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December 2, 2008

Business Briefcase

Milestones

Wire 4 Hire Inc. was hired by the ABC reality game show "Opportunity Knocks" to rewire service meters to accommodate the stage when the show filmed in Salem recently.

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Northeast Regional Ambulance Service Inc. of Peabody has received accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services for meeting industry standards.

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For Kids Only After School Program of Salem was recently welcomed as a new member by the Peabody Chamber of Commerce.

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Infinite Home Shopping Inc. of Peabody was recently welcomed as a new member by the Peabody Chamber of Commerce.

Giving

Brooksby Village of Peabody's staff and residents recently participated in the seventh annual Turkey Trot fundraiser, donating $1,079 and 45 cases of canned goods to Haven From Hunger.

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Salem orthodontist Viktoria Talebian and Gold's Gym of Salem owner Burke Driscoll recently hosted a sock drive that gathered 150 pairs of new socks for the Salem Mission.

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The Danversbank Charitable Foundation has made grants totaling almost $162,000 in Essex County this year, with funds going to, among others, Danvers YMCA, Friends of Northshore Education Consortium, Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts, New England Homes for the Deaf Inc., Haven From Hunger Inc. and the Beverly Affordable Housing Coalition.

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Windrush Farm of Boxford, a nonprofit stable providing therapeutic equitation for disabled riders, recently received $600 of in-kind donations from Kiersten Flodman of Rowley, who received her Junior Girl Scout Bronze Award for her fundraising efforts.

People

Tony Camargo of Salem was recently recognized by FedEx Ground, the small-package ground delivery service, for achieving 15 years of safe driving without a preventable accident.

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David Costello of Marblehead was recently named to the board of directors of The Trustees of Reservations, the nation's oldest regional land trust and nonprofit conservation organization.

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Mark Bernato of Marblehead recently won free gas for a year as the grand prize winner of Danversbank's Tank You sweepstakes, which was held in conjunction with the opening of the bank's new Traders Way, Salem, office. Salem branch manager Nancy Furnari gave Bernato his first fill-up.

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John Ricciarelli of Peabody, who works for Morrison Remodeling and Repairs of Beverly, was recently certified as a lead carpenter by the National Association of the Remodeling Industry.

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John C. Kelleher IV has joined Kelleher Construction Company Inc. of Beverly as the vice president of business development, representing the fourth consecutive generation of family management at the company.¬ 

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Betty Slatko, formerly executive director of the Williamstown Housing Authority, was recently hired at Windhill Realty of Ipswich.

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Anne Lyon of Danvers was recently promoted to human re-sources officer at East Boston Savings Bank.

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