Federal judge keeps "under God" in Hanover pledge Oct 4, 2009
HANOVER, N.H. (AP) -- A federal judge in New Hampshire says students in a two-state school district can still use the term "under God" when reciting the pledge of allegiance. On Friday U.S. District Court Judge Steven McAuliffe dismissed claims filed in 2007 by district parents and The Freedom From Religion Foundation against the Hanover School District and the Dresden School District, located in New Hampshire and Vermont. (Concord Monitor)
Dartmouth president concerned about NH liquor law Oct 3, 2009
HANOVER, N.H. (AP) -- Dartmouth College President Jim Yong Kim has expressed concern over how students are affected by state liquor law to Gov. John Lynch, who's invited him to discuss the matter ... Hanover police escort all ambulances. (Concord Monitor)
Dartmouth students create site to swap, buy books Oct 1, 2009
HANOVER, N.H. (AP) -- Frustration over the low buy-back prices for used textbooks prompted two Dartmouth College seniors to create a Web site similar to Craigslist. com, without the dating or personal services. (Concord Monitor)
HINGHAM POLICE FIRE LOG: Sept. 7-13, 2009 Sep 26, 2009
Hanover Police Department reports erratic motor vehicle operation. 9:58 a.m. Derby St., medical. (Hingham Journal, MA)
High school football picks: Who will win this week Sep 25, 2009
Hanover beat Goffstown 20-13, and Merrimack Valley beat Pembroke Academy by the same score. Seven of the nine Division III teams have allowed more points than they've scored. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Patriot League Field Hockey Release - 9.21.09 Sep 24, 2009
Anne-Meike De Wiljes, American Sr., D, Hanover, Germany De Wiljes scored a goal and posted two defensive saves, including one in a shutout of California last week. Austin Thomas, Bucknell Sr., F, Tunkhannock, Pa. (Patriotleague.com)
Restrepo's 73 Helps Brown Takes 3rd Place At Dartmouth Invitational Sep 22, 2009
Hanover, New Hampshire - Brown opened its 2009 fall season with a strong performance at the Dartmouth Invitational held at the par-72 Hanover Country Club, finishing third in the 20-team field with a two-day 631 (315, 316), just six shots behind first place Towson (625) and four shots behind second place Boston College (627). Junior captain Susan Restrepo came through on Sunday with a sizzling one-over par 73 to finish 10th individually with a two-day 156. (Brownbears.com)
Bears Third After Day One of Dartmouth Invitational Sep 22, 2009
Hanover, New Hampshire - Brown s women s golf team is in the hunt for the Dartmouth Invitational team title after the first day of competition with a team score of 315 Saturday afternoon at the par-72 Hanover Country Club, just four shots off the lead. Towson leads the 20 team tournament at 311, with Fairfield second at 314, followed by Brown (315), Boston College (317), Albany (319), Siena (323), Dartmouth (323), Williams (327), Hartford (328), Holy Cross (331), Central Conn. (Brownbears.com)
ROTC sees ranks swell Sep 21, 2009
Ivy League Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H., had five ROTC scholarship students last year, said spokeswoman Latarsha Gatlin. This year there are nine. (Concord Monitor)
New president has Dartmouth eager for change Sep 21, 2009
HANOVER, N.H. - In an annual rite, incoming Dartmouth College students dutifully lined up to shake the president s hand, one of many perfunctory events that kick off each school year. But this fall, the tradition was marked by an extra jolt of excitement: More than 1,000 freshmen clamored to meet Dartmouth s newly appointed leader. (Boston Globe)
Colgate defeats Dartmouth 34-15 Sep 20, 2009
HANOVER, N.H. (AP) -- Jordan McCord ran for 212 yards and two touchdowns to lead Colgate to a 34-15 win over Dartmouth on Saturday. The Raiders (3-0) held Dartmouth to 26 yards rushing. (Concord Monitor)
New Dartmouth president's inauguration Sept. 22 Sep 16, 2009
HANOVER, N.H. (AP) -- The inauguration of Dartmouth College President Jim Yong Kim has been scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 22. Kim will be inaugurated as the college's 17th president. (Concord Monitor)
Discarded items offered to new Dartmouth students Sep 13, 2009
