Sunday, 3/8/09
NEWS:
Studying the Junior High
School district voting will take place Tuesday, March 10, from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Ward I votes at Mt. Lebanon School, Ward II votes at the Methodist Church on School Street and Ward III votes at Lebanon College. See full story
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NEWS:
Cornish Tears Up Tuition Bills
Cornish -- Residents overwhelmingly voted not to pay $99,360 in back tuition owed to Windsor High School yesterday, saying that they should not have to fork over a large amount of money because Windsor school officials were unable to provide an accurate estimate of tuition. See full story
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BUSINESS:
King of Convenience
Lebanon -- If you happen to be one of the 13,000 commuters who traverse Mechanic Street every day, there's a good chance that you know about Jake. See full story
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SPORTS:
Lake Region Dashes Windsor's Title Dream
Barre, Vt. -- In last night's Vermont Division III final at Barre Auditorium, the Windsor girls basketball team provided a spark at the end of every period but the last. See full story
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EDITORIAL:
Dartmouth's Next Leader Dr. Kim Comes to Hanover
In selecting Dr. Jim Yong Kim as the next president of Dartmouth College, the trustees may have found a leader who can help resolve, once and for all, the institution's simmering identity crisis. The “crisis” -- if such it is -- plays out largely behind closed doors and among alumni factions, and it can be boiled down to this: Is Dartmouth a liberal arts college dedicated to teaching undergraduates? Or is it, like many peer institutions, a major research university? It is, of course, both, though some of Dartmouth's fiercest supporters are sometimes reluctant to admit it. See full story
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For complete story, see today's Valley News
SWAT Team Study Question on Canaan Town Meeting Ballot
Canaan -- Nate Deleault wanted Canaan voters to decide whether their police department should withdraw from a controversial regional SWAT team. Instead, they'll only vote on whether to study the question.
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W. Lebanon Woman Remains Committed to Youths
West Lebanon -- While many of her fellow Americans and Upper Valley residents devote hours to plotting their brackets for the college basketball tournament each March, Mimi MacNamee spends most of her waking moments obsessing about kids and books.
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Enfield Voters Asked to Mull Pullout
Enfield -- At Town Meeting, residents will discuss declaring independence from the regional school district that includes Enfield and four neighboring towns.
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Old Olde Nugget Has New Owners
Hanover -- The back alley pub 5 Olde Nugget Alley is under new ownership, again.
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New Barbershop To Open in White River Junction
White River Junction -- A new barbershop will open soon on South Main Street in White River Junction, replacing another one that closed several months ago.
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