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STEPHEN MULLANEY TO CHAIR NORTH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Mullaney, a Leominster native, is a registered professional civil engineer, licensed in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. He founded his company, S.J. Mullaney Engineering, Inc. in Leominster in 2004 and joined the Chamber in 2005. He has nearly thirty years of experience in site design and land entitlement for development projects and facility expansions. He has appeared before more than 70 land use boards in over 25 cities and towns.
In addition to this involvement with the Chamber, Mullaney is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and its Boston section. He also belongs to the Institute of Transportation Engineers and the Massachusetts Aggregate and Asphalt Pavement Association, where he has instructed on the EPA Stormwater Program. Mr. Mullaney has also testified as an expert witness in traffic matters before the Massachusetts Land Court.
Mullaney is very active in the community, having served in the past on the City of Leominster’s Airport Study Committee, as well as serving as Leominster’s liaison to the Fort Devens redevelopment agencies and serving on the Police Station Siting Committee. He has also provided pro-bono services to area communities in developing and updating land use regulations, particularly Lancaster and Ayer and has helped to facilitate inter-municipal dialogues for utility service extensions to accommodate economic expansion.
He attended St. Leo School in Leominster and was the 1986 valedictorian and male All-Bernardian at St. Bernard’s Central Catholic High School in Fitchburg. He is a 1991 summa cum laude graduate of Northeastern University in Boston.
Mr. Mullaney involvement with the Chamber spans back to the 1990s when he was active through his previous employer David E. Ross Associates, Inc. in Ayer. He was elected to the Chamber’s Board of Directors in 2011 and has held several leadership positions including Vice Chair and Treasurer. He has also served on the Chamber’s Government Affairs and Nominating Committees. As the Chair of the Chamber’s Board of Directors, Mr. Mullaney will work with the Board, Chamber staff, and membership to champion the Chamber in its mission to serve the region’s business community.
“Steve has proven himself to be a tireless champion for the Chamber and North Central Massachusetts,” noted Roy Nascimento, Chamber president & CEO. “We look forward to continuing to work with him to advance the interests of our members and to advance the economy of the region.”
He succeeds Mark Freeman, president SteelFab, Inc., who now moves to the position of Immediate Past Chair of the Board of Directors.
“It is an honor and privilege to have been elected Chair of the Chamber, an organization that plays an important role in supporting businesses of all sizes in North Central Massachusetts,” expressed Mr. Mullaney, “I am excited to continue Mark’s efforts and work to ensure the Chamber remains a strong resource for the local business community.”
In the same election, Deborah Weymouth, president of HealthAlliance Hospital, Inc. was elected Vice-Chair and director Steve Rocheleau, president of Rocheleau Tool & Die was elected to the position of Treasurer. Board members elected for a three-year term were Neil Abramson, CFO of ECI Stores; Will Aubuchon, president & CEO of W.E. Aubuchon Company; Matthew Fournier, president of Elite Construction & Design; and Rachel Lopez, president of Resource Management, Inc.
Continuing current terms on the Board of Directors are Wayne Canty, Heat Trace Products; David Duval, Protective Services; Steve Duvarney, Duvarney Jewelers; Mark Freeman, SteelFab, Inc.; Ken Gurge, Law Offices of Kenneth W. Gurge; James Vander Hooven, Mount Wachusett Community College; Dr. Richard Lapidus, Fitchburg State University; Anne Leader, Vision Payroll; Christopher McCarthy, Fidelity Bank; Anthony Mercadante, Mercadante & Mercadante, CPA; and Henry Tessman, Great Wolf Lodge.
Georgia Pacific Job Fair – August 23rd
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You are invited to our job fair at the:
DoubleTree Hotel, 99 Erdman Way, Leominster, MA
THURSDAY, AUGUST 23
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
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SATURDAY, AUGUST 25
9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Interviews will be conducted on site both days and
immediate job offers will be extended to qualified candidates!
12-hour work schedule – 7:00 pm to 7:00 am
For full-time positions an average of 42 hours per week
Every other weekend is a long weekend off!
Pre-apply online before job fair at www.gp.com/careers:
Search by job number for full-time Packer – 056840 and for part-time Packer – 056844 We are an equal opportunity employer. Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran. Except where prohibited by state law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify.
Leominster Credit Union holds Annual Meeting and Election of Officers to the Board of Directors
The Annual Meeting of Leominster Credit Union was held recently at the Credit Union’s Executive and Operations Building in Leominster.
The President’s report presented the financial highlights for 2017. Total assets ending 2017 increased to $677 million from $643 million at the end of 2016. LCU is ranked as the 14th largest credit union in Massachusetts. LCU’s loan portfolio remains strong increasing from $440 million in 2016 to $488 million in 2017
Following the Annual Meeting, the Board of Directors met and elected officers for 2018-2019.
Michael J. Sauvageau, Chairman of the Board. Sauvageau has been on the Board since 2007. Sauvageau serves on LCU’s Executive Committee.
Richard A. Sheppard, Vice Chairman. Sheppard serves on the Executive, Audit, Investment and Compensation Committees. He has been a member of the Board of Directors since 2006.
