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City Desk

Home of Early Downtown Haverhill Pioneer Set for Historic Restoration

Home of Early Downtown Haverhill Pioneer Set for Historic Restoration
One of the first buildings in Haverhill’s Washington Street Historic District to bring together an artist’s studio and living space is before the Haverhill City Council tonight for its historic restoration into six apartments and two commercial spaces. Developer Jonathan Cody proposes to renovate the building that was once home to downtown pioneer Raymond F. Eason and his popular pottery …

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Regional News

U.S. Alleges Steward St. Elizabeth’s Improperly Paid for Referrals; Hospital Says Charge Lacks Merit

U.S. Alleges Steward St. Elizabeth’s Improperly Paid for Referrals; Hospital Says Charge Lacks Merit
The U.S. Attorney’s office is accusing Steward St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center of Boston of paying a physician almost $5 million in “improper” incentives to increase profits from cardiovascular surgeries. Acting U.S. Attorney Joshua S. Levy’s office alleges the hospital chain, affiliated with Holy Family Hospital in Methuen and Haverhill, violated the Physician Self-Referral Law—known as the “Stark Law”—by submitting false …

Sections: Haverhill, Region

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Community Spotlight

Atkinson Congregational Church Plans ‘Blue Christmas—Longest Night’ Service Wednesday

Atkinson Congregational Church Plans ‘Blue Christmas—Longest Night’ Service Wednesday
Atkinson Congregational Church says it recognizes that, for some, the holiday season is not all sparkly and full of cheer and it is again organizing its “Blue Christmas—Longest Night” service, Wednesday. Pastor Jim Thomas leads the church’s annual service, traditionally held around the longest night of the year, to commemorate that for some people, the holiday season is not automatically …

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Business Bulletin

Yawkey Foundation $100,000 Grant Provides Additional Mobile Clinic to GLFHC

Yawkey Foundation $100,000 Grant Provides Additional Mobile Clinic to GLFHC
A program that brings health care to the most vulnerable and overlooked populations in the Merrimack Valley has received a $100,000 boost from the Yawkey Foundation. The Yawkey grant will be used to help Greater Lawrence Family Health Center purchase a new clinical vehicle for its Mobile Health Program, expanding a program serves more than 1,100 patients a year. “For …

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Today’s Radio Highlights

  • WIN for Breakfast: Local news, weather, traffic, sports and information. Win Damon is light, lively and local, 6-9 a.m. Guests: Cynthia Graham of the Haverhill Firefighting Museum and Veterans Northeast Outreach Center Executive Director William Kelly.
  • 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.
  • Haverhill City Council: Live, 7 p.m.
  • X Minus One: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
  • FSN World News: 11 p.m.

Wednesday’s Radio Highlights

  • WIN for Breakfast: Local news, weather, traffic, sports and information. Win Damon is light, lively and local, 6-9 a.m. Guests: Boys and Girls Club of Greater Haverhill Executive Director Javier Bristol and Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School Superintendent Maureen Lynch.
  • 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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