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Haverhill Appeals Board Rejects Proposed Wood School-Area Duplex

Haverhill Appeals Board Rejects Proposed Wood School-Area Duplex
The Haverhill Board of Appeals last night denied Pinnacle Builders developer Mark Salvo’s application to expand the size of a 57 S. New St. lot in the Wood School neighborhood last night. Citing concerns about increasing traffic on South New Street, flooding from displaced groundwater and the character of Wood School changing, neighbors to the property came out in force …

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Podcast: MakeIt Haverhill’s Boucher Tells of Motivation by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Podcast: MakeIt Haverhill’s Boucher Tells of Motivation by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
This week’s observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day brought back memories for some and reinstilled long held values motivated by the slain civil rights leader. Among them, Keith Boucher, founder of MakeIt Haverhill, who first became aware the concept of equity when he was a child. “When I was young, back in the early 60s, we used to …

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Regional News

Plaistow, N.H., Recreation Department Invites Residents to Go Roller Skating Jan. 26

Plaistow, N.H., Recreation Department Invites Residents to Go Roller Skating Jan. 26
The Plaistow, N.H., Recreation Department is welcoming town residents to try out roller skating at Manchester’s Remix. Residents may join in Friday, Jan. 26, from noon-2 p.m., at Remix, 725 Huse Road, Manchester, N.H. Admission is $15 per skater. Skate rentals are included and non-skaters are welcome with a paid skater. Advance registration is required online. The rink also offers …

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Community Spotlight

Haverhill Police Hockey Club Again Takes on Boston Bruins Alumni Hockey Team March 30

Haverhill Police Hockey Club Again Takes on Boston Bruins Alumni Hockey Team March 30
The Haverhill Police Hockey Club is again up against the Boston Bruins Alumni hockey team in a charity match this spring to benefit the Haverhill Police Relief Association. The match takes place Saturday March 30, at 1 p.m. at Veteran’s Memorial Rink, 137 Monument St., Haverhill. Proceeds will go towards the Haverhill Police death and disability benefit fund. Spectators are …

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Business Bulletin

Fogg Gives Annual Human Resources Update for Merrimack Valley Chamber Members

Fogg Gives Annual Human Resources Update for Merrimack Valley Chamber Members
Attorney Jaqueline M. Fogg discusses updates to the Massachusetts paid Family and Medical Leave law, impacts of recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions on the workplace and developments in federal and state employment and labor laws during the Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce’s upcoming Annual Human Resources Update. Fogg, counsel at Andover-based Schwartz Hannum, talks Wednesday, Jan. 31, from noon-1:15 p.m., …

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Obituaries

Dante L. “Danny” Gobbi, 67, Haverhill Stadium Groundskeeper Superintendent 17 Years

Dante L. “Danny” Gobbi, 67, Haverhill Stadium Groundskeeper Superintendent 17 Years
Dante L. “Danny” Gobbi, 67, a lifelong resident of Bradford, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 16, at Mass General Hospital with his loving family by his side. He was born in Haverhill on Sept. 25, 1956, son of the late Dante O. and Helen (Lovely) Gobbi. Dante was educated at Sacred Hearts School in Bradford and was a graduate of …

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Robert P. Stabile, Longtime Composing Room Foreman at Haverhill Gazette, Dies at 83

Robert P. Stabile, Longtime Composing Room Foreman at Haverhill Gazette, Dies at 83
Robert P. Stabile, 83, of Haverhill, loving husband of Mary E. (Ferrick) Stabile, passed away on Monday, Jan. 15, at Lawrence General Hospital. He was born in Haverhill on July 29, 1940 to Louis P. and Ruby A. (Hebert) Stabile. He was a graduate of Haverhill Trade School, class of 1958, after which he went into the printing industry. He …

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