Son of NH police shooting victim faces charges Sep 15, 2009
Information from: Lebanon Valley News. 2009 The Associated Press. (Concord Monitor)
N.H. researchers see toxin found in pond scum as possible cause of ALS Sep 14, 2009
The scum - blooms of cyanobacteria often misnamed blue-green algae - produces a toxin that doctors at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H., suspect might have triggered cases of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis along the north shore of nearby Mascoma Lake. Using patient records and mapping software, the Dartmouth-Hitchcock team looked for ALS clusters in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. (Boston Globe)
North Suburban Family Network fall 2009 programs Sep 5, 2009
The following workshops are sponsored in collaboration with the Community Partnership for Children of Melrose, Stoneham, and Wakefield and will all take place in Perkins Hall at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, 585 Lebanon St., Melrose. Helping Families Be Resilient in a Changing World: Monday, Sept. 28, 7-9 p.m. Living calmly has become more and more of a challenge for families, in part due to financial and job worries, increased parental stress around income stability and regular exposure to news... (Stoneham Sun, MA)
Friday's Scores Sep 5, 2009
Kennett 32, Lebanon 12. Laconia 48, Hanover 26. (Concord Monitor)
Judge tentatively approves NH newspaper bid Sep 3, 2009
Along with the Eagle-Times, the company's three weekly papers, The Weekly Flea, the Connecticut Valley Spectator in Lebanon, N.H., and The Message for the Week based in Chester, Vt. also ceased publication. (Concord Monitor)
Tasty Fundraiser Supports Local Non-Profits Aug 27, 2009
Each month the restaurant picks a Sustainable Community partner to work with and donates proceeds from its three Vermont locations - Burlington, Williston, and Rutland - and the one in Lebanon, New Hampshire. "It's just sort of been a way to give back to the community that has taken them in as owners, as an organization," said Burlington head chef, Shane Lawton. (WCAX.com, VT)
NEANEA honors best newspaper design Aug 20, 2009
Second: Valley News, Lebanon, N.H.; Anzell Jordaan; Dr. Broccoli ... Third: Valley News, Lebanon, N.H.; Shawn Braley; Make your own maple syrup ... First: Valley News, Lebanon, N.H.; David Bailey; In the classroom. (Concord Monitor)
End-of-life counseling aids last days, study says Aug 19, 2009
Patients getting such counseling often thank the nurses helping them, said lead author Marie Bakitas, a researcher and nurse practitioner at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H.. "They seem to feel a whole lot better knowing there's someone who's looking at the rest of them and not just the tumor," Bakitas said. (MSNBC -- Health)
NH med center has new pediatric emergency unit Aug 19, 2009
LEBANON, N.H. (AP) -- From the oversized Connect Four game in the waiting room to the tiny toilet in the private bathroom, the new pediatric emergency department at the Children's Hospital at Dartmouth is full of features big and small to put young patients at ease. The department, unveiled Tuesday, includes a waiting room and three treatment rooms reserved for children. (Concord Monitor)
NEAPNEA announces 2009 news writing award winners Aug 19, 2009
Second: Valley News, Lebanon, N.H.; Alex Hanson; Discomfort zone ... Third:Valley News, Lebanon, N.H.; David Corriveau; The Life Beat ... First: Valley News, Lebanon, N.H.; Ernie Kohlsaat; A family, a fair. (Concord Monitor)
GEORGE B. KAUFFMAN: Alzheimer's: The plague of baby boomers? Aug 15, 2009
Saturday, September 12: Seacoast Area (Dover), Monadnock Region (Keene), Upper Valley (Lebanon) Sunday, September 27: Central New Hampshire (Manchester). Memory Walk Raises Awareness and Dollars to Fight Alzheimer s in Massachusetts. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Mapping the world, one street at a time Aug 14, 2009
"Our ultimate goal would be to map the entire world," says Pat McDevitt, vice president of engineering at Tele Atlas, which is based in the Netherlands and has its U.S. headquarters in Lebanon, New Hampshire. Base maps are the raw data -- highways, streets, stop lights and exit signs -- that navigation companies use as a starting point before adding their own applications. (CNN -- Tech)
Specter: Protests not 'representative of America' Aug 14, 2009
"You'll be gone, by God the bureaucrats will still be here," one man told Specter at a session in Lebanon, Pa. "If they don't let us vent our frustrations out, they will have a revolution," Mary Ann Fieser of Hillsboro, Mo. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
