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In the spotlight: Keller Williams Metro has named REALTORS Cheryl Grant and Kris LaBrake its new Growth Managers. Grant serves the KW Metro Londonderry branch and LaBrake serves the KW Metro Concord branch. As Growth Managers, Grant and LaBrake provide productivity coaching, weekly training, and individualized support to their agents.

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Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, a member of Dartmouth Health and New Hampshire’s only academic medical center, celebrated the grand opening of an expansion to its emergency department (ED) on Thursday, September 8, a key part of an ongoing commitment to expand both behavioral and geriatric health access. The $7 million project, which was built over the course of 16 months, adds nine new rooms to the ED, with a focus on behavioral health and geriatric needs of the Upper Valley region.

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The American Independence Museum is thrilled to offer free admission to all on Saturday, September 17 through the Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day Program. Smithsonian Museum Day is a program where hundreds of museums and cultural institutions across the country provide free admission to individuals who have registered through the Smithsonian’s website.

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NH Navigator program has received funding to continue providing free assistance to residents enrolling in health insurance in programs including Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance Plan, and Marketplace plans through the Affordable Care Act. Navigators help consumers determine eligibility, select plans and prepare applications.

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Senet, Inc., in Portsmouth and CalChip Connect have formed a partnership to bring Senet compatible LoRaWAN gateways and sensor-enabled end devices to market through the CalChip Connect e-commerce platform. The partnership allows Senet Radio Access Network partners, vertical market solution providers, and end customers to shorten their deployment times.

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NH Liquor Commission has been named one of the top-10 retailers in the country for the third year in a row by Beverage Dynamics, which recognizes off-premise retailers, such as liquor stores or supermarket chains, demonstrating innovation, excellent customer service and superior industry knowledge. NHLC, which operates 66 locations, was the only control state in the country to be named to the top-10.

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On September 25th, Flag Hill will be launching its new whiskey with a highland games themed party. The new whiskey will be available for sale in the Tasting Room and Store following its release at the party. Hearkening back to Scottish and Irish roots, Flag Hill’s American Single Malt is made from 100% malted barley. Mashed, fermented, distilled, and aged on their property, it also nods to the American style of whiskey with the spirit aged in new charred American oak barrels for 6 years.

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The U.S. Small Business Administration NH District Office is accepting nominations for its 2023 National and NH Small Business Week Awards, including the annual Small Business Person of the Year award. To be nominated and receive one of the following awards, the nominee must fit within the category of the award, have a three-year track record, have received at least one type of SBA assistance. www.sba.gov/nsbw

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BAE Systems in Nashua has received a contract from Boeing to produce additional Eagle Passive Active Warning Survivability Systems for U.S. F-15E and F-15EX Eagle aircraft – providing state-of-the-art situational awareness and self-defense capabilities. This contract brings the total contract value for EPAWSS production to $351 million.

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The NH Secretary of State’s Office has been working with web developer SilverTech over the past few months to ensure everything posted on the SOS site is accessible to all users and compliant with the American with Disabilities Act. The site has also separated navigation into three categories: voters, candidates and election officials. The web enhancement as a long-term project that will continue past the election cycle and will also involve site improvements for other SOS divisions.

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COAST, the Seacoast region public transit system, will resume limited Saturday service, starting Sept. 17. COAST has not operated any Saturday service since late-May because of a shortage of bus operators. Saturday services will be limited to the following bus routes and service hours, for now.

• Route 1 (Dover/Somersworth/Berwick): 9:30 am – 3:25pm, with a gap between 11:30am and 12:30pm
• Route 12 (Rochester/Somersworth/Dover): 8:30am – 4:00pm
• Route 13 (Dover/Portsmouth): 7:30am – 3:30pm
• Route 14 (Rochester): 9:00am – 1:55pm
• Route 41 (Lafayette Trolley): 9:00am – 3:50pm, with a service gap between 12:00 and 1:00pm