Better Homes and Gardens /The Masiello Group (BHG Masiello), Northern New England’s largest independently owned real estate and home services company, honored their top performers of 2016.

On Thursday, March 16, the Vermont State Colleges inducted their second alumni Hall of Fame class and raised thousands of dollars for student scholarships at their annual VSC Hall of Fame Ceremony. Darren Perron, class of 1995, was honored as the second Castleton alumni inducted into the VSC Hall of Fame. Darren Perron, who grew up in Barton, Vt, graduated from Castleton in 1995 with a Bachelor of Science in Mass Media Communications and now anchors the WCAX-Channel 3 News at 6 and 11 p.m.

David S Silverman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Union Bank announced today that, on February 15th the Board of Directors of Union Bankshares, Inc. appointed Nancy C Putnam of Jeffersonville, Vermont to the Board of Directors of Union Bank. “We are excited to have Nancy Putnam join our Board, said Silverman. Nancy is a proven and highly respected Certified Public Accountant (CPA) with over 35 years of experience in finance and banking. Her business acumen and financial insights will be of great value to our board and management team.

PC Construction Senior Vice President Jay Fayette was inducted into the Vermont State Colleges (VSC) Hall of Fame yesterday and honored with a 2017 Distinguished Alumni Award. Fayette, a 1985 graduate of Vermont Technical College (Vermont Tech), was born and raised in South Burlington and studied Civil Engineering Technology.

The Bank of Bennington recently celebrated the 30th anniversaries of two staff members, Carol Johnson the Branch Manager in Manchester, and Mary Callahan, a Senior Vice President. Bank President Jim Brown said, “We are proud of the average longevity of our employees—10 years. Mary and Carol take that to new heights by achieving this 30-year mark.