Mom wants twin fetuses recognized as children Aug 14, 2009
LEBANON, N.H. (AP) -- A Vermont woman whose 6-month-old twin fetuses died after a car crashed into the family van wants them to be legally recognized as children, which is not the case under current state law ... "They're babies. It just makes no sense to me how anyone can say 'they're not babies, they're a fetus 00003D40 ,' " said Blair, 38, who is recovering at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H. "We need to speak for them. If I can do something for these two I am going to... (Concord Monitor)
Across nation, health protests intensify Aug 13, 2009
"You'll be gone, by God the bureaucrats will still be here," one man told Specter at a session in Lebanon, Pennsylvania. "If they don't let us vent our frustrations out, they will have a revolution," Mary Ann Fieser of Hillsboro, Missouri, told McCaskill at her Missouri health care forum. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Common theme for protesters: No to big government Aug 13, 2009
"You have awakened a sleeping giant," one woman told Specter at a town hall meeting he held Tuesday in Lebanon, Pa. Protesters interviewed at Specter's town hall events in central Pennsylvania this week were almost exclusively white, conservative and working class. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Obama takes on health care critics Aug 12, 2009
faced hostile questions, taunts and jeers earlier Tuesday as he tried to explain his positions at a town hall in Lebanon, Pa. And in Smyrna, Ga. (USA Today)
Failing to reform health care 'truly scary,' Obama says Aug 12, 2009
The atmosphere was different at Specter's morning event in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, where angry questioners made emotional statements against health care proposals that they likened to a socialist takeover of the country. One man who shouted an unsolicited comment was shoved by another, prompting Specter to intervene while warning that those disrupting the meeting would be thrown out. (CNN)
Health Care Fight Heads to Obama Town Hall Aug 12, 2009
During Senator Arlen Specter's town hall event in Lebanon, Penn. an angry constituent spoke his mind, saying that God will judge Specter and his "cronies on the hill" and will get their "just deserts.". (CBS News)
Column: Baird, Smith take different approaches to town hall meetings Aug 12, 2009
No Nickname wrote on Aug 11, 2009 9:14 AM:" Clarification: The video of the armed protester was at Lebanon, Pennsylvania, not the Portsmouth NH town hall. That makes me feel better that the Secret Service isn't allowing anyone like that near the President, but that still concerns me greatly that people feel they need to bring weapons to these meetings. What purpose does it serve? " ... No Nickname wrote on Aug 11, 2009 12:42 PM:" Actually, it wasn't a lie. The man WAS at a church in Portsmouth... (Longview Daily News, WA)
Lawmakers face angry crowds on health care Aug 12, 2009
at a town hall in Lebanon, Pa. "If they don't let us vent our frustrations out, they will have a revolution," Mary Ann Fieser of Hillsboro, Mo. (Concord Monitor)
Specter jaws with angry constituents over health care Aug 12, 2009
left, listens as a man identified as Craig Anthony Miller, 59, voice his complaints during a town hall meeting in Lebanon ... Yesterday, Mr. Specter was challenged at a particularly volatile meeting in Lebanon County by speakers who accused him of trampling on their constitutional rights, adding to the federal deficit or allowing government bureaucrats to take over health care ... "There is more anger in America today than at any time I can remember," Mr. Specter told reporters after yesterday's... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
NYT: Roots of rage at a town hall meeting Aug 12, 2009
Ms. Abram described herself as a stay-at-home mother from Lebanon, and in many ways she was representative of the almost entirely white and irritable crowd, most of whom were from the area. Based on interviews with several dozen people who attended, it appeared that about 80 percent of those who showed up opposed the planned changes to the health care system. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Obama: Health critics create bogeymen Aug 12, 2009
Arlen Specter faced hostile questions, taunts and jeers earlier Tuesday as he tried to explain his positions at a town hall in Lebanon, Pa. Voter fears of a government takeover of health care were on stark display. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Obama slams healthcare 'scare' tactics Aug 12, 2009
