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Celebrating a centenarian: Dartmouth resident turns 100

How many people alive today can say they remember when electricity came to town? Dartmouth resident Marie Andrade — who turned 100 years old on Sept. 25 — said that she remembered electricity being installed in her New Bedford neighborhood when she...

Painting through a pandemic: Meet artist Marianne Boucher

Dartmouth resident Marianne Boucher has been painting ever since she was 12 years old. She was introduced to her passion for painting after stumbling into the art studio of her childhood friend’s father. At that moment, she knew she wanted art to be...

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Former war prisoner celebrates book release

Anyone who has enjoyed a beach day at Round Hill this year might be surprised to learn that they have a former World War II Wehrmacht soldier and Russian prisoner of war to thank in part for the experience. Longtime Dartmouth resident Fred Hanack...

Dartmouth Development Director says a fond farewell

Former Director of Development Deborah Melino-Wender is saying goodbye to Dartmouth after spending the past decade helping shape the town. Melino-Wender defined the role for the new position when she took charge ten years ago, fresh from a job as...

Dartmouth resident rides 89 miles for a cure in 2020 Pan-Mass Challenge

While most people tend to be asleep at 6:30 a.m. on a Saturday, Dartmouth resident Heather Mickool was beginning an 89-mile bike ride as part of this year’s virtual Pan-Mass Challenge cycling fundraiser for cancer research. “This was actually the...

Photographer pays homage to his hometown

Photographer Alex Simon describes himself as a “life-long Dartmouth guy.” After spending his childhood exploring the woods in and around Abner Potter’s Way, the 31-year-old resident has turned his passion for photography into a hobby that he can...

Town clerk to retire next month

A familiar face will no longer be at Town Hall come July 27. After nearly three decades of serving Dartmouth, Town Clerk Lynn Medeiros announced Friday that she will retire near the end of next month . “ It has been an honor to serve the Town of...

Leaving in the time of corona

After 36 years working in the Dartmouth Public School system, Potter Elementary School Principal Heidi Brooks will be retiring on June 30. But she can still be found working in the school’s office preparing for next year — despite the fact that no...

Tai chi class goes online

For more than 30 years, Joe Rebelo, a martial arts expert and owner of New Bedford's Rebelo's Kenpo Karate, has taught weekly tai chi classes at the COA after then-Director Norma Vaz saw one of his classes at the YWCA’s old headquarters building in...

Remote reiki: Hands-on healing from afar

When Dartmouth resident Jennie Kristel was first “attuned” to the world of reiki — a type of energy healing practice — in 1995, she didn’t think anything of it. But soon, she felt completely transported, lighter, and began to notice people were more...

From Mashpee to UMass: Meet the professor, musician, and author Mwalim

UMass Dartmouth professor Mwalim has found success in almost every category of the arts — and with the publication of his first novel, he can add one more to the list. Mwalim, also known as “Da Phunkee Professor”, has enjoyed a long career in...