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Dartmouth sorority, 2 fraternity members charged in student's drowning death
Misdemeanor charges for providing alcohol to minors following the death of Won Jang have been filed against 21-year-old Matthew Catrambone and 21-year-old Samuel Terry.
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Man convicted for role in 2001 stabbing deaths of Dartmouth College professors released from prison
James Parker was 16 at the time of his conviction stemming from the 2001 deaths of Half and Susanne Zantop in Hanover, New Hampshire. He was granted parole in April.
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Man up for parole over 2 decades after Dartmouth professor stabbing deaths
A man who has served more than half of his life in prison for his role in the 2001 stabbing deaths of two married Dartmouth College professors as part of a plan to rob and kill people before fleeing overseas is getting his first chance at parole. James Parker was 16 when he was part of a conspiracy with his…
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Dartmouth refuses to work with basketball players' union, potentially sending case to federal court
Dartmouth will not enter into collective bargaining with the union its men’s basketball players voted to join earlier this month, the school said Monday in a move that could send the case to federal court. In a statement announcing its refusal to bargain a labor deal with the athletes, the school was adamant that it believes “athletes in the...
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18-year-old charged with Mass. construction site theft
An 18-year-old man is facing charges in connection to a construction site theft in Dartmouth, Massachusetts. Police arrested Chad Rainville, of Dartmouth, Saturday afternoon following a search of his home and a U-Haul van he rented which contained tools and other items allegedly stolen from a construction site early that day. A 15-year-old who allegedly participated in the theft was…
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Dartmouth basketball players union certified by National Labor Relations Board
The National Labor Relations Board on Thursday certified a union to represent Dartmouth basketball players after the deadline passed for the school to object to the election. Big Green players voted 13-2 on March 5 to join the Service Employees International Union Local 560 – the first ever labor union for college athletes. The March 12 deadline was for objections…
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Dartmouth men's basketball team votes to unionize, though steps to forming labor union remain
The Dartmouth men’s basketball team voted to unionize Tuesday in an unprecedented step toward forming the first labor union for college athletes and another attack on the NCAA’s deteriorating amateur business model.
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Dartmouth to honor memory of winningest football coach by renaming its athletic complex
Dartmouth College will honor the memory of its winningest football coach by adding his name to its athletic complex next fall. Buddy Teevens, known nationally for his efforts to make football safer, died in September of injuries he had sustained in a bicycle accident six months earlier. The Ivy League school announced Wednesday that it will host a community celebration…
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18-year-old dead, woman seriously injured after crash in Dartmouth
A teenager was killed and a woman was critically injured in a crash Friday night in Dartmouth, Massachusetts. Police say officers were called to a report of a single car crash with ejections around 10:35 p.m. in the area of Gulf Road and Smith Neck Road. Responding officers found two people unresponsive in the roadway and a heavily damaged Honda…
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Driver pleads guilty in 2020 crash that killed girl in Westport
A man has pleaded guilty to a charge of motor vehicle homicide by negligent operation in a September 2020 crash that left a 10-year-old girl dead and seriously hurt her sister in Westport, Massachusetts, authorities said Wednesday. Robert Silvia, a 33-year-old from Fall River, pleaded guilty on Oct. 30, just before his trial was due to start in Fall River…
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Driver charged in April crash that killed student at UMass Dartmouth
A student driver who hit and killed another student at UMass Dartmouth’s campus in April has been charged with motor vehicle homicide by negligent operation, prosecutors said Friday. Danasia Sampson, a 22-year-old from Boston’s Mattapan neighborhood, is due to face the charge in New Bedford District Court on Nov. 7. It wasn’t immediately clear if she had a lawyer...