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Tuesday, February 07, 2023Kennebunk Savings Bank Foundation grants Step Up Parents $10,000 for Southern Maine expansion
DISCLAIMER: The following content wasn't created by, but is being shared by the Chamber Collaborative on behalf of a member. PORTSMOUTH—Step Up Parents was recently given a fantastic boost to its plans to start offering services in Southern Maine later this year. Kennebunk Savings Bank Foundation has awarded the organization a $10,000 grant to support its expansion through its Spotlight Fund. “We've seen the tremendous work Step Up Parents has done in New Hampshire and are excited to help them expand
Monday, February 06, 2023Portsmouth Regional Hospital Begins $1.3 Million Renovation of Labor & Delivery Unit
DISCLAIMER: The following content wasn't created by, but is being shared by the Chamber Collaborative on behalf of a member. PORTSMOUTH—Portsmouth Regional Hospital (PRH) is sprucing up its Labor and Delivery unit with a new cesarean section operating suite, and a refresh to provide parents and families with an even more welcoming environment. The $1.3 million renovation is underway and is expected to be complete in spring 2023. “Labor and delivery is one of the happiest units in any hospital,” said
Friday, February 03, 2023Rescue Run to Help Save the Seals
5k Trail Race and Kid’s Fun Run at the Seacoast Science Center, Saturday, April 22DISCLAIMER: The following content wasn't created by, but is being shared by the Chamber Collaborative on behalf of a member. RYE—The Rescue Run: Race for Marine Mammals, held Saturday, April 30 at 9 a.m. at the Seacoast Science Center features a 5k chip-timed trail race and untimed walk to benefit the Center’s Marine Mammal Rescue program. The popular race follows a scenic route through the forest, by the rocky shore, along
Wednesday, February 01, 2023Calling All Cargo offers free storage in February
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Wednesday, February 01, 2023New England entrepreneur wants to help you find love this Valentine's Day
DISCLAIMER: The following content wasn't created by, but is being shared by the Chamber Collaborative on behalf of a member. Smart Funny Single provides dating app profile writing, coaching and matchmaking services KITTERY—Single and fed up with dating this Valentine’s Day? Especially annoyed using dating apps? Lori Mendelsohn gets it. Mendelsohn, a resident of Kittery, Maine, started her business Smart Funny Single to provide unique dating app profile writing services and coaching that aim to
Monday, January 30, 2023TFMoran celebrates 11 Years of BOB Awards!
DISCLAIMER: The following content wasn't created by, but is being shared by the Chamber Collaborative on behalf of a member. PORTSMOUTH—TFMoran is honored to be voted as Best Engineering Firm in New Hampshire Business Review’s Best of Business (BOB) Awards. More than 3,000 NH Business Review readers cast their votes to select this year’s award recipients, including nearly 100 businesses across New Hampshire in a range of business-to-business categories. 2023 marks the 11th consecutive year TFMoran has
Thursday, January 26, 2023Convenient MD Primary Care open houses to be held Jan. 26 and Feb. 2
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Thursday, January 26, 2023N.H. Art Association kicks off the new year with silent auction and small works kick-off exhibit
DISCLAIMER: The following content wasn't created by, but is being shared by the Chamber Collaborative on behalf of a member.PORTSMOUTH – Always wanted to own an original piece of artwork by a local artist, or add to your collection? Two dynamic events are happening in early February at the New Hampshire Art Association’s Robert Lincoln Levy Galley that will be certain to appeal to collectors.The New Hampshire Art Association is kicking off its 2023 exhibition season with its Annual Fundraiser Silent Auction
Wednesday, January 25, 2023Northeast Credit Union hires Ken Lawrence as SVP, chief information officer
DISCLAIMER: The following content wasn't created by, but is being shared by the Chamber Collaborative on behalf of a member. PORTSMOUTH–Northeast Credit Union is excited to announce the hiring of Ken Lawrence as senior vice president, chief information officer. As a leader in Information Security and IT Infrastructure, Lawrence brings more than 20 years of experience to his new role at Northeast, where he will implement and lead technology transformations to support the credit union’s commitment to
Wednesday, January 25, 2023Legal notes- Using AI for legal compliance: 'It's like playing information roulette'
DISCLAIMER: The following content wasn't created by, but is being shared by the Chamber Collaborative on behalf of a member. Recent news stories about artificial intelligence (AI) and the revolutionary breakthroughs showcased by OpenAI's ChatGPT made me curious as an employment lawyer: can ai accurately answer legal questions and draft employment documents, like non-solicitation agreements? It canno—at least not with consistent accuracy. AI churns out confident-sounding, personalized answers but those
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Tuesday, January 24, 2023Cornerstone VNA Celebrates 110 Years