Nancy L. Graves, Treasurer. Graves serves on the Executive, Credit, Investment, and Advisory Committees. She has served on the LCU Board of Directors since 2004.
Giulio G. Greco, Clerk. Greco has served as Chairman from 1994-1998 and again from 2008-2011. He currently serves on the Executive, Compensation, Credit and Advisory Committees. Greco has served on the Board since 1978.
Joining the officers on the 2018-2019 Board of Directors are, Amedeo E. Bilotta, Bruce J. Bollivar, Joyce G. Leger, Henry C. Kulik, Jr., Joyce A. LaFleur and Joseph V. Quintal. The Board of Directors is responsible for setting LCU policies.
Andrew D. Cousins retired from the Board this year. Cousins served as Treasurer and had been on the LCU Board since 2005. Andrew and his knowledge of our community was a wonderful asset to our Board and we thank him for his leadership. Nancy L. Graves was voted Treasurer following Cousins retirement. Nancy L. Dube will be joining the Board of Directors, filling the vacant seat. Nancy Dube is a dedicated Human Resource Consultant with over 30 years’ of experience. Her background includes work in retail management, direct sales, manufacturing, government, medical, high-tech, aerospace, non-profit and family business. Nancy’s knowledge and skills will add great value to the Leominster Credit Union Board of Directors.
Founded in 1954, Leominster Credit Union (LCU) is a member-owned, not-for-profit financial cooperative with a full range of deposit, lending and other financial services. Headquartered in Leominster, Massachusetts, LCU is proud to claim nearly 50,000 members and more than $700 million in assets. LCU has seven branch locations in Leominster, Clinton, Holden, North Leominster, Sterling and Worcester with ATM services at all branch locations. LCU also provides 24 hour banking via Mobile and Online services. Visit leominstercu.com or call 800-649-4646.
MassHire
The North Central Career Center, The North Central Workforce Board, The Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development and our partners cordially invite you to the local launch of
our new Workforce Development Brand – MassHire.
Please join us as we celebrate the new brand that will further create and sustain powerful connections between businesses and job seekers through
a unified and recognizable network of employment professionals.
Friday September 7th
1:00pm to 2:00pm
North Central Career Center
100 Erdman Way
Leominster, MA 01453
Please RSVP no later than Friday August 24th
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Over the next few months, there will be local launches throughout the
Commonwealth. For a complete list of those
events, please email .
We hope you can join us to learn about our new name, our vision for the workforce system and our continued commitment to serve both
businesses and jobseekers in the Commonwealth.
Ride Of Your Life
The Ride Of Your Life will feature door prizes, auctions, health clinics and information about the task force and suicide prevention initiatives.
bankHometown welcomes Sabrina Grillo as Branch Manager of Sturbridge Branch
Matthew S. Sosik, President and CEO of bankHometown, announced that Sabrina Grillo has been promoted to Branch Manager of the Sturbridge Office.
Grillo joined bankHometown in 2009 as a teller in the Sturbridge Office, and was promoted to Assistant Branch Manager of the Oxford Branch in 2015.
Grillo is currently pursuing her Bachelors of Science Degree in Business Administration at the New England College of Finance. A graduate of Tantasqua High School, she is the Volunteer Coordinator for bankHometown’s Community and Events Committees, partnering with other departments and branches to promote internal and external community events participation.
In her free time, she likes to relax on the beach, read, and spend time with her family and friends.
bankHometown has served its communities since 1889 with offices in Massachusetts (Athol, Auburn, Leominster, Oxford, Lancaster, Sturbridge and Webster) and Connecticut (Putnam, Brooklyn, Killingly, Thompson and Woodstock). Depositors of bankHometown have their deposits insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for amounts up to $250,000 with amounts in excess of $250,000 insured in full by the Share Insurance Fund, a private excess insurer.
Nursing Assistant Theory and Practicum (CNA)
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Upon successful completion of this program, students will be eligible to sit for the Massachusetts Nurse Aide Certification Exam.
What to Expect:
9 week Course/2 days Per Week
*Classroom Lectures, Hands-on Labs, 4 Day Clinical Experience at Skilled Nursing Facility
*CPR/AED/First Aide Training and Card
*Home Health Aide Certificate
*Assistance with job placement
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 18 years of age
- Have a High School Diploma/GED
- Pass a CORI/SORI
- Physical Exam
- TB test
- Scrub top/pants, white shoes and a watch with a second hand
Attendance is mandatory, as required hours need to be fulfilled for completion of this course.
Sept. 4ta thru Oct. 29ta (Mon. & Weds.) 8:30am to 3:00pm $1,250.00
MWCC – Devens Campus – 27 Jackson Rd. Devens, MA
EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN
Basic EMT training program is the basic course for Emergency Medical Technician/ambulance that follows the guidelines outlined by the United States Department of Health Education and Welfare in conjunction with the National Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation. This is a lecture, discussion, demonstration, and practical application of the knowledge and skill necessary to care for individuals who have life-threatening emergencies and injuries.
