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Plymouth Solar Energy powers up new service. Batteries are here. You’ll never have a Power Outage again.

Homeowners now can install high-tech lithium storage batteries to power their home when the utility goes down.  Plymouth Solar Energy has expanded its resources and is now endorsed by the four leading battery manufacturers including Tesla, Briggs, and Stratton, Generac/PRW Cell and Sonnen.  The company has earned certificates for their most advanced systems.

Some battery owners report that they did not even know that the utility went down because the battery switched on seamlessly. In addition to the comfort and convenience, batteries are recognized for taxed credits.  Homeowners enjoy 30% tax credits for batteries and 30% tax credit for solar.

Owners may select time of day or periods of peak household usage and have storage contribute to the home at that time.  Those with solar can store energy during the day and power their home at night.  With or without solar, owners earn money if they allow the utility to tap their batteries when the grid is stressed.

Plymouth Solar Energy (PlymouthSolarEnergy.com ) is a regional leader in the installation and maintenance of commercial and residential solar and battery systems. The company boasts over 200 installed and on-line monitored solar systems within 50 miles of Plymouth.

Plymouth Solar Energy is located at 18 Main Street Extension, Plymouth, MA. There are now 10 full and part-time staffers at the growing entity.

For more info visit www.PlymouthSolarEnergy.com . For a complimentary Solar Feasibility Study or questions, call (508) 746-5430 or email info@plymouthsolarenergy.com.

“Gratitude and Grin” nominations sought.  Recognize a neighbor, friend or relative for the little things they do.

Reward a random act of kindness.  Recognize a selfless act. Appreciate the little things that a neighbor, friend or relative does for you or others. Nominate someone for “Gratitude and Grin” award.

The “Gratitude and Grin” award provides recognition for someone in the community who goes out of their way to help. The award, sponsored by Surf Side Dental Studio of Hingham, includes community recognition and dinner for two at a Hingham-area restaurant.

The public is encouraged to submit nominations to officestaff@surfsidedentalstudio.com.  Please include the name of the nominee, a brief description of the random act of kindness, contact information (telephone, email address) for the nominee.  Please also include contact information (telephone, email address) for the nominator. 

“Highlighting good deeds will help encourage more good deeds,” noted Dr. Robert Geary of Surf Side Dental Studio. 

Dr. Teresa Huynh added, “We believe in community involvement and being good neighbors, we look forward to hearing great examples of that.”

Surf Side Dental Studio is located at the intersection of Hingham, Hull, and Cohasset at 344 Rockland St, Hingham, Ma 02043.  The dental practice provides a comfortable and relaxed atmosphere.

Husband and wife team Dr. Robert Geary, a native of Hull, and Dr. Teresa Huynh, also a native of a surfside town, Pompano Beach, Florida focus on complete dental care for the family.

For more information, call (781) 749-6750, or visit www.SurfSideDentalStudio.com.

Scituate resident and former Firefighter recognized for Random Act of Kindness and Sunny Disposition.

DATELINE: PLYMOUTH, MA…

Brian Poitras, a Scituate resident and a recent retiree of the Lowell Fire Department, once again did not hesitate when help was needed. 

While visiting the Scituate Senior Center, Brian was chatting with acquaintance Anne Tucker Roberts. 

Anne mentioned that she was concerned that during a hot and humid spell in July her air conditioner was not functioning.  Service companies were not responding to her telephone calls or were scheduling her out for several weeks. Anne and her 85-year-old husband, John, were not only uncomfortable, but at risk.

Out of the kindness of his heart, Brian ventured into his own basement, brought up a spare portable unit and installed it in the Roberts’ home.

“It is a story of what this country has lost. He has renewed my faith that people really DO care about others!” noted Anne.

Thus, Brian Poitras is the first to be recognized by the Sunny Disposition campaign sponsored by Plymouth Solar Energy.  In addition to recognition, Brian will receive a $50 gift certificate to Strega Café, one of Plymouth’s finer restaurants.

Know someone who has recently performed a random or intended act of kindness?