DISCLAIMER: The following content wasn't created by, but is being shared by the Chamber Collaborative on behalf of a member. ROCHESTER – January 2023, marks the 110th anniversary of Cornerstone VNA, a local nonprofit home health and hospice care organization serving Strafford, Rockingham, Belknap and Carroll Counties in New Hampshire and York County in Maine. Cornerstone VNA is excited to celebrate its 110th year and is proud to look back on their impressive history of providing care at home. In 1913,
Monday, January 23, 2023City of Portsmouth to plant 400 trees for the 400th Anniversary and Portsmouth Rotary donates 100 trees to celebrate its 100th
DISCLAIMER: The following content wasn't created by, but is being shared by the Chamber Collaborative on behalf of a member. PORTSMOUTH—The National Arbor Day Foundation has named Portsmouth a “Tree City” for more than 20 consecutive years, thanks to annual efforts to plant and care for the City's urban forest of more than 15,000 trees. In 2023, the Department of Public Works will celebrate the City’s 400th anniversary by planting 400 trees: 100 that are part of the usual annual enhancement of the City's
Saturday, January 21, 2023New Year's Fun with Step Up Parents' 2023 CALENDAR RAFFLE
This February = 28 days of prizes! Join us in supporting kinship families by purchasing tickets for our Calendar Raffle. Tickets are entered into random drawings every day of the month—that's 28 chances to win terrific prizes! The more tickets you buy, the higher your odds of winning. If your name is pulled, it’s put back in and can be picked again - so many chances to win! Calendars also make great gifts for loved ones, so take advantage of the quantity discounts: $12 each, 2 for $20, and 6 for $50.
Wednesday, January 18, 2023Northeast Credit Union welcomes Dan Raposa as executive director of the Northeast Credit Union Foundation
DISCLAIMER: The following content wasn't created by, but is being shared by the Chamber Collaborative on behalf of a member. PORTSMOUTH—Northeast Credit Union is excited to introduce Dan Raposa as vice president, executive director of the Northeast Credit Union Foundation. Raposa comes to the Foundation with more than 35 years in fundraising and philanthropy experience. In this role, Raposa will lead the Foundation in its efforts to support Northeast Credit Union’s mission to enrich and nourish the lives
Tuesday, January 17, 2023Step Up Parents starts 2023 with $55,000 grant from New Hampshire Charitable Foundation
DISCLAIMER: The following content wasn't created by, but is being shared by the Chamber Collaborative on behalf of a member. PORTSMOUTH—What a way to start 2023! For the third year in a row, the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation has given Step Up Parents an extremely generous $55,000 grant, made possible by gifts from the New Hampshire Tomorrow Substance Use Disorders Fund. This money will allow the organization to build its capacity to support an increasing number of deserving kinship families in the
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Wednesday, January 11, 2023Linnea Grim announced as next president and CEO of Strawbery Banke Museum
DISCLAIMER: The following content wasn't created by, but is being shared by the Chamber Collaborative on behalf of a member. Linnea Grim announced as the next President and CEO of Strawbery Banke Museum PORTSMOUTH—Strawbery Banke Museum announced Jan. 11 that the Board of Trustees has appointed Linnea Grim as president and CEO, Thomas W. Haas Endowed Chair. Grim currently serves as vice president of guest experiencesfor the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, a private nonprofit that owns and operates
Wednesday, November 30, 2022Legal Notes: Business Divorce—Managing the Demands of a Dissatisfied Owner
DISCLAIMER: The following content wasn't created by, but is being shared by the Chamber Collaborative as part of a monthly sponsored column. Business Divorce: Managing the Demands of a Dissatisfied Owner The breakup of a business with multiple owners is often referred to as a “business divorce.” And that is for good reason. As many have recognized, these breakups, like their romantic counterparts, can often lead to hard feelings, resentment, and costly battles over assets. That is especially true when, as
Tuesday, November 15, 2022New Hampshire Theatre Project presents Dreaming Again
DISCLAIMER: The following content wasn't created by, but is being shared by the Chamber Collaborative on behalf of a member. Adapted by Genevieve Aichele from interviews with more than 40 immigrants and refugees to the state of New Hampshire Directed by CJ Lewis March 24-26, 2023 at NHTP, Portsmouth NH Friday & Saturday at 8 pm, Sunday at 2 pm Touring New Hampshire March 27 through April 8 This project has been funded by the Eppes-Jefferson Foundation “You can teach yourself how to dream
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Wednesday, October 26, 2022Legal Notes Column: Best Practices for Conducting an Internal Investigation
DISCLAIMER: The following content wasn't created by, but is being shared by the Chamber Collaborative as part of a monthly sponsored column. Best Practices for Conducting an Internal Investigation It’s Monday morning and you are starting your busy week as a Human Resources Director. An employee comes into your office, closes the door, and tells you that she feels she is being sexually harassed by her supervisor, who is also the head of her entire department. What do you do next? The answer is: conduct
Wednesday, September 28, 2022Voluntary Paid Leave: A Different Way
