24-hour online giving event in June to raise funds for New Hampshire’s nonprofits By Kristen Oliveri , Vice President of Communications and Marketing
May 6, 2021 CONCORD (PRESS RELEASE) – NH Gives , New Hampshire’s single largest day of giving set to take place on June 8 and 9, is getting a boost thanks to the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation and its donors. To encourage other donors to give during the 24-hour event, the Charitable Foundation and its donors will contribute a $300,000 site-wide match, a $19,000 match for participating Upper Valley nonprofits and an additional $119,000 in matches to specific participating nonprofits. Since the New Hampshire Center for Nonprofits launched NH Gives in 2016, the event has raised more than $4.8 million from thousands of donors to support hundreds of nonprofits across New Hampshire. In June 2020, in the midst of the COVID-19 public health crisis, NH Gives shattered all previous records,
NH Business Review
Top executives earned 58 times a median employee
May 4, 2021
The average pay of CEOs at publicly traded companies in New Hampshire went down and average worker pay rose during the pandemic, though, in total, executives still were paid more than 58 times the median worker’s salary, according to proxy statements.
That’s a lower ratio than U.S. companies as a whole, CEO -to-worker pay ratio is over 300-1, as well as lower than the 68-1 ratio recorded among New Hampshire public companies in 2019.
For instance, Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, the for-profit hospital chain – which in New Hampshire owns Portsmouth Regional Hospital, Exeter Hospital and Frisbie Memorial Hospital in Rochester – paid its CEO, Samuel N Hazen, $30.4 million, some 556 times the pay of its median worker. It’s too soon to tell nationally how all CEOs have done since the proxies are still coming out, though a recent New York Times article indicate that the pay of a lot of maj
DURHAM From a 10-acre field known as Osgood Farm in the early 1960s to a proposed large-scale Mill Plaza redevelopment project today, commerce and concern have collided at the corner of Mill Road and Main Street for years.
Mill Plaza’s unfinished story – played out in Town Council, Zoning Board of Appeals, and Planning Board meetings, and even in court – involves elements that normally influence proposed commercial developments everywhere: Its effect on nearby residential neighborhoods, on traffic, on parking, on the environment, and on the general character of the community.
For the residents who have followed this saga – Joshua Meyrowitz, Andrew Kun, Nell Neal and many others – the plaza over the years represents an opportunity unfulfilled, a promise unkept.
Marie Lejeune offered Rochester Public Library director position
Stephanie Piro
ROCHESTER – The staff of the Rochester Public Library is pleased to share the news that Marie Lejeune has been offered the position of library director. As the longtime children’s room supervisor, she brings a wealth of experience, insight, and an exciting vision for providing outstanding library services to the city of Rochester. The staff would also like to offer a sincere “Thank you” to Sonja Gonzalez, the city of Rochester’s chief information officer, for stepping in as interim director this winter. Her support and guidance assisted in maintaining smooth library operations over the last few months.
Dover chamber kicks off virtual fundraising auction
Fosters Daily Democrat
DOVER Tickets have sold out for the Sweepstakes & Auction $10,000 drawing, but you don’t need a ticket to the event to participate in the virtual auction. The Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce auction will go live on Monday, March 8 at 9 a.m. and will be open for bidding through Saint Patrick s Day. The auction will close on Wednesday, March 17 at 2 p.m.
It will be held online at 32auctions.com/sweeps. You can visit the site to see a preview of the items. Some of the featured items for the auction include a round of golf for four at Cochecho Country Club, sunset sail passes on the Gundalow, a total grilling package, a Tissot wristwatch, and much more.