SCORE Stories: Painting Her Dream
Patty Castellini was born to be an artist. The road has not been easy, but thanks to her tenacity, talent and SCORE counselors, she is well on her way to success. Castellini was raised in Lancaster, N.H., right near the Canadian border. After graduating from the regional high school, uncertain about what she wanted to do, she moved to Lebanon with friends, where together they considered joining the Peace Corps. Instead, one of her...
SCORE Stories: Printing Her Dream
Patty Castellini was born to be an artist. The road has not been easy, but thanks to her tenacity, talent and SCORE counselors, she is well on her way to success. Castellini was raised in Lancaster, N.H., right near the Canadian border. After graduating from the regional high school, uncertain about what she wanted to do, she moved to Lebanon with friends, where together they considered joining the Peace Corps. Instead, one of her...
Power Lunch: Bente Torjusen
Over a lunch of cheddar soup and a kale salad, the longtime leader of the AVA Gallery and Art Center talks about falling in love in Oslo, raising a family in Italy, building a thriving arts operation in the Upper Valley, and having the last laugh on the stern man who told her, “We don’t need an art gallery in Lebanon.” On the day before Halloween, Bente Torjusen, the tall, vivacious, and tastefully dressed executive director of AVA...
Heavy Harvest
From left, Aiden Hamlett, Ava Hamlett, Mara Chamberlin, Erin Gwilt, Derrick Nadeau and Grace Morin sit with their pumpkins at the Grafton County 4-H Family Fall Festival last month at Blackmount Equipment in Haverhill. The children, participants in the 4-H gardening program, had taken part in the giant pumpkin contest. Grown by Aiden Hamlett, the winning entry was just over 91 pounds.Mark Lang...
