Dr. Peter Eden, president of Landmark College in Putney, Vermont, recently received an award from Education Update at its fourth annual conference in New York City. For 19 years, Education Update has produced and published news articles about advances in education for students who learn differently. The newspaper has 100,000 readers and four million web viewers.
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Grant Butterfield of Nedde Real Estate represented the seller in the sale of 222-224 South Winooski Avenue, located at the corner of Maple Street in Burlington. Otherwise known as the Historic Edward Lyman House, this 3-unit multi-family property has been sold to Karen LaPoint and is on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission (CCRPC) has announced two promotions to advance its mission as the principal forum for planning, policy and community development in the region.
Freeman French Freeman, a full-service architecture, planning, and interior design firm based in Burlington, Vermont, welcomes Anna Jordan as office manager. A graduate of Wesleyan University, Anna has over twenty years’ experience in human resources, bookkeeping, and office management.
Marie Thresher, executive vice president and chief operating officer for Merchants Bank, announces Jonathan Watson has been promoted to the position of Senior Vice President and Chief Risk Officer. Watson has over ten years of banking experience, primarily in internal audit and risk advisory services.
Bristol Financial Services, P.C., of Bristol, Vermont, has announced the addition of Kris Pearsall as their new inside sales assistant. Kris has been with Bristol since 2013, but just recently obtained her series 7 and 63. She steps up to join Shawn Oxford and Fred Baser in offering their clients exceptional customer service and assisting clients with their financial objectives.
Jvillage Network, a provider of synagogue websites and online membership solutions for Jewish communities, has hired Dannah “Dvora” Lapin Beauregard as an account executive.
Grant Butterfield has leased over 2,000 SF to Just The Place, an artisan market featuring gift items, a community gathering space and The Clean Spoon, a ‘healthy living’ restaurant serving tapas and featuring a full bar. The storefront is located on Main Street in St. Albans. Photo (left to right): Suzanne Tappan (Just the Place) and Grant Butterfield (Nedde Real Estate).
Susan Tubens, PA-C, has joined Twin River Health Center’s team, adding primary care to their patient-centered urology and OB/Gyn practices.
Following the practice in more than 35 other states, Vermont has its own solicitor general. Attorney general Bill Sorrell has appointed assistant attorney general Bridget Asay as Vermont’s first solicitor general. Within the Office of Attorney General, the solicitor general is responsible for oversight of state and federal appeals of lower court decisions.
At the recent Board Meeting of the Cancer Patient Support Foundation (CPS), two new Board Members were elected; local Williston business owner Elizabeth Warren of Essex Junction, and Susan Shouldice of Burlington.
Middlebury Foot Care has become the newest area medical practice to join the Porter Hospital network of practices according to PMC spokesperson Ron Hallman.