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Haverhill Welcomes Four Call Firefighters Upon Academy Graduation Tuesday Night

Haverhill Welcomes Four Call Firefighters Upon Academy Graduation Tuesday Night
(Additional photograph below.) Four more call firefighters will be helping to man Haverhill’s Ayers and Rocks Village fire stations after graduating Tuesday night from the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy. Taking part in graduation exercises at Lynnfield Middle School were Ryan Wentworth, Maria Rodriguez, Michael Denuccio and Javier Vargas. They were among 21 taking part in the Academy’s Call/Volunteer Recruit Class #117. …

Sections: Haverhill

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Community Spotlight

L’Arche Boston North, Buyer of Haverhill’s A-1 Deli, Plans to Keep ‘Prized Recipes,’ Breakfast, Lunch

L’Arche Boston North, Buyer of Haverhill’s A-1 Deli, Plans to Keep ‘Prized Recipes,’ Breakfast, Lunch
(Additional photograph below.) The A-1 Diner in Haverhill’s downtown will become a training café later this spring, staffed by adults with intellectual disabilities, and offering familiar dishes. L’Arche Boston North, a local nonprofit social services agency, expects to close on the purchase of the popular eatery and its building by the end of March and immediately begin renovations, according to …

Sections: Community Spotlight, Haverhill

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Regional News

Haverhill Summit Wednesday Aims to Help Communities Use State Matches to Secure Federal Grants

Haverhill Summit Wednesday Aims to Help Communities Use State Matches to Secure Federal Grants
The Healey-Driscoll Administration’s Federal Funds and Infrastructure Office kicks off a series of meetings Wednesday in Haverhill to advise local officials on tapping into possible federal grants for Massachusetts infrastructure, climate and economic development projects. Gov. Maura T. Healey previously set aside interest on the state’s rainy-day fund to help communities meet required grant matches under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, …

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State Association to Present West Newbury Town Clerk Blatchford with Certification in June

State Association to Present West Newbury Town Clerk Blatchford with Certification in June
West Newbury Town Clerk James R.W. Blatchford will receive a commemorative pin and certificate in June from the Massachusetts Town Clerks Association after he became qualified as a Certified Massachusetts Municipal Clerk. Blatchford became eligible after taking the Association’s educational courses and passing a 250-question aptitude test. The test measures knowledge of state laws covering elections and election procedures, vital …

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Education

Northern Essex Community College Names Hamilton Head Women’s Volleyball Coach

Northern Essex Community College Names Hamilton Head Women’s Volleyball Coach
Jasmine Hamilton next Monday becomes Northern Essex Community College’s new head women’s volleyball coach. Hamilton, of Windham, N.H., currently teaches biology and anatomy at Lowell High School “I can’t wait to get started and see what each individual can bring to the team. I’m thankful for the opportunity to be the next volleyball coach at NECC and look forward to …

Sections: Education, Haverhill

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Business Bulletin

Patrons Name Their Favorite Restaurants, Personalities, Owners at Fourth Annual Tasty Awards

Patrons Name Their Favorite Restaurants, Personalities, Owners at Fourth Annual Tasty Awards
Diners, after devouring their way through Haverhill’s Restaurant Week, Monday night selected the winners of the fourth annual Tasty Awards. Each award was signed by Tasty Awards Committee co-chairs Jimmy Carbone and Eva Montibello during an awards ceremony at Bosa Coastal Italian in Haverhill. “The Tasty Awards were founded in 2021 as part of an effort to elevate Haverhill Restaurant …

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Obituaries New Updated Section

Today’s Obituaries

  • Natalie E. (Thompson) Peck, 92
  • Maureen Jean “Moe” Whalen, 74
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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Today’s Radio Highlights

  • 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: YMCA Regional Executive Director Tracy Fuller and Laura Lee of Roots & Spoon.
  • 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.
  • Great Gildersleeve: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.

Thursday’s Radio Highlights

  • 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: Nora Lyons, Boston Marathon Fundraiser for National Organization of Rare Disorders.
  • 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.
  • Our Miss Brooks: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
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