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In the Spotlight: Hundreds of individuals and children across the Seacoast received winter coats through a partnership between iHeartMedia, Cleary Cleaners, HRCU and Granite United Way. Working with local nonprofit partners, including included Rochester SHARE Fund Inc. and Community Action Partnership of Strafford County, more than 500 coats were distributed.

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Forestview Manor Assisted Living in Meredith, an assisted living community for people with memory loss, named Tamara Hebert its director of community relations. Prior to joining Forestview Manor, Tamara was director of events and conference planning at Plymouth State University.

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Nicole Howard has been promoted to assistant VP commercial banking relationship manager based at Bangor Savings Bank’s downtown Manchester location. She brings over ten years of experience in the financial services field to her new role.

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The Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce hired Hope Anderson has joined the chamber staff as community events manager to plan and execute community-focused programs including the Cochecho Arts Festival and Apple Harvest Day.

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On Friday, February 18, Burnt Timber Brewing & Tavern in Wolfeboro will embark on a BBQ Road Trip, a culinary journey that each week will feature BBQ with flavors inspired from a different region of the U.S. The first “stop” is in Texas. 

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Baker Newman Noyes, a tax, assurance and advisory firm, won ClearlyRated's Best of Accounting Award for the fourth consecutive year, with a Net Promoter Score of 82%, more than double the industry’s average of 38% and top satisfaction scores from 86.3% of their clients, compared to the industry average of 53% in 2021.

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Bar Harbor Bank & Trust donated $12,000 from the Bank’s employee-driven charitable giving program, Casual for A Cause, to nonprofit organizations in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. The NH recipients are Kearsarge Food Hub and Willing Hands.

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NEADS World Class Service Dogs, based in Princeton, Mass., is actively recruiting volunteer full-time Puppy Raisers and Weekend Puppy Raisers in New England. NEADS has ramped up its program to meet the ever-growing demand for service dogs.