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This Week's The Buzz Online Spotlight 

Whale's Tale Waterpark and Alpine Adventures, both in Lincoln, have merged.

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Hooksett Chamber of Commerce in Hooksett appointed Christina Zlotnick as executive director.

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Citizens Bank in Manchester was recognized by Xtreme Labs, a Toronto-based mobile products company, as having the highest rated mobile banking app for both Android and iOS.

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The Madelaine G. von Weber Trust in Manchester awarded a $5,500 grant to the Community Child Care Center in Portsmouth to purchase five new computers.

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The Young Professionals Group of ABC NH/VT in Concord elected two new board members. Bryan Hussey is VP of sales at Metro Walls in Manchester and Tyler Paul is a service and sales estimator at Hampshire Fire Protection in Londonderry.

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Fidelity Investments in Merrimack donated $2,000 to The First Tee of NH in North Hampton, which is opening programs at the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Nashua in Nashua and the Greater Nashua YMCA in Nashua.

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The International Society of Aboriculture in Champaign, Illinois recognized Richard Herfurth, safety and training coordinator at Bartlett Tree Experts in Hooksett, as a "True Professional of Aboriculture."

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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded $4.7 million to multiple housing authorities in NH:

• $58,078, Berlin Housing Authority, Berlin; 
• $104,709, Claremont Housing Authority, Claremont;
• $283,072, Concord Housing Authority, Concord; 
• $518,745, Dover Housing Authority, Dover; 
• $118,623, Exeter Housing Authority, Exeter;
• $268,351, Housing Authority of the City of Rochester NH, Rochester;
• $169,813, Housing Authority of the Town of Salem, Salem;
• $107,811, Laconia Housing & Redevelopment Authority, Laconia;
• $201,961, Lebanon Housing Authority, Lebanon;
• $1,330,760, Manchester Housing  & Redevelopment Authority, Manchester;
• $798,002, Nashua Housing Authority, Nashua;
• $58,073, Newmarket Housing Authority, Newmarket;
• $492,444, Portsmouth Housing Authority, Portsmouth;
• $194,330, Somersworth Housing Authority, Somersworth.
  

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The Lake House at Ferry Point in Laconia was awarded the 2013 Certificate of Excellence by TripAdvisor. 

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