The Buzz Online

This Week's The Buzz Online Spotlight

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Workplace Benefit Solutions in Manchester raised $40,200 for the NH Food Bank in Manchester through its annual charity golf classic.

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The NH Department of Education in Concord selected Ashley Preston, preschool teacher at Parker-Varney Elementary School in Manchester, as the 2016 NH Teacher of the Year.

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The Manchester Young Professionals Network in Manchester elected new officers and members: Samantha Maltais, senior digital strategist at SilverTech, Inc. in Manchester, as chair; Kate Giaquinto, communications director at the NH State Senate in Concord, as vice-chair; Arianne Bedard, marketing and communications specialist at the Girl Scouts of the Green and White Mountains in Bedford, as a member; Emily Bolton, associate at Pierce Atwood LLP in Portsmouth, as a member; Laura Gamache, realtor at Keller Williams Realty in Bedford, as a member; and Phil Shaw, legal counsel at Dyn in Manchester, as a member.

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St. Mary’s Bank in Manchester hired Judi Window as community outreach coordinator. Previously, Window was president and CEO of Granite State Ambassadors in Manchester.

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Primmer Law Firm in Manchester hired John Griffin, Jr. as a real estate and business transactions lawyer.

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The NH Bankers Association in Concord awarded the 2015 Community Banker of the Year award to Kathryn Underwood, president and CEO of Ledyard National Bank  headquartered in Hanover.

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Amgen’s Breakaway from Cancer in Virginia awarded its 2015 Amanda Dempsey Award  to James Campbell, founder of Dermatology and Skin Health in Dover, for his passion for helping others with cancer.

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The McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center in Concord elected Paul Burkett as chair of its board of directors. Burkett is a shareholder at Rath, Young, and Pignatelli in Concord.

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North Branch Construction in Concord received the contract to build a new dormitory from Cardigan Mountain School in Canaan

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The Greater Haverhill Chamber of Commerce in Haverhill raised $6,590 for the Haverhill Police Department to fund automatic external defibrillators for the department.

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The NH Charitable Foundation in Concord awarded NH Children’s Trust in Concord its Excellence in Nonprofit Management Award.

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Cheshire Medical Center/Dartmouth-Hitchcock in Keene hired Heidi Newkirk as a podiatrist. Newkirk previously worked as an associate podiatrist at Greater Salem Family Footcare Associates in Salem.

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Concord Hospital Medical Group in Concord hired Steven Isner, graduate of Eastern Virginia Medical School in Virginia, as a surgical associate.