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HANOVER — Golden Globe Award-winning actor Sandra Oh will deliver the commencement address at Dartmouth College’s 2025 graduation ceremony on June 15. Oh will also receive an honorary doctorate of the arts at the ceremony.

By EMMA ROTH-WELLS

HANOVER — More than 300 Dartmouth College alumni have signed an open letter urging President Sian Beilock and other school leaders to take a stand against the Trump administration’s “efforts to chill free speech on college campuses.”

By CLARE SHANAHAN

HANOVER — On a warm and windy Thursday afternoon, about 150 people gathered on the lawn in front Baker-Berry Library at Dartmouth College as part of a nationwide protest “in defense of higher education,” as English and Creative Writing Professor Patricia Stuelke described it.

By EMMA ROTH-WELLS

HANOVER — The Dresden and Hanover school districts are two of six in New Hampshire suing the U.S. Department of Education.

By MARION UMPLEBY

HANOVER — In the 11 years Ana Paula Fernandes has operated Brazilian bakery My Brigadeiro on South Main Street, her signature truffles have cost $1.98 apiece.

By JOHN LIPPMAN

HANOVER — The Trump administration’s promise to deport millions of foreign nationals who it says are in the U.S. illegally has reached into the Upper Valley as two individuals associated with Dartmouth College have had their visas terminated, leading one of them to sue the Department of Homeland Security to challenge his deportation.

By MARION UMPLEBY

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Upper Valley residents are planning to join protests on Saturday, April 5, as part of a national movement, Hands Off!, against policy changes enacted by President Donald Trump and billionaire businessman Elon Musk.

By MARION UMPLEBY

The 18th century composer George Frideric Handel is probably best known for his meditation on the life of Jesus Christ, the oratorio “Messiah.”

Martin Pastor splits wood before bringing it into his home in Hanover on Thursday. Pastor burns about six cords of wood per winter, using his fireplace and wood stove. Pastor often cooks over the fireplace, saying, “Since I was a Boy Scout, it is something I like to do.” He enjoys cooking venison after having good luck during hunting season.

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

Upper Valley librarians are concerned that the proposed elimination of the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services and the financial support it provides will limit patrons’ access to ebooks, audiobooks, interlibrary loan and other services that the agency helps support.

By EMMA ROTH-WELLS

HANOVER — After reinstating standardized testing requirements for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, Dartmouth saw a slight decrease in applicants from a year ago when the college received a record number of applications.

By PATRICK O’GRADY

LEBANON — Martha Solow exemplified the adage: “Democracy is not a spectator sport.”

By JIM KENYON

How much money does it take for an elite private institution of higher learning — one with an $8 billion endowment — to keep in the good graces of the Trump administration?

By EMMA ROTH-WELLS

HANOVER — To address the town’s long-term housing needs, the Planning Board is proposing zoning amendments that could pave the way for up to 800 new housing units in the next 15 years.

By MARION UMPLEBY

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — In the past, We the People Theatre’s founder Perry Allison hasn’t shied away from musicals with a lot of energy.

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

WEST LEBANON — Water quality improvement and flooding mitigation projects along the Connecticut River and its tributaries are on hold due to a federal funding freeze.

By EMMA ROTH-WELLS

HANOVER — The Selectboard is scheduled to hold a public hearing on Monday to discuss a proposed $39.1 million town budget for the fiscal year starting July 1.

By MARION UMPLEBY

HANOVER — In its final hours of operation in early January, dozens of customers lined up at Lalo’s Taqueria for a meal before the Lebanon eatery shuttered for good.

By JIM KENYON

Not wanting to burden her working-class immigrant parents who still had two kids at home, Hosaena Tilahun was only at Dartmouth College for a couple of weeks before she began looking for a part-time job to pay for living expenses not covered by her financial aid package.

HANOVER — The Selectboard, this week, adopted a resolution objecting to the Trump Administration’s freeze of federal grants that support residents.

By MARION UMPLEBY

HANOVER — Upper Valley residents took to the streets on Friday to protest the Trump Administration’s proposed budget cuts.