Valley News

LEBANON — With a unionization campaign by Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center nurses making more headway than two previous attempts, the hospital’s administration has hired a prominent California anti-union consultant to resist organizing efforts.Union...

Hanover’s Gaza resolution is ‘abuse of local government’

In some curious way, the 90 or so peaceful pro-Palestinian protesters caught up in Dartmouth’s dragnet on the Green May 1, and the hundreds of others who supported them on the scene, can be grateful that President Sian Leah Beilock called in the cops...

The two little brown dogs and I crossed over our river, the West Branch of the Ompompanoosuc, a couple of weeks ago for a hike up into the rich woods nearby. We headed uphill to the fir swamp where my favorite liverwort— handsome woolywort grows. How...

In the fall, Dartmouth College will bring to its campus a student body of 1209 young strangers, men, women, genderqueer/nonbinary/trans, including first-generation college-goers, international students, African-Americans, Asian-Americans, Native...

Alden Gray, left, and Jeff Egner, right, of Lulls Brook Landscaping, set commemorative bricks around a new monument to veterans of World Wars I and II in Veterans Park in White River Junction, Vt., on Thursday, May 16, 2024. The granite block with bronze plaques containing the names of those who served in both wars, incorporates pieces of the town’s original WWI monument that fell into disrepair and now resides at the Hartford Historical Society. It will be unveiled in a Memorial Day ceremony at 1 p.m. on Monday, May 27. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to [email protected]. Valley News photographs — James M. Patterson

In Andy Chew’s garage, aluminum cans — remnants of seltzers and assorted drinks — are piled high in large bins because it pains him too much to throw them away.Living in Wilmot, N.H., where recycling options are scarce, with the town lacking...

A few years ago, when Corinne Cooper was considering leasing a lot at a manufactured home park in Berlin, she had some sense that the park had experienced minor flooding in the past. But, she said, she didn’t receive much information from the property...

Elaine Chase loved taking care of her perennial garden and even after she needed a walker in 2023, she ventured outside to tend to her flowers that she often shared with others. (Family photograph) — Family photograph

Secondary accomplishments Lebanon High School senior Ryle Isuga has been named the Lebanon School District’s May student of the month. Isuga is a musician and athlete at the high school, according to a news release from the school district. He performs in the band, choir, jazz band and pep band, in addition to competing in piano competitions outside of school. Isuga is also a member of the track team. “Ryle has been a standout student since arriving at Lebanon High School,” according to the release. “He is constantly a leader with the most gracious and positive attitude.”