Taking the Oath
On Dec. 7, a total of 66 new lawyers, including 26 Western New England College School of Law graduates, were sworn in during a pair of formal sessions of the Supreme Judicial Court held in School of Law’s Moot Courtroom.
Below, new lawyers are sworn in before Supreme Judicial Court Justice John M. Greaney. At left, Greaney congratulates WNEC School of Law graduate Alyson Krauss of Palmer.
Cutting the Ribbon
City and state dignitaries officially opened Raymour & Flanigan’s newly constructed, 61,500-square-foot, two-story showroom at 895 Riverdale Street in West Springfield, Nov. 30. Doing the honors are, from left, Mickey Grabner, regional sales manager of Raymour & Flanigan; state Rep. James Welch; state Sen. Stephen Buoniconti; Dave Redekas, vice president of Sales for Raymour & Flanigan; Edward Gibson, West Springfield Mayor; Pamela Langlois, West Springfield store manager; Ben Orbach, vice president of Operations of Raymour & Flanigan; Ken Moss, vice president, Real Estate Development for Raymour & Flanigan; Vicky D’Agostino, director of Communications for Raymour & Flanigan; and Linda Neal, regional trainer for Raymour & Flanigan.
Check This Out
Jennifer Gabriel, assistant vice president and Public Affairs officer at TD Banknorth, presents a check for $50,000 to Springfield Technical Community College President Ira Rubenzahl for the college’s major gifts campaign. The largest single contribution made by the bank’s charitable foundation, the gift will assist STCC in maintaining state-of-the-art technology and labs campus-wide.
Branching Out in the Orchard
With an official ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by local political and business leaders, Hampden Bank opened its Indian Orchard office at 187 Main St. on Dec. 12. The facility marks the bank’s eighth full-service office location in Hampden County. Shown at the ceremony are, left to right, Thomas R. Burton, president and CEO of Hampden Bank; Russ Denver, president of the Affiliated Chambers of Commerce of Greater Springfield; Springfield Mayor-elect Domenic Sarno; Susan Craven, president of the Indian Orchard Citizen’s Council; Luis Rivera, assistant manager; and Nicole Dionne, office manager.
Contract Claus
Santa’s best friend at the South Hadley Chamber of Commerce’s’ Holiday Stroll on Dec. 7 was Bill Schenker, who greeted more than 200 youngsters and heard their Christmas wishes. The Michael E. Smith Middle School Singers led by Marilyn Steele serenaded the crowd with holiday songs, along with five other musical groups.
