New Horizons for New Hampshire recently hosted mini "Walks Against Hunger" at each of the four middle schools in Manchester, at which more than $30,000 was raised for the soup kitchen and homeless shelter. Pictured at Hillside Middle School are,…

St. Mary's Bank donated $2,600 to the Central High Association of Music Parents, a nonprofit that supports the music department of Central High School in Manchester, which will be used to purchase two computers for a new student learning lab.…

Dan "Desi" Lanio, co-owner of the 401 Tavern in downtown Hampton, was named the Rotary Club of Hampton's Citizen of the Year at a ceremony sponsored by Optima Bank & Trust at Ashworth by the Sea. Lanio was recognized for…

Jack Toscano, right, general manager of The Mall of New Hampshire, stands with Manchester Mayor Ted Gatsas. Following an upgrade of its interior seating, the mall has donated 18 benches and cushions to the City of Manchester, which will be…

Taylor Levesque, a Manchester resident and recent recipient of the Bellwether Community Champion award, throws out the ceremonial first pitch at a New Hampshire Fisher Cats game on May 12. Levesque was honored during an on-field, pre-game presentation for her…

The N.H. Travel Council presented awards to leading professionals at the annual two-day Governor's Conference on Tourism. Pictured at the awards ceremony are, from left, George Bald, commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Resources and Economic Development; Michelle Cota,…

As part of a recent promotion to encourage its members to sign up for electronic statements, Northeast Credit Union donated $1,300 to the Center for Wildlife in Cape Neddick, Maine, staff members and interns of which are pictured here with…

Pictured at Palmer Gas/Ermer Oil's annual Customer Appreciation Day, at which the family-owned company celebrated its 80th birthday, are, from left, employees Bill Hames, Kerry Valliere, Rick Rushton, owner Bill Ermer, Paul Perry, Arthur DeTora, and Fred Loonie.

Seacoast Harley-Davidson of North Hampton has signed on as presenting sponsor of the 2012 Hampton Beach Seafood Festival. Shown in the photo are, from left, Al Contois, president and general manager, Seacoast Harley: Jude David, general chairman of the festival;…

Dr. Greg Prazar, chapter president of the New Hampshire Pediatric Society, presents its "Public Citizen of the Year" award to Georgie Clark, coordinator of the Partners in Health program at Families First Health and Support Center in Portsmouth. Since Clark…

Pictured at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Nashua branch of The Lowell Five Cent Savings Bank are, from left, bank President David E. Wallace, Nashua Mayor Donnalee Lozeau, Robert A. Caruso, chairman of the bank, and Colleen Beaumont, Nashua…

The New Hampshire Electric Co-op Foundation has granted $7,500 to the Grafton County Senior Citizens Council Inc., which will underwrite the cost of delivering home-cooked meals to more than 800 elderly or disabled residents in Grafton County. Volunteers of GCSCC…

L. Jonathan Ross, a shareholder at Primmer Piper Eggleston & Cramer in Manchester, was recently honored by the American Bar Association with its Grassroots Advocacy Awards for his work on making the legal system more accessible to low-income people. Pictured…

The sixth-annual gala for the Child Advocacy Center of Hillsborough County, a program of the Granite State Children's Alliance, was recently held at Manchester Country Club in Bedford. More than 260 guests attended the event, themed "Springtime in Paris," which…

On the opening night of Legally Blonde, the Musical, Palace Theatre President Peter Ramsey accepts a $10,000 check from Betty Andrews, manager of community relations for Northeast Delta Dental, which is the first installment of Northeast Delta Dental's three-year pledge…