Leonard R. Cashman, of Grantham, was elected last week to serve as a director of both Bar Harbor Bank & Trust and its parent company, Bar Harbor Bankshares. Cashman is an owner and partner of C.O.H. Properties, a real estate holding company based in New Hampshire. He worked for many years in the wholesale food industry, eventually serving as vice president and general manager at P&C Foods Inc. He has also owned a car wash in Lebanon; been involved in the marketing of specialized group medical insurance products; and was one of the founders, in the 1990s, of Landmark Bank in Lebanon, which was purchased by Lake Sunapee Bank Group. Cashman then joined the board of directors of Lake Sunapee Bank Group, serving for 20 years. Bar Harbor Bankshares completed its merger with Lake Sunapee Bank Group, the holding company for Lake Sunapee Bank, in January. Lake Sunapee Bank branches continue to operate under the Lake Sunapee Bank name as a division of Bar Harbor Bank & Trust.
Cara Albert, of Enfield, recently joined the Norwich law firm Grossman & Ripps PLLC, where she is participating in the office’s estate planning, estate administration, real estate and small-business law practices. Albert is a 2012 graduate of Vermont Law School, holding both a law degree and a master’s of environmental law and policy. Her undergraduate degree is from Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pa., where she majored in policy management. During law school and college, she also held internships and externships with the U.S. Department of Justice; the Pennsylvania State Senate; and the Lebanon (N.H.) District Court. She serves as vice president of the Grafton County Bar Association.
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