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After a lifetime in the pews, Vangel finds his faith on Route 24

For 14 years, Mathew Vangel of Dartmouth went to church every Sunday, sitting beside his devout wife, Jackie, and volunteering whenever he could. He looked the part. He spoke the language. But he wasn’t a Christian. “I was a false Christian,” Vangel...

Meet Dartmouth’s own Mr. Hollywood

Four years ago Dartmouth High School teacher Joe Cote posted a short story on Reddit as a way to share his writing with other writers and readers. “When I posted the story online I had zero expectation of anyone seeing this,” Cote said. “If I had...

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Ninety-one year old visits YMCA 244 times in one year

For the second year in a row, Arthur Huguley, 91, showed up at Dartmouth's YMCA more than anyone else for a workout — 244 times to be exact. Huguley and others who managed to visit more than 150 times in the last year were awarded with t-shirts,...

Marathoner laces up for charity

When Jennifer Stefanik ran the Boston Marathon for the first time in 2007, her roommate at the time said to her, “Well, we have to keep running. How else are we going to get home?” And now, 18 years later, Stefanik is on her way to her 10th Boston...

From Potter Elementary to the U.S. Capitol

Master Gunnery Sgt. Matthew Harding, of Dartmouth, unknowingly set out on his path to the United States Capitol when he was only a fourth grader at Potter Elementary picking up a trumpet for the first time. What pursued was a journey that brought...

Dartmouth’s budding scientist aids new malaria discovery

When Dartmouth’s Audrey Kertscher was just 10 years old, she attended a TED Talk at New Bedford’s Zeiterion Theatre that changed the course of her life. On that fateful day, Jonathan Kurtis, professor and chair of the Department of Pathology and...

Dartmouth welcomes its first woman eagle scout

It was pouring rain the day Dartmouth Scouting Troop 13’s Elizabeth Santos, 18, completed her eagle scout project, making her the first woman eagle scout in the town of Dartmouth. At the Rod & Gun Club in New Bedford, Santos and about 15 other...

Bristol County Savings Bank appoints senior vice president position

Jennifer St. Pierre was appointed to the position of Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at the Bristol County Savings Bank, headquartered in Taunton, the bank announced. A Dartmouth resident and 27-year veteran of the banking and...