Former office manager for Dartmouth student newspaper pleads guilty to embezzlement
Defendant allegedly stole money from the newspaper via PayPal accounts, using the funds for personal expenses
Author: Nora Doyle-Burr -Valley News
Dartmouth warns of longer waits in ED
Because of overcrowding, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) in Lebanon is warning patients with “less pressing” health care concerns to expect extended wait times in the emergency department.
Dartmouth 5-year plan to focus on mental health
Dartmouth College released a new strategic plan for mental health and well-being, following President Sian Leah Beilock’s inaugural address.
Amazon now owns clinic serving Dartmouth College employees
Dartmouth Health Connect is now One Medical in new acquisition
Upper Valley nursing homes: federal staffing proposal ignores workforce realities
New Biden-mandated rules for long-term care facilities overshadows staffing struggles
NH AG clears way for Canaan health clinic’s partnership plan
Charitable Trusts Unit sets forth conditions for health center to follow before moving forward with plan
New building to house Colby-Sawyer College’s expanded nursing program
School breaks ground on $19 million Janet Udall Schaefer ‘52 Center for Health Sciences
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center project to bring more patient beds in May
Opening of new $150 million patient pavilion will meet growing demand for services
Looking for $120m in cuts, Dartmouth Health plans hiring freeze, job reviews
Continued workforce shortage ‘primary contributor’ to financial challenges, health system says
Dartmouth Health, CMC scrap merger
Moves comes after AG rejects merger, citing need for ‘free, fair and robust competition’
Colby-Sawyer College nursing program gets shot in the arm with plan for new building
School seeks to expand role in meeting healthcare worker shortage with $10.5 million facility
To avoid Covid-19 vaccination, Claremont woman quit her job
DHMC pharmacy technician says ‘there’s still not enough long-term studies’
New Hampshire, Vermont are excelling at vaccination, but there’s plenty more to do
‘We’ve done great,’ but potential surge is still possible
Covid-19 has kept an outsized number of women out of the region’s workforce
Pandemic highlights the link between work barriers, child care
Covid-19 dealt a financial blow to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health
Fiscal 2020 loss totaled $84 million despite millions in CARES Act funds
Dartmouth-Hitchcock experts discuss pandemic with Fauci in virtual meeting
Says ‘we’ve got to be very flexible’ in reopening schools
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NH continues to be one of the lowest funders of public higher education in the U.S.
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Supreme Court finds state education funding insufficient
The New Hampshire Supreme Court once again says the state has failed to fulfill its constitutional duty to fund an adequate education as ordered by the justices in the foundational Claremont litigation nearly three decades ago.
New Hampshire leads nation in child well-being, lags in student proficiency
New Hampshire continues to lead the nation in overall child well-being, securing the top position for the third consecutive year.
Ayotte nominates Caitlin Davis to lead state Department of Education
Hours after approving the defining hallmark of Frank Edelblut’s tenure as commissioner of the state Department of Education — universal access to Education Freedom Accounts — Gov. Kelly Ayotte nominated his successor.
NH Supreme Court rules wealthy municipalities can keep excess education property tax
In a decision dissenting Senior Associate Justice James Bassett called “an unfortunate triumph of form over substance,” the NH Supreme Court has ruled that some 30 municipalities with abundant property wealth are entitled to retain proceeds from the Statewide Education Property Tax (SWEPT) that exceed their costs of an adequate education.
