Abbygale Martinen, Sheehan Finney attorney, has been named to the New Hampshire Legal Assistance (NHLA) Board of Directors. NHLA provides free civil legal aid to people in New Hampshire primarily in the areas of housing (eviction, foreclosure, and property tax deeding); domestic violence and family law (protective orders, divorce, and parenting rights and responsibilities); and public benefits (disability, unemployment, and more). Martinen’s practice encompasses a variety of civil and commercial litigation matters. She represents individuals and businesses in a wide range of disputes before state and federal trial and appeals courts, administrative tribunals, arbitrators, and in mediation.

The 2023 ApprenticeshipNH Summit brought together more than 250 career seekers, employers, community partners and state agencies to celebrate apprenticeship programs as a successful workforce expansion solution in New Hampshire. Hosted by ApprenticeshipNH, a workforce program of the Community College System of New Hampshire (CCSNH), the comprehensive event focused on strengthening the Granite State’s workforce and culminated National Apprenticeship Week. Held at NHTI – Concord’s community college, the Nov. 17 event included an apprenticeship fair, Champion Recognitions highlighting 11 prominent businesses and individuals, panel discussions, and interactive workshops that provided insights and resources needed to participate in apprenticeship programs. Visit ApprenticeshipNH.com for more information.

Christine Larocque was recently promoted to branch and business development manager at Merrimack County Savings Bank (The Merrimack). Larocque is already a familiar face at The Merrimack. She previously worked out of the bank’s main office in downtown Concord where she’s been based for the past five years. She started as branch services supervisor in 2018, before being promoted to branch services manager in 2021.

MVSB (Meredith Village Savings Bank) will open a new, state-of-the-art banking office at 1498 White Mountain Highway in North Conway in 2024. Construction is expected to begin in the spring. The bank looks forward to adding talented local staff at the new office as construction progresses. Interested applicants can visit mvsb.com/careers.