HANOVER, N.H. (AP) -- Refrigerators, lamps and other items Dartmouth College students otherwise would have thrown out last spring will be on sale next week as new students move in. This is the fourth year the school has held a Sustainable Move-in Sale targeting incoming first-year students. (Concord Monitor)
URI Takes on Iona and No. 6 Da... Sep 12, 2009
KINGSTON, R.I. - The Rhode Island men's soccer team travels to Hanover, N.H. this weekend to take on undefeated Iona and No. 6 (Soccer America) Dartmouth at the Nike Hypertherm Classic ... Friday, Sept 11 vs Iona Hanover, N.H. W, 2-0 ... Sunday, Sept 13 at Dartmouth Hanover, N.H. 2:30 PM. (Gorhody.com)
Friday's Scores Sep 5, 2009
Laconia 48, Hanover 26. Manchester Memorial 43, Spaulding 15. (Concord Monitor)
Study: PSA test leads to needless diagnoses Sep 2, 2009
"All overdiagnosed patients are needlessly exposed to the hassle factors of obtaining treatment, the financial implications of the diagnosis, and the anxieties associated with becoming a cancer patient," concluded the researchers, who were led by Dr. H. Gilbert Welch, a professor of medicine at the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, in Hanover, New Hampshire. The study was published online in the August 31 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. (CNN)
Peak Northern New England Fall Foli... Sep 2, 2009
The college town of Hanover, New Hampshire (home to Dartmouth College) sparkles in the autumn. Cycling is a popular activity up and down the river, and the Appalachian Trail runs right past the town green. (Suite101.com)
ATL mayoral race: Jesse Spikes Aug 31, 2009
Spikes left Georgia to attend Hanover High in New Hampshire. Oxford, Harvard. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Susan Herman; professor began leadership programs Aug 27, 2009
In addition to her husband and daughter, Mrs. Herman leaves another daughter, Melissa, of Hanover, N.H.; a son, Thomas, of New York City, and five grandchildren. Services have been held. (Boston Globe)
2 teens hurt in NH dirt bike crash collision Aug 26, 2009
English was taken to Dartmouth Medical Center in Hanover, where he was being treated for serious injuries. 2009 The Associated Press. (Concord Monitor)
Duggan makes U.S. National Women's Hockey Team Aug 25, 2009
21 Hilary Knight Hanover, N.H. University of Wisconsin (WCHA). 17 Jocelyne Lamoureux Grand Forks, N.D. University of Minnesota (WCHA). (Danvers Herald, MA)
Can-do Chu leads positive push for young US women Aug 25, 2009
Hilary Knight (Hanover, N.H.), Erika Lawler (Fitchburg, Mass. and Jinelle Zaugg-Siergiej (Eagle River, Wis. (Concord Monitor)
Dartmouth's Big Green Bus returns home Aug 24, 2009
HANOVER, N.H. (AP) -- Dartmouth College's Big Green Bus is heading home ... The students will be welcomed back to Hanover on Monday afternoon. (Concord Monitor)
Dean of Dartmouth College resigns Aug 19, 2009
HANOVER, N.H. (AP) -- The dean of Dartmouth College has resigned 20 months after taking office. Provost Barry Scherr announced the resignation, effective this week, for Tom Crady. (Concord Monitor)
Dartmouth gets $3 M for health care computers Aug 16, 2009
HANOVER, N.H. (AP) -- Dartmouth College has received a $3 million federal grant to develop secure computing systems for health care facilities. The grant from the National Science Foundation is part of the federal stimulus bill. (Concord Monitor)
EnerNOC Returns 260% on Fees From Turning Down Lights in 2009's Power Grid Aug 14, 2009
They add new supply into the market while we take demand off the grid, says Chief Executive Officer , 40, who co-founded EnerNOC in 2002 with President when they were business students at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. EnerNOC Shares. (Bloomberg -- US)
Mother of Killed Unborn Twins Speaks Out Aug 13, 2009
Hanover, New Hampshire - August 12, 2009. A Bennington mother who lost her unborn twins in a car crash two days ago is speaking out -- about her grief -- and about Vermont law. (WCAX.com, VT)
Insurer must cover thefts from state Aug 12, 2009
Attorney General Martha Coakley said Hanover Insurance Co. must pay the state $415,000, plus interest that will be determined by the Supreme Judicial Court. (AP). (Boston Globe)
Dartmouth to begin new Ph.D./MBA degree program Aug 11, 2009
