In the Spotlight: Black Heritage Trail of NH will move to a new location at 280 Marcy Street in Portsmouth’s historic South End. As of April 1, the organization will operate from the old South Meeting House, a historic location that is among the stops on the Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail. It is also the site of two major 19th-century institutions in the lives of the city’s black citizens. Starting on New Year’s Day in 1881, many annual celebrations of the Emancipation Proclamation were held there. The first was attended by “most of the colored people of the city” and over 100 invited white guests. This building was also home to the state’s first black church.
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Woodsville Guaranty Savings Bank’s has opened in Hanover at 17 ½ Lebanon Street. The new location will provide convenient meeting space for bank business and residential lenders from Piermont and Woodsville to meet with customers and vendors. The Hanover office is currently open by appointment only.
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Peter A. Meyer, a partner at Sulloway & Hollis, P.L.L.C, has become a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. Fellowship in the College is extended by invitation only and only after careful investigation. Meyer has been practicing in Concord for 34 years.
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The CPA firm of Leone, McDonnell & Roberts, Professional Association welcomed three new employees. Sydney Baker and Julia Vrucinic were hired as staff accountants and Sarah Scheffer joins the firm as marketing coordinator.
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Monadnock United Way hired Nour Habib as a marketing specialist. She will be tasked with writing about the Monadnock region’s most pressing needs for children, education, and financial stability.
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Strategic Insurance Agency Alliance (SIAA) hired Gretchen Klemm as contracts compliance coordinator at its Hampton location. Klemm will manage the day-to-day interactions with independent agency members. Prior to joining SIAA, Gretchen worked at Bottomline Technologies.
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CHA Consulting, Inc., a full-service engineering and construction management firm, has hired Samantha Russ as assistant engineer in its Keene office. A former intern, Russ will be working as part of CHA's highways team.
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Peabody & Smith Realty agents Nikki Barrett and Angela Spencer have been awarded the real estate negotiation expert certification. Barrett is managing broker of the Littleton office and works alongside Spencer and several other agents.
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NHTI-Concord’s Community College has introduced a mndfulness communication certificate. Piloted collaboratively with the IT program, students took a mindfulness version of four English courses to broaden their skill set beyond the technical realm.