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Haverhill Councilors Consider Zoning Changes; Mayor Told Developer to ‘Burn’ 800-Unit Plan

Haverhill Councilors Consider Zoning Changes; Mayor Told Developer to ‘Burn’ 800-Unit Plan
Paying particular attention to the former site of Haverhill Paperboard, City Councilors are considering changing residential zoning amid concerns about overdevelopment. After Procopio Companies shared a proposal for the 100 S. Kimball St. property, Mayor Melinda E. Barrett said at last week’s meeting, “I think I told them to burn it. It was a little shocking.” She told WHAV the …

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Regional News

Groveland Council on Aging Plans Free EngAGEment Celebration and Symposium

Groveland Council on Aging Plans Free EngAGEment Celebration and Symposium
The Groveland Council on Aging is getting ready for its upcoming “EngAGEment Celebration and Symposium,” featuring an address by renowned author Dr. Katharine Esty, who will share insights from her book “Eightysomethings.” Esty’s book offers perspectives on finding unexpected happiness in aging. The free event is open to residents and community members and also features conversations and interactive workshops centered …

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Education

MassDEP Honors Area Schools with Green Team Awards

MassDEP Honors Area Schools with Green Team Awards
Schools in North Andover and Lawrence were recognized by the state Department of Environmental Protection for going “above and beyond” with their efforts to promote sustainability and responsible leadership in their communities. Atkinson Elementary School in North Andover and Lawrence Family Development Charter School were recognized for their achievement. They were among 63 schools across the state taking home Green …

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Community Spotlight

Haverhill’s Whittier Birthplace Celebrates Cultural Arts Day June 1 on the Freeman Trail

Haverhill’s Whittier Birthplace Celebrates Cultural Arts Day June 1 on the Freeman Trail
Poets, musicians and visual artists will be among those celebrating cultural arts outside the Haverhill birthplace of poet, newspaper editor and abolitionist John Greenleaf Whittier. At each of 13 stops along the half-mile loop of the Freeman Memorial Trail that sweeps around the house and into the woods, artists will practice or display their unique talents in a festival of …

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Business Bulletin

Podcast: More to Building Haverhill-Based Mason & Hamlin Pianos Than Meets the Ear

Podcast: More to Building Haverhill-Based Mason & Hamlin Pianos Than Meets the Ear
The next time you have a chance to hear someone play the piano, just remember that instrument had its beginnings years earlier in a factory that could put it all together, piece by piece. It comes as a surprise to many people that such a place exists in Haverhill—the Mason & Hamlin Piano Co. The company’s creative director, Nathan Mabanglo-Burgett, …

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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. Guest: Carolyn Grieco of Haverhill’s Carolyn’s Farm Kitchen.
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  • 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.
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