POLL: Vote for Top Notch Service Providers

There are people in our lives who make the everyday issues around the home just a little bit easier. This week, in our Readers' Choice Small Business Tournament, we want to know who in town provides excellent customer service when it comes to needs around the home.

Be it plumbing, heating, cooling, landscaping/yard work, trash disposal or home cleaning, these are the people who solve unexpected problems or provide regular services that cut out tasks in your busy schedule.

Vote from the list below to choose the business you think should win this week's poll. It is our second to last in the first round before we begin really narrowing the contest down to an singular winner for best small business of 2012.

HOW IT WORKS: Over the first 12 weeks of the tournament, we're asking you to choose a winner from several different business categories. The winner of each of the first 12 weeks will then go up against two other businesses in the second round until we whittle it down to an overall winner of your favorite business in town.

Each category winner will earn bragging rights in town as the Readers' Choice pick for their category and the overall winner will be featured on Patch at the end of the 19-week contest.

VOTING RULES: Post the name of the small business you think should win that week in comments field near the bottom of this page. Voting begins on Monday mornings and runs through Fridays at 9 a.m. We will announce the weekly winner early on Friday afternoons. Please post only one vote each week. Votes will only be counted if they are made in the comments section of this story. Votes posted on Facebook and Twitter unfortunately cannot be counted. Voting results posted in real time shall not be deemed official until Patch has reviewed and confirmed all of the votes.

IF A BUSINESS IS MISSING: If you believe we've missed a business, fear not. We have a Best of the Rest category at the end of the first round to handle businesses that didn't fit into one of the common categories and any businesses we may have missed. If you have any questions or want to alert us to missed businesses email Merrimack Patch Editor Carolyn Dube at carolyn.dube@patch.com.

BREAKING A TIE: Each of these businesses also has a listing in our directory where Patch users can rate and review them. In the event of a tie, the winner with the most spot reviews will win. So when you have a couple of free minutes, make sure to click on the link for the business of your choice and write them a quick review. Each of the links below brings you to that business' listing.

Good luck and have fun!