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News Releases
Thursday, January 14, 2021Dover Public Library is hosting a virtual presentation by Evan Hennessey
On Monday, February 1 at 6:30 pm, the Dover Public Library is hosting a very special virtual presentation by Evan Hennessey, winner of the popular Food Network program "Chopped". Hennessey is a three-time champion of the cooking competition show where four chefs must create a three-course meal using the random mystery ingredients provided. Evan, Chef/Owner of Stages in Dover (https://www.stages-dining.com/), will talk about his experience on Chopped as well as demonstrate a live Chopped challenge from
Thursday, January 14, 2021West Named HRCU’s new Director of Human Resources
ROCHESTER, NH – HRCU is pleased to announce that Donna West has been hired as their Director of Human Resources. West takes the lead on overseeing the credit union’s HR efforts companywide. West brings nearly a decade of HR experience to HRCU. Most recently, serving as the HR Manager at RiverWoods Durham, in Durham NH. In this role, West oversaw HR, while facilitating professional development, managing all benefits, and onboarding new employees. Prior to RiverWoods Durham, she also ran HR for Anchor
Thursday, January 14, 2021Amer Fakhoury Foundation aims to provide hope
The Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce is pleased to welcome the Amer Fakhoury Foundation as a valued member. Amer Fakhoury believed in treating everyone equally, therefore his supportive family has created this foundation in Amer’s honor. The foundation’s mission is to help hostages and many other illegally detained individuals get released, and to help families of illegally detained individuals financially and emotionally. This foundation wants to fight injustice, torture, and abuse that is happening in
Thursday, January 14, 2021LNA Health Careers brings training facility to Dover
LNA Health Careers is the newest member of the Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce. With over 12 locations statewide, their location on Washington Street in Dover serves as a state-of-the-art training facility for those seeking advancement in their health career. The training facility has been in the Washington Street Mill Building (1 Washington Ave. Unit 4122) for about six months now. LNA Health Careers has a graduation rate of 99%. They offer courses for LNA Programs, Phlebotomy, MNA Programs, IV
Thursday, January 14, 2021The Painful Shoulder – Causes and Treatment, January 28
Wentworth-Douglass Hospital is hosting a FREE virtual community lecture titled The Painful Shoulder – Causes and Treatment on Thursday, January 28, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The event will be held virtually through the Zoom platform. Attendees will learn more about common overuse and acute shoulder injuries and surgical and non-surgical treatments of rotator cuff problems, dislocations, tears, and other shoulder problems. This virtual Zoom event will feature a presentation by board-certified
Monday, January 11, 2021Cornerstone VNA builds their future
On October 15, 2020 Cornerstone VNA, a nonprofit home health and hospice care organization, broke ground on an important capital project to expand their building and renovate their existing space. This project marks a pivotal moment in the organization’s 108 year history, and positions them for continued success in the future. Cornerstone VNA has been in their current location at 178 Farmington Road, Rochester, NH since 2001. Over the last 20 years, Cornerstone VNA has experienced significant growth.
