It has been announced by Sean Mahoney, executive vice president for Conservation Law Foundation (CLF), that Anthony Iarrapino and Shanna Cleveland have been named senior attorneys. Residents of Montpelier, VT, and Boston, MA, respectively, both will receive their promotions effective immediately.
Paul Frank + Collins P.C. has announced that David M. Pocius, a Director and Shareholder of the firm, has been admitted to the bar of the United States Supreme Court. The swearing-in-ceremony took place on Tuesday, March 26th at the U.S. Supreme Court Building on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. Mr. Pocius was admitted in open court alongside 12 defense attorneys and in-house counsel from the Defense Research Institutes’ Young Lawyers Committee.
The Partnership for Change has announced the hiring of Hal Colston as its Director. The Director is responsible for leading the Partnership’s efforts to help build a prosperous future for the Burlington and Winooski communities by remodeling our schools for the 21st century. Hal will work closely with a broad and diverse group of stakeholders, including school administrators, students, teachers, parents, and community partners, to support school change.
Autumn Hausthor, of North Bennington, recently won the top prize in the Rotary’s annual Four-Way Test Speech Contest in Bennington. A junior at Mt. Anthony Union High School who excels in math and science and enjoys children, horses and making art, Hausthor spoke about the importance of persevering to overcome a disability.
The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth has named Elliott S. Fisher, MD, MPH, as the Director of The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice. An internationally recognized leader in health services research and health policy, Dr. Fisher is currently the Director for Population Health and Policy at The Dartmouth Institute, as well as the James W. Squire Professor of Medicine and Community and Family Medicine at the Geisel School of Medicine. He is also Co-Director of the Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care.
The American Heart Association has named Tommy Watson of Williston, VT, “Youth Advocate of the Year.” The national award will be announced at the association’s annual Hero’s Reception on congressional Lobby Day, You’re the Cure on the Hill, in Washington, D.C. on Monday, April 8th.
The national honorees include:
o Science-Advocate of the Year is Dr. Weintraub from PA.
o Volunteer-Advocate of the Year is Lee Storrow from NC.
o Survivor-Advocate of the Year is Yolanda Dickerson from NC.
o Youth-Advocate of the Year is Tommy Watson from VT.
New ownership recently took over Keene’s well established natural products store, Blueberry Fields. Rick Rebman, the resident owner of Blueberry Fields is excited to bring his 25 years of experience in the food service industry to Keene.
Young people from across Vermont showcased their talent Saturday, March 30, 2013 at Saint Michael's College in Colchester as they competed in the 4th Annual Vermont HAS Talent competition. Sixty-one participants between the ages of eight and twenty-four performed in thirty-six acts to a sold-out crowd at the school's recital hall recently.
The winners are as follows:
