Names & Faces

• Frank Vetere joins GZA GeoEnvironmental - 6/29/2008

  NORTH HAMPTON AND NORWOOD, Mass. — GZA GeoEnvironmental Inc., one of the area's leading environmental and geotechnical consulting firms, announces that Frank S. Vetere, P.E., LSP, has joined the company as a senior project manager in its North...

• JSA gets Bates College project - 6/29/2008

  PORTSMOUTH — Architecture and interior design firm JSA Inc. has been awarded an adaptive reuse project by Bates College in Lewiston, Maine. Through renovation and expansion, the firm will transform two historic buildings, Roger Williams and...

• Bergh elected board director - 6/29/2008

  NEW CASTLE — The New Hampshire Charitable Foundation elected Peter Bergh of New Castle to its board of directors at its 46th annual meeting on June 3. Bergh is semi-retired from Prince Communications. Bergh has a background in commercial...

• Jeff Goldknopf passes exam - 6/29/2008

  NEWMARKET — Doucet Survey Inc. congratulates Jeff Goldknopf on passing the N.H. Land Surveyor's license exam this spring. In New Hampshire, the minimum requirement for licensure is to first pass a difficult Land Surveyor in Training exam, then...

• Northeast Credit hires 3 - 6/29/2008

  PORTSMOUTH — Northeast Credit Union (NECU) recently welcomed the following new employees to its team:

• Carol Estes joins Optima - 6/29/2008

  PORTSMOUTH — Carol A. Estes has joined Optima Bank & Trust, the Seacoast's only locally owned commercial bank, as a vice president of commercial lending. A veteran of the banking industry for more than two decades, Estes most recently worked...

• R. Yassanye is private banker - 6/29/2008

  PORTSMOUTH — Rachel Yassanye has been named a private banker at Optima Bank & Trust in Portsmouth. Formerly with TD Banknorth, Yassanye will provide personalized banking service to Optima's clients at the bank's headquarters. A resident of...

• Dr. Henschke earns honor - 6/29/2008

  NEWINGTON — The University of New England College of Health Professions recently announced that Dr. Mark R. Henschke was awarded the Preceptor of Year honor during the yearly graduation dinner on Friday, May 9, at the Eastland Hotel in...

• Software firm earns award - 6/29/2008

  GREENLAND — Great Bay Software, the innovator of Endpoint Profiling security solutions for enterprise networks, announces that Technology Marketing Corp.'s (TMC) Communications Solutions (www.tmcnet.com/comsol) has named Great Bay's Sponsored...

• Ocean cites promotion - 6/29/2008

  PORTSMOUTH — Ocean Bank announces that Senior Vice President Kim Davis has been promoted to the position of team leader for the bank's Seacoast region that includes the market areas of Portsmouth and Kennebunk. Maine. Davis has more than 17...

• Martini earns merit award - 6/29/2008

  PORTSMOUTH — Martini Northern, construction managers and contractors of Portsmouth, has been awarded the 2008 Merit Award from PLAN NH in recognition of its role in the adaptive reuse of the McConnell Community Center in Dover. Martini...

• C. Nicolay joins timeshare firm - 6/29/2008

  DOVER — Sell My Timeshare NOW, an industry leader in the online marketing of timeshare resales and rentals, announces the hiring of Carla Nicolay as the company's director of human resources. Nicolay has more than 20 years' experience in human...

• RiverRun gives $2K to shelter - 6/29/2008

  PORTSMOUTH — Tom Holbrook, owner and manager of RiverRun Bookstore in downtown Portsmouth, recently presented Chris Sterndale of Cross Roads House with a donation of $2,200, as part of RiverRun's innovative giving program, Business Building...

• J. Powell earns LEED status - 6/29/2008

  PORTSMOUTH — Wright-Pierce, a New England provider of water, wastewater and infrastructure engineering services, announces that Jason J. Powell, P.E., recently became an accredited professional under the U.S. Green Building Council's...

• V. Taccetta is bank trustee - 6/29/2008

  PORTSMOUTH — Vincent Taccetta III was named a member of the Piscataqua Savings Bank board of trustees during the bank's annual meeting recently. Taccetta is a lifelong native of Portsmouth; his grandfather founded Taccetta Chevrolet in 1933.

• Music Hall elects officers - 6/29/2008

  PORTSMOUTH — At a recent annual retreat of The Music Hall board of trustees, 18 community leader board members gathered in a morning working session to review the business of the historic hall and to elect officers of the Executive Committee...

• End of era at Weathervane - 6/27/2008

  KITTERY, Maine — Anne Cullen has retired after serving seafood at Weathervane Seafood Restaurant for almost 30 years. She started serving Weathervane guests when the restaurant was just one dining room and watched it grow to its present size.

• 40 businesses named best - 6/26/2008

  PORTSMOUTH — More than 40 Seacoast-area businesses and attractions have been chosen as "Best of N.H." in New Hampshire Magazine's 2008 contest. A complete list of the winners will appear in the magazine's July issue. Nine Seacoast winners...

• JSA gets Bates College project - 6/26/2008

  PORTSMOUTH – Architecture and interior design firm JSA, Inc. has been awarded an adaptive reuse project by Bates College in Lewiston, Maine.

• Leadership Seacoast graduates its Class of 2008 - 6/26/2008

  PORTSMOUTH — Leadership Seacoast, a nonprofit organization that impacts Seacoast communities through the development of capable leaders, recently graduated its 20th class in an special ceremony held at The 100 Club.

• Vital Design launches new web site - 6/25/2008

  PORTSMOUTH – Vital Design, a marketing company located near Market Square, has launched its revamped web site, www.vtldesign.com, featuring exciting new design, updated portfolio pages, and easy-to-use contact forms.

• Music Hall names new officers - 6/25/2008

  PORTSMOUTH - At a recent annual retreat of The Music Hall Board of Trustees, 18 community leader board members gathered in a morning working session to review the business of the historic hall and to elect officers of the Executive Committee for...

• Powell gets LEED accredited - 6/25/2008

  PORTSMOUTH - Wright-Pierce, a New England provider of water, wastewater and infrastructure engineering services, is pleased to announce that Jason J. Powell, P.E. has recently become an accredited professional under the US Green Building Council’s...

• RiverRun Books donates $2,200 to Cross Roads House - 6/25/2008

  PORTSMOUTH - Tom Holbrook, owner and manager of RiverRun Bookstore in downtown Portsmouth, recently presented Chris Sterndale of Cross Roads House with a donation of $2,200, as part of RiverRun’s innovative giving program, Business Building...