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June 01, 2012
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Representative Schmid joined his colleagues in promoting
“On Main Street.”
Westport River Watershed Alliance joins 1% for the Planet.
Dedee Shattuck Gallery presents Sea,
Shore, Sky, and Ice.
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Representative Schmid joined his colleagues in promoting
“On Main Street.” EverythingWestport.com Friday,
June 01, 2012 Legislators Stand Out with Local
Businesses for State House Small Business Week 2012
Continuing this wonderful
tradition and recognizing the important contributions of our nation’s nearly
27 million entrepreneurs and small businesses to the nation's economy,
President Barack Obama has designated May 21st through the 26st as National Small Business Week. The
Legislators kicked off the week’s festivities by visiting local businesses in
their home towns to thank them for their incomparable contributions to the
Commonwealth’s economy and to promote shopping small and local this
spring. Representative Schmid took part
in the celebration by visiting ABLE Associates, a temporary staffing agency
in Fall River, and Westport Tire and Atlas Pizza in Westport.
“State House Small Business Week represents a wonderful
opportunity to reflect on the importance of our state’s nearly 585,000
entrepreneurs and small business owners in our local communities,” said Rep.
Linda Dorcena Forry,
House Chair of the Joint Committee on Community Development and Small
Business. “As policy makers, it’s extremely important for us listen to
and make sure that their needs and concerns are reflected in the laws and policies
adopted by the legislature. Today’s "On Main Street" event represents the perfect occasion for legislators to
connect with and thank our local businesses for their hard work and
dedication.” “On Main Street” is the first in
a series of events planned for State House Small Business Week 2012,
an initiative organized by the Legislature’s Joint Committee on Community
Development and Small Business in conjunction with National Small Business
Week. All 200 legislators were invited by Senate President Murray,
Speaker DeLeo and the Committee Chairs to visit
with small businesses in their district as a way of collectively
demonstrating the Legislature’s commitment to the small business community in
Massachusetts.
Photos: In the Westport Tire
photo is Mike Perry, the owner, and his crew; in the Atlas Pizza photo is
Mary and John Vlahos; in the Kozy Nook photo is
Jeff and Cheryl Abrams; and in the ABLE photo is (from left to right) Lallian Rosario, Carol Corliss, Jennifer Harus, and the owner, Eileen Sheehan. Westport River Watershed Alliance
joins 1% for the Planet. EverythingWestport.com Saturday, June 02, 2012 The Westport River Watershed Alliance is a
new non-profit partner of the 1% for the
Planet, an alliance of over 1,380 member companies in 43 countries that
give one percent of their revenues to environmental causes. The WRWA is now eligible to receive
donations from 1% member companies, placing them among a diverse, global
network of environmental organizations. Contributions totaled over $22 million in
2010, and partnership expands the potential pool of funding from which the
WRWA can draw. BayCoast
Bank, formerly Citizens~Union Savings Bank, names
Gina B. Palmer Branch Manager of new Westport location. EverythingWestport.com Saturday, June
02, 2012 BayCoast Bank, formerly Citizens~Union
Savings Bank, today announced the appointment of Gina B. Palmer of Dartmouth
to the position of Branch Manager/Assistant Treasurer. In this role, she will lead the operations
of the bank’s newest branch, located at Main Road in Westport in the Central
Village section. Her duties will include building business in the area,
managing daily branch operations and overseeing the branch staff. Palmer brings with her over 30 years of
experience in the banking industry. Prior to joining BayCoast
Bank, she worked as a Branch Manager at Sovereign/Santander, and before that
was employed with Compass Bank and Shawmut Bank.
She studied at UMass Dartmouth and has
earned several certifications specific to the banking industry. She has
successfully completed the MA “Bankers Branch Manager 1 & 2” courses held
at Babson College, as well as “Branch Banking and Sales” at Fairfield
University. Palmer is a former member of the Westport
Lions Club, has volunteered for the “Savings Makes Cents” financial literacy
program, and is a school volunteer reader. She is also a MA Notary Public. “We are very pleased to have Gina in this
role as Manager of our Westport branch,” said Nicholas M. Christ, BayCoast Bank President & CEO. He added, “She brings
a strong banking resume to this new position and she is very well known and
well-respected in the Westport area. We are certain that she will be a
tremendous asset to BayCoast Bank in our new
location and we welcome her aboard with enthusiasm.” About BayCoast
Bank BayCoast Bank, formerly Citizens~Union
Savings Bank, is a mutually-owned savings bank which was chartered in 1851. Currently, the Bank serves southeastern
Massachusetts and Rhode Island, with locations in Fall River, New Bedford, Seekonk,
Somerset, Swansea, North Dighton, Fairhaven, and Tiverton, RI. BayCoast Bank offers a wide range of financial services
including investment management, trust services, and insurance and brokerage
services to consumers and businesses. Its affiliates include BayCoast Financial Services, offering stocks, bonds,
mutual funds, annuities and college savings plans; and Partners Insurance
Group, LLC, an independent agency representing several insurance companies
that provide automobile, home, life and business coverage. Nicholas Christ is the Bank’s President and
Chief Executive Officer. Main headquarters are at 30 Bedford Street, Fall
River, MA 02721. For additional information on the Bank or its services,
please visit www.BayCoastBank.com
or call 508.678.7641. Dedee Shattuck Gallery
presents Sea, Shore, Sky, and Ice. Photographs by Nicholas Whitman and Ceramic Sculpture
by Susan Schultz. EverythingWestport.com Sunday, June 3, 2012 Click here to view the
hi-resolution photo album. Need
Adobe Flash to view album? Click here! Exhibit opens Wednesday, June 6th and will
run through Sunday, July 8th. Artist Reception Saturday June 9th from 5 -
7 p.m., and Q & A with the Artists Sunday, June 10th from 1 - 3 p.m.
Opening receptions, Q&A sessions, and exhibitions are free and open to
the public.
Susan
Schultz collects, carefully examines and recreates
beach detritus in delicate porcelain. Her sculptures are strikingly
realistic–it is difficult to believe that they are not cast from life—but
with her meticulous recreation, each item becomes a meditation, steeped in
deep thought and careful consideration. Schultz then curates her objects into
poetic collections, composed with 16th and 17th century still life paintings
in mind, but still with a playful haphazard sense of being washed up onshore.
The stark white porcelain is transformative- giving the objects a sense of
preciousness and stillness. Schultz is particularly interested in examining
these objects as artifacts of time passing, and the influence of humans and
nature on each other and on themselves.
Sea, Shore, Sky, and Ice is contemplation
on our ever-changing landscape. The work of these two artists, though beautiful
and quiet, speaks boldly about human scale. In a literal sense, the viewer
becomes aware of his or her scale in relation to Schultz’ delicate porcelain
objects, and Nicholas Whitman’s images, particularly those of enormous
monumental icebergs. The works also address scale in terms of time- the
relatively short scale of our human lifespan in relation to that of our
global one, and in contrast- the vast scale of the legacy we leave on our
planet.
Click here to take a virtual tour of the exhibit. Dedee Shattuck Gallery is open Tuesday - Saturday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., and
Sundays 12 - 5 p.m. 1 Partners Lane, off 865 Main Road,
Westport. For more information please call or click
508.636.4177, email: dedeeshattuckgallery@gmail.com, Or visit their website. © 2012 Community Events of Westport. All rights
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