Claremont
N.H. Industries consolidated its manufacturing in a vacant 137,000-square-foot building off River Road and now employs more than 100 people.
“They have helped our community with many well-paying jobs in doing what our community has done best in its past: … manufacturing,” one nomination letter for N.H. Industries said.
Other awards include the Claremont MakerSpace for Nonprofit Organization of the Year, Tom Liveston for Citizen of the Year, Matt Mooshian for Young Professional of the Year and Madeline Ferland for Model Youth of the Year.
The MakerSpace, located in a renovated early-19th-century building on Main Street, is being recognized for its innovative approach to helping others “dream, create and build in a variety of crafts” using equipment and space for their ideas and projects.
Liveston and his wife have lived in Claremont for 44 years and, while he’s officially retired from teaching, he often works as a substitute. He is an active volunteer with the Boy Scouts and Claremont Senior Center, where he can be found doing everything from maintenance work to serving on boards and committees to cooking.
Mooshian is chairman of Rural Outright and volunteer state lead of the Save the Children Action Network in New Hampshire. Mooshian has worked with and on behalf of children, teenagers and community members of all ages.
Ferland, a Stevens High School student, was chosen for demonstrated leadership both in and out of the classroom. A student-athlete, Ferland also is a member of the National Honor Society and Key Club, where she organized a six-person team through Habitat for Humanity to spend a day replacing storm windows for an elderly couple in Claremont last year.
Nominations were submitted by community members and chosen by a chamber committee. The awards will be presented at the chamber’s annual ceremony on Jan. 18 at the Claremont Opera House. Tickets and additional information in the awards ceremony are available on the chamber’s website, www.greaterclaremontnh.org.
North Haverhill
Tucker, who is retiring after 42 years, transferred ownership of the popular store on Dartmouth College Highway on Nov. 30 to Victor and Kim Dube and their daughter and son-in-law, Kristin and Sean Greene.
In a news release last week, the Dube and Greene families noted that they are familiar with Aldrich’s because Kristin Greene worked for Tucker over the years.
“We’ve enjoyed running the Etna General Store, but are now looking forward to working a little closer to home, here in our community and at the store we have enjoyed for years,” Victor Dube said.
Tucker said he was lucky to have a community that has been good to him and to have had a great group of customers and friends.
The store features a full-service deli, grocery items and gas pumps. It is open every day of the week.
Hanover
In a news release from the firm, UK Architects said the house, built from standard materials in 1994 on the banks of the Connecticut River, underwent a “high-performance LEED Silver Gut Rehab.”
“Great care was taken to not only improve the energy footprint and aesthetics of the building, but also to improve the ecology of the site through native vegetation restoration and rainwater runoff mitigation,” the release said.
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, or LEED, certification is based on points earned in several categories including energy use and air quality.
Woodstock
Community organizer Becca White of SunCommon will explain what B Corps are at the workshop. The B Corp logo appears at a number of area businesses, including King Arthur Flour, SunCommon and Mascoma Bank.
The Optimist Center is located at 65 Central St. in Woodstock.
Lyme
