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Celebrating 102 years of life: Jackson gets key to the Cottages

Nellie Jackson celebrated turning 102 years old with not one but two celebrations. On Aug. 2, exactly 102 years after her birth, she was honored with a party at the Cottages of Dartmouth Village, where she lives. Four days later, a second party was...

Meet Cody Haddad: The new town administrator looking to make ‘real change’

Dartmouth’s new Town Administrator Cody Haddad may have grown up in Taunton, but for him Dartmouth has always been a “special place.” While studying political science at UMass Dartmouth, he quickly realized his interest in specifically municipal...
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Six months in, new planning director hopes to do his part for Dartmouth

When it comes to understanding the layout and rhythm of Dartmouth, new Planning Director Dan Gioiosa has more than a professional perspective as for much of his life, he’s lived it. “I know the area pretty well from having been here so long,” he...

How self-love became the passion of Dartmouth’s ‘Miss Blue Hills’

High heels at dawn may be an unusual alarm clock, but for Dartmouth’s Kercheena Pamphile, it’s part of the routine. “I am walking in my heels 24/7. My siblings hate me,” she said with a laugh, noting the click-clacking of the shoes around the house...

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...

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,...