I am not sure when May/June became the official time to recognize achievements, but it may have started when we were kids; for example, when we graduated or got promoted to the next grade. Associations have always used this period to recognize member achievements. While we do most of our awards and elections in the fall for public power in New England, June is still a time of recognition.
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Foxborough, MA: Energy New England (ENE), LLC, an energy cooperative based in Foxborough, Massachusetts, announced that David Cavanaugh will assume the role of Regulatory Manager, effective June 17, 2013.
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NEPPA would like to congratulate Sharon A. Staz, General Manager & Treasurer of the Kennebunk Light & Power District, for receiving the James D. Donovan Individual Achievement Award at the APPA National Conference held this year in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Kenneth E. Stone, the Division Manager of Energy Services, Accounting, and Procurement at Braintree Electric Light Department, received his Public Power Manager Certificate this year at the APPA National Conference in Nashville, Tennessee.
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In the April edition of our eNewsline we began a feature on the Utilities and Affiliate Members that have generously donated to the NEPPA Training Center or has had a part in NEPPA’s move. This month we will recognize Landis+Gyr. Mike Osterhout goes on to say:
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SAMsix became a Corporate Member on Tuesday, June 7, 2013. The company is located at 15 Yankee Folly Road, New Paltz, New York 12561. Anne Conger, the Vice President, may be reached by phone at 888.397.6237, by fax at 888.397.6237, and by email at conger@samsix.com. SAMsix provides data visualization and other geospatial software tools to utilities, government agencies, NGOs and other types of small businesses. They also offer off-the-shelf products and custom solutions to make navigating spatial data easy and accessible. Other contacts include the following: Tim Garvin at tgarvin@samsix.com, Steve McMaster at mcmaster@samsix.com, and Jim Tarpey at
jtarpey@samsix.com.
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August 25-28, 2013
Stowe Mountain Lodge 
Stowe, Vermont

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On June 19th and 20th the NEPPA Lineworker Apprentice School held its 15th Annual Skills Assessment Rodeo at the NEPPA Training Center in Littleton Massachusetts. Approximately 50 students worked on 10 separate events in which they utilized the skills they are developing at the school. The 10 events include Pole Top Rescue, Bucket Rescue, Free Climb, Fall Arrested Climb, Obstacle Course, Single Cross Arm Changeout, Double Cross Arm Changeout, Insulator Changeout, Transformer Changeout, and Cutout Fuse Replacement (from the ground using an extendable hotstick).
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Please click below for the complete list of winners!
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On June 25, the President announced a comprehensive Administration effort to combat climate change. While the plan contains few items that had not previously been contemplated, it consolidates many "kitchen sink" initiatives and elevates them to what the President may hope will be his legacy on climate change.
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Every NEPPA member dreams of having a steady stream of highly qualified line workers and engineers knocking at their door, hoping to be hired—applicants who are skilled, fully engaged and who mesh with their current employees and fit within their culture.
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