Could be something as simple as taking out the trash for an elderly neighbor.  Or helping with heavy lifting of a new couch.  Or sharing an extra plate of homemade brownies.

Plymouth Solar Energy is recognizing Sunny Disposition winners monthly.  The winner will receive dinner for two at one of Greater Plymouth’s leading restaurants and a spiffy pair of sunglasses.

Enter brief nomination at https://www.plymouthsolarenergy.com/sunny-disposition-plymouth

Plymouth Solar (PlymouthSolarEnergy.com ) is a regional leader in the installation and maintenance of commercial and residential solar and battery systems. The company boasts over 200 installed and on-line monitored solar systems within 50 miles of Plymouth.

Plymouth Solar Energy is located at 18 Main Street Extension, Plymouth, MA. There are now 10 full and part-time staffers at the growing entity.

For more info visit www.PlymouthSolarEnergy.com . For a complimentary Solar Feasibility Study or questions, call (508) 746-5430 or email info@plymouthsolarenergy.com.

Fudging great media coverage

PR Works recently secured broadcast coverage on WCVB for our client Murdick’s Fudge of Martha’s Vineyard. Doug Meehan visited Murdick’s Fudge at their Edgartown location. The piece ran on June 19 on WCVB’s Eye Opener broadcast and later in the day on their early news. Here’s the piece:

For more information on Murdick’s Fudge and their mouth-watering fudge, brittle and other goodies, check out their website.

Leverage Podcast Guest Appearances to Boost your Business

What does it take to claim the “expert” roll and boost your business?  “Leverage Podcast Guest Appearances to Boost your Business” takes the audience through the process step by step.

PR Works, a full service public relations and advertising firm based in America’s Hometown of Plymouth, MA, is leading the complimentary webinar that prepares you to be part of the boom as a podcast host. The free online event is set for Wednesday, August 19, 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.  To RSVP, copy and paste https://conta.cc/39q78is into your browser to Internet browser.  

Sponsors of the webinar include My Pinnacle Network, South Shore Networking Professionals and Rockland Trust. The webinar will be led by experienced podcasters Steve Dubin and Joe D’Eramo of PR Works.

The webinar prepares you to determine how to tap into the more than 1-million podcast show opportunities that appear regularly on a wide range of channels including Podcast portals such as Itunes, IHeartRadio, Google Play, YouTube, Stitcher and more.

Podcast appearances establish credibility, create visibility, activate lead generation, create speaking opportunities, stimulate search engine optimization, expand cultural authority, and increase value proposition.

The webinar gets you into the game and on the air.

Learn how to –

  • Test the waters and determine your ability and aptitude
  • Define your topic niche.
  • Leverage the pre-existing audience of the podcast
  • Research podcast show options
  • Tell stories vs. selling
  • Draft standard questions.
  • Create 1-page pitch
  • Appeal to the host’s currency
  • Find portals listing podcast shows
  • Steps to booking a guest spot
  • Choose the right equipment at a reasonable pricing.
  • Lighting like a pro for less
  • Taping protocols worth knowing
  • Coming up with an Evergreen offer
  • Promote each episode via podcast portals, social media, e-newsletters, publicity and leveraging the marketing channels of each guest.
  • Following up and obtaining repeat guesting opportunities

Please RSVP for this complimentary webinar by pasting https://conta.cc/39q78is nto your browser.

For more information about the podcast event or podcasting services, contact PR Works at www.PRWorkZone.com, (781) 582-1061, 18 Main Street Extension, Suite 409, Plymouth, MA.

Mining the Golden Age of Podcasting. PR Works, based in Plymouth, Massachusetts announces podcasting services.

Experts and listeners agree, we are in the Golden Age of Podcasting. More than half of American homes tune into a podcast regularly. Why not YOURS?

Given this high audible trend, PR Works, based in America’s hometown of Plymouth, Massachusetts, has launched a podcast service. The service ranges from establishing a Podcast strategy to recording and editing the show to promoting it. 

