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Human Service Workers Press for Higher Wages at Haverhill Rally

Human Service Workers Press for Higher Wages at Haverhill Rally
Some 75 providers and clients gathered at Northern Essex Community College last Friday to press state legislators to advocate for increased wages for human service providers. The event was organized by the Caring Force, a group of seven human services agencies that are part of the Provider Council. The group has been holding rallies across the state to focus attention …

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Haverhill Councilors to Consider Four Condos on Nichols Street

Haverhill Councilors to Consider Four Condos on Nichols Street
The Haverhill City Council Tuesday will consider whether to proceed with a public hearing on the application from Astro Enterprises of Boxford to construct a four-unit condominium building on a parcel at 9-11 Nichols St. The item was put off at last week’s meeting at the request of Economic Development and Planning Director William Pillsbury Jr., because the application was …

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Public Meetings This Week: Amesbury Road Rezoning Pitch, Multicultural Festival Preparations

Public Meetings This Week: Amesbury Road Rezoning Pitch, Multicultural Festival Preparations
The public has opportunities to shape policy this week as various Haverhill boards meet. In the interest of transparency in government, WHAV provides this list of upcoming meetings every week. The Haverhill Planning Board will hold a public hearing on a request by a neighbor group to rezone three parcels on Amesbury Road from “Commercial Highway” to “Residential Medium.” As …

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Community Spotlight

Life-Sized Dominican Dolls on Display at Buttonwoods Museum

Life-Sized Dominican Dolls on Display at Buttonwoods Museum
A set of life-sized Dominican dolls called Muñecas Limé after the artist Liliana Mere Limé will be on display at the Buttonwoods Museum from Wednesday, June 11, through Friday, July 11. The Muñecas Limé are on loan from Ateneo Dominicano de Nueva Inglaterra, a Lawrence nonprofit dedicated to keeping Dominican culture alive. These dolls were developed in the 1980s to …

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Business Bulletin

Business Ideas for Haverhill Family-Focused Entertainment Could Win Up to $25K Cash Prize

Business Ideas for Haverhill Family-Focused Entertainment Could Win Up to $25K Cash Prize
Those with ideas for starting a family-focused entertainment business in Haverhill—such as an indoor playground or miniature golf—could win a $25,000 cash grand prize to help launching their idea. Team Haverhill, in partnership with EforAll Merrimack Valley, having, what it calls, Fun Forward Youth & Family Entertainment Pitch Contest, Wednesday, June 25, from 6-8 p.m., at Pinnacle at Harbor Place, …

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Today’s Obituaries

  • María Lucila Núñez Fermín, 86
  • Roger Sanborn, 73
  • Paul A. Warchut, 77
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: Recreation Director Ben Delaware and Boys and Girls Club of Greater Haverhill Executive Director Javier Bristol.
  • 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.
  • Haverhill City Council: Live, 7 p.m.
  • Dimension X: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.

Wednesday’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: Haverhill Public-Private Partnership Director Allison Heartquist and Kelly Giordano of The Haverhill Studio.
  • 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.
  • Great Gildersleeve: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
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