In Lebanon, Pennsylvania, Senator Arlen Specter, a former Republican who switched to the Democratic Party, was harangued by an emotional woman who charged the government was trying to hijack private healthcare. "I'm a Republican, it isn't about the health care system, it's about turning the country into Russia, into a socialist country," she said. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Giffords cancels GV-Sahuarita appearance Aug 12, 2009
Arlen Specter faced hostile questions, taunts and jeers as he tried to explain his positions at a town hall in Lebanon, Pa. Voter fears of a government takeover of health care were on stark display. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
NH Senators Tour Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Aug 11, 2009
Lebanon, New Hampshire - August 9, 2009. New Hampshire Senator Jeanne Shaheen toured the Spine Center at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center this morning as the debate over healthcare heats up. (WCAX.com, VT)
White River-Rutland bus service could resume Aug 6, 2009
If approved, the bus would stop in Killington, Bridgewater, Quechee, Woodstock and White River Junction with connections to Lebanon and West Lebanon, N.H.. Officials hope the service can start in November. (Concord Monitor)
NH hospital nixes deep-fried food Aug 2, 2009
LEBANON, N.H. (AP) -- A year after banning cigarettes, a New Hampshire hospital is shutting the door to deep-fried food. Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon scratched food like french fries, fried chicken and salads served in deep-fried taco shells from its menu as of July 4, a year to the day after smoking was banned there ... Information from: Lebanon Valley News. (Concord Monitor)
CHART: Troubled jumbo home loans in 370 metro areas Jul 15, 2009
Troubled jumbo home loans in 370 metro areas - USATODAY.com. Get information on education programs that could help you increase your earning power. (USA Today -- Money)
Magnant, Rye Selectman have family tie Jul 14, 2009
Meanwhile, Rye's interim town administrator Michael Farrell who served as administrator in Littleton, Hookset, Lebanon and Windsor, Vt. and holds a bachelor's degree from Villanova University, a master's in business from Southern New Hampshire University and a master's in public administration from Harvard has been hired as interim town administrator in Georgetown, Mass. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Va. lawyer convicted in NH child support case Jul 12, 2009
was charged with not paying support that was ordered in 2002 by a judge in Lebanon. He will be sentenced in October, and faces up to two years in jail. (Concord Monitor)
NH hospital to relocate rescue helicopter Jul 10, 2009
LEBANON, N.H. (AP) -- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center plans to relocate one of its two air ambulance helicopters from its Lebanon, N.H., headquarters to a private hangar at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport ... Information from: Lebanon Valley News. (Concord Monitor)
Is Faith Important? Jul 8, 2009
What do Mississippians have in common with folks from Lebanon ... Those three states are on par with Lebanon, at 86 percent, Iran, with 83 percent and Zimbabwe, at 81 percent. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
Rye picked Portsmouth police chief in non-public meetings Jul 7, 2009
When Farrell was hired, Selectman Craig Musselman touted his experience in Littleton, Hookset, Lebanon and Windsor, Vt. and noted Farrell holds a bachelors degree from Villanova University, a master's in business from Southern New Hampshire University, and a master's in public administration from Harvard. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Federal money going to 2 NH bridges Jun 21, 2009
Paul Hodes says nearly $600,000 will go toward building a temporary bridge on Route 4 over the Connecticut River between West Lebanon and White River Junction, VT. Heavy trucks are banned from the current bridge. 2009 The Associated Press. (Concord Monitor)
Teen diagnoses own disease in class Jun 16, 2009
Crohn's disease is often misdiagnosed or diagnosed very late, says Dr. Corey Siegel, director of the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire. "Granulomas are oftentimes very hard to find and not always even present at all," Siegel said. (CNN -- Health)
Watertown family and friends mourn 4-year-old Alicia Abdullah, who was killed in a wreck Jun 5, 2009