“Podcasting allows you to control the message, control the medium and tap into new clients, strategic partners and referral sources,” notes PR Works Founder Steven V. Dubin, a Plymouth, Massachusetts resident.

He added, “Podcasting is another story-telling channel and the one-to-one audience it creates is powerful. Where most get stalled is in having a clear niche topic and managing all the details of technology, arranging guests, editing the raw footage, uploading each segment to YouTube and the many podcast portals and then promoting the podcast to expand the audience. We help boil that down and get it done.”

Here are some of the considerations to podcasting.

First, the “Why”? 

Are you doing this to position yourself as “the” expert? Book prospects as guests and build those relationships? Generate solid content for social media? Enhance SEO? Provide useful information to your core audience?

Your answer to ALL of the above should YES!

Second, the theme?

What is your unique programming theme? Do you expand upon family business, start-up business, mid-market business? Are you focusing on a niche? Young families? Senior living? Middle-age madness? Choose a theme and build upon it.

Third, the Title?

The title of your podcast should give a hint about the content and entice us in. No surprise about what “Planet Money” is about. “Football Weekly” tells it all. You could get clever, but you don’t want to be obscure and leave us guessing.

Fourth, Scheduling?

Most new podcasters can’t keep up a pace of more than once a month. That being said, it is worthwhile to record the first three segments all at once. In our binge watching/listening world, give your audience a good dose of what you do. 

It is best to develop a schedule and editorial outline of segments for each business quarter.

Fifth, Guests?

Let’s face it, unless you are stand-up comedian or experienced performer, you probably can enhance broadcasts with a guest or two. Guests add insight, variety and color. 

The challenge is to book them, prepare them, obtain background materials, etc. That is a critical part of the process.

Six, the Technology?

How will you record? How will you upload to key podcast portals (Spotify, Itunes, etc.).How will you promote each episode? PR Works has reviewed a wide range of platforms and came up with an inexpensive and thorough solution that includes developing a vlodcast (video of the podcast) and the audio podcast at the same time.  Thus, you are bolstering a YouTube channel and reaching out via key podcast portals.

Seventh, the Promotion?

Now you’ve gone to all the trouble of creating a podcast, how do you get it out there?

Social media posts, e-newsletter, news release and blog posts help move it along.  These messages should ALSO be prepared and customized for your guests to share with their audiences.

Ready to go “live”?  5-4-3-2-1.  For additional information about podcasting, contact PR Works at www.PRWorkZone.com, (781) 582-1061, 18 Main Street Extension, Suite 409, Plymouth, MA.

Don’t do Divorce alone. Divorce workshop offers support and practical direction.


It’s impossible to understand how painful divorce is, if you haven’t been through it.

The newly formed Divorce Support Group provides a safe, welcoming place to work through your feelings with other people facing similar challenges. Together, we explore denial, fear, loneliness, friendships, guilt/rejection, grief, anger, and whatever else arises. We will also discuss practical ways to take care of yourself. 

The workshop is scheduled for eight Thursdays,  6pm – 7:30 p.m. March 7 and includes March 7, March 14, March 21, March 28, April 4, April 18, May 2 and May 9 at the Maverick Wellness, 67 Coddington Street, #209, Quincy MA 02169.  Cost is $240 for the 8-week session.  Group support works best when members can commit to attending all the sessions.  Participants are encouraged to sign up only if  they believe they will be able to attend all the sessions.

This small support group (limit is 6-8 members) will provide a safe, accepting space to discuss the emotional challenges of your divorce, talk with people who “get it,” and learn from each other.

Specifically, the workshop explores practical ways to take care of yourself, cope with stress, how to talk with your children, meeting with your lawyer, ways to co-parent with your ex, feelings around the family home, personal belongings and more.  

The workshop was developed and will be led by Frances T. Spillane, a divorced mother of two children and recently remarried.  She is an LMHC and Life Coach who supports clients in creating meaningful, fulfilling lives.

