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City Desk

Haverhill Household Water, Sewer Bills to Rise About 3% After July 1

Haverhill Household Water, Sewer Bills to Rise About 3% After July 1
When Haverhill begins its next fiscal year July 1, water and sewer bills are projected to increase by $13 and $18 a year respectively for an average household if the Haverhill City Council adopts budgets for each division as suggested by Public Works Director Robert E. Ward. Ward shared details of his budget requests at a public hearing before Haverhill …

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Man, 67, Dies After Truck Goes off the Road and Crashes in Rural Haverhill Neighborhood

Man, 67, Dies After Truck Goes off the Road and Crashes in Rural Haverhill Neighborhood
A 67-year-old man is confirmed dead after the truck he was driving late Thursday morning, went off the road along Seven Sister Road in Haverhill and struck another vehicle, garage and tree. Michael Keefe-Feldman, spokesperson for Essex County District Attorney Paul F. Tucker told WHAV the incident happened shortly before noon. The driver and sole occupant of the truck, whose …

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Education

Northern Essex Knights 3rd Baseman Castro Becomes Second Team NJCAA All-American

Northern Essex Knights 3rd Baseman Castro Becomes Second Team NJCAA All-American
Northern Essex Community College third baseman Manny Castro was recently selected as a NJCAA Second Team All-American as announced Thursday by the NJCAA Baseball Committee. Castro, of Manchester, N.H., who was the Region 21 Player of the Year, finished the year with a .465 batting average which ranked 10th nationally while also slugging .806 which ranked 11th in the country. …

Sections: Education, Region, Sports

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Community Spotlight

Peddler’s Daughter Seeks Golfers for Somebody Cares Golf Tourney      

Peddler’s Daughter Seeks Golfers for Somebody Cares Golf Tourney      
Peddler’s Daughter is looking for golfers and hole sponsors for its 26th Annual Golf Tournament to benefit Somebody Cares New England. This year’s tournament will be held on Monday, June 23, beginning with registration at 7:30 a.m. and tee time at 8 a.m., at the 18-hole Bradford Country Club, 201 Chadwick Road. Golfers can participate for $150 each. Hole sponsorships …

Sections: Community Spotlight, Haverhill

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Business Bulletin

BrightBridge Credit Union Partners with Power of Flowers Project to Cheer Seniors, Veterans Under Care

BrightBridge Credit Union Partners with Power of Flowers Project to Cheer Seniors, Veterans Under Care
BrightBridge Credit Union recently hosted a series of bouquet-making events in partnership with the Power of Flowers Project, for delivery to seniors and veterans in local care. Founded in 2009, Power of Flowers is a nonprofit dedicated to sharing joy through flowers. It repurposes donated flowers into bouquets and delivers them to recipients to “improve their quality of life, to …

Sections: Business Bulletin, Haverhill, Region

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Todays Obituaries

  • Rita H. (Dube) Betournay, 92
  • Frederick Savoy, 88
  • Kenneth Bruce MacEachern, 79
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: Pentucket Regional School District Superintendent Justin Bartholomew.
  • 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.
  • All Request Friday Night: Chris Porter, live, 6:15 p.m. Call 978-374-1900.
  • Couple Next Door: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.

Saturday’s Radio Highlights

  • Classic Hits: Favorites all day, except as indicated
  • Community Spotlight: News of upcoming cultural and civic events, quarter past every hour
  • 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.
  • Take Two Movie Review: 8:45 a.m. and 1:45 p.m.
  • Mass Moments: Today in Massachusetts history, 6:45 a.m. and 2:45 p.m.
  • Frontier Gentleman: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.

Sunday’s Radio Highlights

  • Classic Hits: Favorites all day, except as indicated
  • Community Spotlight: News of upcoming cultural and civic events, quarter past every hour
  • 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.
  • Take Two Movie Review: 8:45 a.m. and 1:45 p.m.
  • Mass Moments: Today in Massachusetts history, 6:45 a.m. and 2:45 p.m.
  • Let George Do It: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.

Monday’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: MakeIT Haverhill Program Director Lisbeth Valdez.
  • 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.
  • Suspense: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
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