Spring is in the air in New England, and residents love to celebrate the new-found warm weather with lots of outdoor events. May-June is an excellent time of the year for events in NH and MA. Be sure to mark these on your calendar!

Watch City Steam Punk Festival

Waltham, MA – May 10-12: This event is held outdoors in downtown Waltham. General admission is free, but in order to see and do some things you will need to pay for a button to let you in. Buttons are $15 for a day or $20 for the weekend and will also get you discounts at many local businesses. Proceeds support the Charles River Museum of Industry. Also, don’t miss special guest James Gurney author of Dinotopia! I visited this event last year and I plan to stop by again this year, it was a blast! I strongly recommend it.

Sheep, Wool & Alpaca Festival

Deerfield Fairgrounds, Deerfield NH - May 11-12: Organized by the New England Alpaca Owners and Breeders’ Association (NEAOBA), this event shows off the best of the best of NEAOBA members’ herds right in Deerfield, New Hampshire.  Tickets are $5, Seniors $4, and children 12 & under free.

NH Renaissance Faire

Kingston, NH – May 11, 12, 18 & 19: I’ve never been to this event but I’m hoping to drop by during the last weekend. Some friends have gone in the past though and say it’s a great time, and they recommend it for everyone. Tickets are $12 for adults, and $8 for children ages 5-12.

American Craft Beer Fest 

Boston, MA - May 31-June 1: The 6th annual American Craft Beer Fest (ACBF) is the East Coast’s largest celebration of American craft beer hosted at the Seaport World Trade Center, Boston by BeerAdvocate & Harpoon Brewery. The 2-day fest will feature 3-session and 600+ craft beers from 125+ American brewers. Tickets are about $50 for a session purchased online or $55 at the door, be sure to order them ahead online as they sold out early last year.

Rock’n Ribfest

Merrimack, NH - June 14-16: Rib-roasters, rib-lovers, and barbecuers from all over the United states converge at Anheuser-Busch in Merrimack for what Ribfest calls “New England’s premiere family weekend.”  Air shows, hot air balloon rides, concerts, and plenty more make this a must-see event for New Hampshire residents! Tickets are $7 online for advance purchase, $10 at gate, and children 8 and under are free.

Laconia Motorcycle Week 

Laconia/Weirs Beach, NH – June 16-18:  Motorcycle week is pretty famous here in New Hampshire, celebrating it’s 90th Anniversary in 2013. Riders from all over the world come to Laconia to celebrate the lifestyle of motorcycle riding, the friendships formed from group riding, and promote safe motorcycle practices.  If you’re coming from out of state, book a hotel room early because they sell out just about every year!

Bethany Dubeck is an e-certified Nashua based agent covering greater Manchester, greater Londonderry, and greater Nashua. For more information on Bethany, or to see her listings, visit her agent page.

Eleven children of the Mila Filatova Piano Academy, aged 5 to 15 years old, will perform piano concertos of Bach, Vogler, Haydn, and Mozart, with a chamber orchestra under the direction of David Feltner in a concert at 2 pm on Saturday, May 4, 2013 at the Manchester Christian Church, 1308 Wellington Road, Manchester, NH. Admissions is free. Several of the piano concertos are very rarely performed, including a concerto Mozart composed while a child himself.

Recognizing that opportunities for very young children to play with professional musicians are very limited, Filatova organized the concerto concert as a community event where local children could perform as soloists with a chamber orchestra in a family-oriented, admission-free concert. “The idea is to inspire the children performing to achieve even higher performance standards and for the children attending to concert to see that it is possible for children to perform with an orchestra and inspire their interest in classical music,” Filatova explains. The community performance brings together soloists, chamber musicians, and a conductor from the local New Hampshire and Massachusetts communities. Even the concert grand piano for the performance is being generously provided by Darrell’s Music Hall in Nashua, NH.

The children performing have collectively won many prizes in state, national, and international piano competitions – many have performed in venues such as Carnegie Hall and across Europe. They include in alphabetical order (age, hometown): Angela Dow (13, Manchester, NH), George Kiu (9, Tyngsboro, MA), Kathryn Ly-Bishop (15, Manchester, NH), Alessandra Mariano (9, Manchester, NH), Anna Musteata (8, Hollis, NH), Maxine Park (8, Hanover, NH), Roxane Park (5, Hanover, NH), Elizabeth Rhodes (13, Concord, NH), Erin Tellier (15, Auburn, NH), Stephen Wang (11, Hanover, NH), and Annie Xu (12, Nashua, NH).

