainty and four days of mourning, the Upper Valley community paid tribute to the memory of former Dartmouth College football coach Buddy Teevens during a somber candlelight vigil held Saturday night on the green.A...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

HANOVER — Police fanned out around a Dartmouth College sports facility and the Co-op Food Store in search of an unidentified man who entered the town water pumping station off Lebanon Street and allegedly menaced a worker with a screwdriver. The...

By FRANCES MIZE

HANOVER — Dartmouth College’s new leader Sian Beilock made a splash at the college before she even stepped on campus: She would be the 250-year-old school’s first female president.But her inauguration on Friday afternoon marked her first official...

HANOVER — The inauguration of Dartmouth’s 19th president, Sian Leah Beilock, is scheduled for Friday afternoon at 3 p.m on the Green. The event is expected to end around 5 p.m., according to college officials. Beilock, who took over from former...

By PATRICK ADRIAN

HANOVER — The speed limit on Lyme Road is down to 25 mph from 30 mph and the school zone to 15 mph from 20 mph, in an effort to address traffic safety concerns.The new speed limit, which will apply to a three-quarter of a mile portion of Lyme Road...

By TRIS WYKES

HANOVER — The most unique Dartmouth College football season in years kicks off on Saturday evening with the Big Green visiting No. 11 New Hampshire under the possibility of rain and wind related to Hurricane Lee.Dartmouth has been buffeted by...

HANOVER — The National Institute on Aging has granted $16.2 million to a team of researchers led by Dr. Amber Barnato, of the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, for a study of inequity in Alzheimer’s care.The five-year grant seeks to build on the...

By JIM KENYON

The Upper Valley’s housing crunch is making it nearly impossible for many employers to persuade workers from other parts of the country to move here.But Dartmouth College has come up with a remedy.Granted, it’s no magic bullet. Only an ultra-wealthy...

By PATRICK ADRIAN

HANOVER — Town officials are in early negotiations with nonprofit developer Twin Pines Housing Trust for the acquisition of 5 acres of town-owned land on which to build workforce housing.Town Manager Alex Torpey said the Selectboard is currently...

By PATRICK ADRIAN

HANOVER — Town staff are proposing a speed limit reduction on Lyme Road as part of an ongoing initiative to improve traffic safety.On Monday, the Selectboard will consider scheduling a public hearing to discuss lowering the speed limit on Lyme Road...

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

WILDER — Expanded public transportation options are coming to the Upper Valley next month.Beginning Sept. 11, Advance Transit will offer weekday evening service on four of its bus routes, according to a news release from the nonprofit...

By TRIS WYKES

There’s almost always an explanation involved when Rocco Linehan is asked how he spends his free time.“I have to tell them that it isn’t disc golf, that there are no dogs involved and it’s a highly competitive sport,” the former Hanover High...

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

HANOVER — Dartmouth College’s new president has announced a series of leadership changes, including the creation of the position of chief health and wellness officer, and a September event focused on mental health.The college has launched a national...