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Four GCC staff, faculty members granted Emeritus Status
GREENFIELD, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — Four faculty and staff members at Greenfield Community College have been granted Emeritus Status this summer; Norman Beebe, Charlotte Gifford, Teresa Jones and Paul Lindale. All four have demonstrated initiative, passion, and commitment to the college through their exceptional service and enduring impact on the institution.
Martin F. Connors, Jr., Elected Chairperson of SBLI Board of Directors
WOBURN, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 24, 2024-- SBLI (The Savings Bank Mutual Life Insurance Company of Massachusetts) announces that Martin F. Connors, Jr., President and CEO of Rollstone Bank & Trust, was recently elected Chairperson of the company’s Board of Directors at its annual meeting. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240724420323/en/ Martin F. Connors, Jr., President and CEO of Rollstone Bank & Trust, was recently elected Chairperson of the Board of Directors of SBLI (The Savings Bank Mutual Life Insurance Company of Massachusetts). (Photo: Business Wire)
Savings Bank of Walpole promotes Crystal Lewis to vice president
WALPOLE, N.H. – Savings Bank of Walpole is pleased to announce the promotion of Crystal Lewis to vice president, business development officer. Lewis joined the bank in 2019, and quickly implemented initiatives designed to connect with local business customers and introduce new businesses to Savings Bank of Walpole. In the past five years, she has been instrumental in both growing new business relationships and strengthening existing ones, nearly doubling the bank’s volume of ACH originators, wire agreements, and remote deposit customers.
Police search for wanted man after shovel attack in Northeast Kingdom
NEWPORT, Vt. — Newport police are searching for a man accused of attacking a 17-year-old with a shovel, during a botched motorcycle sale. Newport Police responded to Elm Street around 10 a.m. Tuesday, for a report of a man who was screaming and waving a gun around. When officers...
Flood Disaster 2.0: Community Steps Up
If anything positive came out of the destructive 2023 flood last July, it was that communities such as Barre, Montpelier, and Waterbury learned how to jump into action in the event of a disaster. And a disaster happened again, on July 10 and 11, the exact dates of last year’s flood. Local organizations immediately kicked into gear raising funds, showing up with wheelbarrows and shovels, donating supplies, and assisting flooded neighboring communities.
A year later, Gilwee reflects on knee injury
BURLINGTON, VT – UVM women’s basketball player Catherine Gilwee was as confident as ever following her sophomore season. She had started all 32 games, averaging over 10 points per game, and was key in the Catamounts’ run to the NCAA tournament. But all that confidence was stripped away in a moment last spring. “It was […]
A celebration of clay: Studios open doors for 18th annual Hilltown Pottery Tour
Pottery studios across the Hilltowns will be opening their doors and firing up their kilns this weekend for the annual Hilltown Pottery Tour. The self-guided tour is two days long — July 27 and 28, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days — and offers the opportunity to buy pottery, watch educational demonstrations and see potters at work in their studios.
Crews work to build back Lamoille Valley Rail Trail after second year of flooding
HARDWICK, Vt. — The longest rail trail in New England washed out for a second year in a row. Miles of the Lamoille Valley Rail Trail are closed off as crews work to get everything up and running again. The Vermont Agency of Transportation tells NBC5 repairs will take some time.
Union Mutual receives Gold-Level Worksite Wellness Award
Vermont Business Magazine Union Mutual Insurance Company was recently recognized by the Vermont Department of Health and the Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports with a 2024 Governor’s Excellence in Worksite Wellness Award – GOLD Level. This is the Company’s sixth consecutive top-tier wellness honor.
A Message from City Hall: Flood Recovery, One Year Later, 2024
One year ago to the day of last year’s catastrophic flooding, our city awoke to a flood watch due to the remnants of Hurricane Beryl making its way up the east coast. While Montpelier was largely spared from most of the damage, our neighboring towns in Barre, Waterbury, Middlesex, and Plainfield weren’t as lucky. As this past year has made crystal clear, flooding continues to be one of the biggest challenges we’ve ever had to face as a community.
'He never missed anything': The late, great Mike Loftus was all about family and hockey
Over the course of four decades, Mike Loftus told countless stories, all of them compelling, to readers of The Patriot Ledger and the Enterprise. Since his death on July 21 at age 65, following a battle with lung cancer that cut short a well-earned retirement, people have been telling endless stories about him. ...
State opens recovery centers for flood-affected Vermonters
Vermont opened its first recovery office for flood victims today in Plainfield. State officials are standing up four such offices this week in communities hardest-hit by July's flooding. The remnants of Hurricane Beryl wrought widespread damage across central and northern Vermont earlier this month, damaging over 2,000 homes, washing out roads and killing two men.
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