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The winners are seen at the Manchester Country Club event. (MELISSA PROULX/Union Leader Correspondent) Union Leader | Melissa Proulx | May 2, 2017 BEDFORD — A cofounder of a local business working to provide advancements in the medical field earned the designation of Small Business Person of the Year at this year’s Small Business Week award ceremony.The 27 employees at Celdara Medical, LLC’s three locations — Lebanon; New York, N.Y.; and Washington, D.C. — worked with 200 academic institutions to review prior academic research to see if a new medication can be brought to clinical trial.“Our business is medicine,” said...

Since 2001 paddling has been a part of my life. It has been one of my longest relationships outside of family, and like any relationship has had some high highs and some low lows.   Paddling Highs were the first time I got on the Bottom Moose, the New Haven Ledges, the Upper Pemi, or managed my first cartwheel or loop. Downs.... well reality is we are all just in between swims, the lows have been hits to my boating ego or self-esteem. However, despite any personal achievement or blunder, this past weekend was my favorite day on the river PERIOD... and...

  In coordination with representatives from PermaCity Life and the WOW Trail, we had the pleasure of a pre-season, behind the scenes tour of Highland Mountain Bike Park! If you haven't been to Highland, you need to go! It is an amazing place connecting kids and adults of all ages to the outdoors through a specific activity, which they love! We got the low down on their amazing down hill tracks, their cross country runs and the plethora of programming for kids, adults and schools to learn how to ride safely and have fun out there! In listening to Mark, we...

My first job out of college was an engineering position at a major corporation. I received a strong referral from a high level executive that went whitewater rafting with me. Eight years later, I was definitely “broken in” to corporate life and living what I thought was my only reality. I had a family I cherished and received a substantial promotion at work, in which I was the youngest person by almost ten years leading programs & projects. In my mind, this was validation for a "good life." I worked hard, kept my nose to the grindstone and proved myself...