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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."

Christian Camerota, former associate regional editor at Patch Media, has been named Assistant Director of Marketing for Social Media at Saint Michael's College. Mr. Camerota, a resident of Colchester, started his new position on Nov. 7. A 2004 graduate of Saint Michael’s College, Mr. Camerota started with Patch as a local editor in Wiltonin 2009.

Attorney Jeffrey M. Messina has joined the Labor and Employment Group and Attorney L. Raymond Sun has joined the Litigation and Regulated Entities Groups at the northern New England law firm of Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC. Both associates have prior experience at the firm and both will work from the firm’s Burlington Office.

Jaime Losch has completed a 40-Hour National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Airborne Asbestos Sampling and Analysis Course. Ms Losch is an Indoor Air Quality, Asbestos, and Lead Project Scientist with the Waterbury, VT office of Environmental Compliance Services, Inc. (ECS).

Gallagher, Flynn & Company, LLP is pleased to announce that Karen M. Lascelle has attained the Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA) credential from the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts (NACVA). Karen joins the ranks of approximately 5,000 CVAs nationwide.

Steve Getz has recently joined the team as Organic Valley's New England East Pool Coordinator. Getz will be expanding the farmer's presence in the Northeast, allowing the organization to strengthen regional resources and continuously decrease miles from farm to table.

Woodridge Rehabilitation and Nursing recently held a ceremony to recognize the three employees honored by the Vermont Health Care Association (VHCA). VHCA presented Outstanding Caregivers Awards to Registered Dietician Janis Belforti, Dietician of the Year, long-time volunteer Lydia Lewis, Volunteer of the Year and Crystal Sayers, LNA, Secretary of the Year.