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Haverhill Wins $237K State Grant to Buy Brandy Brow Forest Land to Protect Water Supply

Haverhill Wins $237K State Grant to Buy Brandy Brow Forest Land to Protect Water Supply
The state is helping Haverhill continue a years-long drive to buy land surrounding its water sources with a $237,000 grant to buy property in the Brandy Brow Forest area. Haverhill is one of five communities across the state sharing in $1 million from the state’s Drinking Water Supply Protection program. “The City of Haverhill sought funding to acquire 41.09 acres …

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Regional News

Haverhill-Based Justice Support Center Honors Nine as They Fully Return to Community

Haverhill-Based Justice Support Center Honors Nine as They Fully Return to Community
Judges and staff alike took time out last Friday to recognize nine local residents for the progress they made in turning their lives around during the first Client Recognition Ceremony at the Haverhill Community Justice Support Center. Located in a strip mall on Main Street, Haverhill Community Justice Support Center provides intervention services to support those in the justice system …

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Education

Haverhill ESPs Press School Committee for Positions on Any State Mediator Settlement Advice

Haverhill ESPs Press School Committee for Positions on Any State Mediator Settlement Advice
Haverhill School Committee members, repeatedly quizzed by union members during public comment last Thursday, refused to say whether they would support recommendations of a state mediator to settle contract talks. Education support professionals, knowns as ESPs for short, represented by the Haverhill Education Association, asked each School Committee member in succession whether they would follow any advice. Leading off was …

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Community Spotlight

Magician Entertains During Haverhill Council on Aging Ice Cream Social June 13

Magician Entertains During Haverhill Council on Aging Ice Cream Social June 13
Magician Peter Jackson and his show “Magic to Go” will provide the entertainment at the June Ice Cream Social at the Haverhill Council on Aging. The sweet festivities take place Friday, June 13, from noon to 1:30 p.m. at Haverhill Citizens Center, 10 Welcome St. Tickets are $4 and go on sale beginning Wednesday, May 28. Those wishing to reserve …

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Business Bulletin

WHAV’s Coco to Take Part in ‘Remaking Local News’ Panel as Part of Meet the Media 2025

WHAV’s Coco to Take Part in ‘Remaking Local News’ Panel as Part of Meet the Media 2025
Tim Coco, president and CEO of WHAV, will join industry colleagues next week in Boston when he provides his insights on the future of local news as part of Meet the Media 2025. Coco will take part in a panel, “Remaking local news: Challenges and Opportunities in a digital world,” moderated by Boston Globe Media Reporter Aidan Ryan. Others on …

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Todays Obituaries

  • Sheila A. Michelin, 79
  • Constance M. Viens, 94
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. Guest: YWCA Director of Advancement Nicole Sammartino.
  • 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.
  • Fortune Business Update: Hosted by Geoffrey Colvin, 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. Guests: Jimmy Carbone discusses Ciderfeast and Sen. Pavel Payano.
  • 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.
  • Fortune Business Update: Hosted by Geoffrey Colvin, 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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