BASIC EMT
Basic EMT course content covers but is not limited to common medical emergencies, childbirth, problems of children as patients, lifting and moving patients, environmental emergencies, and extrication from automobiles.
$1,400.00
Instructor:
Greg Lambert
Aug. 28 thru Dec. 4 2018 Tues. 5p-10p and Sat. 9a – 2p
MWCC – Devens Campus – 27 Jackson Rd. Devens, MA
This course satisfies the requirements for the psychomotor exam required by the Massachusetts Office of Emergency Medicine and the written exam administered by National Registry of EMT as an EMT-Basic. Students must attain a 73 or better grade average to qualify for the psychomotor and/or written exam.
Fitchburg Public Library presents Summer Reading Week 7 – Comedy
We all need a laugh – so this year’s Summer Reading Program ends with Comedy (August 13-17, 2018)! Listen to Dan Gutman’s super funny “Mrs. Yonkers is Bonkers” on Wednesday for lunch and shake your sillies out at Ms. Jane’s Storytime on Monday and Tuesday mornings. Our Wrap-Up Party with Chris and Pete’s Magic Show will be held on Thursday with lots of energy, silliness, and giggles! Join us for an evening of laughter and fun! Please check our calendar listing for more information. All are free programs. Free parking is available in the lot at the corner of Boulder Drive and Newton Place. F or information about this or other Library programs call 978-829-1780 or visit our website: www.FitchburgPublicLibrary.org.
“Paint the Town” Any Color You Like — GALA Opening Set for Gallery Sitka Show in Fitchburg on July 27
Deborah Giordano is an ambassador of the arts. As president of the Gardner Area League of Artists (GALA), she has helped bring artists together in communities all around north-central Massachusetts. She is now collaborating with Tamar Russell Brown of Gallery Sitka in Fitchburg on an exhibition featuring area artists. The unifying theme? Why, the lovely town of Fitchburg and its picturesque surroundings, of course.
“I very much admire Tamar,” says Ms. Giordano. “She is a dedicated supporter of the arts. Owning a gallery is hard work and Tamar is very loyal to her artists. That’s what it’s all about, supporting each other to reach all our goals.”
Deb continues: “We enjoy helping other area art groups and businesses by promoting the arts and culture in their towns.” GALA members chose to launch a show in Fitchburg because they were so taken by the town’s quiet beauty. A boomtown in the 19th century, Fitchburg has preserved much of the architecture that makes New England towns so enchanting to visitors and so dear to natives. Two notable examples are Rollstone Congregational Church and the home of Faith United Parish on Main Street.
The organization, of course, began in Gardner, Mass., a ways west of Fitchburg and south of Winchendon, the town GALA now calls home. GALA has partnered with the Winchendon History and Cultural Center and will soon have its first permanent quarters at 135 Front St. in Winchendon. The organization will host a “gala” opening (of course) of its Arts Gallery on Aug. 18, in a space created by the renovation of a venerable old barn nearby the Center’s Murdock-Whitney House.
GALA is a Massachusetts non-profit organization, established in 2000 and staffed entirely by volunteers. Its mission is to “promote the arts and culture as an essential component of a healthy community.” Deb and her fellow GALA members (180 and counting) believe that “artistic expression is a community’s greatest legacy for future generations.” They are interested in all the arts and have members working in many different artistic media — painting, sculpture, photography — as well as persons of letters and the performing arts, including poets, musicians, and songwriters. Membership is open to both professionals and non-professionals. “We collaborate with area government officials, local historical committees, educators, schools, art galleries and other fellow arts groups and organizations,” Ms. Giordano informs us.
The last several years, GALA has supported Seven Hills Foundation, a group of adults with disabilities and significant life challenges in Groton. The adults use painting as a tool to express themselves and they are ecstatic to be a part of something and see their artwork displayed. GALA has also helped teach crafts at local senior centers.
GALA has made grants to graduating high school seniors. Today the group hosts open-mic poetry and musical events, teaches art to area residents, and exhibits the work of area artists with a view to helping them market their work. GALA reaches out far and wide, with participants all over the north-central Mass area and as far afield as Cape Cod and New Hampshire.
Deb is very excited about new projects GALA will undertake in Winchendon. “We have been raising funds to beautify the town,” she says, and soon work will begin on two new, large, public murals. This public spirit is essential to GALA’s goals and aspirations. They want to bring artists together to enhance the feeling of community that makes the area a fun and interesting place to live. “Our shows are open to everyone,” says Deb. “We don’t turn anyone away.”
Artists Included:
Sandra Richard, Iphigenia Gossios Burg, Arlene Ferrier, Charlene Noel, Judith Fava-Houle, Deborah Giordano, Scott Niemi, Andrew Niemi, Jonathan Niemi, and Barbara Hallowell.
This event will take place at Gallery Sitka, 454 Main St. in Fitchburg, on Friday, July 27, 6 ̶ 9 p.m. Artwork will be judged and awards will be given for first, second and third place. The awards are sponsored by NewVue Communities y The Fitchburg Cultural Alliance. Visit gallerysitka.com and galagardner.org for more information about the show and future events.