The Buzz Online

This Week's The Buzz Online Spotlight  

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The American Hospital Association (AHA) in Ill. and the NH Hospital Association in Concord named Anne Jamieson, president and CEO of Portsmouth Regional Hospital in Portsmouth, the AHA Grassroots Champion for her leadership in generating grassroots community activity in support of the hospital.

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The NH Association of Conservation Commissions in Concord elected Emily Lord, formerly a high school conservation crew leader at the Student Conservation Association in Va., as its program manager.

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Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, with NH headquarters in Manchester, gave grants to three NH physician practices  Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, for improvement of chronic respiratory illness management; Health Partners of NH in Dover, for patient engagement in self management of behavioral and chronic health conditions; and Physicians Association of Rochester in Rochester, for improving compliance with maintenance medications and correct use of inhalers with spacers for pediatric patients.

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The Foundation for Healthy Communities in Concord awarded Elizabeth Kearns, registered cardiac nurse at St. Joseph Hospital in Nashua, the 2014 Clint M. Jones NH Nursing Award for her quality and commitment in the nursing field.

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The Pope Memorial SPCA of Concord-Merrimack in Concord held board elections: Chase Binder, travel writer, president; Vince Trento, owner of Rumford Stone in Concord, VP; Abby Lange, independent non-profit organization management professional, secretary; Julie Greenwood, supervising senior at Nathan Wechsler & Company in Concord; Ruth Coneys, owner of Say It In Stitches in Concord, member; Jason Craven, attorney at Craven & Splendore, PLLC in Manchester, member; Anthony D'Amato, principal and co-founder of Chadwick & D'Amato, LLC in New London, member; and Janet Levenson, retired, member.

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The Business and Industry Association of NH in Concord awarded Teresa Rosenberger, president of Devine Strategies (a division of Devine Millimet in Concord), the Above and Beyond Award for her influential work with the NH BIA.

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UK Architects in Hanover promoted Adam Lornitzo and Diane Hall to associate positions at the firm.

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Wescott, Dyer, Fitzgerald and Nichols in Laconia has changed its name to Westcott Law.

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People's United Bank in Concord hired Clayton Poole as senior VP, senior wealth management advisor in its wealth management division.

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The Center for Family Business at the University of NH in Durham recognized Harris Family Furniture in Chichester, Laconia, and Plymouth as the 2014 Family Business of the Year.

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Keene State College in Keene honored Jack Dugan, president of the Monadnock Economic Development Corporation in Keene, with the Granite State Award for devoted service to the economic stability of the region.

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Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate/The Masiello Group in Keene was named one of the top 100 largest real estate companies in the U.S. by REAL Trends 500, which is an annual report that identifies the country's largest and most successful residential real estate firms.

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Lexology in London recognized Mark Wright, director and chairman of the intellectual property practice group at McLane Law Firm in Manchester, with a Client Choice Award for his excellent client service.