Darren Abbott, the president of the Manchester Monarchs, didn't plan for a career as a professional hockey executive. Instead, he was a broadcaster with ambitions "to be the next Mike Emrick," the legendary television play-by-play hockey announcer, before "a funny…
Gov. John Lynch presents Shawna DeFrancesco, manager of Laconia Savings Bank's Concord Heights office, with the 2011 Governor's Accessibility Award in recognition of the branch's efforts of going above and beyond to remove barriers that bar persons with disabilities from…
Among those who took part in Fueling Dreams, Irving Oil's largest U.S. fundraiser, were, from left, Cathy Woodbury, Ray Couture and Pam Couture, shown here at the Circle K/Irving location on Glen Avenue in Berlin. The event is held to…
2011 Fisher Cats Foundation Scholar-Athlete Award winners and Fisher Cats President Rick Brenner, at right, stand with a check representing the $30,000 in scholarships -- $2,500 to each winner -- that were presented by the Fisher Cats Foundation during an…
Madelyn Paquette, center, of Center Harbor, was the winner of two roundtrip Southwest Airlines tickets - good anywhere they fly - in a recent promotion on NHMagazine.com, held in conjunction with the 2011 Best of NH Party in June. Paquette,…
Ken Sheldon, left, Bank of America's New Hampshire president, presents a $30,000 check on behalf of the bank's charitable foundation to Mike Ostrowski, president of Child and Family Services of New Hampshire, and Erin Kelley, the nonprofit's street outreach program…
Chris Grenier, right, community relations manager for Citizens Bank New Hampshire, presents a backpack filled with school supplies to Veranique Hayducly of Warner, as part of the bank's Gear for Grades program, in which it distributed 3,000 backpacks filled with…
Lloyd Benjamin, service supervisor for Palmer Gas/Ermer Oil in Atkinson, prepares to give blood at the company's fourth annual blood drive, which brought out 31 donors.
At an Aug. 23 open house, the NHHEAF Network Organizations awarded $22,000 in scholarships to 22 college-bound New Hampshire students and seven iPads to current high school students for use in the upcoming school year. To date, NHHEAF's 'I am…
Small Dog Electronics has donated four new MacBook laptops to Girls Inc. of New Hampshire, for its centers in Manchester and Nashua, to support the nonprofit's technology-related educational programs.
Donating blood at the Gail Singer Memorial Blood Drive in downtown Manchester on Aug. 30 is Stephen Singer, president of Merchants Automotive Group and coordinator of the event. With 1,959 pints collected, the 28th annual blood drive set a record…
John Milne, former reporter for United Press International and The Boston Globe and former editor of the defunct weekly newspaper New Hampshire Times (and a current contributor to thelobbynh.com) is editor of "Crosscurrents of Change: Concord, NH in the 20th…
During the recent Bio international convention in Washington, D.C., Paula Newton said there was more interest in New Hampshire as a potential biomed destination than in previous years. According to Newton, president of the New Hampshire Bio/Medical Council since 2006,…
On July 19, employees from the New Hampshire Insurance Department visited the Littleton Chamber of Commerce offices to assist North Country residents with their insurance questions and problems. Taking part in the pilot outreach program was Pauline Lamy, left, an…
Along with several community partners, Memorial Hospital in North Conway hosted the 8th annual Health Camp, a weeklong summer camp introducing area seventh and eighth graders to a variety of health care career opportunities. Throughout the week, students met health…
The Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, an agency of the U.S. Department of Defense, awarded U.S. Cellular in Bedford its Above and Beyond award, which recognizes companies with practices that support employees' participation in the National Guard and…
Through its community outreach program, Centrix Bank granted the town of Bedford $5,000 early last year, which helped to fund two newly erected welcome signs at two highly visible locations in town. Pictured with the sign on Rt. 101 are…
