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As the New Harbor Group continues to grow, we are pleased to welcome Meaghan McCabe as the newest addition to our team.

Meaghan McCabe
Meaghan most recently served as Deputy Press Secretary for the City of Providence. In that role she executed media strategies for Mayor Angel Taveras. She also developed messaging and delivered content across many different platforms. In addition to telling stories through the traditional channels, Meaghan is also highly skilled in graphic design, photography and video production.

Meaghan's experience prior to City Hall was at Hasbro and WPRI/WNAC Providence. A lifelong Rhode Islander, she - like us - is passionate about making a contribution to her home state.

Meaghan's first day at New Harbor Group will be Monday, September 29. We are very excited to have her join the team.

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The Little Miracle Department

Peter
My nephew Peter turns three on Monday, and he is one tough hombre. A couple days after he was born Peter underwent heart surgery, the first of three surgeries he has had in his short life to correct a dangerous, life-threatening condition known as hypoplastic left heart syndrome, or HLHS. 
 
The doctors at Children's Hospital in Boston successfully completed Peter's third and final surgery this spring. He is now hard at work climbing trees, looking for bugs and playing with his five siblings. It's a great story - both about Peter's resilience and the skill and caring of the doctors. It's such a good story, in fact, that Children's took to their blog to tell the story here: Determined to overcome HLHS

This link highlights why blogs are such a good place to tell longer stories on-line - stories that audiences need to hear. In this case, it highlights the doctors at Children's, but also serves as a source of information and hope for families who all of a sudden learn they need to know more about HLHS. 
 
If you've got a good story to tell - particularly one with a happy ending like Peter's - a blog is a great place to do it.
Communicating in a Crisis When the Rules Have Changed

Some of the most difficult crises to handle are the ones where all of a sudden the rules have changed. These rules can be official written rules, or "unofficial" rules, based on the expectations and standards of your audiences, or society at large. 
 
This past weekend I had a chance to speak on a local radio show about the "change of rules" crisis that is facing the NFL right now. For the league, the "rules" on handling domestic violence cases changed altogether following the release of this video showing Ray Rice of the Baltimore Ravens punching his fianc� (now wife) in an elevator and knocking her out. Previously, the NFL's unofficial rules in these cases called for a slap on the wrist, and a quick return to the playing field. The Rice video changed the rules, and the NFL has yet to catch up.
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel joined the Southeastern New England Defense Industry Alliance's (SENEDIA) first annual Defense Innovation Days in Newport earlier this month.  Secretary Hagel's visit got a lot of great coverage, but the event also rated national coverage in Politico, among other places, as well. SENEDIA executive director Molly Magee also did a great job in a longer interview on the highly regarded interview program Executive Suite.
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Sec. Hagel

 

The Matty Fund, a local non-profit, is the leading resource for children and families living with epilepsy in Rhode Island.  Last week, after a highly competitive process, the group was selected by Rite-Aid for the company's KidsCents program.  Click here to see the coverage on local TV, and for the story in the Providence Business News.
The Matty Fund

Gov. Lincoln Chafee welcomed this year's class of new Eagle Scouts to the State House earlier this month at the Narragansett Council's annual "Gathering of Eagles" event.  The Governor praised the Scouts for their achievement in reaching the Eagle rank and for their service to the community.  He also told the Scouts, and their families, how important Scouting was to his late father, U.S. Sen. John H. Chafee.
Eagle Scouts at the State House