The chamber orchestra consists of area professional musicians from the Boston Classical Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra of Boston, Merrimack Philharmonic, Nashua Chamber Orchestra, and Springfield Symphony under the direction of David Feltner, music director of the Nashua Chamber Orchestra and the Chamber Orchestra of Boston. Feltner has worked with young children in the past and was an enthusiastic supporter of the project.

The program includes: Haydn Concerto in F Major, H.XVIII, Vogler Concerto in C Major, Mozart Concerto #1 in F Major, K. 37, Bach Concerto in F Minor BWV 1056, and Haydn Concerto in D Major Hob. XVIII: 11.

Concert Details:

Saturday, May 4, 2013 at 2:00 pm

Manchester Christian Church | 1308 Wellington Road | Manchester, NH 03104

FREE ADMISSION

Pam comes to the real estate industry as an expert in the area of finance and legality in the home buying/selling process. Prior to her entrance at Verani Realty, she was a self-employed Certified Public Accountant in Windham, covering New Hampshire and Massachusetts, specializing in taxes. She’ll be using her knowledge and expertise in the field of finance and monetary law to keep buyers and sellers educated throughout the process.

As a CPA, Pam has a knack for details and deadlines. She knows that the client’s interests are always the most important part of the process, and that applying her client’s interests to the process; she can make it smoother for all parties involved. Along with her knowledge of finance and law, Pam brings a strong knowledge of Southern New Hampshire to the table, having been raised in Merrimack Valley, and now a Southern New Hampshire resident of 15 years.

Pam is very involved in New Hampshire communities and organizations. She has been the Treasurer of the Windham Co-op Kindergarten Board of Directors, is involved with the Board of Directors of the Windham Wolverines Football & Cheer, and is a member of the Granite State South Board of REALTORS®. Pam is a graduate of UMass Dartmouth, and carries real estate licenses in both New Hampshire and Massachusetts.

In her free time, Pam enjoys running, specifically in 5K road races with her friends. She also enjoys vacationing on the beaches of Maine and Florida. Pam, her husband, and 2 children live in Windham.

Pam is based out of the Prudential Verani Salem Office, located at 236 North Broadway in Salem, NH. She can be reached at p: (603) 893-7999, m: (603) 475-9825 or e: pam.keenan@verani.com

The Southern New Hampshire Expo last Thursday (10/18) was great!  Prudential Verani Realty joined over 200 other local businesses and service associations to acquaint area residents with our quality services. The Expo was held in the Hampshire Dome, part of the Hampshire Hills athletic complex in Milford. Restaurants gave out free samples and coupons, other businesses distributed customized keepsakes, and everyone seemed to have a great time.

There was a constant stream of visitors to our booth from even before the Expo officially opened at 2, until the fair closed five and a half hours later at 7:30. The booth was staffed by Prudential Verani Realty agents Donna D’Amore, Steve Russo, Sarah Sandhage, Tanya Verfaillie, and Denise Witham.

Many vendors stopped by as well as customers and potential customers of all ages.  For adults, we handed out Prudential Verani’s buyer’s and seller’s guides and football schedules, and gave them an opportunity to win several raffle prizes donated by our agents and Broker’s Title, Merrimack Mortgage, Wendi’s Cleaning Service, Fancy Nancys’ Elite Hair Design, Pizzico’s Restaurant, RMS Mortgage, and Lull Farm. The agents who staffed the booth contributed instant prize tickets for the “Wheel of Fortune,” which was extremely popular and brought many visitors to our display.  For children we had mini beach balls, Halloween stickers and toys, and candy.

At the end of the Expo, we were a little tired but very pleased at our booth’s reception. Our raffle was very popular, with over 160 people signing up for prizes. We look forward in the coming weeks to contacting the visitors we met at the Expo to explore how we can help them with their next house sale and/or purchase.

The Expo was a project of the Souhegan Valley Chamber of Commerce, who provided a great space and a very organized and helpful team to help all the vendors and visitors. We can’t wait to return next year!

As part of the recent news announcing Prudential Verani Realty and Real Living | The Norwood Group merging their two residential companies, we are pleased to have Beth Curran from The Norwood Group join the Prudential Verani Team!

