Welcome new and returning students - top 5 tips around Hanover

This is your Town Manager, Alex Torpey, and I'm here to welcome new and returning students back on campus and in town with the top five tips of what you might want to know about things happening around town!

We'll talk about:

1. The wide array of businesses in our downtown
2. Using Advance Transit to get around (for free)
3. Getting involved and registering to vote
4. Hikes, hikes, and more hikes
5. A few ways you can stay up to date

Resources:

1. Find local businesses
   1. In Hanover: Explorehanovernh.com
   2. In the Upper Valley: Uppervalleybusinessalliance.com
   3. Using Google Maps/etc
2. Using Advance Transit
   1. Routes, schedules, trip planner online: https://advancetransit.com/
   2. Mobile app: "Transit"
3. Getting involved and registering to vote
   1. Learn how to register to vote: hanovernh.org/vote
4. Hikes and recreation opportunities
   1. Alltrails/etc
   2. Explorehanovernh.org
   3. Hanover Conservancy: https://www.hanoverconservancy.org/hike-of-the-month/
   4. Pine Park: https://pinepark.org/map/
   5. Upper Valley Trails Alliance: https://www.uvtrails.org/find-a-trail/
   6. Appalachian Trail Conservancy: https://appalachiantrail.org/
   7. Dartmouth Outing Club: https://outdoors.dartmouth.edu/
5. Ways to stay updated:
   1. Hanover Happenings podcast at Hanoverhappenings.com or wherever you listen to podcasts
   2. Town website: https://www.hanovernh.org/list.aspx#
   3. The amazing Daybreak daily email: http://eepurl.com/gojskf
   4. Sites such as Meetup, etc
   5. Local news sources such as the Dartmouth or Valley News

You made quite a good decision to go to such a great College in such a wonderful area. You're lucky to be here, and we're lucky to have you here. See you around town!