Yuewen was taken by helicopter to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H., with critical injuries. She has since been transferred to Tufts Medical Center, and is doing better, said Burkhardt. (Watertown TAB & Press, MA)
Movies portray fewer smokers, fewer teens light up Jun 4, 2009
"Reducing smoking in movies probably helped to reduce rates of smoking in kids," said study author Dr. James D. Sargent, a professor of pediatrics at Dartmouth Medical School and the codirector of the Cancer Control Research Program at Norris Cotton Cancer Center, both in Lebanon, New Hampshire. "We are on the right track aiming at movies, yet half of movies still contain smoking and more work needs to be done.". (CNN -- Health)
Watertown woman's condition upgraded to serious following accident Jun 4, 2009
Etianian Yuewen, 38, was taken to the in Lebanon, N.H. on Sunday with critical injuries. "She's doing better," said Lora Sabin, a neighbor who also works at the Boston University School of Public Health with Yuewen's husband, Abu Abdullah. (Watertown TAB & Press, MA)
Lebanon Elects New Representative Jun 3, 2009
Lebanon, New Hampshire - June 2, 2009. Democrat Andy White is headed to the New Hampshire statehouse. (WCAX.com, VT)
Watertown 4-year-old pronounced dead following New Hampshire crash Jun 2, 2009
Yuewen was taken by helicopter to in Lebanon, N.H. with critical injuries. Abu and Shamina Abdullah were released from Memorial Hospital in North Conway, N.H-- the same hospital Alicia Abdullah had been taken to-- after being treated for injuries. (Watertown TAB & Press, MA)
St. Thomas, PHS stars shine at Class I track championships May 31, 2009
That track expertise helped the Saints finish fourth in the girls' meet with 59 points, behind Lebanon (85), Merrimack Valley (66) and Coe-Brown (66) ... In the boys' meet, junior Ben McCormack helped Portsmouth finish seventh with 31 points, well behind winner Lebanon (90 ). (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Cancer Survivors Celebrate Life May 30, 2009
Lebanon, New Hampshire - May 29, 2009 ... Dreher and other cancer survivors are gathering Sunday at an art gallery in Lebanon ... The cancer survivors' event is being held Sunday at 1 p.m. at the AVA Gallery on Bank Street in downtown Lebanon. (WCAX.com, VT)
N.H. Mother, Daughter Fight for Seat Belts May 22, 2009
Lebanon, New Hampshire - May 21, 2009. A mother-daughter team in the Upper Valley is trying to raise awareness about the importance of wearing seat b 00001E98 elts. (WCAX.com, VT)
NH jury awards $1 million to family of Vt woman May 17, 2009
LEBANON, N.H. (AP) -- A federal jury has awarded the family of a Vermont woman nearly $1 million in a malpractice and wrongful death lawsuit against Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. Katherine Coffey died at age 79 following complications from treatment at the hospital in Lebanon, N.H. The jury awarded $598,000 to her estate and $385,000 to her surviving husband. (Concord Monitor)
#30 HANOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE May 15, 2009
HOT TIP The nearby Lebanon Opera House is the go-to for your dose of culture throughout the summer -- this season, it's "Waiting for Godot," Bizet's "Carmen," Shakespeare's "Comedy of Errors" and "The Barber of Seville." Once a meeting house, you'll find the venue just of Lebanon's village green, just five miles or so from Hanover. LEARN MORE. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Life After Layoffs, Part 1 May 14, 2009
Lebanon, New Hampshire - May 13, 2009 ... She's opening her own business in June -- a children's resale store in Lebanon she's named Abby's Closet ... That convinced her there was a market for a children's resale shop in Lebanon. (WCAX.com, VT)
7-year-old girl injured in NH crash May 13, 2009
LEBANON, N.H. (AP) -- Police in Lebanon, N.H., say a 7-year-old girl has been critically injured in a head-on collision. Lebanon Fire Capt. William Lapan witnessed the collision on Route 4 at about 4 p.m. Monday and was able to give first aid. (Concord Monitor)
NH hiker with injured ankle is helped to safety May 12, 2009
Fish and Game officers say 49-year-old John Miramonti of Lebanon and a companion went into the Pemigewasset Wilderness on Saturday for a multi-day hike. They say Miramonti injured an ankle and released Sunday he might not be able to complete the arduous hike. (Concord Monitor)
N.H. Police Seek Witness to Hit-and-Run May 5, 2009
Lebanon, New Hampshire - May 4, 2009. Police in Lebanon, N.H., are asking for your help solving a hit-and-run case ... Two 14-year-olds-- one from Lebanon and one from Vermont-- were hit by a vehicle Friday evening on Hanover Street. (WCAX.com, VT)
Lebanon company announces layoffs Apr 20, 2009
