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Hospitals Take Next Step in Affiliation

Friday, May 17, 2013

New London ­— After two months of negotiation, officials from Dartmouth-Hitchcock and New London Hospital sent their affiliation agreement to the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office Tuesday, marking the next step in what has been a long process in establishing a governance and administrative collaboration between the two health care entities. In early March two public hearings were held in New London and Newport to allow open discussion about the …

New London to Weigh Converting School into Community Center

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

New London — New London residents will decide tomorrow whether to explore the possibility of transforming a vacant middle school into a community center. The warrant article, one of 13 on which they will vote at their annual Town Meeting, would authorize the town to secure an option on a lease for the building, which is located downtown. Officials have shown interest in …

Media studies major Jillian DeArville reacts as she is photographed by her 11-year-old cousin, Keith Manning, before the start of yesterday’s graduation ceremony at Colby-Sawyer College. (Valley News - Sarah Priestap)

Ready for the ‘Real World’

Sunday, May 12, 2013

New London — It is the time of the year when college graduates are often given that not-so-subtle reminder from their elders that they are about to enter the “real world.” From Cory Schofield’s perspective, he and his Colby-Sawyer College classmates have already had experiences in that world, one of which was frighteningly …

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Getting Them Out and About

Thursday, February 7, 2013

Hanover — Jake Quigley is showing it requires only the right frame of mind to improve life through the outdoors. As vice-president of Outdoor Mindset — a national nonprofit the Hanover resident co-founded while living in Colorado three years ago — Quigley leads monthly outdoor adventures for members …

At the Hospitals: Feb. 3, 2013

Sunday, February 3, 2013

New London Hospital Employee Earns Certification New London — Sue Corliss, of New London Hospital, recently earned a family nurse practitioner certification from the University of New Hampshire in Durham. Corliss has worked at the hospital’s William P. Clough Extended Care Center for five years as a registered …

Kelsey Carroll near a glass door at Somersworth, NH, High School. Kelsey is featured in the film "Who Cares About Kelsey?" by Producer/Director Dan Habib. (Dan Habib photograph)

Film to Play in New London About a Troubled Student Who Beat the Odds

Saturday, February 2, 2013

Back when she was forced to repeat her sophomore year at Somersworth (N.H.) High School, Kelsey Carroll’s vision of her future did not include going to college. Coming from a childhood that included bouts of homelessness, Carroll’s adolescence …

Margo Steeves of Newbury, N.H. and Don Wright of New London, N.H. paint at Chapin Senior Center in New London, N.H. on January 29, 2013. Painting days are held at the center every Tuesday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Steeves has been coming to paint for about 2 years, and Wright began painting at the center last fall. Valley News - Libby March

At Easel

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Margo Steeves, of Newbury, and Don Wright, of New London, paint at Chapin Senior Center in New London yesterday. Painting days are held at the center every Tuesday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Steeves has been coming …

Margo Steeves, of Newbury, and Don Wright, of New London, paint at Chapin Senior Center in New London yesterday. Painting days are held at the center every Tuesday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Steeves has been coming to paint for about two years, and Wright began painting at the center last fall. (Valley News - Libby March)

At Easel

Friday, May 17, 2013

Margo Steeves, of Newbury, and Don Wright, of New London, paint at Chapin Senior Center in New London yesterday. Painting days are held at the center every Tuesday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Steeves has been coming …

High School Roundup: Raiders Sweep to CVC Ski Crowns

Saturday, January 19, 2013

Newbury, N.H. — With Emily Perryman and Kenny Weitzman producing big days, the Lebanon High ski team topped three foes yesterday at Mount Sunapee to take the Connecticut Valley Conference championship races. Perryman swept the slalom and giant …

Kearsarge to Discuss School Budget

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Voters in the Kearsarge Regional School District will meet Saturday to discuss a new budget and two new union contracts, including a proposed three-year deal for district teachers that would introduce performance-based pay raises. That would be “a first for the district,” said Dan Wolf of Newbury, N.H., …

At the Hospitals: Dartmouth-Hitchcock Researchers Find More Specialists Means Fewer Stroke Deaths

Sunday, December 30, 2012

D-H Researchers:  More Specialists,  Fewer Stroke Deaths Lebanon — A team of researchers at Dartmouth-Hitchcock has found an association in the United States between a higher density of neurologists and neurosurgeons and a decreased risk of death from stroke. Neurosurgery resident Dr. Atman Desai led the study, which …

Handling a Snowy Situation: Teams Cope with Copious Postponements

Friday, December 28, 2012

Doug Beaupre was in Boston visiting relatives yesterday, but he couldn’t get away from his job as Newport High athletic director. That was because of the snowstorm wreaking havoc with travel and scheduling for his Newport boys basketball team. “It’s crazy,” Beaupre said as he spoke on his …

Letter: Testing the NRA’s Sincerity

Friday, May 17, 2013

To the Editor: Wayne LaPierre, spokesman for the National Rifle Association, came up with a brilliant plan to prevent school shootings. The NRA proposes to put armed security guards in every school in the country. I wonder whether the NRA will put its money where its mouth is. …