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BrightBridge, Cedar’s Among MakeIT Haverhill October Job Fair Employers

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BrightBridge Credit Union, Cedar’s Mediterranean Foods and Vinfen are among the entities hiring when MakeIt Haverhill plans a late morning job fair next Wednesday. BrightBridge Credit Union is looking for tellers in Amesbury, Lawrence, Methuen and Plaistow, and Seabrook, N.H., while Cedar’s Mediterranean Foods plans to hire staff in automation, accounting, maintenance, technicians, mechanics, supervisors and managers in food manufacturing and safety and Vinfen is looking for clinicians, CNAs, counselors and others. Other employers include Beacon Mobility, Home Instead, Mello, Opportunity Works and Root & Bloom. The job fair takes place Wednesday, Oct. 22, from 10 a.m. to noon at MakeIT Haverhill, 301 Washington St., Haverhill.

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DiZoglio to Address Merrimack Valley Chamber’s Women in Business Conference

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State Auditor Diana DiZoglio will be the keynote speaker when the Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce holds its annual Women in Business Conference next Monday. The conference features a panel moderated by Tricia Sabulis, vice president of Michaud Insurance, and includes Northern Essex Community College Vice President of Lawrence Campus and Community Relations Naydeen González-De Jesús, Top Notch Scholars President Joanna De Pena, Pajazetovic and Company Broker and Owner Giselle Pajazetovic; and Pfizer Vice President of Operations Jennifer Sloan. Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce holds its annual Women in Business Conference Monday, Oct. 20, from noon to 1:30 p.m., at Haverhill Golf and Country Club, 58 Brickett Lane, Haverhill. Admission is $39 per person for Chamber members and $49 each for non-members and includes a lunch buffet.

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Rep. Hamilton to Speak Wednesday at Haverhill Chamber’s ‘Eggs and Issues’ Breakfast

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State Rep. Ryan M. Hamilton addresses members of the Greater Haverhill Chamber of Commerce Wednesday as part of the Chamber’s monthly “Eggs and Issues” networking breakfast. Hamilton, who represents Haverhill and Methuen—the 15th Essex district—in the state House of Representatives, was first elected in 2023. October’s Eggs and Issues takes place Wednesday, Oct. 15, from 7:30-8:30 a.m., at Hampton Inn by Hilton, 106 Bank Road, Haverhill. Admission is $15 each for Chamber members and $25 each for non-members and includes breakfast.

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Richardson Accepts Appointment as Permanent Head of Merrimack Health Local Hospitals

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Diana L. Richardson, who became interim president and CEO of what is now Merrimack Health in April, has accepted the position permanently. In a release Thursday, the board credited Richardson with leading “the unification of the Merrimack Valley’s first regional health care system.” As WHAV reported a month ago, Merrimack Health is the new name of what was Lawrence General Hospital and Holy Family Hospitals in Haverhill and Methuen. At the time, Richardson outlined her vision. “We are not just unveiling a brand. We are reaffirming our shared promise to deliver exceptional care close to home for generations to come,” she said.

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Familiar Haverhill Accounting Firm Celebrates 75 Years and Passing of Leadership Baton

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CSA Tax & Advisory formally inaugurated new management Tuesday at the accounting firm formerly known as Carr, Staples & Accardi CPAs of Haverhill. The firm at 495 Main St. is now led by managing partners Davis V. Nguyen and Joshua D. Hansen. Former partners Paul M. Accardi and Peter L. Staples were on hand to additionally celebrate the firm’s 75th anniversary. “CSA Tax & Advisory is honored to build upon the strong foundation Carr, Staples & Accardi established,” said Nguyen. “We’re excited to continue serving the Haverhill community with the same integrity, professionalism and personal touch that have been hallmarks of this firm for over seven decades.”

The Greater Haverhill Chamber of Commerce helped celebrate with a ribbon cutting ceremony and open house.

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Community Action to Partner with Northern Essex Community College, Local Businesses on Job Training

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A team of Haverhill nonprofits, Northern Essex Community College, the city and local businesses are among 16 initiatives awarded state money this week for job training. Community Action of Haverhill was formally awarded $254,015 from the Sen. Kenneth J. Donnelly Workforce Success grant to provide training and placement services for 25 unemployed and underemployed people. Participants will be eligible for English for Speakers of Other Languages training and be prepared for roles as help desk technician, technical support specialist and junior systems administrator. Besides Northern Essex Community College, Community Action will partner with Crystal Engineering, Opportunity Works, NorthEast Computer Services, City of Haverhill and Historic New England. Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development Lauren Jones named the 16 recipients at Springfield Technical Community College which plans to train, upskill and provide employment for 120 individuals in IT support and cybersecurity related roles.

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Coppola Addresses Greater Haverhill Chamber Thursday on Women’s Health

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Aubrie Coppola discusses women’s health Thursday as part of the Greater Haverhill Chamber of Commerce’s Winning Opportunities for Women speaker series. According to her website Coppola is a nurse and nationally certified Classical Homeopath. She began her nursing career in pediatric immunology and moved on to micrographic surgery and then became a school nurse. Coppola’s talk takes place Thursday, Oct. 9, from 7:30-8:30 a.m., at Renaissance Golf Club, 377 Kenoza St., Haverhill.

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Andover Law Firm Dalton & Finegold Complete Merger with Tamkin & Hochberg

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Andover-based law firm Dalton & Finegold this week merged with Tamkin & Hochberg of Newton, Mass.—the latest consolidation by the firm co-founded by state Sen. Barry R. Finegold. Tamkin & Hochberg was founded in 1995 by Jonathan D. Tamkin and Andrew S. Hochberg, while Dalton & Finegold was established in 2000 by Finegold and William Dalton. Tamkin and Hochberg are both former in-house corporate counsel with experience in business and corporate law, commercial and residential real estate, tax and trusts and estate. They will join Dalton & Finegold as partners, while colleagues Bob Joyce becomes a senior counsel and Larisa Freyman and Ron D’Anna become associates. “Their expertise in business and corporate law, real estate and trusts and estates is a perfect complement to our firm’s strengths and, together, we look forward to providing even greater value to our clients under the Dalton & Finegold name,” Finegold said in the statement Wednesday.