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Young ‘rock stars’ raise money for local animal hospital

At only seven years old, Dartmouth resident Julia Franzese already knows she wants to spend the rest of her life making sure pets are properly cared for. Worried about any dogs potentially unable to get vet care because a family can’t afford it, she...

Travel journalist gives talk on extreme adventures

Ever wonder what it’s like to fish for piranha in the Amazon’s Rio Negro, swim in a thermal-heated sea in Antarctica, or try to crash an airliner? Nearly fifty people signed in to Zoom on Thursday night to hear travel journalist Peter Mandel...

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Veterans remember: Dartmouth man looks back on service

Honore Bessette is a veteran who claims he isn’t a veteran. “I never went to Korea,” he said. “They sent me to Japan instead.” While modestly downplaying his own service, Bessette was quick to point to the many other war veterans he believes should...

Meet the World War II soldier who saw Japanese occupation

At 93 years old, longtime Dartmouth resident and World War II veteran Gerald Franklin can look back on his service during the US occupation of Japan with humor and humility. “I came in at the end of the war,” said Franklin, who was just 18 when he...

Meet the original Head of the Charles: Dartmouth resident D’Arcy MacMahon

But for Covid, this weekend would have marked the 55th annual Head of the Charles rowing regatta — the largest event of its kind — in Boston. Luckily, according to Dartmouth resident and regatta co-founder D’Arcy MacMahon, athletes around the globe...

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...

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...