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International Association of Administrative Professionals to meet Jan. 10

The North Shore Chapter of the International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP) will hold an impact meeting Thursday, Jan. 10, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., at the Community Room of the Beverly Cooperative Bank, 87 Lafayette St., Salem. Speakers include Linda Lorden CPS/CAP, Greater New England Division New Chapter Builder and Jean Cusato CPS/CAP, Greater New England Division president, who will discuss how the roles and responsibilities of administrative professionals today are more advanced than ever and will continue to evolve, growing more specialized in the future. Members and nonmembers welcome.

Advance reservations and meeting fee of $20 required. For more information, call Chapter secretary Marcia Silverman at 781-913-8232 or visit www.iaap-northshore.org.

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Saab's East Coast Martial Arts has moved

AMESBURY - After 10 years at the same location, Saab's East Coast Martial Arts has moved to 49 Macy St. Owned by Jeff Saab, the school offers special sign-up packages for the month of December and has a variety of training programs, plus holds special events including charity fundraisers, a family picnic and summer camp.

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Merrimack River Feline Rescue Society receives $14,900 grant

SALISBURY - The Merrimack River Feline Rescue Society has been awarded a $14,900 Leader of the Pack grant from PetSmart Charities. The money will be used for the nonprofit organization's Sunday feral cat spay/neuter clinics and expanding their low-cost spay/neuter program to Ipswich, Merrimac and Rowley.

PetSmart has become a leader in funding animal welfare agencies across North America, donating over $52 million to animal welfare programs and helping to save the lives of over 3.1 million pets through its support of 1,000 adoption centers inside PetSmart stores.

MRFRS is a nationally recognized, nonprofit volunteer organization committed to ensuring the health and welfare of feral and domestic cats and kittens by promoting pro-active, compassionate, no-kill programs. MRFRS is in need of wet cat food donations. For more information, call 978-462-0760 or visit www.mrfrs.org.

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Flippin' Out Designs moves to Newburyport

NEWBURY - Flippin' Out, a gift and accessory boutique, has moved from its Newbury location to the former home of Samarra Faux Painting at 97 Water St.

The store features Flippin' Out Designs - custom embroidered, painted and embellished gifts, clothing and accessories for home, business, baby and boat. No two alike! Buy off the rack or choose totes, towels, hats, jeans and more to be monogrammed or embellished to your specifications. Owned and operated by Phil and Alana Dunn of Newbury and originally a sidelight of their Newbury Monogram business, Flippin' Out has taken on a life of its own. Newbury Monogram offers customized apparel and advertising specialties for schools, businesses and teams.

Flippin' Out and Newbury Monogram are both now located at 97 Water St., Newburyport. Call 978-499-0065, or visit www.Flippin'OutDesigns.com.

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Charlotte's expands

AMESBURY - Charlotte's, 13 Friend St., is expanding her store to include lingerie, sparkling camisoles and lace embellished T-shirts. Her signature tapestry jackets are still in abundance, as well as handmade glass beads and jewelry. Call 978-697-5619, visit www.charlottesbeads.com, or e-mail to charlottesbeads@verizon.net.

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Employer Workforce Training Funds seminar Jan. 18

GROVELAND - ValleyWorksCareerCenter will host a free Employer Workforce Training Funds seminar at A.W. Chesterton, 860 Salem St., Groveland, on Friday, Jan. 18, from 7:45 to 9:30 a.m. The workshop will focus on workforce training fund grants, the online application process, on the job training funds and connections to available resources. To attend, pre-register by calling Larry Snow at 978-469-7819.

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Workforce Training Fund Workshop at NECC Jan. 25

HAVERHILL - Local employers, who pay unemployment insurance, can find out how to access state funding to train their workers, in a number of areas, by attending a free seminar on Friday, Jan. 25, from 8 to 10 a.m., at Northern Essex Community College's Technology Center at the Haverhill campus. A continental breakfast will be served.

Speaker will be Michael Corcoran, operations supervisor for Workforce Training Fund programs. Programs include General, $2,000 to $1 million; Express, for companies with under 50 employees, $15,000; and Hiring Incentive Training Grant, $30,000. Includes how to apply for grants, resources available and new requirements. Those responsible for workforce training and development, business owners, CEOs, operations managers, human resource managers, training directors and those involved in writing grant applications may attend. To reserve a seat, call Allan MacGregor at 978-556-3836.

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Garland A. Davis Jr. assumes leadership position at Boston Bar Association

BOSTON - Garland A. Davis Jr. of West Newbury has been named co-chair of the Hazardous & Solid Waste Environmental Committee of the Boston Bar Association's Environmental Law section. The committee addresses issues relating to federal and Massachusetts hazardous waste governing the generation, treatment, storage and disposal of hazardous waste.

Mr. Davis is general counsel of the Department of Conservation and Recreation, and received his bachelor of science degree and master of business administration from the University of Massachusetts, Lowell, and his juris doctorate from Northeastern University School of Law.

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Benjamin Becker attends West Coast Green

NEWBURY - Benjamin Becker of Henry C. Becker, Custom Building Ltd., recently attended West Coast Green, the largest residential green building conference expo in the U.S. The annual event draws 13,000 attendees and features presentations by 250 industry experts in sustainable design, construction and development. Workshops were offered in green building strategies, and sustainable products that save energy, are recyclable and work better and more efficiently than existing materials and methods.

