Celebrants gather at the New Hampshire chapter of the American Institute of Architects' 28th annual awards banquet, which was held Jan. 20 at the New Hampshire Institute of Art in Manchester. (Photo by John Hession)

Representatives from RiverMead and JSA Architects break ground on the construction of the Village at RiverMead. Designed by JSA, the $30 million expansion of RiverMead -- a continuing care retirement community in Peterborough -- will include independent living housing and…

Steve Webb, market president for TD Bank, stands with Maureen Beauregard, president of Families in Transition, after presenting a $20,000 check to the nonprofit on behalf of the TD Charitable Foundation. The grant will provide services to those living in…

Ken Robinson, left, general counsel of Northeast Delta Dental, presents a $33,000 check to fellow Concord Rotarians Don Bennert, center, president of the Concord Rotary Club of Concord, and Randy Guay. The funds represent the net proceeds of the 2011…

Al Felgar, right, president of Frisbie Memorial Hospital, stands with Dr. Matthew Kamil, left, endocrinologist at the hospital's Joslin Diabetes Center Affiliate, and his wife, Robin, who donated to the hospital's legacy society to commemorate a birthing room in honor…

North Country businessman Dave Presby, right, shakes hands with Jim McMahon, following Presby's purchase of the assets of Isaacson Steel Inc. on Jan. 31. McMahon is general manager of the new business, Presby Steel LLC, which will continue to operate…

Nancy Mellitt, annual campaign manager for the New Hampshire Food Bank, accepts a check from Bob Sampson, vice president of claims at RiverStone Resources of Manchester, for $31,759, which represents donations from RiverStone's employees with a company match. The check…

Enfield residents Robin and Mark Kloos and their children, Lydia and Quinn, won a complete digital home makeover valued at $2,100 from FairPoint Communications through its 'Connect Your Home' sweepstakes, which included a 47-inch TV, surround-sound speakers, an Xbox 360…

Androscoggin Valley Chamber of Commerce members Mark Belanger and JoAnn Roy present the 3-D model they built of proposed New Hampshire Grand kiosks to be located throughout Coos County, the first of which will be constructed in Berlin in March.…

Cheryl Cutting, lead New Hampshire ambassador for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, Peter Ames, its state vice president of health initiatives, and volunteer Rachel Chretien were among the more than 40 volunteers and supporters of the ACS CAN…

City officials and members of the Rochester Chamber of Commerce joined Laconia Savings Bank employees in celebrating the opening of the bank's newest branch on North Main Street in Rochester at a ribbon-cutting ceremony held earlier this month.

John Neylon, ombudsman of the New Hampshire Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, presents Jannette 'Nettie' Olson, RN at the Children's Hospital at Dartmouth, center, with a Patriot Award, for her support of Amanda Bailey, right, a…

Catherine Edison, left, of the Portsmouth Rotary Club's Basic Needs Committee, and fellow Rotarian Mark Sullivan, right, present checks totaling $3,600 to Margie Parker, second from left, pantry director for the Seacoast Family Food Pantry, and Diane Giese, the pantry's…

Maureen Manning, left, president of the New Hampshire Association for Justice, and Ellen Shemitz, right, the association's executive director, present Charlie Sherman, executive director of New Horizons for New Hampshire, with a $7,855 donation, which was raised at a holiday…

Last month, the New Hampshire Motor Speedway and the New Hampshire chapter of Speedway Children's Charities donated more than $150,000 to 47 organizations throughout New England that support underprivileged children. Representatives from the groups accepted the funds during a Gift…