Beth has worked as a full time Realtor® for more than 20 years serving clients in the Greater Nashua area, specializing in single family homes, condominiums, relocation and first time home buyers. As a Nashua resident for over 35 years she is very familiar with all of the schools and neighborhoods in the area.

Consistently honored as a top producing agent in real estate, Beth’s primary market is Nashua as well as Hollis, Amherst, Merrimack and Hudson. (She will sell and list real estate anywhere in New Hampshire if you ask her to!) She is also a member of the Massachusetts multiple listing service which allows her to input her listings and perform searches in the state of Massachusetts – a very beneficial feature to her clients seeking services in both NH and MA.

Prior to moving to Nashua, Beth grew up in Towson, MD. She and her husband Peter met at Mt. St. Mary’s in Emmitsburg, MD and have been married for over 34 years. Together, they have three children who live across the country from Arlington, VA to San Diego, CA to Nashua, NH. When she’s not traveling the country visiting her children, Beth’s hobbies and interests include skiing, tennis, curling, reading, cooking and visiting friends and family.

Beth is based out of the Prudential Verani Nashua Office located at 150 Broad Street in Nashua, NH. She can be reached at p: (603) 816-9905, m: (603) 966-6666 or by email at beth.curran@verani.com.

As part of the recent news announcing Prudential Verani Realty and Real Living | The Norwood Group merging their two residential companies, we are pleased to have Nancy Pomerleau from The Norwood Group join the Prudential Verani Team!

Nancy is recognized as one of New Hampshire’s finest real estate professionals. Committed to her profession, she has spent the past 43 years building a successful career based on hard work, experience, and dedication. Her focus and determination to raising the standards of the industry has earned Nancy the respect of her peers and the continued support of her clients and customers.

Beginning her career with The Norwood Group, Inc. back in 1970 as a sales associate, Nancy achieved the title of “Highest Volume Producing Sales Associate” in the history of the company! In 1980, she was appointed as the Amherst Branch Manager, a position in which she has served for over 13 years.

Throughout her career Nancy has taken an active role in a number of national, state, and local REALTOR® organizations. Presently, she is a Director for the Amherst Chamber of Commerce as well as its Chairman for the Educational Task Force. In 1994, she served as the New England Regional Vice President for the National Association of REALTORS® and as a member of its Executive Committee. She has been a member of the Board of Directors for the New Hampshire and National Association of REAL TORS® as well as the past president of the New Hampshire Association of REALTORS®, Greater Nashua Board of REALTORS®, and in 1979 was the recipient of the prestigious “REALTOR® of the Year Award” for the state of NH.

Committed to continuing education within our ever-changing real estate industry, Nancy realizes that accurate, up-to-date information is invaluable. She holds the professional designations of CRB (Certified Real Estate Broker Manager), GRI (Graduate Realtor Institute), CIPS (Certified International Property Specialist), and CRS (Certified Residential Specialist.) Nancy has also been a member of the New Hampshire Association of REALTORS® National Honor Society since 1982.

Nancy is a lifelong Amherst resident serving the towns of Amherst, Bedford, and Merrimack. She and her husband Ron have two daughters and enjoy spending time with their two grandchildren. When not helping clients sell homes, she has a passion for overseas traveling, gourmet cooking, and devoting her time to serve on many civic organizations and committees, as well as instituting many effective fund raisers for local charities.

Nancy is based out of the Prudential Verani Amherst Office located at 46 NH Route 101A in Amherst, NH. She can be reached at p: (603) 721-0402, m: (603) 496-4517 or by email at nancy.pomerleau@verani.com.

Prior to coming to Verani Realty, Frederick was a Dental Assistant with the New Hampshire Center for Comprehensive Dentistry. During the process of earning his license, Frederick decided Verani Realty was the place for him after speaking with a couple management team members. “First it was meeting John MacGilvary [Regional Manager, Londonderry] during a pre-licensing class. Then I met Tina Hagen [Regional Manager, Nashua]. I felt very comfortable right from the beginning. I knew that Verani was where I wanted to begin my real estate career.”

Frederick will be working out of the Verani Realty, Nashua office, where he will be specializing in real estate in Nashua, Hudson, and Merrimack. He made the move to real estate industry because of the high earnings potential, while at the same time having the opportunity to help people live their dreams. Frederick is excited to start his new career and is looking forward to “great training, team support, and the family atmosphere here at Verani.”

