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Lucas Farrell, of Townshend, VT, and Dr Thomas Kalchthaler, of Jamaica, VT, have joined the Grace Cottage Family Health & Hospital Board of Trustees.

Farrell and his wife own and operate Big Picture Farm, a hillside goat dairy farm known for its award-winning farmstead caramels and cheeses, sold in stores across the country.

Ryan Smith & Carbine, Ltd, in conjunction with NALA – The Paralegal Organization, is pleased to announce that Lynn C. Wdowiak, RP®, ACP has successfully completed the Certified Paralegal examination and is now entitled to use of the CP professional credential.

Community National Bank CEO Kathy Austin is pleased to welcome Lindsey Lozier to the Community National Bank lending team. Lindsey will be the bank’s Residential Lender for Barre, Montpelier and the surrounding Central Vermont area.

Dinse is pleased to announce that James P Langan has been elected as a Director and Shareholder of the firm. Jim joined the firm in 2014 after beginning his legal career in the real estate department of a large Boston law firm and the Division of Finance of the University of Vermont. His practice focuses primarily on real estate and business transactions.

The Boys and Girls Club of Burlington is pleased to announce the 2020 recipients of the Cynthia K Hoehl Scholarship: Faizo Hassan and Bienfait Badibanga. Faizo is attending Community College of Vermont, and Bienfait is attending Norwich University.

Cynthia Hoehl was a committed believer in the transformative power of education to help a young person create a healthy, vibrant life.

The Stern Center for Language and Learning is pleased to announce that Stefanie Waite is the nonprofit’s new Professional Learning Director. Stefanie oversees the quality, accessibility, and growth of the Stern Center’s professional learning programs for educators. The Stern Center delivers courses and workshops for educators in-person and online for nearly 1,000 participants annually.

Attorneys Timothy C Doherty, Jr and Kevin C McGrath have been named directors of the northern New England law firm Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC. They were elected at the firm’s year-end meeting on December 18, 2019 and became directors on January 1, 2020. Both Doherty and McGrath practice out of the firm’s Burlington, Vt office.

Hartford VT firefighter Wesley Black has received the 2019 Hero of the Year award by Heroes Home Advantage Partners of Chittenden County. The award celebrates his distinguished career in the military and his current career as a firefighter.

The Franklin County Chamber of Commerce has recently elected Cari Kelley as president of the executive board. Cari currently serves the community in her role as workplace donor relations manager at United Way of Northwest Vermont.

DominionTech Computer Services, Vermont’s premier IT Services Company announces today that Shelby Copans has joined their team as an Executive Assistant. Within this role, Shelby will be responsible for providing a wide range of office management and support to the DominionTech team including billing, product ordering & receiving and office facility management.

Brattleboro Memorial Hospital (BMH) recently welcomed Lindsey Weaver, APRN, FNP-BC at Brattleboro Family Medicine (BFM) as a new family nurse practitioner.

PC Construction announced today that Don Gillis and Mike McWay have joined the company’s six-member board of directors.