Becker recently earned his general contractor's license and a bachelor of science degree from the University of Rhode Island. He can be reached at 978-360-0411. Henry C. Becker, Custom Building Ltd., is a full service custom building company serving the Massachusetts North Shore, Southern New Hampshire and Southern Coastal Maine areas. For more information, visit www.hcbecker.com.

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Robert McLoud named project superintendent

FRAMINGHAM - Robert McLoud of Salisbury has been appointed project superintendent for Vision Builders Co., a company specializing in building for new and existing companies including restaurants, retail stores and office buildings. The company has seen remarkable growth, tripling revenues in 2007 to $6 million and projecting $10 million in business for 2008.

McLoud, an industry professional with over 20 years of experience in light and heavy construction, will oversee many high-profile jobs.

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Shaun Marston promoted to tax supervisor

The Boston-area offices of RSM McGladrey and McGladrey and Pullen, focused on the manufacturing, distribution, technology, not-for-profit, construction, real estate and education industries, announce the promotion of Rowley resident Shaun Marston to tax supervisor.

McGladrey & Pullen LLP, a partner-owned CPA firm, focuses on audit and assurance services. RSM McGladrey Inc. is a leading provider of tax and business consulting and other financially-focused business services. RSM McGladrey and McGladrey & Pullen have an alternative practice structure. Like other national firms, their audit and tax/consulting practices are organized as separate and independent legal entities, but they work seamlessly together to serve their clients. When considered together, they rank as the fifth largest provider of accounting, tax and consulting services in the United States.

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With pic/STEVENS Virginia Stevens joins Bancnorth Investment Group

NEWBURYPORT - Virginia Stevens has joined Bancnorth Investment Group Inc. as an investment representative based in Newburyport. She provides comprehensive retirement and financial planning, including individual retirement accounts, 529 Plans, life insurance, long-term care, insurance and employee-sponsored retirement plans for individuals and small businesses throughout the region.

An Ipswich resident, Stevens has over 13 years of experience in financial planning, banking and investments. She is a 1982 graduate of the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts and a 1978 graduate of Ipswich High School. She holds General Securities Registrations Series 7, 63, 65 and Series 24 General Securities Principal license. Stevens can be contacted at 978-463-7102 or at virginia.stevens@primevest.com.

Bancnorth Investment Group Inc. is a registered broker/dealer and affiliate of PrimeVest Financial Services Inc, one of the nation's largest third-party marketers of financial products and services for nearly 600 financial institutions. Through a networking arrangement with TD Banknorth N.A., Bancnorth Investment Group Inc. offers securities and insurance products throughout the branch office locations of TD Banknorth N.A.

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Emmith Business Solutions announces new hires

Nancy Silva and Sandy Williams have joined Emmith Business Solutions (EBS) as bookkeeping specialists. They join Heather, Lynda and Malisa providing outsourced QuickBooks support services to clients along the seacoast of New Hampshire and Massachusetts, including software installation and setup, software training, bookkeeping at client locations and/or at EBS. EBS also specializes in larger bookkeeping projects involving processing of a full year's accumulated "shoe box" of records and receipts.

Silva will be responsible for providing on-site QuickBooks support services for clients from Portsmouth, N.H. to Salem, Mass. Williams will be responsible for providing in-house QuickBooks support services for clients in EBS' Hampton, N.H. location.

For more information, call 978-499-0090 (Mass.), 603-926-3273 (N.H.), or visit www.emmith.com.

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TD Banknorth donates over $300,000 to charities

WORCESTER - TD Banknorth, through the TD Banknorth Charitable Foundation, recently donated over $300,000 to more than 30 charitable organizations in eastern Massachusetts. The funding will help strengthen Massachusetts communities through support of affordable housing, youth development, the arts and health care initiatives. Grants were awarded to the following, among others:

Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education, The Salvation Army, Rachel's Table, Merrimack Valley Economic Development Council Inc., Child & Family Services of Cape Cod, Lawrence Boys & Girls Club, Lowell Small Business Assistance Center, Greater Gardner Community Development Corp., South Worcester Neighborhood Improvement Corp., Boston Building Materials Co-op, Neighbors in Need Inc., New England Shelter for Homeless Veterans.

Since 2002, the TD Banknorth Charitable Foundation has made more than $22 million in grants focused on economic empowerment, youth development and community support. For more information about TD Banknorth's community support, visit www.tdbanknorth.com.

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Robert Carpenter III joins Lahey Clinic Otolaryngology

BURLINGTON - Robert Carpenter III, MD, MS, of Rowley, has been appointed by Lahey Clinic to the Department of Otolaryngology. Dr. Carpenter is board-certified in otorhinolaryngology and will be available for patient care at Lahey Clinic Medical Center, North Shore, in Peabody.

Prior to joining Lahey Clinic, he practiced at the University of Connecticut Health Center, John Dempsey Hospital in Farmington, Conn. He was previously in private practice in the Department of Otolaryngology at Hartford Hospital and had been the clinical director of the division of Otolaryngology at Newington Children's Hospital.

Dr. Carpenter did his surgical training at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Hospital in Hanover, N.H. and his otolaryngology training at the Mayo Clinic. He holds a master's degree in otorhinolaryngology (ear, nose and throat) from the University of Minnesota.

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