In his free time, Frederick enjoys movies, especially horror and drama. When he’s not frequenting the local theaters, he’s living an active lifestyle playing basketball, tennis, jogging, and swimming. Frederick is looking forward to using his previous experience in educating people through oral health processes, and applying it to helping home buyers/sellers through the processes in real estate. Frederick, or “Freddie” as his friends call him, lives at home with his wife Chrissy and his cat Emmy.

Frederick is based out of the Prudential Verani Nashua Office, located at 187 Main Dunstable in Nashua, NH. He can be reached at p: (603) 888-4600, m: (603) 718-2623 or e: Frederick.massone@verani.com

Debbie is excited to join her husband Don, a top producing associate broker at Prudential Verani Realty, to become one of Concord’s most trusted real estate teams.

Using her prior experience in network marketing and working for Vogue Communications, Debbie has been assisting Don with his marketing efforts for the last 9 years. In order to take their business to the next level, Debbie decided it was time to obtain her real estate license. “We are both big dreamers. We want to take advantage of our strengths and talents and put them together to create a successful business as the market turns.” said Debbie.

Debbie’s focus will be in residential sales. “I am all about people and helping them meet their real estate dreams. Whether we’re assisting first time home buyers, empty nesters, elderly or investors, we want to give them the service that will keep them coming back.” said Debbie. “Prudential Verani is a family oriented business, and we want to make sure that is carried on thru to our personal clients as well. We want our clients to see us as their REALTOR® for life – someone they can recommend to anyone and know wholeheartedly that we will treat them like our own family, with care and their best interest at heart.” added Debbie.

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Imagine having 325 acres as your backyard and enjoying trails for four season activities with no additional tax burden for the land use! In Nashua, Mine Falls Park is a gem for those who have discovered its natural beauty with forest, wetlands and open fields to enjoy walking, boating, fishing, cross country skiing or biking. To explore more, visit http://merrimack.wildnh.com/minefallspark/ and for a trail map, you can access http://tinyurl.com/62ydr28.

Since the late 1960’s, plans began in order to capitalize on this space which is bordered by the Nashua River and the old Millpond canal system. In the 1980’s and 90’s, parts of Nashua were determined as historical sites and placed on the National Register of Historic Places as well as the park trails were designated as part of the New Hampshire Heritage Trail system which extends along the Merrimack River from Canada to Massachusetts. Where can you find an urban environment with a natural feel at your doorstep? Nashua has been recognized twice as Money Magazine’s Best City in which to live and with beautiful public spaces like this, it is not a surprise.

A community which is a short walk away to Mine Falls pristine setting is at exit 5 is The Village at Mine Falls is which is a new community of detached condominium homes . Offering homes with first floor master suites, sunrooms and quality features that are considered upgrades elsewhere, this small enclave of 40 homes is located on a cul de sac with low monthly fees. With the park so close to home, you will have easy living and a carefree active lifestyle. Sales information is available through www.villageminefalls.com.

So if you want to explore what Nashua has to offer and drive a short distance, come and experience Mine Falls Park!

We’re Excited To Welcome Diane Day To The Verani Family!

Diane joins us with over 10 years of experience, 7+ years as the Owner Operator of Diane Day Realty in Henniker NH. Her extensive knowledge of the Henniker area and surrounding counties of Belknap, Cheshire, Hillsborough, Merrimack, Sullivan and Grafton will be an asset to the Concord Regional Office & Associates.

Specializing in REO, Diane ensures that the process of buying a REO property is handled effectively and quickly for her customers. Coming from a customer service & retail background, Diane has developed a great “quality service” attitude that gives her the ability to truly listen and define her customers’ needs and wants.

Diane is an active member of the Capitol Region Board of Realtors,® National Association of Realtors,® New Hampshire Association of Realtors® and Northern New England Real Estate Network.® She has a BSBA from Southern New Hampshire University and an AS in Accounting from Hesser College.

Diane’s family has resided in Henniker for the past 10 years. In fact, her move there was her FIRST real estate transaction and she has been in real estate ever since! “Mr. Tracy Bragg,” her significant other of 12 years, works for Anderson Equipment as a Product Support Rep. And she also has two beautiful daughters, Alyson 23 and Alyssa 21.

In her spare time Diane enjoys walking Benjamin, her 2 year old Jack Russell / Cairn mix, down the road to visit the farm animals. Although he’s the smallest of them all – weighing in at 7.5 pounds – he barks like he’s the big chief! Diane also enjoys the challenge of shopping for the “best sale price!”

Welcome Diane!