Monday, January 11, 2021Remembering the Holocaust 80 years after
The Holocaust is one of the most studied topics in history and still leaves people wondering how something so horrific could have taken place. Presenter Mick Grzonka hopes to provide some answers in his virtual presentation: “The Duty to Remember – But What? Holocaust 80 Years After” at the Dover Public Library on Wednesday, January 27 at 6:30PM. The event is sponsored by the Dover Public Library and their Friends group. The carefully researched lecture will provide some historical context of events in
Monday, January 11, 2021Dr. A. David Davis successfully mastering the Conformis Custom Total Knee Replacement
PORTSMOUTH, NH – Dr. A. David Davis of Access Sports Medicine and Orthopaedics is finding great success with a revolutionary total knee replacement procedure. Utilizing the Conformis customized total knee replacement system, Dr. Davis is able to perform the surgery as an outpatient procedure and get patients back in their homes to rest and recuperate as quickly as possible. The Conformis iTotal® knee replacement system is cutting-edge medical technology that consists of personalized implants to match
Monday, January 11, 2021The award-winning Art Center in Dover presents: Printmaking at the Edge
The Award-Winning Art Center in Dover New Hampshire Presents: Printmaking at the Edge. January through February 2021 Interview by Juleen Stacy Printmakers from Europe and the Americas come together in a new exhibition at the award-winning Art Center in Dover, New Hampshire. The resident printmaker at The Art Center, Sally Dion, curated this show. Dion is spearheading The Art Center’s new Printmaking Project. She distilled a cache of 62 artworks from hundreds of entries for this exhibition and I spoke
Friday, January 08, 2021Over $1,500 Donated to NHFCU’s 2020 Santa for Seniors Giving Tree Drive
(Concord, NH) NH Federal Credit Union’s Santa for Seniors Giving Tree donation drive was held Monday, November 30, through Friday, December 11, 2020. The community responded by contributing gift cards and homemade holiday cards, which were placed on “Giving Trees” in each NHFCU lobby for two weeks. In Mid-December, Santa delivered over $1,500 in gift card donations and homemade cards to nine senior facilities in the NHFCU services areas. Though most facilities are in lockdown due to COVID-19, many
Wednesday, January 06, 2021Timothy Thompson and Benjamin Oquendo join the Leone, McDonnell & Roberts Team
The Certified Public Accounting firm of Leone, McDonnell & Roberts, PA is pleased to welcome Timothy Thompson as Senior Accountant and Benjamin Oquendo as Staff Accountant to the firm. Timothy attended the University of Florida and earned his Masters of Accounting in 2013. Originally from Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, Tim holds a Florida CPA license and has spent the last seven years in various financial capacities. Tim has invaluable experience as a credit analyst with a proven track record of success in
Tuesday, January 05, 2021Tufts Health Plan and Harvard Pilgrim are now one
We’re pleased to announce that the combination between Tufts Health Plan and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care has received all the necessary regulatory approvals and has officially closed, effective today. We are now one organization. We are excited about the future and the value our new organization will bring to you and our members, providers and partners in the community. What this means for you and your employees As we move forward, we will maximize the combined strength of our heritage organizations to
Monday, January 04, 2021Here’s what is in the new Stimulus Bill
On Monday, December 21, 2020, the Senate approved a massive emergency economic relief package, government funding, and tax cuts designed to counter the effects of the pandemic and stimulate economic growth. The legislation, introduced as a 5,593-page bill, was passed with a 92 to 6 vote following weeks of intense negotiations. Efforts to pass economic relief measures in the weeks leading to the presidential election had failed despite numerous attempts. But after the election, a bipartisan group of
Monday, January 04, 2021Realtor Dedicates Portion of 2020 Sales to Education
DOVER –Seacoast Endowment for Education in Dover (“SEED”), a nonprofit organization dedicated to lifting academic excellence in Dover schools, recently received a $1,200 donation from Mindy Marcouillier, realtor at Great Island Realty. Earlier this year, Marcouillier pledged to make quarterly donations based on a percentage of her 2020 sales. This donation brings her total contributed to date to $3,900. Marcouillier lives in Dover with her husband Wayne and their children Austin and Emma. “We applaud and
Monday, January 04, 2021Dover 400 hosts historical lecture series
First presentation, January 12, 2021: Indigenous People of the Piscataqua Watershed DOVER — Dover400, a committee of residents organizing Dover’s 400th Anniversary, recently announced it will host a historical lecture series chronicling Dover’s significant past, starting in January 2021 and continuing every month throughout 2021. Each presentation will be held at 7:00pm on the second Tuesday of the month starting on January 12, 2021. Initially, the series will be virtual lectures. The first session will
Friday, January 01, 2021Leddy Group Promotes Katie Hudson to Regional Director
DOVER, N.H., January 01, 2021 — Leddy Group, a privately owned, regional staffing company serving New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont, and northern Massachusetts since 1994, is excited to announce that Katie Hudson has been promoted from senior staffing manager to regional director, effective January 1. Hudson joined Leddy Group in November of 2015 and was promoted to senior staffing manager in February of 2017. In that role, Hudson mentored and trained a variety of Leddy Group’s team members while executing
Monday, December 28, 2020Garrison Players Honor Local Architect Alvah T Ramsdell
Garrison Players are known as a local theater group, but they are also the custodians of the Hiram R Roberts Hall. This grange was designed and built in 1894 by noted local architect Alvah Thurston Ramsdell. He was a popular architect of that time period, building area homes and many other buildings which survive, including the Rollinsford Town Hall, the chapel at Pine Hill Cemetery, the McConnell Center in Dover, and many more. The Garrison Players acquired this wonderful old building in 1988. At that
Monday, December 28, 2020MuseumofArtnewexhibit
DURHAM – A new online exhibit of sketchbooks, Toxic Youth, by New York Times editor and University of New Hampshire alumnus, Dana Jennings ’80 will be on view on the Museum of Art’s website, through April 2, 2021. Toxic Youth features volumes 2, 3, and 4 of Jennings’s sketchbooks that recall his experiences and memories of his youth, working with his father at Kingston Steel Drum factory. Jennings scoured industrial 55-gallon steel drums used to hold paint and motor oil, pesticides, and other chemicals.
