Business Briefcase

December 16, 2008 05:00 am

New businesses

Steve Farrar of Marblehead, Anthony Gates of Danvers and Derek Green of Middleton have opened Farrar, Gates and Green, an accounting firm in Marblehead.

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True North Gallery, directed by Belinda Recio and her husband, Ed Blomquist, and featuring art from the circumpolar north, recently opened at 25 Woodbury St. in Hamilton.

Milestones

King Fish Media of Salem won a 2008 Davey Award for excellence in publishing for Compass on Business magazine, which King Fish produces for Compass Bank.

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Northshore Tickets in Peabody was recently welcomed as a new member by the Peabody Chamber of Commerce.

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Salem State College has received a grant from the Davis Educational Foundation for $244,885, to be awarded over three years, to fund "Transforming Teaching and Learning," part of the college's Faculty Learning Communities project.

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The Law Office of Robert J. Wise in Beverly was recently welcomed as a new member by the Marblehead Chamber of Commerce.

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Hospice of the North Shore recently presented Heritage at Danvers with an award, in honor of National Assisted Living Week, recognizing their partnership in caring for patients and their families at end of life.

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GBM Enterprises Inc., a new division of HouseMaster Home Inspection Services in Ipswich, was recently formed to perform residential energy audits.

Giving

Eastern Bank recently donated $1,000 apiece to Beverly Bootstraps, People to People Food Pantry in Danvers, Marblehead Food Pantry and the Salem Mission. Eastern Bank also donated $2,500 to Haven From Hunger in Peabody and $5,000 to St. Joseph's Food Pantry in Salem.

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Danubio Chiropractic Offices in Peabody is offering 30 days of free chiropractic care to any U.S. military veteran from the recent wars.

People

Dr. Dana Delegianis Mann, Dr. Gregory Snyder and family nurse practitioner Anna Pilzner have joined the staff at Willowdale Medical Center, an affiliate of Beverly Hospital, which recently opened at 11 S. Main St., Topsfield, directly across the street from its former location.

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Dr. Kristin Esterberg, who lives in Andover and is currently a professor of sociology at UMass Lowell, was recently appointed provost and academic vice president at Salem State College.

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Diane Larson, owner and manager of John Larson's Service Inc. in Peabody, was recently awarded a $1,000 scholarship from the Automotive Management Institute for enhancing her management and technical skills.

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Kevin Bottomley, CEO and president of Danversbank, recently served on a panel addressing "Community Banking in the Northeast: Opportunities and Challenges" at the Sandler O'Neill and Partners East Coast Financial Services Conference.

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Salem Five President and CEO Joseph Gibbons, who lives in Beverly, was recently honored at a 50th anniversary celebration held by Bridgewell, a nonprofit agency that provides residential care and day habilitation services to people with developmental and psychiatric disabilities.

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W. Anderson Devereaux of Beverly, Charlie Jerabek of Beverly and Melissa Hempstead Schottland of Block Island, R.I., were recently appointed to the Endicott College Board of Trustees.

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