HANOVER, N.H. (AP) -- Dartmouth College is starting a new program to allow students who've just received doctorate degrees to earn business degrees on an accelerated schedule. The agreement between Dartmouth Graduate Studies and the college's Tuck School of Business is designed to produce individuals who are not only thoroughly trained in a scientific discipline but who also possess business and entrepreneurial skills. (Concord Monitor)
Walter Investment Management Corp. Announces Second Quarter Financial Results Aug 6, 2009
2 million related to WIM LLC's conversion to a real estate investment trust ("REIT") as part of its spin-off and merger transactions with Hanover Capital Mortgage Holdings, Inc. ("Hanover") on April 17, 2009 ... The year-over-year decrease reflects higher overhead costs associated with stand-alone and public company expenses, as well as the addition of Hanover's operations ... Other revenues also increased with the addition of Hanover's consulting and advisory services and improved collections... (PR Newswire)
Training program has its rewards Jul 30, 2009
Scituate is the only town in Massachusetts to host the program, and according to Henry, this year s camps will attract students from surrounding towns such as Hingham, Hanover and Pembroke as well as from New Hampshire and Minnesota. According to Henry, the program cost CORSE more than $5,000 last year the most of any program they run -- but after they saw the resulting confidence in the children who attended, foundation members decided that the effort had been more than worth it. (Scituate Mariner, MA)
Dartmouth moves ahead with arts center plan Jul 26, 2009
HANOVER, N.H. (AP) -- Dartmouth College has won permission to build a $45 million Visual Arts Center ... The Hanover planning board voted 6-1 in favor of the college's site plan last week, though the Valley News says some members of the public offered harsh criticism of the plan. (Concord Monitor)
McLaughlin, Henry reach State Am quarterfinals Jul 18, 2009
"Also alive in the pool are those who drew the following names: Patrick Pelletier (Hanover Country Club), Camrin James (North Conway Country Club), Bob Mielcarz (Concord Country Club), Nick McLaughlin (Wentworth By The Sea), Ryan Henry (Breakfast Hill Golf Club) and David Walde (Baker Hill Golf Club)McLaughlin is a 15-year-old New Castle resident who will be a sophomore at St. John's Prep in Danvers, Mass. He advanced by beating Rochester Country Club's Peter Keilty, 5 and 4, Thursday... (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Dartmouth president meets with frats Jul 18, 2009
HANOVER, N.H. (AP) -- Dartmouth College President Jim Yong Kim met formally with fraternity members, stressing that he wanted t 00000E62 hem to be completely "frank" with him about Greek life at the school ... One student asked Kim to comment on Hanover Police Department policy to accompany ambulances, including those carrying students suffering from alcohol poisoning, to the hospital, which can result in the patients arrest ... Kim said he wants to start a conservation with Hanover officials... (Concord Monitor)
Scherr to stay on as Dartmouth provost Jul 11, 2009
HANOVER, N.H. (AP) -- Dartmouth College Provost Barry Scherr, who had said he'd leave by spring 2010, will stay on through June 2011, college president Jim Yong Kim said. Scherr, who became provost in 2001, told The Dartmouth that Kim asked him to stay an additional year to help prepare for the colleges reaccreditation hearing, which is scheduled for November 2010. (Concord Monitor)
Fundraising ride for NH cancer center Saturday Jul 11, 2009
HANOVER, N.H. (AP) -- A fundraiser that started with four nurses riding their bikes through the White Mountains of New Hampshire has grown to include more than 4,000 participants. The 28th annual Prouty Century Bike Ride and Challenge Walk will be held Saturday in Hanover. (Concord Monitor)
MFS's Shaughnessy Tops Utility Funds With NiSource, AES and El Paso Jul 3, 2009
She earned a bachelors degree in economics from Colby College in Waterville, Maine, and a masters degree in business administration from Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. Shaughnessy has managed the fund since 1992. (Bloomberg -- Canada)
