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Haverhill Property Taxes Set to Increase for Residents, Businesses; Council Leaves Ratios the Same

Haverhill Property Taxes Set to Increase for Residents, Businesses; Council Leaves Ratios the Same
The average single-family homeowner can expect to pay approximately $365 more in property taxes annually as city councilors Tuesday voted 6-4 to maintain the current split of residential property taxes and those of commercial properties which pay 65% more. Though the Council opted to retain the current split rate, taxes will increase for both homeowners and businesses on average, as …

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Business Bulletin

Healey’s and Agrawal’s Roles in Saving Holy Family Hospital Take Center Stage at Chamber Dinner

Healey’s and Agrawal’s Roles in Saving Holy Family Hospital Take Center Stage at Chamber Dinner
(Additional photograph below.) Monday’s annual meeting of the Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce brought together the two women most responsible for saving Holy Family Hospital in Methuen and Haverhill. Gov. Maura T. Healey thanked Lawrence General Hospital President and CEO Abha Agrawal as she was honored with the Ralph B. Wilkinson Award, the Chamber’s highest honor. The governor put in …

Sections: Business Bulletin, Haverhill, Health

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Regional News

Groveland Police Say Haverhill Woman Allegedly Followed Delivery Truck, Stole Residents’ Packages

Groveland Police Say Haverhill Woman Allegedly  Followed Delivery Truck, Stole Residents’ Packages
Groveland police said it plans to press charges against an as-yet unnamed 33-year-old Haverhill woman for allegedly following a delivery truck and stealing packages left at resident’s homes. Groveland Police Chief Jeffrey T. Gillen said his department has summonsed a woman in connection with a series of package thefts on Monday. He said in a release, Groveland Police were made …

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Community Spotlight

Folk-Rock Program by Creeque Alley Thursday at Haverhill Citizens Center

Folk-Rock Program by Creeque Alley Thursday at Haverhill Citizens Center
The acoustic folk-rock duo Creeque Alley, featuring musicians Dan Kirouac and Sean Fullerton presents a 1960s folk-rock program Thursday. The performance includes live renditions of popular songs from the era, along with stories about the original artists and the history behind the music. Paid with a grant from the Haverhill Cultural Council, the performance is geared toward seniors, but others …

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River Bards Poetry and Open Mic Night Wednesday Features Poet Harry Durso

River Bards Poetry and Open Mic Night Wednesday Features Poet Harry Durso
The final River Bards Poetry and Open Mic Night of the season takes place tonight, featuring poet Harry J. Durso. Durso, of Lawrence, has taught in Andover schools for 30 years and serves on board of directors of the Robert Frost Foundation. He produced and hosted “An Evening of Poetry” with students of Andover High School for the last 14 …

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Obituaries New Updated Section

Today’s Obituaries

  • Linda A. Pacheco
  • Sylvia B. Tavitian
Featuring listings from all Haverhill funeral homes:
  • Berube-Comeau Funeral Home
  • Brookside Chapel & Funeral Home
  • Kevin B Comeau Funeral Home
  • Dole Childs & Shaw Funeral Home
  • Driscoll Funeral Home
  • H.L. Farmer & Sons Funeral Homes
  • Paul C. Rogers Funeral Homes
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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. Guest: 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.
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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.
  • 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.
  • Great Gildersleeve: 10 p.m. and 1 a.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. Guest: MeVa Transit Administrator Noah S. Berger and Haverhill Promise Director Jessica Kallin.
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  • 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.
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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.
  • 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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