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Winner Announced for 2019 Holiday Decorating Contest
Despite the many amazing entries to our 2019 Holiday Decorating Contest, there was a clear winner. Congratulations to Northeast Security Agency for their amazing Christmas Lights display!

Monthly Member Highlight: Catchpenny
Tell us about your business. We started Catchpenny early in 2019 and took several months of planning before we opened our doors in May. It was our dream to open a business in our home town of Alton. The original idea was to take unloved and disused items and breath new life into them. We quickly expanded into included...

Meet your 2020 Board of Directors
The Alton Business Association is pleased to introduce to you your 2020 Board of Directors! Chair Person - Christy Painchaud Christy’s company, Christy Painchaud, LLC, has been a member of the Alton Business Association for several years. She has volunteered with the ABA since 2019's Winter Carnival. She became an...

Thank you to our 2019 Sponsors
We wanted to give a BIG THANK YOU to all of the amazing local businesses who made our 2019 calendar of events possible. From volunteers to sponsors, we had a lot of organizations, businesses, and community members work together to bring some amazing community events to Alton. THANK YOU! 2019 Winter Carnival - January Our...

Festival of Trees Registration is LIVE!
This year the Alton Business Association is making the holiday season a whole lot brighter! We're introducing some new festive fun to the month of December to get everyone in the holiday spirit. If you're interested in participating in this year's Festival of Trees, please fill out the form below, and click the donate...

Business Decorating Contest: Holiday Edition!
✨🌲✨ Let’s Light Up Alton this Holiday Season! ♥️ 💫 Please join in on the fun and help make our town sparkle with twinkle lights everywhere this season!! All businesses are encouraged to join, even home office business owners! If you own a biz, then LIGHT IT UP + DECORATE, snap a shot and post it here! 💡🌲💡🌲💡 💫💫 Winner will...

Light Up Night Date Set
The town has set Light Up Night for December 7th! We're excited to be a part of the festivities and are putting together an event committee to plan some fun festivities. Committee meetings will take place every Wednesday from 5-6pm at Catchpenny at 5 Monument Sq. We look forward to working with the community to make this...

Donations Needed for Town Tree Lighting!
The ABA is super excited to bring the citizens of Alton a beautiful Tree Lighting Ceremony! In preparation for this fun + festive event we need to raise some funds! The existing lights have taken a beating over the past few years from the weather and from unhappy town residents. We’re beyond grateful for those that have...

Membership Deals: Pinpoint Local
As one of the newest members of the ABA, Pinpoint Local wanted to offer a special discount to other ABA Members. Mike Varney and Neal Burns of Pinpoint local run a full-service internet marketing company located right in Alton NH. Both are Volunteer First responders on the New Durham fire Department and believe in giving...

Nominations Open!
Nominations are now open for the ABA Board of Director positions. If you or someone you know is interested in a director position, please nominate them below!