
John Allison of John Farley Clothiers, Art
Currier of Currier & Associates, Ginny Eramo of Interlocks Salon and
Day Spa and David Hall of the Tannery discussed strategies for surviving
difficult times at the June Seminar held at the Newburyport Bank. |

Kevin Riley of Partridge in a
Bear Tree was the recipient of the first annual Chamber
Ambassador Award. |

John Allison of John Farley
Clothiers accepts the first Annual Retailer of Year Award. |

Dr. Michael Strem of Strem
Chemicals thanks Chamber Members for the first annual
Business of the Year Award. |

Theresa Richey of Mark Richey
Woodworking accepts the first annual Innovation Award at the
2008 Annual Meeting. |

Former Mayor Dick Sullivan looks on as Ray
Nippes awards Byron Matthews with the Ed Molin Community Leadership
Award. |

Senator Steve Baddour and Representative
Mike Costello address Chamber Members at the May Breakfast. |

Ann Ormond and Mayor Moak at the Ribbon
Cutting for Fitness Together on State Street in Newburyport. |

Members network at the Eye Opener held at
the YWCA in April. |

Jeanette Isabella addresses members at the
April Business Seminar. |

Members enjoy games of chance at the Las Vegas Night held at the Elks
Club in March |

Workers from the First National Bank of
Ipswich run the Money Wheel at the Las Vegas Night held in March. |

Mark
Griffin of Griffin & Tucker, PC, with Chris and Steve Bentley of
the
Greater Newburyport - Bura Alliance at the February Mixer. |

Mark Hogan of Mark A Hogan and Sons and Pete
Johnston at the February Mixer held at
Ten Center Street Restaurant. |

Art Currier
of Currier and Assoc., Alex Dittami of Sign-a-Rama and Ari Herzog from
City Hall at the Ten Center Street Mixer. |

Newburyport
Mayor John Moak (far left) and Chamber VP of Membership, Patty St. John
(far right) welcome Doctors Kimberly and William Nolan at the ribbon
cutting of their new office Healthcare Complete at the Towle Building on
Merrimac Street |

Hundreds of residents and Chamber members braved the winter weather to
visit with the vendors and presenters at the Chamber's first Green Expo
on February 13th. |

Over 40
businesses and organizations participated in the Green Expo at the
Rupert A Nock Middle School. |

Stylists
and make up artists from Spa Paradiso and Salon show off their all
natural hair and skin care lines. |

Chamber
President Ann Ormond, Mike Bruno of Keyspan/National Grid, Mayor John
Moak and Chair of the Chamber Board Ray Nippes at the State of the
City Breakfast forum held in February. |

Ann Ormond,
Chamber president, David
Alaimo of Gare, Mayor John Moak, Kevin Williams of Gare, Kathy
Ryan, her daughter Alina, David Hall, Hall & Moskow and Patty St.
John, VP Membership Development at the Pottery Isle Ribbon Cutting. |

Chamber
President Ann Ormond, Newburyport Mayor John Moak, Merit Tukiainen,
Owner of Night & Day, Tina Santoro, Manager of Night & Day and
Ray Nippes, Chair of the Chamber Board at the Night & Day Ribbon
Cutting. |

Chamber President Ann Ormond and Newburyport
Mayor John Moak (far left) welcome retailer JL Coombs to Newburyport at
the recent Ribbon Cutting Ceremony. |

Members enjoy networking at the November
Mixer held at Journeyman Press. |

Keith MacLeod and Doug Cooke at the Annual
New Member Mixer held at David's Tavern on November 5th. |

Members gather at the Ocean Meadow at West
Newbury Ribbon Cutting Ceremony. |

Leslie Kirwan, Secretary of Administration
and Finance for the Patrick Administration, speaks at the October
Women's Leadership Connection Luncheon held recently at the Phoenix
Room. |

Over 15 non-profit members displayed the
recent Non_profit Volunteer Expo held at the Newburyport Public Library
on November 7th. |

Chamber Chair Ray Nippes and Daily News
Editor John Macone moderate a debate between Mayoral Candidates in
September. |

The Chamber Staff enjoyed a late summer
afternoon trip with the US Coast Guard Merrimack River Station
Crew. |

Hundreds of members turned out to network
and socialize at the September Mixer held at Michael's Harborside. |

Esther Sayer and Ray Nippes boogie to the
sounds of Blind Billy and the Spectacles at the August Boat Cruise
Mixer. |

Fairway Mortgage was one of the hosts at the
June Mixer held by the Business of the Storey Avenue Committee. |

Brion and Georgieanna Svenson of Four Star
Limousine with David Boudreau at the May Mixer held at the Provident
Bank on Storey Ave. |
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