Hingham Business Updates Digest

Each Friday, Hingham Patch will feature a round-up of the updates that local business owners post toour Conversations area. 

The updates can be on just about any topic, from an upcoming networking event to a Red Sox World Series special to employee promotions and more. Share them on Hingham Patch and we will collect them for readers every week.

Check out the info in this week's digest below:

Erickson Living Names Jim Centola Associate Executive Director of Linden Ponds

Erickson Living has named Jim Centola as the new Associate Executive Director of Linden Ponds.  Prior to this position he was the Administrator of Extended Care at Linden Ponds since 2011. 

Centola has over 15 years of experience in continuing care retirement communities, health and management.   Prior to Linden Ponds he was Director of Operations at Quality Rehabilitation Services in Plainville.  Prior to Quality Rehabilitation Services, he worked for Masonic Health System for 10 years at their Overlook Continuing Care Retirement campus.  At Overlook he was Director of Rehabilitation Services and was then promoted to Vice-President of Health Services and Administrator of the company’s 181-bed skilled nursing facility.   

Centola has also served as a physical therapist for Physical Therapy Plus in Brockton, and was also co-owner of Huntington Rehabilitation of Fall River.  

Centola, of Medway, received his Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy cum laude from Northeastern University in Boston and a Master of Business Administration degree from Assumption College in Worcester. 

South Shore Conservatory (SSC) has joined #GivingTuesday, a movement to transform how people participate in the giving season. The Wallace M. Leonard Foundation has announced that they will match the first $10,000 in online donations made to SSC on #GivingTuesday. 

Coinciding with the kickoff of the holiday shopping season, #GivingTuesday invites donors to take action by giving back to the charities and causes they support. #GivingTuesday 2013, which takes place December 3, following Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday, focuses national attention on a day dedicated to philanthropic giving.

More details on the update page.

Saul B. Cohen, President of Hammond Residential Real Estate, is pleased to announce that Hammond is a 2013-2014 Season Corporate Partner of Boston Baroque, America’s premier and oldest running period orchestra.

Founded in 1973 by Music Director Martin Pearlman, and celebrating its 40th Anniversary in the 2013-2014 Season, Boston Baroque has received critical acclaim around the world through its performances, international touring, and twenty-three professional recordings, which have earned the ensemble three Grammy nominations. 

More details on the update page.