“When I look back at my divorce, I often wonder ‘What was wrong with me?’”  She added, “Why did I try to do it all alone?  Why didn’t I ask for more help? Why didn’t I do more to help myself?  Why didn’t I find more support?  What was I thinking? Having survived that gauntlet, I developed this workshop.”

Fran is on her third career.  Prior to becoming a therapist, she was a tax accountant, then a stay-at-home mom. Her own journeys through transition give her a deep sense of empathy and compassion, as well as the knowledge that change provides the opportunity to create a more joyful life. Her authentic and unconditional positive regard for clients supports their honest exploration of their most important issues.

Fran practices in Attleboro and Quincy, MA.  She earned her M.A. at Bridgewater State University, and her B.A. at University of Notre Dame.

To RSVP, please visit https://www.EmbraceYourFreedom.Net or email FTSpillane.obhi@Gmail.com.

Mantell Retirement Consulting of Plymouth, MA Celebrates 20th Anniversary

PLYMOUTH, MA… Mantell Retirement Consulting, Inc., a retirement education and marketing communications firm based in Plymouth, MA and led by the nationally-known retirement planning guru, author and keynote speaker Marcia Mantell, is celebrating 20 years.

Marcia Mantell
Marcia Mantell

As the founder of Mantell Retirement Consulting, established in 2005, Mantell regularly partners with financial institutions in the U.S. and Canada to help support the customers they serve across the retirement spectrum—from a focus on saving, to the transition into retirement, and then, how to organize and manage income to last a lifetime. 

In the past two decades, Mantell has brought an impressive amount of retirement, Social Security, and Medicare knowledge to the financial industry and directly to future retirees through their employers or in partnership with financial advisors. Keeping up with rapid and wide-sweeping changes in retirement savings, RMDs, Social Security and Medicare has kept her on the front lines of retirement income planning.

In celebration of Mantell Retirement Consulting’s 20th anniversary, Marcia Mantell shares her view on the “20 Important Retirement Changes in the Last 20 Years” for advisors and consumers on her blog,  https://boomerretirementbriefs.com/mantell-retirement-consulting-celebrates-20th-anniversary/

As an active member of the Investments & Wealth Institute, Mantell serves as Chair of the RMA Commission and teaches Social Security and Medicare to financial advisors. She is renowned for “translating” Social Security and Medicare rules and complex retirement topics into language that consumers can understand. Over the years, Mantell has developed innovative retirement income planning workshops for advisors, and comprehensive retirement education programs for plan participants and consumers at all levels of wealth.

Those looking to learn more about Mantell Retirement Consulting may turn to ThinkAdvisor’s profile for the company’s 20th anniversary: https://thinkadvisor.com/2025/07/16/marcia-mantell-has-never-been-this-worried-about-social-security/

“The past 20 years have truly been incredible and I look forward to continuing to help individuals on their journey to retirement,” said Mantell. “That being said, funding for Social Security and Medicare over the next five years will shape the retirements of most Americans. Educating financial advisors, consumers and policymakers will be key and Mantell Retirement Consulting is well-prepared for this mission.” 

About Marcia Mantell

Marcia Mantell is a nationally-known keynote speaker, author, retirement planning guru and Baby Boomer. For over 30 years, Marcia Mantell has helped the country’s foremost financial services firms and advisors increase their knowledge of complex retirement concepts and regulations. She has a remarkable ability to translate those concepts into everyday language that educates and motivates real people to take the right steps to achieve the retirement they desire. Marcia has been named an IA25 Honoree by ThinkAdvisor—one of the “advisors, experts and leaders in financial services who are pushing the industry forward.” 

Mantell is the author of four must-read books (available on Amazon.com) for everyone who wants to retire. Her lively how-to discussion guide and workbook, Cookin’ Up Your Retirement Plan, was featured in the Wall Street Journal article, “5 Books to Help You Build a Bigger Nest Egg” (July 2025). Her other titles include What’s the Deal with Retirement Planning for Women, Creating Your Medicare Recipe, and her latest book, Social Security: Lightly Toasted, Not Burnt.

