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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 …

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Oxbow’s Nate Smith slides into home for a run during the Olympians’ home game with Randolph yesterday. Oxbow prevailed in eight innings, 4-3. (Valley News - Sarah Priestap) O’s Nip Ghosts
Randolph at Oxbow baseball in Bradford, Vt., on May 21, 2013. Oxbow won, 4-3. (Valley News - Sarah Priestap) Photo Gallery: Randolph at Oxbow Baseball
In West Fairlee yesterday morning, Shay Paffenroth reaches for the fish she just caught, which she called a “pumpkin seed.” Paffenroth, of West Topsham, Vt., and her husband, David, were fishing in Lake Fairlee for the first time. “A lot of people don’t like catching small fish,” she said, laughing. “I don’t give a damn, as long as I catch something.” (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck) Catch of the Day
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‘I Looked Back and Saw Two Plumes of Smoke’

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Boston — Twenty minutes before the deadly explosions near the finish of the Boston Marathon, Jim Burnett, of Canaan, was trotting down the Boylston Street homestretch in bright sunshine and a cool breeze, and basking in the glow …

Business Notes: Noodle and Yogurt Restaurant Coming to Hanover

Sunday, April 14, 2013

Hanover — A restaurant combining a noodle bar and frozen yogurt stand is coming to Lebanon Street. If everything goes according to schedule, Noodle Station and The Swirl and Pearl will be open as early as the end of the month in the renovated building that previously housed …

Mentor Liz Sunde and student Lilly Ma talk at Umpleby’s Bakery in Hanover earlier this month. “It’s a great program,” Ma said. “(Working) is a whole new world for me, and she really helped me see what I’m getting in to.” (Valley News - Sarah Priestap)

Mentoring Program Aims to Prepare Women for Workplace Challenges

Sunday, April 14, 2013

Hanover — College graduates entering the workforce for the first time can find the experience to be daunting and confusing, and some new employees might find that they’ve made a wrong job choice or that they’ve locked themselves …

After her Pilates class at the Black Community Center in Hanover yesterday, Marilyn Denk, of Hanover, looks at a lot and building the town would like to purchase for the center’s expansion. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck)

Hanover Seeks Bigger Rec Center

Saturday, April 13, 2013

Hanover — Town officials would like to jump on an opportunity to purchase a 0.4 acre property next to the Richard W. Black Recreation & Senior Center in hopes of tearing down a house and building a gymnasium. …

Art Notes: ‘Word and Image in Contemporary Art’; Strong Messages In Hood Exhibit 

Thursday, April 11, 2013

One of the great treats of art and architecture in the Upper Valley is the climb up the stairs to the second-floor galleries of the Hood Museum. I tend to walk in there with a head full of …

Personal Chefs: In the Upper Valley, Some Cooks Bring the Dishes Home

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

You wouldn’t know it from looking at photographs of Brian Kasten in a chef’s standard white coat, but the cook and owner of Supper Solution in Thetford never intended to go into the food business. As a geology …

Virginia Beauchene

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Hanover, N.H. — Virginia Beauchene, 89, who passed away Saturday, March 30, 2013, committal prayers have been scheduled for Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at 10:30 a.m. at the Hanover Center Cemetery in Hanover Center. Arrangements are by Ricker Funeral Homes and Crematory of Lebanon. …

Letter: Challenges of Brick-and-Mortar Stores

Friday, May 17, 2013

To the Editor: The closing of The Mountain Goat came as a shock. The reaction of all of you who stopped by during our last days in business softened our shock, as we shared our disappointment together. When I moved to Hanover two years ago, I immediately remarked …

Young Writers: The Sound of Thunder; Poetry That Rhymes

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Each week, Young Writers Project receives several hundred submissions from students in Vermont and New Hampshire in response to writing prompts and selects the best for publication here and in 21 other newspapers and on vpr.net. This week, we publish responses to the prompts, Rhyming Poetry; and General …

Scientist’s Talk Will Cover Wind Power and Wildlife

Sunday, April 7, 2013

Hanover — Carol Foss, director of conservation for New Hampshire Audubon, will present “Wind Power and Wildlife” at 7 p.m. April 23 in the Mayer Room of Howe Library. Foss has taken part in wind energy discussions since the state’s first wind project was proposed in 2006. She …