Ledyard National Bank is proud to announce that Kathy Underwood, Ledyard’s President and CEO, has been elected to the ICBA Securities Board of Directors for a three year term. ICBA Securities is the broker/dealer subsidiary of the Independent Community Bankers of America that provides fixed-income investment services to the nation’s community banks.

The ribbon is cut at the Rutland Region Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting celebration for Slightly Off Center. Slightly off Center is located 146 West St., in downtown Rutland (across from the Post Office). Slightly Off Center is a cozy, intimate and inviting boutique selling women’s jewelry and home accessories. Gift made locally and from around the world. For more information on Slightly Off Center call 802-855-8614 or check out their Facebook page www.facebook.com/pages/Slightly-Off-Center

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HowardCenter recently recognized 51 staff members on their 10-plus years working with the organization. The anniversary event at the Burlington Country Club celebrated employees’ 10, 15, 20, and 25-year milestones. Executive Director Todd Centybear acknowledged the numerous contributions employees had made throughout their tenure and referenced the words of local artist Kathryn Blume, “you keep the sky from falling in the lives of many, many individuals and families and give hope where none existed before.”

Sterling College has announced that award-winning author Marion Nestle will be presenting on campus. Her talk, “Food Politics: A View from 2014,” will be given on Friday, October 17, at 7 p.m. in Simpson Hall, Classroom 3. This talk is free and open to the public as part of the Vermont’s Table Speaker Series.

Central Vermont Medical Center’s 13th Annual Fall Foliage Charity Golf Tournament, held October 1st at the Country Club of Vermont, raised close to $17,000 for the CVMC Palliative and Spiritual Care program. Pictured here is the winning team of Frederick Bashara (center left) and Richard Bashara (center right) from The Capital Plaza Hotel and William Patno, II (far left) and Cody Patno (far right) for Cody Chevrolet.

The ribbon is cut at the Rutland Region Chamber of Commerce Ribbon Cutting Celebration for NBT Bank. NBT Bank is located at Shops at Gryphon Square, 122 West St. in downtown Rutland (next to Small Dog Electronics). NBT Bank Offers personal banking, asset management and business services through a network of over 155 banking locations in six states with local offices in Burlington, Williston and Essex Vermont and upstate New York.

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Marlene Cenate, Immediate Past President, Rutland Region Chamber of Commerce

Joan Bower

David M. Kennedy, Criminology Professor and Director of the Center for Crime Prevention and Control at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York will present a community forum entitled, DMI and Beyond on October 20, 2014 at 5:30 pm at the Paramount Theatre in Rutland, VT.