An aging population requires greater health care services. Like it or not, as we age, the need for greater, and more intensive care increases. Nurses can provide much of that care, and the information patients need to access care. This is one of the reasons Laurie Harding was motivated to start the Upper Valley Community Nursing Project.

Harding, an RN with a strong background in community health care, began the program with Dr. Dennis McCullough about five years ago. Their goal was to assist communities in recruiting professional nurses to work for towns, and local parishes, in helping direct elderly residents to receive the proper health care services.… Read More

How did I ever get so lucky? is a question that sums up Kaelea Monahan’s attitude about her work. She is a Community Health Worker with Dartmouth’s YourTime program, a new project that connects individuals between the ages of 18 and 25 with community resources. “With my counterpart in Sullivan County, Danielle Tenney, I help people gain access to basic needs like safe housing, transportation, and employment.”

She can’t really explain how she got here. Four years ago, she joined the team at Dartmouth-Hitchcock as part of the Food and Nutrition Services Department. She loved her work and found that it provided her with valuable, transferrable skills.… Read More

Lebanon was once known as “The City of Fountains” – and the Lebanon Fountain Committee is on a mission to help it live up to that name. Established in 1997 to spearhead the restoration of the Marion Carter fountain downtown, the five-member committee continues to raise funds, recruit volunteers, and strive toward the restoration and building of the fountains the city was once known for.

According to Lebanon resident and committee volunteer Priscilla Gosselin, the priority this year is to build a fountain on the downtown Mall, providing another enjoyable space where residents and visitors can gather. As the city recognizes the 50th anniversary of the Lebanon fire that destroyed much of downtown, Gosselin said it seems like a good time to create a new downtown attraction that will add to the feeling of community and fellowship.… Read More

Editor’s Note: The Lebanon Times is delivered to your mailbox each quarter, no subscription or payment necessary. It’s our privilege to bring you all the good news we can. Our mailing sponsor, Mascoma Savings Bank, makes this possible. We’re pleased to have their continued support behind our community newspaper.

Nonprofit organizations. Volunteers. Fundraisers. Banks?

It may be surprising that one of the most committed nonprofit donors in the Upper Valley is a bank, but for Mascoma Savings Bank, the community is their success to support and celebrate.

One of Mascoma’s most cherished events to support is the annual Concerts for the Cause series, which provides funding for Child and Family Services, a statewide nonprofit agency with a regional office in West Lebanon.… Read More

Editor’s Note:The Lebanon Times will land in your mailbox every quarter, no subscription or payment necessary. It’s our privilege to bring you all the good news we can! But it still takes a good bit of capital to mail each issue to every household, business, and organization in the city – and that’s where our mailing sponsors, Mascoma Savings Bank and Amcomm Wireless, come in. We’re pleased to have their support behind our very first issue, and to feature them here so you can learn more about their efforts to do good in the community.

Mascoma Savings Bank has always aimed to serve the best interests of the community.… Read More