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Crestwood Advisors Announces New President

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Monday, January 8, 2024
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Boston, Mass., Jan. 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Crestwood Advisors (“Crestwood”), a boutique investment advisory and wealth management firm based in Boston and with offices in Connecticut and Rhode Island, is pleased to announce the appointment of Leah R. Sciabarrasi, CFP® as President, effective January 1, 2024.

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  • Boston, Mass., Jan. 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Crestwood Advisors (“Crestwood”), a boutique investment advisory and wealth management firm based in Boston and with offices in Connecticut and Rhode Island, is pleased to announce the appointment of Leah R. Sciabarrasi, CFP® as President, effective January 1, 2024.
  • “Leah’s appointment as President is a natural evolution of her leadership within Crestwood,” said CEO/Managing Partner and Portfolio Manager Michael A. Eckton, CFA .
  • “I am honored to take on the expanded role of President at Crestwood Advisors,” said Leah, who will continue to serve as Managing Partner and Wealth Manager.
  • Last year, Crestwood Advisors celebrated its 20th anniversary , highlighting two decades of dedication to client success and financial excellence.

NACD New England honors Waters Corp. and Devoted Health as Public and Private Company “Boards of the Year”

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Monday, December 18, 2023
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The boards of directors of Waters Corp. (NYSE: WAT) and Devoted Health are being honored as, respectively, the Public and Private Company Boards of the Year.

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  • The boards of directors of Waters Corp. (NYSE: WAT) and Devoted Health are being honored as, respectively, the Public and Private Company Boards of the Year.
  • Waters , based in Milford, Mass., is a global leader in analytical instruments and software for the life, materials, food, and environmental sciences.
  • Devoted Health , of Waltham, Mass., is an all-in-one healthcare company for Medicare beneficiaries, delivering health insurance, access to high quality medical care, and a world-class service experience.
  • He also serves on the boards of Stonehill College and the New England Council and several advisory boards.

Goulston & Storrs Names Renowned Estate Planning Attorney Michelle Porter as New Co-Managing Director

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Monday, December 4, 2023
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Goulston & Storrs , an Am Law 200 firm, is pleased to announce the appointment of Michelle Porter as Co-Managing Director, effective April 1, 2024.

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  • Goulston & Storrs , an Am Law 200 firm, is pleased to announce the appointment of Michelle Porter as Co-Managing Director, effective April 1, 2024.
  • She is a nationally regarded estate planning attorney with nearly 25 years of experience advising clients on sophisticated estate and tax planning, trust and estate administration, business planning, and charitable giving matters.
  • Porter frequently serves as a trustee for private trusts and is actively involved in the investment of trust assets.
  • “Michelle is an impeccable selection for Co-Managing Director because of the depth of her experience and leadership, strategic mindset, and her thoughtful approach and ability to build consensus among colleagues,” said William Dillon, Co-Managing Director of Goulston & Storrs.

The Social Finance Impact First Fund Launches as One-Stop Solution For Individuals, Family Offices, Foundations, and Donor-Advised Funds Seeking to Catalyze Positive Impact

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Tuesday, November 7, 2023
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BOSTON, Nov. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Social Finance, the national nonprofit and registered investment advisor, announced the launch of the Social Finance Impact First Fund. The Impact First Fund aims to create measurable, positive outcomes for people and the planet by making catalytic investments into funds with demonstrated potential for impact.

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  • BOSTON, Nov. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Social Finance, the national nonprofit and registered investment advisor, announced the launch of the Social Finance Impact First Fund.
  • The Impact First Fund aims to create measurable, positive outcomes for people and the planet by making catalytic investments into funds with demonstrated potential for impact.
  • The Impact First Fund launched with two separate investments in the Blackstar Stability Distressed Debt Fund and the Afterglow Climate Justice Fund.
  • "While all of our investors are deeply mission-driven, the Social Finance Impact First Fund represents an exciting, new pool of catalytic capital.

Report Finds Greater Leadership Diversity at Massachusetts Colleges and Universities

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Wednesday, May 31, 2023
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BOSTON, May 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A report released today by the Women's Power Gap (WPG) shows a significant increase in both women and people of color at the highest levels of leadership at colleges and universities in Massachusetts since 2018—the result of a sustained public push to better diversify the uppermost ranks of the state's academic institutions. 

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  • 39 percent of all college presidents are now women, up six percentage points in the past five years.
  • This puts Massachusetts above the national average of 33 percent women at the helm of colleges and universities.
  • The number of presidents who are women of color more than doubled, from 6 to 16.5 percent, in the same period.
  • Today's WPG report comes amid increased awareness of the importance of ensuring that top academic leadership in the state better represents the student population it serves.

Kelly Aylward Joins Goulston & Storrs' Boston Office as a Director in the Private Client & Trust Group

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Monday, March 27, 2023
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BOSTON, March 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Goulston & Storrs , an Am Law 200 firm, is pleased to announce that Kelly Aylward has joined its Boston office as a director in the firm's Private Client & Trust Group.

