PORTSMOUTH Like many other people, Valerie Rochon said, the coronavirus pandemic has caused her to reevaluate her life’s priorities.
Yearning for more time with her family, especially her two growing grandsons, Rochon said, “Now is the perfect time for both me and the chamber.”
Rochon announced Tuesday she will retire in the late spring after leading the Greater Portsmouth Chamber Collaborative since 2016.
Rochon sits on the New Hampshire Travel Council as well as Discover New England, a marketing consortium of all six New England states. Before joining the Chamber in 2010 as a tourism manager, Rochon was the executive director of the Stowe (Vermont) Area Association.
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The Barnstable Patriot
David Kern, a BHS grad who is now a vice president with TripAdvisor in Needham, is calling on private companies to help do their part in helping vaccinate our fellow neighbors and our most vulnerable residents. I wanted to share this Boston Globe article and callout TripAdvisor for supporting our local community, Kern emailed the Patriot, citing a Feb. 3 article titled TripAdvisor opens up its headquarters in Needham to distribute vaccines. As a former Barnstable High School graduate – it is very important that we all do our part to help one another, especially our most vulnerable residents, Kern wrote. He added that he spontaneously thought of using TripAdvisor s now-vacant HQs as a vaccine site two weeks ago over family dinner.
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America is full of epic trips
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And so America has entered a new moment. After months of uncertainty and several weeks of (how shall we put it?) turbulence, a page has been turned, a fresh chapter begun.
Will the USA’s politics be less abrasive as a result of this changing of the guard? Perhaps. Will it be suddenly more attractive as a destination? No, not exactly. Because, while the events of recent history: the fractious discourse, the riot in Washington DC, the government by social media, have not painted the nation in the most appealing light, it takes a lot to dim the lustre of a country that, in terms of holidays, is an epic playground.
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The Register
Phase 2 of the Commonwealth s vaccination distribution schedule will begin Monday, Feb. 1 for people age 75+.
Individuals ages 75 and over can visit www.mass.gov/COVIDVaccineMap to start booking an appointment for vaccine beginning Monday.
A map with all available locations is available at www.mass.gov/COVIDVaccineMap. Residents should visit the website, find a convenient location, and schedule an appointment online.
Have your important information with you, such as your insurance card, and fill out the self-attestation form, which will need to be presented at your appointment.
Please note: Due to extremely high demand for appointments and limited vaccine supply, it may take time to secure an available appointment. Residents are encouraged to keep checking the website as appointments are added on a rolling basis.