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Dartmouth graduate student union stages walkout as bargaining talks falter
HANOVER — In February, unionized graduate student-workers at Dartmouth decided that if they continued to feel that the college was stalling on contract negotiations, they’d walk off the job.They weren’t bluffing. On Wednesday at noon, more than 150...
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Congresswoman Annie Kuster won't seek reelection
Democratic U.S. Rep. Annie Kuster will not run for reelection this year, she announced Wednesday morning, ending a 12-year congressional career and creating a rare open race for New Hampshire’s 2nd Congressional District.Kuster, a Democrat from...
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Third-period onslaught ends Big Green’s playoff run
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — “Sweet Caroline” played Friday between the second and third periods of the Dartmouth College men’s hockey team’s ECAC tournament semifinal against Cornell. Many in the seats waved illuminated phones to the iconic Neil Diamond song...
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Column: Robert Frost connects the local to the global
Last June in a White House meeting, President Joe Biden gave India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi an extraordinary gift, an autographed first edition copy of the “Collected Poems of Robert Frost,” one of America’s greatest poets.Modi responded with an...
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It’s all about that base: When are NH ski areas closing this spring?
A lack of snow on the ground due to an abnormally warm and wet New Hampshire winter doesn’t mean that ski and snowboard season has to end.After a little snowfall at the start of the month, ski mountain staff felt more confident about their projected...
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Obituaries
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Enfield, NH - In Loving Memory of Katherine Anne (Hammond) Stark February 7, 1975 - March 21, 2024 Katherine Anne Stark, age 49, passed away after a courageous battle with cancer. She ... remainder of obit for Katherine Stark
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Windham, NH - Sister Dorothy (formerly Sister M. Borromeo) Lord, 100, and a Sister of Mercy for 82 years, died on March 23, 2024 during a loving vigilance at the Warde Senior Living Center,... remainder of obit for Sister Dorothy M. Lord
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West Lebanon, NH - Louella O. Sexsmith, passed peacefully at the age of 94 in the Jack Byrne Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire on March 25th, 2024. She was born in Los Angeles, California in... remainder of obit for Louella O. Sexsmith
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Lebanon, NH - James J. Maville Sr., age 85, passed Wednesday, March 27, 2024. A full obituary will be published in an upcoming edition of the Valley News. Ricker Funeral Home & Crem... remainder of obit for James Maville Sr.