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  • BOSTON, March 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Goulston & Storrs , an Am Law 200 firm, is pleased to announce that Kelly Aylward has joined its Boston office as a director in the firm's Private Client & Trust Group.
  • Prior to joining Goulston & Storrs, she was a principal at a boutique trusts and estate law firm in Boston.
  • "We are very excited to have Kelly join our world-class Private Client & Trust Group.
  • "Kelly's broad expertise in complicated trust, estate, and tax planning matters will be invaluable to our clients and our firm."

BALLENTINE PARTNERS ANNOUNCES TWO NEW PARTNERS: STEPHEN MARTONE AND ELLIOT ROTSTEIN

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Tuesday, March 14, 2023
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WALTHAM, Mass., March 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ballentine Partners, an independent wealth management firm headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, is delighted to announce two new partners: Senior Wealth Advisor Stephen Martone and Senior Client Advisor Elliot Rotstein.

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  • WALTHAM, Mass., March 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ballentine Partners, an independent wealth management firm headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, is delighted to announce two new partners: Senior Wealth Advisor Stephen Martone and Senior Client Advisor Elliot Rotstein.
  • BALLENTINE PARTNERS ANNOUNCES TWO NEW PARTNERS: STEPHEN MARTONE AND ELLIOT ROTSTEIN
    "Both Stephen and Elliot have significantly impacted our firm since they joined," said Drew McMorrow, President and CEO of Ballentine Partners.
  • Elliot Rotstein joined Ballentine Partners in August of 2020 as Senior Client Advisor to our family office practice.
  • Prior to joining Ballentine Partners, Mr. Rotstein was a Partner at MPI – Business Valuation & Advisory.

THE WEATHER CHANNEL TELEVISION NETWORK INTRODUCES NEW HOSTS OF ITS 'FAST: HOME RESCUE' SERIES FEATURING SPORTS COMMENTATOR AND FORMER NFL PLAYER TRE BOSTON

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Tuesday, February 28, 2023
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ATLANTA, Feb. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Weather Channel television network today announced Tre Boston and wife Cierra as the new hosts of its television series FAST: HOME RESCUE. Sports commentator and former NFL star, Jayestin Tre'Von (Tre) Boston, is best known for playing safety for the NFL's Carolina Panthers, Los Angeles Chargers and Arizona Cardinals. Tre Boston's wife and mother of two, Cierra, is an educator. The Bostons make their debut as new hosts of FAST: HOME RESCUE on Sunday, June 18 at 10 p.m. ET.

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  • Sports commentator and former NFL star, Jayestin Tre'Von (Tre) Boston, is best known for playing safety for the NFL's Carolina Panthers, Los Angeles Chargers and Arizona Cardinals.
  • The Bostons make their debut as new hosts of FAST: HOME RESCUE on Sunday, June 18 at 10 p.m.
  • The couple owns and operates a nonprofit organization called Tre Boston Beyond Belief Foundation based in Fort Myers, FL.
  • The Weather Channel CTV app is available on Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Roku, Samsung, and Xfinity Flex.

Greenberg Traurig's Chinh H. Pham on Get Konnected! List of Boston's 50 Most Influential Asian-American Pacific Islanders

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Friday, February 3, 2023
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BOSTON, Feb. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Chinh H. Pham, co-chair of the Venture Capital & Emerging Technology Practice and of the Boston Intellectual Property (IP) & Technology Practice of Greenberg Traurig, LLP, was named to Get Konnected!'s list of Boston's 50 Most Influential Asian-American Pacific Islanders (AAPI). Pham is also president of the Boston Bar Association.

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  • 's list of Boston's 50 Most Influential Asian-American Pacific Islanders (AAPI).
  • BOSTON, Feb. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Chinh H. Pham , co-chair of the Venture Capital & Emerging Technology Practice and of the Boston Intellectual Property (IP) & Technology Practice of Greenberg Traurig, LLP , was named to Get Konnected!
  • 's list of Boston's 50 Most Influential Asian-American Pacific Islanders (AAPI).
  • "I am honored to be recognized alongside this esteemed group of Asian American leaders," Pham said.

MAYOR WU AND EMBRACE BOSTON ANNOUNCE UNVEILING OF "THE EMBRACE," A MEMORIAL HONORING DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. AND CORETTA SCOTT KING

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Saturday, January 14, 2023
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The new memorial, initiated by a partnership between the City of Boston and Embrace Boston, aims to honor the life and legacy of Rev.

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  • The new memorial, initiated by a partnership between the City of Boston and Embrace Boston, aims to honor the life and legacy of Rev.
  • Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King, celebrate their history in Boston, and spark a public conversation on advancing racial and social justice in Boston today.
  • "The Embrace is a commemoration of their relationship and journey and represents the meaningful role Boston served in our history.
  • The Embrace is a bronze figural abstraction based on a photo of an embrace between Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King after he won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.