Dartmouth graduate student-workers go on strike
The union is demanding a $53,000 work stipend in the first year of the contract. Dartmouth has offered a $47,000 stipend in current negotiations.
Author: Frances Mize-Valley News
Dartmouth Health nurses make another attempt at unionization
As staffing shortages and extended wait times continue to hamper operations at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC), nurses are attempting to unionize.
Federal court sends DH doctor’s wrongful termination case to jury
Suit alleges plaintiff's termination came as reprisal for complaints against 'harmful conduct' in her division at Dartmouth Health's Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility clinic
Sunapee Elementary becomes latest Upper Valley school to heat with biomass
New biomass burner brings alternative, wood-burning option that saves money and doesn't rely on fossil fuels
AG: Upper Valley waste management company falsified reports
If found guilty, Hammond Grinding and Recycling faces up to a $25K fine on each charge
Aided by state grant, Hanover Conservancy protects 140 acres on Moose Mountain
$250K grant will conserve over 140 acres of land, the largest ever received by Hanover Conservancy
Lebanon, Hanover seeking funds to boost EV charging infrastructure
As more electric vehicles hit roads throughout the Upper Valley, municipalities are wising up to the fact that a lack of accessible charging infrastructure could pump the brakes on EV adoption in the Upper Valley. To build more than 90…
Clean energy hinges on workforce
‘Massive electrification’ spurs demand for more technical jobs
3M subpoenas NH towns in lawsuit over PFAS contamination
Federal regulations slow to materialize, but there is movement
Four Upper Valley communities gear up to form power-pooling plan
Lebanon, Hanover, Enfield and Plainfield eyeing spring startup of community power plan
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Concord school district faces $5m budget shortfall
The district recently received an unexpected $2 million bill from the risk pool that administers its health insurance, part of a debt shared by dozens of school districts across the state
29 teams from across NH compete at 8th Annual Governor’s Cup Robotics Competition
Winning teams were Morpheus, Concord Community Team; Windham Windup, Windham High School; and The Power Knights, Manchester West and Goffstown High School.
GBCC and Lonza partner for apprenticeship program
Thanks to a new apprenticeship program between Great Bay Community College (GBCC) and Lonza, Charlie Leland and Noah Ford jumpstarted their careers in the fast-paced field of biomedicine this summer.
Catholic Diocese of Manchester opens K-6 school in Northwood
“We entrust this school to her care and give thanks to our Lord, Jesus Christ. We look forward to growing the school to serve more students and families.”
Most NH education funding safe from fed shutdown, commissioner says
Key federal funding for New Hampshire schools has not been affected by the shutdown in Washington, Department of Education Commissioner Caitlin Davis said Thursday, Oct. 9 — at least the money that flows through the state Department of Education.
Q&A with tech entrepreneur and educator Rajesh Nair
Rajesh Nair is on a global mission to inspire students to experience the same joy he did as a youth in India when he learned how to build a simple crystal radio.
Most taxpayers in ConVal district to see decrease in education tax bill
Most voters in the ConVal school district will see a decrease in the local education portion of their December tax bill as a result of the recent decision by the ConVal School Board regarding distribution of the unreserved fund balance from fiscal year 2024-2025.
Saint Anselm College dedicates $35 million nursing school building
Meet Samii, the mannequin who is bedridden in the AI Simulation Lab, one of the drawing cards to the new $32 million home of the Jean School of Nursing and Health Sciences at Saint Anselm College.
Amid Claremont crisis, Pittsfield school district works to dig out of its own million-dollar hole
As a crippling financial crisis uncovered in recent weeks in Claremont makes headlines, Pittsfield, too, is reckoning with a budget shortfall of more than a million dollars as a new school year gets underway. Pittsfield’s deficit, discovered early this year, is roughly $1.8…