NH author of 'Sister's Keeper' likes film version Jun 27, 2009
HANOVER, N.H. (AP) -- New Hampshire author Jodi Picoult says having her novel "My Sister's Keeper" turned into a movie was like giving up a baby for adoption. Picoult, who lives in Hanover, told the Valley News that female writers are more likely to see their work on television than on the big screen given Hollywood's bias toward male writers. (Concord Monitor)
FAT to fit: Not so tiny dancer Jun 27, 2009
In a move to remedy that, I headed over to Fred Astaire Dance Studio in Hanover last week ... Hanover Mariner, 165 Enterprise Drive, Marshfield, Massachusetts 02050. (Hanover Mariner, MA)
Retired NH justice William Johnson dies at 78 Jun 6, 2009
HANOVER, N.H. (AP) -- William Johnson, who was involved in public life in New Hampshire for 40 years, including 14 years as a state Supreme Court justice, has died. He was 78. (Concord Monitor)
Blanchflower Says Bank of England May Expand U.K. Money-Printing Program Jun 6, 2009
The 150 was just, if you like, a notional starting number, Blanchflower said in a June 5 interview from Hanover, New Hampshire. The forecast the bank produced essentially said that at constant rates, and with the amount of quantitative easing that weve actually voted for, that still doesnt bring back to target at 2 percent. (Bloomberg -- UK)
Former Judge and Political Icon Dies Jun 6, 2009
Hanover, New Hampshire - June 5, 2009. A former justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court and Upper Valley political figure has died. (WCAX.com, VT)
St. Thomas, PHS stars shine at Class I track championships May 31, 2009
32 set last year by Georgia Griffin, her former rival from Hanover ... D'Orazio let Hanover's Grace Rodriguez set the pace early in the 800, the passed her on the first half of the second and final lap and won going away. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Dartmouth students take green message on the road May 31, 2009
HANOVER, N.H. (AP) -- Dartmouth College students are ready to drive home a message about the benefits of green living ... The group will leave Hanover on June 16 with plans to make it to San Francisco by late July and back to New Hampshire by late August. (Concord Monitor)
Cuts at Dartmouth Medical School May 28, 2009
Hanover, New Hampshire - May 27, 2009. Dartmouth College is announcing more layoffs, this time at the medical school. (WCAX.com, VT)
NH using green paper to cut red tape for stimulus May 26, 2009
"I didn't have excessively high expectations that millions of dollars were going to rain down on Hanover," said Town Manager Julia Griffin. "I never saw this as a gravy train in terms of 'Oh, goody. We are going to be able to do all sorts of projects we wouldn't otherwise be able to do. I don't think a lot of my colleagues saw it that way.". (Concord Monitor)
John C. Nemiah, professor, medical journal editor; at 90 May 20, 2009
He was 90 and had previously lived in Hanover, N.H. ... he moved with his family to Hanover when his father became a classics professor at Dartmouth ... A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. tomorrow at Pine Knoll Cemetery in Hanover, N.H.. (Boston Globe)
New Hampshire May 17, 2009
Hanover's handsome Main Street combines Ivy League chic with traditional brick-faced New England storefronts ... Main Street, Hanover; for information, contact the Hanover Area Chamber of Commerce, 603-643-3115. (Boston Globe)
Getting the small things right May 17, 2009
Each time Frost visited, he would put a small inscription in one of the volumes of Frost poems, perhaps "North of Boston" or "A Boy's Will," that rested comfortably on the shelves in the Lathem home on North Balch Street in Hanover, N.H.. Before long those volumes would be full of scratchings, signed RF, that provided commentary and insights on the poems. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Summer events listings May 17, 2009
Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts 2 Southbridge St., Worcester ... Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts 2 Southbridge St., Worcester ... Palace Theater 80 Hanover St., Manchester, NH. 603-688-5588, www. (Boston Globe)
#30 HANOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE May 15, 2009