Mantell is a go-to pro for expert level retirement planning, retirement income, Social Security, and Medicare throughout the retirement industry and for reporters and journalists around the country.

For additional background on Marcia Mantell and her work with Mantell Retirement Consulting, visit https://mantellretirementconsulting.com/.

Rebranding and Reinvigorated. No Place for Hate becomes “Plymouth for All”.

The Plymouth chapter of “No Place for Hate” has been rebranded to “Plymouth for All Committee”. The name change reflects a more inclusive approach and that the organization is not affiliated with the national No Place for Hate program of the Anti-Defamation League.

The Plymouth For All Committee is a committee of town government, with members appointed by the Plymouth Select Board.

The focus of the Plymouth for All committee remains stalwart. The group is dedicated to fostering a community that values diversity, promotes inclusion, and ensures that all people are treated with dignity and respect. In addition to changing their name, Plymouth For All is changing their approach to actively opposing hate, bias, injustice, and discrimination by implementing a new and improved strategic plan.

Plymouth For All can be found on the town of Plymouth’s website at – https://www.plymouth-ma.gov/697/Plymouth-for-All-Committee

The committee consists of 13 seats for Plymouth residents who are appointed by the Plymouth Select Board – including 11 seats for adults and 2 seats for Plymouth High School students. Meetings are held on the fourth Wednesday of every month at 7:00pm ET at Town Hall — all are welcome to attend.

Peter Matlon, chair of the Committee, noted, “Our new strategy emphasizes our ambition to play a more active role in policy advocacy within town government –  and our commitment to build working relationships with marginalized communities.”

In addition to Peter Matlon, Committee members include Christina Bryant, Linda Jones, Meghan Neutzling, Jonathan Plate, Keyana Adarkwah, David E. Brown, Peggy Grimes, Stephen Karam, Sophie Speliopoulos, Michelle Tirella Ventura, Sarah Jane Engel, and Zachary Thomas Hogge.

MPAAQ Sounds the Alarm Over 2026 MassHealth Medical Necessity Criteria and Performance Specification for ABA

New Regulations Will Negatively Impact Access to Medically Necessary ABA for Children with Autism and Down Syndrome

On December 11, 2025, Carelon/MBHP distributed the 2026 Medical Necessity Criteria and Performance Specifications for Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA). These changes go into effect February 15, 2026 and represent a substantial deviation from current regulations, which will negatively impact access to medically necessary ABA for children with autism and down syndrome.

MPAAQ has many concerns with these new policies, which have not been presented for public comment, but the most significant concerns include:

  • Increasing minimum age for behavior technicians (paraprofessionals) from 18 to 21. 
  • Excessive assessment requirements to obtain prior authorization for treatment
  • Excessive requirements for center-based ABA services
  • Limiting access to group instruction (a cost-effective and less restrictive level of care) to less than half the national standard.

MPAAQ understands the necessity of policy and regulations to protect quality of ABA services and to ensure the MassHealth program is financially sustainable. MPAAQ is eager to partner with MassHealth and EHHS on policy that protects both access and quality of ABA services in the commonwealth. 

“However, MPAAQ cannot stand by silently when major policy changes are released at the last minute, without public comment,” said Ashley Williams, PhD, LABA, BCBA-D, Board Member, MPAAQ Board of Directors. “These changes will make it even harder for families to access critical services.”

The new policy limits access to care for current (and future) clients by introducing new and excessive assessment requirements to authorize treatment and overly stringent expectations to justify center-based ABA services. 

“These requirements are not in line with our field’s generally accepted standards of care and will lead to children accessing lower doses of treatment and potentially discharging prematurely,” said Rebecca Thompson, PhD, BCBA-D, Chair of MPAAQ.

Further, MassHealth is limiting group instruction, a cost-effective and less restrictive model of treatment, to less than half of federal policy. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) establishes guidance on the typical maximum number of units a service code may be used per day, called Medically Unlikely Edits (MUE’s). When medically justified, a higher number of service units may be delivered per day. The CMS MUE for group treatment is 18 units (of 15 minutes each) or 4.5 hours, but MassHealth will be limiting this service to 2 hours per session and a total of 10 hours per week.