LEBANON, N.H. (AP) -- A New Hampshire-based company that makes digital maps is laying off 120 employees at its Lebanon headquarters ... The company plans to cut 140 jobs in North America, 120 of them in Lebanon ... The New Hampshire Union Leader reports the Lebanon facility will be transformed into a testing spot for tools and technology to be used around the world to make digital maps. (Concord Monitor)
N.H. Debates Same-Sex Marriage Apr 15, 2009
Lebanon, New Hampshire - April 14, 2009 ... She is a State Representative in Lebanon and voted for the gay marriage bill ... "We are not allowing people to have equal access to many of the privileges that people who are in heterosexual relationships have access to," said Harding, D- 00001F7D Lebanon. (WCAX.com, VT)
Lebanon Woman Killed in Crash Apr 14, 2009
Lebanon, New Hampshire - April 13, 2009. A woman from Lebanon, N.H., was killed in a car crash Monday afternoon on Interstate 89. (WCAX.com, VT)
Lebanon School Likely to Stay Open Apr 9, 2009
Lebanon, New Hampshire - April 8, 2009. It looks like the New Hampshire Board of Education will allow Lebanon's ailing middle school to stay open another year. (WCAX.com, VT)
Parts of Region Under Flood Watch Apr 7, 2009
Lebanon, New Hampshire - April 6, 2009 ... In Lebanon, rivers are already running high and more rain is expected ... "We don't end up with a lot of areas where we have real fast moving water over a roadway, but people need to be aware that even what appears to be shallow water over a roadway could be enough to move a vehicle, certainly enough to sweep them away and it also could be hiding maybe other things like a washout of the road," Lebanon Fire Chief Chris Christopoulos warned. (WCAX.com, VT)
Hartford gas station owner facing arson charges Apr 4, 2009
Police say that 36-year-old Randy O. Howe of Lebanon, N.H., had bragged he'd never be caught, but his girlfriend told police she saw him do it. On Wednesday, Howe pleaded not guilty in Vermont District Court to arson and other charges. (Concord Monitor)
NH state rep resigns Apr 2, 2009
Lebanon Democrat Gene Andersen, a bridge construction adviser, sent a resignation letter to House Speaker Terri Norelli on Monday. Andersen had served two prior terms in the House. (Concord Monitor)
The lure of the small white ball Apr 1, 2009
He was accepted by his first-ranked choice to specialize in Cardiology and will be headed to Dartmouth-Hitchcock MC in Lebanon, New Hampshire. Two other medical school students were more focused on the game at hand. (University News, MO)
NH's Crotched Mountain gets helicopter service Apr 1, 2009
GREENFIELD, N.H. (AP) -- A New Hampshire rehabilitation center has become a designated landing area for an emergency helicopter based at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon. The Keene Sentinel reports emergency crews will now provide air ambulance services between Crotched Mountain Rehabilitation Center in Greenfield and Dartmouth-Hitchcock, along with other hospitals in the region. (Concord Monitor)
Hanover, NH hopes to acquire water system Mar 26, 2009
Information from: Lebanon Valley News. 2009 The Associated Press. (Concord Monitor)
NH hospital asks employees to lobby for aid Mar 15, 2009
LEBANON, N.H. - New Hampshire's Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center has taken the rare step of asking its employees to lobby the governor and state lawmakers to reverse cuts in the governor's proposed budget ... Information from: Lebanon Valley News, http://www. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Giving an Audience to Aspiring Artists Mar 14, 2009
Lebanon, New Hampshire - March 13, 2009. Art enthusiasts critique the covered walls at the AVA Gallery in Lebanon. (WCAX.com, VT)
Mass. man dies 4 days after NH snowmobile crash Mar 6, 2009
died Thursday morning at a hospital in Lebanon. New Hampshire Fish and Game officials say Haynes was thrown from his machine when it struck a snow embankment Sunday afternoon on Lake Ossipee. (Concord Monitor)
Smoking, Drinking Should Matter in Movie Ratings, Parent Survey Finds Mar 5, 2009
"Parents need to know that in terms of risk factors for smoking and possibly alcohol use, movies have a strong influence on children," said the study's lead author, Meghan Longacre, an instructor and research coordinator at the Hood Center for Children and Families at Dartmouth Medical School in Lebanon, N.H.. "I think our study suggests that researchers and public health advocates need to do a bit more work to educate parents about the relationship between movie smoking exposure and children's... (MEDLINEplus)
