Shacksbury Cider nabbed a prestigious 2016 Good Food Award this month, marking the second year in a row the Shoreham-based cider makers rank among the best food crafters in the country. The cidery’s Lost & Found cider, made from foraged apples harvested in Vermont, is a 2016 winner. Shacksbury’s Farmhouse blend also ranked among the finalists.
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The Burlington Parks, Recreation & Waterfront Department welcomes Candice Holbrook as the new Recreation Program Manager. Candice is a National Recreation & Parks Association Certified Parks & Recreation Professional (CPRP). She held the position of Recreation Program Manager for the Oregon, Illinois Park District for the past four years.
Clara Conklin has joined the firm as an associate after graduating from Boston College Law School. During law school, she externed at the Massachusetts Land Court and worked as a student attorney in Boston College’s Civil Litigation Clinic. She continues her civil litigation work at Primmer, primarily serving clients in New Hampshire’s North Country.
A Vermont company was named a finalist for the 2016 InnovateHER: Innovating for Women Business Challenge. InnovateHER is a national competition highlighting products and services created to benefit women.
The New England Board of Higher Education has chosen former Johnson State College President Barbara E. Murphy to receive the 2016 Eleanor M. McMahon Award for Lifetime Achievement.
Norwich University welcomes David Last, PhD, as a Fulbright Visiting Research Chair in the Peace and War Center this semester.
The program between Norwich University and the Foundation for Educational Exchange between Canada and the US establishes a Fulbright Visiting Research Chair at Norwich University to focus on research pertaining to military and diplomatic affairs.
OpenTempo brought on 12 new hires in the last half of 2015, giving a boost to the local Vermont healthcare IT sector.
Based in Williston, OpenTempo provides cloud-based staff scheduling, cost management and data analysis tools to healthcare organizations across the United States and Canada.
Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC) is pleased to welcome Gastroenterologist Ashley Maranino, MD, to the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Putnam Medical Group.
SymQuest Group, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc., has recently announced the addition of Stacey Matthews to their Document Sales team. Matthews joins SymQuest as a Document Solutions Regional Sales Director and will be based in South Burlington, VT.
Nurse Practitioner Marissa Patrick recently joined University of Vermont Health Network – Central Vermont Medical Center’s Granite City Primary Care in Barre, Vt. Patrick is the third provider at the growing practice and is currently accepting new patients.
Patrick Rogers, newly named director of admissions at Johnson State College, has received the Jerry E. Flanagan Service Award for 2015 from the Consortium of Vermont Colleges.
Stephen F. Christy, President and CEO of Mascoma Savings Bank, has announced his plans to retire on January 1, 2017 after almost 27 years at the helm of the local institution he first joined as a teller in 1973.