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Voters Across Haverhill Asked to Narrow Mayoral Contenders Today; More Choices for Wards 4 and 7

Voters Across Haverhill Asked to Narrow Mayoral Contenders Today; More Choices for Wards 4 and 7
Voters in every Haverhill ward will find ballots to narrow the field of candidates for Haverhill mayor from five to two during today’s preliminary election. Only two of the city’s seven wards, however, will find anything else on their ballot. Voters in Ward 4 are asked to narrow the numbers of candidates for City Council and School Committee, while those …

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Haverhill Fire Department, Officials, Public Pay Tribute to Those Lost in 9/11 Attacks

Haverhill Fire Department, Officials, Public Pay Tribute to Those Lost in 9/11 Attacks
(Additional photographs below.) Haverhill officials, families and friends gathered yesterday morning as the Haverhill Fire Department paid tribute to the nearly 3,000 people who died 22 years ago during the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Before a formation led by Fire Chief Robert M. O’Brien and firefighters of all ranks and observed by elected officials, city staff and the …

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Regional News

Police Arrest 11 After Drug Raids in Lynn, Haverhill, Lawrence and Methuen

Police Arrest 11 After Drug Raids in Lynn, Haverhill, Lawrence and Methuen
A joint operation undertaken last Thursday in Lynn, Haverhill, Lawrence and Methuen brought nine arrests of Lawrence residents, two arrests of Lynn residents and the seizure of more than 18 kilograms of fentanyl, two semi-automatic pistols, $10,000, a Mercedes Benz and a portable hydraulic compartment to hide narcotics. The Massachusetts attorney general’s office, Massachusetts State Police, several local police departments …

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Education

‘A Field of Lost Hair Ties’ Opens First Art Show of Season at Northern Essex Community College

‘A Field of Lost Hair Ties’ Opens First Art Show of Season at Northern Essex Community College
The first art show of the 2023-24 academic year opens on the Haverhill Campus of Northern Essex Community College Tuesday, Sept. 19, with “A Field of Lost Hair Ties.” Artist Sam Modder, a native of Nigeria who lives and works in Tampa, Fla, created a larger-than-life mural made up of digitally manipulated ballpoint pen drawings that follow a Black woman …

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Community Spotlight

Common Ground Ministries Plans Fundraising Dinner Sept. 21 to Support Needy

Common Ground Ministries Plans Fundraising Dinner Sept. 21 to Support Needy
Common Ground Ministries of Haverhill is planning its annual fundraiser dinner to help it provide food, clothing and shelter to Haverhill’s needy residents. The dinner will be served Thursday, Sept. 21, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., at Michael’s Function Hall, 12 Alpha St., Haverhill. There is no cost for the meal, but donations will be accepted at the end of …

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  • WIN for Breakfast: Local news, weather, traffic, sports and information. Win Damon is light, lively and local, 6-9 a.m. Guests: Local author Vincent Donovan and Boys and Girls Club of Greater Haverhill Executive Director Javier Bristol.
  • Classic Hits: Favorites all day, except as indicated
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  • Mass Moments: Today in Massachusetts history, 6:45 a.m. and 3:45 p.m.
  • Melinda’s Garden Moment: Melinda Myers offers tips, 7:45 and 4:45 p.m.
  • Sound Beat: 8:45 a.m. and 5:45 p.m.
  • Insight Daily: 9:45 a.m. and 6:45 p.m.
  • X Minus One: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
  • FSN World News: 11 p.m.

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  • WIN for Breakfast: Local news, weather, traffic, sports and information. Win Damon is light, lively and local, 6-9 a.m. Guests: Haverhill Public-Private Partnership Director Allison Heartquist and Pentucket Regional School District Superintendent Justin Bartholomew.
  • Classic Hits: Favorites all day, except as indicated
  • Local News: Every half hour from 6-9 a.m., hourly 9 a.m.-3 p.m., every half hour from 3-6 p.m.
  • Community Spotlight: News of upcoming cultural and civic events, quarter past every hour
  • Mass Moments: Today in Massachusetts history, 6:45 a.m. and 3:45 p.m.
  • Melinda’s Garden Moment: Melinda Myers offers tips, 7:45 and 4:45 p.m.
  • Sound Beat: 8:45 a.m. and 5:45 p.m.
  • Insight Daily: 9:45 a.m. and 6:45 p.m.
  • Great Gildersleeve: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
  • FSN World News: 11 p.m.
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