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A screen grab shows a scene from the winning entry in the Math-O-Vision contest at Dartmouth College.

Math = Film Project

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Hanover — Some kids see math as a maze of pointless numbers, a subject banished to chalkboards and ivory towers. Austin Eng, 17, of Freehold, N.J., sees it differently — and as a result, he and his film partner, Katherine Lin, also of Freehold, have $4,000 in prize money to show for it. Last week, the high school film duo …

Hanover Police Kill Two Raccoons Found to Have Rabies

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Hanover — Two rabid raccoons were found and destroyed last week in Hanover. Police responded to two separate complaints on different days of “strange acting” raccoons 6.5 miles apart — one at Fern Lane and the other at Quail Drive — Hanover Police Capt. Frank Moran said. “It’s pretty disturbing,” Moran said, referring to what it’s like to see a rabid animal. “Generally …

Dartmouth Rape Suspect Posts Bail

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Lebanon — A Dartmouth College student charged with raping a female student after entering her dorm room had his scheduled court appearance yesterday delayed for a month to allow his attorney more time to review evidence in the case. Facing four counts of aggravated sex assault, Parker C. Gilbert, 20, was scheduled to appear in Lebanon Circuit Court yesterday, but his attorney secured …

Shaking Sand

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Charlie Madonia, 5, flings excess sand as he works to create a canalwith his classmates Braydon Thebodo, 4, far left, and Darius Faudie, 5, at Hampshire Cooperative Nursery School in Hanover recently. It was the first day of …

Letter: A Particularly Malicious Column

Friday, May 17, 2013

To the Editor: I’ve come to expect a healthy dose of self-loathing in Jim Kenyon’s columns. After all, living in one of Vermont’s most affluent towns and sending his kids to well-funded schools is obviously something that he needs to atone for. And what better way to demonstrate …

Hartford Targets Invasive Garlic Mustard Plant

Sunday, May 5, 2013

White River Junction — Jon Bouton took a little piece of leaf in his hand, and angled it in front of the nose of Gavin Farnsworth. “What’s it smell like?” Bouton asked, rubbing the plant between his fingers. …

Hanover Football Team To Help With Recycling

Sunday, May 5, 2013

Hanover — The Hanover High School football team will shoulder some of the heavy lifting at an upcoming recycling event in Hanover. WinCycle will accept electronic devices for a fee next Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Hanover Public Works Garage, 194 Lebanon St. (Route 120). …

Hanover High School 3rd Quarter Honors

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

12th Grade High Honors Rachel Alibozek, Dashiell Andrews, Aidan Bardos, Sophia Bartels, Brendan Barth, Monica Bedford, Katherine Bradley, Chloe Brisson, Katherine Chen, Morgan Danna, Bethany Denton, Eloise Dietz, John Gehlbach, Elizabeth Haas, Allison Hanley, Paul Hurford, Siddhartha Jayanti, Matthew Jin, Alyssa Kittredge, Niels Kuehlert, Carter LaCrosse, John Little, …

Teens Loose in the Upper Valley; Annual Spring Assassin Game Raises Safety Concerns

Friday, May 3, 2013

U.S. Presidents enjoy the advance work and protective efforts of the Secret Service. Lebanon High senior Jeff Taylor has his kid brother, Jack. During several mornings earlier this week, Jeff Taylor dispatched his sibling from their Meriden home …

Documentaries Remain Vital; Hopkins Center to Host Some of the Best

Friday, May 3, 2013

The record of the average American feature film in the past decade has been, on the whole, rather dismal. The word “puerile” leaps to mind. American documentary film, on the other hand, is as vigorous, provocative and engaging …

In Hanover, Aide Defends Ayotte Vote

Friday, May 3, 2013

Hanover — Two days after county residents lobbed angry questions at U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H., about her recent vote against expanded background checks for gun purchases, a group of constituents challenged the senator’s aide on the same issue. Michael Scala, Ayotte’s special assistant, took the heat for …

Dartmouth Home Requires Additional Testing for TCE

Friday, May 3, 2013

Hanover — Initial test results for trichloroethylene have come back for five houses owned by Dartmouth College south of Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, and only one house showed levels near the screening level. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers performed testing between March 28 and April …

School Notes: Hanover Student Wins National Merit Scholarship

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

There was no debating that Hanover High School senior Katherine Chen is one of the top students not only in her school, but the state. She’s a Harvard-bound semifinalist in the U.S. Presidential Scholars competition, a state debate …