Monday, December 28, 2020SBA Working Capital Loans Available
SBA Working Capital Loans Available in New Hampshire Following Secretary of Agriculture Disaster Declaration for Drought Beginning June 1 ATLANTA - The U.S. Small Business Administration announced today that Economic Injury Disaster Loans are available to small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture, and private nonprofit organizations in Cheshire, Coos, Grafton and Sullivan counties in New Hampshire as a result of drought that began on June 1,
Tuesday, December 22, 2020Access Sports Medicine and Orthopaedics Welcomes Dr. Anthony Ippolito
Access Sports Medicine and Orthopaedics (ASMO), announces that Anthony Ippolito, DO, has joined their Rochester, Portsmouth, and Dover practices. Dr. Ippolito graduated from the University Of New England College Of Osteopathic Medicine in Biddeford, Maine, with a Doctor of Osteopathy degree. He completed his internship and residency in Internal Medicine at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York, NY. After residency, Dr. Ippolito completed specialized training as a Lupus Research Fellow at Johns Hopkins
Monday, December 21, 2020Cornerstone VNA Companion Volunteers Receive Award
Cornerstone VNA congratulates their companion volunteer team, Matt and Cacidy Mowry of Rochester, NH, on being awarded a 2020 Volunteer Service Award from Volunteer NH at their annual awards ceremony, which was held virtually on December 9, 2020. In searching for a meaningful volunteer opportunity in 2019, Matt and his 10 year old son, Cacidy, found Cornerstone VNA, a nonprofit home health and hospice care organization. As companion volunteers, Matt and Cacidy were matched up with a local community
Monday, December 21, 2020Northeastern Ballet Theatre wins first place for 2019's 'The Nutcracker'
Northeastern Ballet Theatre (NBT) is excited to announce that their pas de deux from the 2019 The Nutcracker featuring Naomi Sawyer and Assaf Benchetrit won first place at the virtual Nutcracker competition held by Universal Ballet Competition! This one-of-a-kind event allowed individual dancers and studios to upload performances and compete for a chance to be a part of the first ever Virtual Nutcracker Performance. All of the winning performances of each category will be pieced together to form one
Monday, December 07, 2020Disaster Loan Assistance Available
Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) – Working capital loans to help small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, and small businesses engaged in aquaculture, and most private, non-profit organizations of all sizes meet their ordinary and necessary financial obligations that cannot be met as a direct result of the disaster. These loans are intended to assist through the disaster recovery period. Application Filing Deadline: July 26, 2021 Credit Requirements: • Credit History – Applicants
Friday, November 06, 2020Three Primary Care Providers join Wentworth-Douglass Hospital
Yulius Haryadi, MD; Sujata Shrestha, MD; and Vanessa Amatucci, APRN, have joined Wentworth-Douglass Hospital and Wentworth Health Partners to provide internal and family medicine care. Drs. Haryadi and Shrestha will see patients at Wentworth Health Partners Internal Medicine located at 10 Members Way in Dover. Nurse practitioner, Vanessa Amatucci, will see patients at Wentworth Health Partners Hilltop Family Practice located at 85 Main Street in Somersworth. Dr. Haryadi earned his Doctor of Medicine