The Buzz Online

In the Spotlight: Leone, McDonnell & Roberts, Professional Association, a CPA firm with five NH offices, promoted Kimberly McLaughlin to supervisor, and Christine Chrysafidis and Joseph Payne both to senior partners.

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Newburyport Bank donated $1,000 to the Hampton Area Chamber of Commerce to offset pandemic-related losses.

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Southern NH University was named a “Great College to Work For” for the 13th consecutive year, and Forbes named SNHU the best employer in NH in late August. In the wake of COVID-19, SNHU has hired more than 200 new employees to support its online growth.

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Michael Heffernan joined New Hampshire Mutual Bancorp (NHMB) as lending compliance officer. In this role, Heffernan will help lead and oversee lending compliance management for NHMB’s sister banks Meredith Village Savings Bank, Merrimack County Savings Bank (the Merrimack) and Savings Bank of Walpole.

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Dartmouth-Hitchcock Hematology/Oncology department was awarded the 2020 Press Ganey Pinnacle of Excellence Award for Patient Experience. This award recognizes institutions that have maintained consistently high levels of excellence in patient experience over a three-year period.

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Franklin Savings Bank recently donated $5,000 to the Tilton Police Department towards the construction of its new facility, which is slated to be complete by the end of the year.