LEBANON — Pike Industries and the New Hampshire Department of Transportation are planning to close the Exit 18 southbound ramps on Interstate 89 on Monday and Tuesday evenings from 7 p.m. until 6 a.m. for paving.
Detours will be in place. The work activities are weather dependent and the schedule will be modified if necessary due to inclement weather.
CLAREMONT — Four Upper Valley nonprofit organizations were among organizations throughout the state awarded more than $5 million in tax credits by the Community Development Finance Authority.
The money is intended to impact initiatives that advance community economic development goals, capacity building for the state’s nonprofits and support for economic development across the state.
TLC Family Resource Center in Claremont received $33,271 in L5 Capacity Building funds that will support the organization in strategic planning.
The New England Healing Sports Association in Newbury, N.H., received $200,000 in tax credits that will support the renovation and expansion of the organization’s lodge on Mount Sunapee.
The city of Lebanon received $75,000 in L5 Capacity Building funds to be used to develop the business plan and platform needed to prepare for the launch of Lebanon Community Power, a community choice aggregation program.
The West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts received $400,000 in tax credits that will be used to redevelop a building in downtown Claremont to create a new facility that will provide a single central location for West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts programs.
LEBANON — Grafton County Senior Citizens Council, Inc. elected three new members to its board of directors at its recent annual meeting.
Bill Geraghty, of Hanover, and has more than 35 years of human resource leadership experience. During the last 10 years, Geraghty has been an independent human resource consultant. He is currently a member of the Hanover Selectboard.
Douglas Menzies held leadership positions in health care institutions in New York, retiring as president and CEO of Mercy Uihlein Health. After moving to Littleton, N.H., Menzies embarked upon a second career as a classroom teacher social studies and English language arts for grades 5 through 8 at a school in Newark, Vt.
Natalie Murphy, of Bridgewater, N.H., has more than 40 years of experience as an educator. She has taught in the English departments of schools in Winthrop, Mass.; and Bristol and Laconia, N.H. Murphy was a caregiver for both of her parents, and has amassed a great deal of experience and knowledge regarding issues faced by the elderly and their caregivers.
LEBANON — Erin Buck and Melody Marcotte, of Lebanon, were recently recognized for their service and named Volunteers of Excellence by the Girl Scouts of the Green and White Mountains.
The award recognizes volunteers who have performed beyond the expectation of their position and have supported the council’s mission delivery goals. Girl Scouts of the Green and White Mountains is the council that serves New Hampshire and Vermont.
Buck is a mother and full-time employee at the Upper Valley Aquatic Center, in addition to leading Troop 10659 in West Lebanon.
Marcotte is a leader Girl Scout Troop 51499 and a service team member.
WOODSTOCK — Eleven Woodstock Union High School seniors became the first students in the state to receive the Seal of Biliteracy, an award that recognizes the student’s proficiency in two or more languages during their time in high school.
The following students received the award: Angelina Amadeo, Morgan Biele, Khara Bretell, Dana Castro, Claire Coates, Anna Hepler, Madeline Hiller, Jacob Maxham, Claudia Mills, Natalie Strayton and Molly Thompson.
The Seal of Biliteracy acknowledges students who have put in the work to master a second language, including American Sign Language, Native American languages, and English as a second language. Students apply for the Seal, and must demonstrate their language skills through a series of tests in both languages in order to qualify.
NEW LONDON — The Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation Trust, based in New London, was granted a conservation easement on the O’Neil property in Sutton earlier this month.
The 22.3-acre O’Neil Conservation Easement, located at Route 114 and Johnson Hill Road in Sutton, is the most recently protected property for Ausbon Sargent. It is undeveloped and consists primarily of forestland, though it also has acres of open pastures. The property is listed as “farmland of local significance” for its forestry and agricultural soils. The environment provides a habitat for many animals, birds and reptiles and also offers the potential to use the land for agriculture.
HANOVER — Hanover Fire Department has received the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline EMS Silver Award for implementing quality improvement measures for the treatment of patients who experience severe heart attacks.
“The Hanover Fire Department is dedicated to providing optimal care for heart attack patients,” Capt. Josh Merriam said in a news release. “We are pleased to be recognized for our dedication and achievements in emergency medical care efforts through Mission: Lifeline.”
The Mission: Lifeline initiative provides tools, training and other resources to support heart attack care following protocols. The program recognizes EMS responders for their efforts in improving systems of care to rapidly identify suspected heart attack patients, notify the medical center and trigger an early response from the awaiting hospital personnel.
— Compiled by Kelly Burch