Congressman Peter Welch has announced the winner of the 34th Annual Congressional Art Competition at the Vermont College of Fine Arts in Montpelier. Natalie Reed of Jeffersonville and Lamoille Union High School won first-place honors for her piece, Chicken Scratch.

The Vermont League of Cities and Towns’ Board of Directors today appointed Maura Carroll of Concord, New Hampshire, the organization’s new executive director. Carroll most recently served as the executive director of the New Hampshire Local Government Center, a sister organization to VLCT.

Andrew Manor, a CPA candidate, was hired for the audit department of JMM & Associates, a Colchester CPA firm. Andrew graduated from SUNY Plattsburgh with a Bachelor's of Science in Accounting and has experience with individual and small business tax returns.