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All Haverhill Legislators Unopposed for Re-Election, Talk Holy Family Hospital Crisis, Cost of Living

All Haverhill Legislators Unopposed for Re-Election, Talk Holy Family Hospital Crisis, Cost of Living
All Democrats and all running unopposed, Haverhill’s incumbent state legislators say they have advocated for the city as Steward Health Care faces bankruptcy proceedings, and the fate of Holy Family Haverhill hangs in the balance. With the approach of the primaries Sept. 3 and general election Nov. 5, WHAV asked each of the four about their priorities for their next …

Sections: Election Central, Haverhill, Region

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Regional News

Report: Federal Prosecutors Begin Criminal Investigation of Holy Family Hospital Owner

Report: Federal Prosecutors Begin Criminal Investigation of Holy Family Hospital Owner
Federal prosecutors in Boston have begun a criminal investigation into the parent company of Holy Family Hospital in Methuen and Haverhill. CBS News, citing two people familiar with the matter, said U.S. Attorney Joshua S. Levy’s office is investigating Steward Health Care on allegations of fraud and violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. According to the U.S. Justice Department, …

Sections: Haverhill, Health

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Education

Shaw, Garcia, Burcke and Smalley Join Northern Essex Community College Foundation Board

Shaw, Garcia, Burcke and Smalley Join Northern Essex Community College Foundation Board
Northern Essex Community College Foundation is welcoming four new members to its board. They are Gregory Shaw, executive vice president and chief operating officer at Haverhill Bank; Tobit Garcia, a senior tax manager and partner at JBS Tax Corp in Lawrence; John Burcke, president and chief lending officer at Newburyport Bank; and Steven Smalley, government affairs manager for National Grid. …

Sections: Education, Haverhill, Region

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Community Spotlight

Cemetery Visit Unveils Lives of Haverhill’s Early Settlers

Cemetery Visit Unveils Lives of Haverhill’s Early Settlers
Elementary and middle school-aged kids and their families will take a giant leap back in time when the Buttonwoods Museum visits Haverhill’s first burial ground. A scavenger hunt in Pentucket Cemetery on Water Street will uncover the hidden stories about the lives of Haverhill’s earliest settlers. A first-hand look at the art of stone carving is an added bonus. This …

Sections: Community Spotlight, Haverhill

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Business Bulletin

Link House Benefits from $6K Pentucket Bank Charitable Foundation Donation

Link House Benefits from $6K Pentucket Bank Charitable Foundation Donation
The Pentucket Bank Charitable Foundation recently donated $6,000 to Amesbury-based Link House to expand the work of the Children and Teen Center for Help, or CATCH for short. CATCH serves children 5 to 18 in all of Pentucket Bank’s Massachusetts communities plus Newburyport, Newbury and Salisbury. “Societal pressures on our young people are perhaps greater than ever before, and it …

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  • Sound Beat: Hosted by Brett Barry, 8:45 a.m. and 5:45 p.m.
  • Banmiller on Business: Hosted by CBS National Business Correspondent Brian Banmiller, 9:45 a.m. and 12:45 p.m.
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  • Insight Daily: 11:45 a.m. and 1:45 p.m.
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  • Wave Weather: Meteorologist James Covington provides Merrimack Valley-specific reports, every half hour, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, except as noted.
  • Take Two Movie Review: 8:45 a.m. and 1:45 p.m.
  • Mass Moments: Today in Massachusetts history, 6:45 a.m. and 2:45 p.m.
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  • WIN for Breakfast: Local news, national and world news from CBS News, weather, traffic, sports and information. Win Damon is light, lively and local, 6-9 a.m. Guests: North Andover Historical Society Executive Director Joanna Collantine Kerr and MakeIT Haverhill founder Keith Boucher.
  • 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.
  • CBS News: Hourly, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, except as noted.
  • Wave Weather: Meteorologist James Covington provides Merrimack Valley-specific reports, every half hour, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, except as noted.
  • 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: Hosted by Brett Barry, 8:45 a.m. and 5:45 p.m.
  • Banmiller on Business: Hosted by CBS National Business Correspondent Brian Banmiller, 9:45 a.m. and 12:45 p.m.
  • Car Chronicles: Hosted by CBS News AutoBeat Reporter Jeff Gilbert, 10:45 a.m. and 6:45 p.m.
  • Insight Daily: 11:45 a.m. and 1:45 p.m.
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