DISCLAIMER: The following content was not created by, but is being shared by the Chamber Collaborative. By Brian Bouchard and Noy Kruvi COVID-19 foisted paid leave into the public conversation. Federal programs like the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) mandated periods of paid leave—short and long—for qualifying employees and offset the expense on businesses with a payroll tax credit. The FFCRA has largely been viewed as a success: both in terms of curbing the pandemic and keeping the
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Wednesday, September 07, 2022Chamber Collaborative creates new membership category for sole proprietors
PORTSMOUTH—It’s not often Chambers of Commerce reinvent the wheel when it comes to their membership types. But the Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth has done just that: They’ve added a category called Sole Proprietor. This new membership is specifically designed for companies of one who do business under a chosen business name rather than the name of an individual. The Sole Proprietor offering solves a problem. “Previously potential members interested in trying membership in the Chamber had
Friday, April 01, 2022Joseph Rheaume rejoins Devine Millimet’s Corporate Team
DISCLAIMER: The following content wasn't created by, but is being shared by the Chamber Collaborative on behalf of a member. PORTSMOUTH—Devine Millimet is pleased to announce that Joseph Rheaume has rejoined the firm as a Corporate Attorney. Joe helps clients navigate a myriad of choices involved in starting, buying, maintaining and selling a successful business. He has also worked as in-house corporate counsel to a global medical device manufacturer with 800+ employees, advising on, negotiating and
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Thursday, December 02, 2021Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth Selects its Small but MIGHTY Business of November
PORTSMOUTH—A moving company that started on a card table in an apartment in Dover has now expanded to the Eastern Seaboard. Mike Carlton, president of Calling All Cargo Moving & Storage has added two tractor-trailers to his fleet to help transport anything and everything from their Dover and Greenland facilities all the way to their brand-new branch in West Palm Beach, Fla. (a city that he now calls home.) Carlton is proud of his company, and also very proud of his military background as a U.S.
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Wednesday, June 23, 2021Chamber Collaborative elects new board members
PORTSMOUTH — The annual membership meeting for the Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth was held virtually June 17 and featured a discussion of fiscal year 2021 and the election of officers. As board chair, Monte Bohanan, of The Music Hall, thanked board members, retiring President Valerie Rochon, President Ben VanCamp, chamber staff, and highlighted the work the organization has undergone this past year, challenges it faced and overcame—and some—such as COVID-19, whose effects it is still
Saturday, March 20, 2021Bravo to the Small but MIGHTY Business of the Month for February
If you think business is all work and no PlAy, you haven’t met the family behind Sages Entertainment. With two and ½ members (Kali, Wayne and wee daughter Alice) the company mission is: Solutions for spreading joy and building community (for the small set, but also for corporate meetings and online parties.) And what are their tools of the trade? FoamWandsScout patchesSkillsScienceBalloonsFunCreativityWonder AND a fair dose of magic (and smarts—these guys are full of STEAM: They build puppets, but
Sunday, August 23, 2020Huge Thanks to our Members Helping Members
When a pandemic unfurls, it's difficult to get your bearings. To say the least. This is what the past five months have felt like for many businesses (and people in general). On days when you're just trying to stand up straight again, everyday-matters come along on their pre-Covid schedule -- and you're just not ready or able to satisfy them. As Members helping Members — these three member businesses have made contributions that helped other members with their dues during a time when the services of
Friday, July 17, 2020Farewell to our friend Tom, a great man and restaurateur
ABOVE: Tom Perron at the March 11, 2020 Restaurant Week Summit. The photograph is taken from the upper floor of his restaurant, Mombo, where he said the photographer would have a much better vantage point. BELOW: Tom shared his love of the kitchen with the Portsmouth High School Career Technical Education students, pictured here Tom was leading CTE students in making a dessert as he volunteered in December at the Career Pathways program.Farewell to our friend Tom, a great man and restaurateur Thoughtful
Friday, May 29, 2020EASY PEASY: How to Submit a News Release to the Chamber Collaborative Website
· Log on to ChamberMaster (chambermaster.com)Click "For Customers"Click Log In from drop downNavigate to Chambermaster (lower right) and click and sign into your account (Need help with your sign on or password? Email Jennifer@PortsmouthCollaborative.org and she can send you a prompt to reset it.) · In the upper right-hand corner, look for the the letters “MIC” (Member Information Center) o Click on it · Once in MIC, go to the menu column on the left-hand side o Click “News Release” from this menu ·
