People
Beverly Kahn of Swampscott, founder and president of New Dimensions in Technology Inc., has been named one of the top 10 recruitment specialists by Women's Business Boston.
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Jonathan Brackman has been announced as the new General Manager of Sixty2 on Wharf, the modern Italian bistro at 62 Wharf St., Pickering Wharf, Salem.
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Linda Bennett (Belmont Optometrists), Kelly Delaney (Cakes for Occasions), Melanie Olson Giles (Speech Therapy Group and MassTex Imaging), Meg Spencer (Hamilton Thorne) and Kim Woods (Sea Change Enterprises) are panelists for this year's Million Dollar Women Symposium on Nov. 5 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Hawthorne Hotel in Salem. The keynote speaker at the event, sponsored by the Enterprise Center, is Wendi Goldsmith, CEO and founder of Bioengineering Group, Salem.
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Heidi Hanson, a certified financial planner with Hanson Financial Group at 501 Cabot St., Beverly, recently completed Prudential's Special Needs Solutions Seminar, an educational program hosted by the company in Los Angeles.
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Laura Lanes of Salem, owner of Laura Lanes Skin Care, 242 Essex St., Salem, will celebrate 20 years in November working as a licensed aesthetician in Salem and on Boston's Newbury Street.
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Several attorneys from the North Shore were recently appointed chairpeople of Massachusetts Bar Association sections for the 2009-10 year: Janice Nigro of Hamilton, co-chairwoman of the Probate Law Section; Steven Wollman of Peabody, co-chairman of the Individual Rights and Responsibilities Section; and Marisa DeFranco of Salem, co-chairwoman of the Immigration Law Section.
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Aaron Sasseville of Salem, director of client service for Windover Construction and Development, recently joined the Board of Directors of the North Shore United Way.
Milestones
STM360 of Beverly announced that its sales industry discussion forum, Linking Sales Leaders, has become LinkedIn's leading sales leadership discussion group, now hosting more than 4,000 members.
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The Café at The House of the Seven Gables, operated by William Laganas and serving sandwiches and salads, recently celebrated its grand reopening in the Rose Tea Room in the Visitor Center at 115 Derby St., Salem.
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Marian Court College of Swampscott and Anna Maria College of Paxton have entered into an agreement to facilitate the transfer process for Marian Court College students who would like to continue their education at a four-year college.
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Bertucci's Italian Restaurant at Northshore Mall was recently welcomed as a new member of the Peabody Chamber of Commerce.
Giving
Sal's Pizza, 326 High St., Ipswich, recently celebrated its 20th anniversary by rolling back prices on cheese pizza and donating a portion of the profits to the North Shore United Way.
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New England Homes for the Deaf in Danvers recently received a grant from the Verizon Foundation for $10,000, which will help provide Certified American Sign Language interpreters.
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CinemaSalem's monthly grant of $1,000 has been awarded to the Salem Theatre Company this month, and it will be used to fund STC's July 2010 "Moments of Play" festival of original theater.