ABA is an effective and well-researched method of teaching children with developmental differences a variety of skills related to communication, social interaction, motor skills, and problem solving. This therapeutic approach has been proven to improve the functional capabilities of children diagnosed with autism and Down syndrome by systematically breaking down challenging tasks into smaller components. Research shows that for the autism population, ABA services can save the commonwealth more than $2 million per child over their lifetime.

In addition, increasing the age requirements for behavior technicians – who are front-line staff – immediately reduces MPAAQ members’ potential workforce by 20 percent. These ABA providers already face a direct care workforce shortage, and this new policy exacerbates this issue. It will also increase costs, as people who have been in the workforce longer will require higher wages to compensate for their experience. Demand for services will increase in 2026, as new law goes into effect mandating coverage for ABA for Down Syndrome, in addition to autism. This new policy restricts MPAAQ members’ potential workforce, just as thousands more individuals will be eligible for care. 

About the Massachusetts Providers for ABA Access and Quality (MPAAQ) :

The Massachusetts Providers for ABA Access and Quality (MPAAQ) is the dedicated, nonprofit trade association representing organizations who render ABA services across the Commonwealth. We champion evidence-based, equitable ABA services, working to ensure strong policies that uphold clinical integrity, workforce sustainability, and meaningful outcomes for individuals and families. Learn more at www.mpaaq.org

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Needham, MA news – Circle of Hope in High Gear as  Mark’s Storage & Moving is named Official Mover.

Circle of Hope,  a nonprofit organization based in Needham, Massachusetts, mark another major sponsor and its official mover – Mark’s Storage & Moving.

Mark Silverman, founder of Mark’s Moving & Storage, is a long-time Needham resident and neighbor of Circle of Hope.  In addition to  his moving and storage company, based in Westborough, MA, Silverman founded Mark’s Northeastern Furniture Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to re-purposing discarded furniture and other necessities for charities and individuals in need.

Circle of Hope provides individuals and families experiencing homelessness and housing insecurity in both Metro West and Greater Boston with clothing and hygiene essentials to promote health and opportunity. By making regular deliveries of seasonally appropriate clothing, shoes, bedding, and hygiene essentials to 35 homeless shelters, healthcare clinics, schools, and community programs, Circle of Hope promotes physical and mental health and fosters opportunity for thousands of people in need. Last year, Circle of Hope gave clothing and hygiene essentials to more than 31,700 people experiencing homelessness.

“We are delighted to partner with Circle of Hope,” noted Silverman. He added, “We don’t just move belongings — we move with purpose! This partnership represents exactly who we are – a company whose culture and mission reach far beyond profitability. For more than four decades, we’ve believed that success creates responsibility — and that those of us who have been fortunate have an obligation to lift others up.”

He continued, “At Mark’s Moving & Storage, philanthropy isn’t a side project; it’s woven into the fabric of how we operate. From supporting families in crisis to delivering essential goods to those who need them most, we take pride in using our resources, people, and expertise to make a real impact in the community.”

Ari Barbanell, Executive Director of Circle of Hope noted, “We are blessed to have partners like Mark’s Storage and Moving. We have a common goal – creating a more compassionate and connected community.”

ABOUT CIRCLE OF HOPE

Circle of Hope provides essential clothing, hygiene items, bedding, and baby supplies to individuals and families experiencing homelessness in Boston and MetroWest, partnering with shelters, schools, and health clinics for emergency aid and dignity. Founded in 2008, they deliver vital necessities like coats, diapers, and hygiene kits to promote health and opportunity for thousands, offering ways to donate goods, funds, or volunteer

The organization is located at 1329 Highland Ave., Suite 3, Needham, MA 02492. To donate or volunteer, visit  circleofhopeonline.org.

