LEBANON: Last month, the Lebanon City Council unanimously passed a resolution affirming the city’s commitment to becoming a disability-friendly community. This resolution, developed in collaboration with the Special Needs Support Center (SNSC) and the Lebanon Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Council, marks the first step in a certification process that could make Lebanon the first officially recognized Disability-Friendly City in the United States. The resolution goes beyond minimum legal requirements by encouraging businesses, organizations and city departments to adopt disability-inclusive best practices and proactively remove barriers to participation.
DOVER: Sullivan Construction has successfully completed the shell and common areas for a 44,000-square-foot medical office building developed by Summit Land Development. Sullivan Construction and Market Square Architects worked together to complete this design-build project that is designed to meet the evolving needs of the health care community while enhancing patient and provider experiences. The exterior is a combination of three different types of architectural exterior aluminum panels, storefront and windows, with a cultured stone veneer at the base of the exterior walls.
FRANKLIN: Franklin Savings Bank is currently accepting applications for its Fund for Community Advancement, which supports a broad range of nonprofit community activities such as economic development, affordable housing, education, health care, social services, environment, arts and humanities, human services, and programs or services addressing the needs of children, adolescents and single-parent families. The minimum grant award is $1,000 up to a maximum of $10,000. All applications must be postmarked by May 30, 2025, for consideration. For details, visit www.fsbnh.bank, then select the “Community” tab.
PLYMOUTH: Plymouth State University (PSU) received a $231,985 grant from the Davis Educational Foundation to support PSU’s efforts to remake instructional design, teaching and learning on its campus. Over the next three years, the grant will help to support “Designing Forward: Reimagining Instructional Design for Cluster Learning,” the next phase of the university’s Cluster Learning Model, which reshapes how programs are structured at the university into a learner-centered experience that exposes students to other disciplines and encourages them to work on real-world issues, ideas and challenges. This is the second grant from the Davis Foundation to PSU since 2018.
CONCORD: After nearly 33 years as President and CEO of the Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce, Tim Sink has announced that he plans to step down at the end of the current fiscal year on September 30, 2025. Under Sink’s leadership, the Chamber’s membership has doubled; it has launched and sustained a number of successful programs including Leadership Greater Concord, Capital Area Student Leadership, the Concord Young Professional Network, Creative Concord and more. Sink convened area leaders and the Chamber’s resources to impact a number of community initiatives, including the redevelopment of Horseshoe Pond, the Main Street renovation in downtown Concord, the advancement of public art initiatives, as well as programs to promote the Capital Region as a visitor destination. A committee will be appointed to begin the process of identifying Sink’s replacement in the fall.
