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Education

Haverhill Hires Billerica Town Manager as Chief Financial Officer for School Department

Haverhill Hires Billerica Town Manager as Chief Financial Officer for School Department
Clancy Main, Billerica’s current town manager, has been hired by the Haverhill School Committee to serve as chief financial officer. Main, 36, begins his new position May 19. A resident of Derry, N.H., Main will take over many of duties of the school department’s former assistant superintendent of finance and operations, Michael J. Pfifferling, who left for a similar position …

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City Desk

Haverhill Councilors to Hear of Housing Plans—Present and Future—Tuesday Night

Haverhill Councilors to Hear of Housing Plans—Present and Future—Tuesday Night
Two housing related items—one dealing with the opening of a new complex and another one looking to the future—are on the agenda for this week’s Haverhill City Council when it meets for its regular session Tuesday night. Representatives of the Procopio Companies of Middleton were invited discuss its grand opening plans for one of the city’s newest apartment complexes opposite …

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Area Fishing Spots Get Rainbow Trout Restocking; Public May See Process at Haverhill’s Plug Pond

Area Fishing Spots Get Rainbow Trout Restocking; Public May See Process at Haverhill’s Plug Pond
Some of Haverhill’s favorite fishing spots have been, or soon will be, stocked with trout, and enthusiasts can be part of the process during school vacation week when Plug Pond gets its turn. State Division of Fisheries and Wildlife crews placed Rainbow Trout in Round Pond, officially known as Lake Pentucket, March 21, and Millvale Reservoir April 3. They’ll return …

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Haverhill High School Search Finds Nothing Unusual After Single Bullet Found in Bathroom

Haverhill High School Search Finds Nothing Unusual After Single Bullet Found in Bathroom
No items of concern were found Monday after a thorough search of Haverhill High School and student belongings following the discovery of a single bullet in a boy’s bathroom. A “stay in place” order was implemented after the bullet was found about 11:37 a.m. Haverhill Police were the first to respond, followed by Massachusetts State Police and Essex County Sheriff’s …

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Regional News

Judge Sends North Andover Man, 65, to Prison Five Years After Explosion Last Summer

Judge Sends North Andover Man, 65, to Prison Five Years After Explosion Last Summer
A 65-year-old North Andover man was recently sentenced to a little more than five years in prison, stemming from an explosion last July near the man’s home. Daniel Medina was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Patti B. Saris to 63 months in prison which is to be followed by three years of supervised release. Last December, he pleaded guilty …

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Community Spotlight

Greater Haverhill Arts Association Invites High and Middle School Student Art for May Show

Greater Haverhill Arts Association Invites High and Middle School Student Art for May Show
Students from high and middle schools have an opportunity to display their artwork—whether made at home or in school—and receive awards when the Greater Haverhill Arts Association presents its Student Art Exhibit 2025. Students have until Tuesday, April 29, to register and must be able to deliver their works May 2 in time for the exhibit, which runs Saturday, May …

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Business Bulletin

The Savings Bank Hosts Merrimack Valley Chamber Members April 15

The Savings Bank Hosts Merrimack Valley Chamber Members April 15
Members of the Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce will gather Tuesday night for a Business Networking Mixer at The Savings Bank in Andover. Besides exchanging business cards, Chamber members may sample appetizers and have chances to win door prizes. The Business Networking Mixer takes place Tuesday, April 15, from 5-7 p.m., at The Savings Bank, 84 Main St., Andover. Admission …

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Today’s Obituaries

  • Rosemary Ann (Defusco) Burt, 83


  • Barbara May Butts, 40


  • Mark David Guida, 52


  • Brian J. Lessard, 52


  • Ernest “Ernie” Russell Stewart, 57
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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  • 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.
  • Haverhill City Council: Live, 7 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: Alan Ames “Thinks He’s Funny” show coming to the Haverhill Council on Aging and 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.
  • 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.
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