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November 3, 2009

Anonymous The Salem News Tue Nov 03, 2009, 12:11 AM EST

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Douglas Emond of Marblehead was recently appointed senior vice president and chief financial officer of Metro Credit Union, which has branch offices in Peabody, Swampscott and several other communities on the North Shore.

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Marilyn Jarvis of RE/MAX Advantage Real Estate in Beverly was recently selected Massachusetts Realtor of the Year for 2009 by the Massachusetts Association of Realtors.

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Alan Temkin of Temkin Financial Group in Danvers recently completed MetLife's Division of Estate Planning for Special Kids annual three-day conference on customized financial solutions for families with children or dependents with special needs.

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Lesly Donegan, Kim Brooks and Danielle Gagnon, staff members at Designs by Ishbel, a beauty salon at 282 Canal St. in Salem, recently received certification in keratin complex straightening.

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Tom O'Brien of Beverly, front of house manager at Seaglass Restaurant on Salisbury Beach, was recently visited by NECN's "TV Diner" host Billy Costa, who bestowed a Platinum Plate Award from the restaurant review show.

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Katie Leeman has been promoted to senior account manager, and Mary Tamez-Foley has been promoted to senior webcast manager, at King Fish Media in Salem.

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Wilson Kelsey Design Inc., a residential interior design and renovation firm in Salem, was presented with two Silver awards at the 2009 PRISM Awards Ceremony held at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel. The awards were both for a renovation to a carriage house in Beverly.

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Patricia King, RN, has been named director of nursing at the Hunt Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Danvers.

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Paul J. Lanzikos, executive director of North Shore Elder Services, was re cently honored as "Mensch of the Year" by the Chelsea Jewish Foundation at a breakfast at the Danversport Yacht Club.

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Dennis Dickinson of Peabody has been hired by the Boston General Office of New York Life Insurance Co. as an agent.

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Sports Therapy and Rehab at 84 Highland Ave. in Salem was selected for the 2009 Best of Salem Award in the physical therapists category by the U.S. Commerce Association.

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Howell Custom Building Group, based in Lawrence and run by Steven and Susan Howell of Boxford, recently received two PRISM (Prestigious Results in Sales and Marketing) Awards from the Builders Association of Greater Boston.

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The Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage office in Beverly has announced that its Web site, NewEnglandMoves.com, was recently presented the Real Estate Standard of Excellence award by the Web Marketing Association.

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Mr. Rooter Plumbing, which has a franchise in Salem, was recognized in the Franchise Times Top 200 list for 2009.

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Gentiana Salon, Spa and Boutique, formerly GC Studio of Middleton, recently opened at 300 Andover St. in Peabody, Route 114, in the TJ Maxx Plaza.

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Even a region as beautiful and interesting as the North Shore can't sell itself.
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New studio space builds on Beverly's reputation as artist destination

BEVERLY — Jesse Chamberlain, 30, is a Salem jeweler who specializes in creating wedding bands and engagement rings. Though she previously worked in Lynn, she saw an opening on Craigslist for a new studio space in Beverly, and last week moved her tools to a newly remodeled studio at Porter Mill.

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BEVERLY — The Beverly Chamber of Commerce has a new executive director, a new office and a new event that will recognize some of the city's top businesses and business people.
The Beverly Business Awards will be held tomorrow at 5:30 p.m. at the Danversport Yacht Club in Danvers. The evening will include the announcement of winners in six categories: Businessperson of the Year, Corporate Citizen of the Year, Large Business of the Year, Small Business of the Year, Family business of the Year and Young Entrepreneur of the Year.
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