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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...

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

ETNA — The King Bird Sanctuary in Etna is quite the draw.Stop by on a sunny (or even not-so-sunny) day and you’re bound to see birds, insects and other creatures on the grassy hillside. That extends to people of all ages, including Etna Library...

By BEATRICE BURACK

HANOVER — Republican presidential candidate Asa Hutchinson eschewed the tall wooden podium onstage when he spoke at Dartmouth’s Rockefeller Center for Public Policy on Tuesday evening.“I’m going to stand up here,” he said, staying on his feet directly...

By FRANCES MIZE

PLAINFIELD — Plainfield has received almost 18 inches of rain this summer, Town Administrator Stephen Halleran said.“It all blends together,” Halleran said. “That’s a ton of rain, and a big chunk of it came in the month of June, several weekends in a...

HANOVER — Several homes and businesses will be without water on Tuesday due to a scheduled water infrastructure project on Summer Street, according to town staff.The town announced a water shutdown on Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. that will affect...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

HANOVER — When the owner of the downtown Hanover apparel and jewelry store Traditionally Trendy folded up shop after 31 years in business, Kayla Brannen made a beeline to the vacating store’s landlord.Brannen, who has worked as a stylist for 20 years...

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

HANOVER — Upper Valley singers of all abilities will have an opportunity to join voices for four Wednesdays in August.The Choral Arts Foundation of the Upper Valley, a nonprofit organization that supports choruses in the area, is bringing back its...