30 HANOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE - New York Post ... 30 HANOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE ... In New Hampshire, but not of it, Hanover is a handsome, agreeable college town with an affinity for the great outdoors. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Poll: N.H. Voters Split on Gay Marriage May 13, 2009
Hanover, New Hampshire - May 13, 2009. A new poll shows New Hampshire residents are pretty evenly split on the issue of same-sex marriage. (WCAX.com, VT)
N.H. Confirms Upper Valley H1N1 Case May 13, 2009
One of those patients is an employee at the Hanover Inn. WCAX News. (WCAX.com, VT)
NH poll: adults support seat belt, marijuana bills May 13, 2009
HANOVER, N.H. (AP) -- A new poll shows New Hampshire residents are evenly split on the issue of same-sex marriage. Forty-five percent of those polled by Dartmouth College oppose legalizing gay marriage, and 41 percent support it. (Concord Monitor)
Men's Track & Field Grabs Silver At New England Championship May 11, 2009
In the 5,000 meter run, (Hanover, Mass. finished second after leading most of the way, crossing the finish line in 14:40. (Umassathletics.com)
NH officers who died in line of duty May 9, 2009
James H. Collins, Hanover Police, 01/30/87. Thomas C. Kelly, Derry Police, 09/17/89. (Concord Monitor)
Celebrating Native American Culture in the Upper Valley May 9, 2009
Hanover, New Hampshire - May 8, 2009. A Native American Powwow is taking place this weekend at Dartmouth College. (WCAX.com, VT)
N.H. Police Seek Witness to Hit-and-Run May 5, 2009
Two 14-year-olds-- one from Lebanon and one from Vermont-- were hit by a vehicle Friday evening on Hanover Street. But police say the car fled the scene. (WCAX.com, VT)
Tests confirm 1 swine flu case in NH May 3, 2009
The two probable patients awaiting test results are a Concord Hospital employee who did work while contagious and an employee of the Hanover Inn, which is owned by Dartmouth College. Dartmouth's director of health services, Dr. Jack Turco, said the employee has been on a medical leave since noon on Wednesday. (Concord Monitor)
Dartmouth symposium focuses on legal drinking age May 1, 2009
HANOVER, N.H. (AP) -- The minimum legal drinking age and public health policy will be the focus of a symposium at Dartmouth College on Thursday. The symposium is hosted by the Dartmouth Center on Addiction Recovery and Education 000031AC and is open to health advocates, educators, students, lawmakers, and others interested in public policy. (Concord Monitor)
NH participants expected in bank protests Apr 29, 2009
Protests starting at noon are planned at branches in Manchester, Nashua, Hanover and Exeter. 00003202 Others are being held throughout the country expressing dissatisfaction with CEO Ken Lewis. (Concord Monitor)
Residents protest Exeter bank's practices, policies Apr 29, 2009
Demonstrations were also conducted at Bank of America branches in Manchester, Hanover and Nashua. In addition to signs disapproving of the banks policies, demonstrators collected signatures on petitions titled Taxpayers Proxy, which call for Bank of America to fire Chief Executive Officer Ken Lewis. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Record Store Day celebrates indie retailers Apr 18, 2009
A man works on the rotor head of a windmill at the fair grounds in Hanover, Germany, where preparations are under way for the Hannover Messe fair for industrial technology. (AFP/DDP/Nigel Treblin). (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Ancient microbes discovered beneath glacier Apr 18, 2009
"We don't fully understand the extremities of life: What cuts off life? What are the upper and lower temperatures limits? What are the parameters that life can handle?" said Mikucki, a geomicrobiologist at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. "Microbes really defy those limits and can get into the extreme environments and tell us a little bit about the natural history of our earth.". (CNN -- Tech)
Dartmouth prez to throw out 1st pitch at Sox game Apr 18, 2009
HANOVER, N.H. (AP) -- Dartmouth College President James Wright is throwing out the first pitch at a Red Sox game on June 6. The Red Sox will be playing the Texas Rangers at Fenway Park. (Concord Monitor)
