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TELEGRAM & GAZETTE (Massachusetts), March 17, 2008, Monday

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TELEGRAM & GAZETTE (Massachusetts)

March 17, 2008, Monday

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SECTION: WORKPLACE; BUSINESS PEOPLE; Pg. D1

HEADLINE: BUSINESS PEOPLE

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Anthony Rakic of Worcester has been named a vice president in commercial lending at TD Banknorth in Worcester. Mr. Rakic, who joined the bank in 2000, previously served as an assistant vice president in commercial lending and small business lending. Prior to that, he was with the asset-based lending group at Fleet Bank in Boston. He was one of 12 participants chosen for the Worcester Leadership Engagement and Development Program. He serves on the board of directors of Junior Achievement of Central Massachusetts. He received a bachelor's degree from Worcester State College.

Environmental engineering firm O'Reilly, Talbot and Okun has promoted Jill E. Naugle of York, Maine, to senior project manager in the firm's Westboro office. An environmental scientist with nearly 20 years' experience, the past eight at OTO, she specializes in the evaluation of human health impacts associated with exposure to chemicals at hazardous waste sites. She previously held project-management positions at several engineering and environmental consulting companies. Ms. Naugle received a bachelor's degree from Boston University and a master's degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo.

Mary C. Sukols of Athol was recently promoted to assistant branch manager at Athol Savings Bank. She joined the bank as a customer service representative/trainer in 1994 and has worked at each of the bank's eight branches. She previously was a branch services administrative assistant for the vice president of retail and branch services at Fidelity Bank.

Thomas C. Webster III of Lexington has been promoted to principal in the Assurance and Advisory Services Department at Westboro-based Carlin, Charron & Rosen LLP. Mr. Webster, who was previously manager, is based in the certified public accounting and business advisory firm's Boston office. A certified public accountant, he has more than 12 years of accounting experience and previously worked at another regional CPA firm. CCR also has offices in Connecticut and Rhode Island.

Atlas Distributing Inc. of Auburn has hired Stacy E. Woods of Worcester as wine and spirits division manager. She is a certified specialist in Wine and has achieved a Level IV diploma in wine studies at Boston University's Elizabeth Bishop Center for Wine Studies. Ms. Woods is a graduate of the College of the Holy Cross.

The Seven Hills Foundation has hired Marilyn Flores of Grafton as vice president of human resources. She previously was director of human resources for the town of Stratford, Conn., and served as personnel director for the city of West Haven, Conn. She received a bachelor's degree from Fairfield University and a law degree from the University of Connecticut School of Law. She also holds a certificate in dispute resolution from Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations and is fluent in Spanish.

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GRAPHIC: PHOTOS

(1) Mr. Rakic (2) Ms. Naugle (3) Ms. Sukols (4) Mr. Webster III (5) Ms. Woods (6) Ms. Flores

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