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Medication is designed to make us feel better or keep us healthy. However, combining certain medications can have dire, if not deadly, consequences. North Country Hospital is constantly striving to avoid medication errors.

Lisa Ventriss, Chair of the Trustees/Board of Directors at Mercy Connections, is pleased to announce the addition of Amy Mailloux, CTP Senior Cash Management Advisor of KeyBank to its Board of Directors

The Weather Channel’s on-air personality and self-described ‘Weather Geek’ Jim Cantore (LSC Class of ’86) visited Lyndon State for his annual workshop “TV Weathercasting Techniques” on November 12. This is the eighth year Cantore has given the class. The full day class offers senior broadcast meteorology students the opportunity to be mentored, coached, and critiqued by Cantore.

NPI, also known as Network Performance Inc., a Unified Communications Technology provider located in South Burlington, Vermont is pleased to announce that Adam Steele has joined the company’s Technical Team. Adam will provide managed services support to our clients. Adam brings more than six years of industry experience to NPI.

New England Culinary Institute, Executive Chef Tom Bivins, (pictured with his mother, Claudia), was the recipient of the Chef of the Year honor at the Vermont Chamber 2011 Hospitality Award Gala. The dinner was sponsored by the Chamber to honor the Best of the Industry in hospitality and tourism in Vermont.

Bret Williams, President and CEO of Vermont Hard Cider Company, handcrafters of Woodchuck Hard Cider, announces the following new hires based out of Woodchuck Cidery in Middlebury, Vermont. These hires are the latest in an exciting period of growth at The Vermont Hard Cider Company. In the last year more than 30 new employees have been hired, bringing the total number of employees to 89.

TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank®, has named Marino J. Bartolomei the Store Manager of the Waterbury store located at 14 South Main St. in Waterbury, Vt. An assistant vice president, he is responsible for new business development, consumer and business lending, managing personnel and overseeing the day-to-day operations at the store serving customers throughout the region.

Staff, volunteers, community leaders and board members gathered at the Eastside Restaurant in Newport recently to recognize and honor those whose service have contributed to the quality of care the OEVNA&H provides its clients and families in Orleans and Northern Essex Counties.

Green Mountain College is pleased to welcome Bethany Clarke as the College's new sustainability coordinator. Clarke has worked for the past four years in the sustainable energy industry.

New Directions Consulting, Inc., of Southern Vermont, partnered with the Albany-Colonie Regional Chamber of Commerce’s Entrepreneur Boot Camp for a fourth class season this fall. The Entrepreneur Boot Camp is a 12 week course for budding entrepreneurs looking to gain critical skills necessary for starting a business in the Capital Region.

Murphy Sullivan Kronk (“MSK”) is pleased to announce that Damien J. Leonard has joined the firm as an associate attorney and that Elizabeth Mullikin Drake has become Of Counsel to MSK.

James Sistare of Earl's Cyclery & Fitness has been promoted to 'Commercial Fitness Equipment Sales Mgr.', James has worked at Earl's Cyclery & Fitness for 6 years and is a 2010 graduate, Champlain College."