About Mark’s Moving & Storage

Mark’s Moving and Storage, 111 Milk St., Westborough, offers a wide range of moving and storage services, including commercial on demand warehouse storage local and long-distance residential and corporate moving, air freight, container shipping, record storage management, disposal, packing and unpacking services, portable storage containers, warehousing and fire and flood remediation. For more information, visit https://marksmoving.com.

Isaiah Brown joins Johnson Brunetti

FRANKLIN, MA, NEEDHAM, MA, NORWELL, MA and WOBURN, MA..

photo of Isaiah Brown, Johnson Brunetti client relationship coordinator

Johnson Brunetti, an independent retirement and investment specialist firm, founded in 2003, recently announced the addition of Isaiah Brown as a client relationship coordinator.

In this role, Brown coordinates workshops and events, supports clients, and serves as a liaison between advisors and clients.

“Isaiah has a knack for managing multiple project simultaneously without a drop in the quality of service,” said Linda Walter, Regional Operations Manager. “He has an affable way about him that gives both clients and co-workers the confidence that everything is under control. He’s has been a welcome addition to our team.”

Brown attended the University of Arkansas and earned a bachelor’s degree in marketing with a focus in business analytics.

“It’s a real tight-knit group here at Johnson Brunetti and I love how we work collaboratively with clients and on projects. As someone who’s relatively new to the financial services industry, it’s reassuring that if I have a question, I can go to just about anybody in the firm and get some help,” said Brown.

A native of Arkansas, Brown resides in Brighton with his girlfriend Rachell. In his spare time, he’s a soccer referee, officiating for high school and college matches across southeastern Massachusetts. An outdoorsman, he also enjoys exploring his new home state, particularly the western and southeastern parts of the state.

About Johnson Brunetti

Johnson Brunetti is a local retirement planning firm with offices in Needham, Franklin, Norwell, and Woburn, MA. Johnson Brunetti provides the financial guidance and service that retirees and those planning for retirement need as they strive to achieve financial independence. To learn more about Johnson Brunetti and its services, call 800-208-7233 or visit www.JohnsonBrunetti.com.

Johnson Brunetti names Max Gordon as community liaison

of Max Gordon, the community liaison for Johnson Brunetti

FRANKLIN, MA, NEEDHAM, MA, NORWELL, MA and WOBURN, MA..

Johnson Brunetti, an independent retirement and investment specialist firm, founded in 2003, recently named Max Gordon as community liaison. Gordon will take on this role in addition to his duties as a client services specialist.

As community liaison, Gordon will coordinate with non-profit and charitable organizations to arrange volunteer opportunities for Johnson Brunetti. The firm’s employees contribute four hours of community service each quarter.

“Max has shown tremendous initiative since he joined Johnson Brunetti out of college in 2021. With the growth of our Massachusetts locations, Max stepped up to take on the community liaison role. We’re grateful to have someone of Max’s skill and passion in that role and look forward to even more rewarding community service projects for our staff,” said Linda Walter, Regional Operations Manager.

Over the past several years, Johnson Brunetti staff members—both collectively and as individuals—have performed community service for a wide range of organizations. Those include: The Make-A-Wish Foundation, Circle of Hope, The Salvation Army, Dress for Success, Wounded Warriors, and many more.

“One of the things I’ve loved about working at Johnson Brunetti is the team dynamic. Much of what we do here is a collaborative effort. The community service work we do brings our close-knit team even closer together,” said Gordon. “I’m excited to jump into this additional role and find more ways to help people in the communities we serve.”

Gordon earned a bachelor’s degree in managerial economics from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. Originally from Pompton Lakes, New Jersey, he resides in the Brighton section of Boston. In his spare time, he enjoys movies, skiing, and mountain biking.

About Johnson Brunetti

Johnson Brunetti is a local retirement planning firm with offices in Needham, Franklin, Norwell, and Woburn, MA. Johnson Brunetti provides the financial guidance and service that retirees and those planning for retirement need as they strive to achieve financial independence. To learn more about Johnson Brunetti and its services, call 800-208-7233 or visit www.JohnsonBrunetti.com.