Community Spotlight

Eammon’s Heart Narcan Training to Take Place at Northern Essex Community College

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Eammon’s Heart will present Narcan training at Northern Essex Community College, offering harm reduction and addiction awareness education during October and November. Rebecca Pichardo, a trainer specializing in Narcan and substance use disorder, will lead the trainings, which include overdose education, basic overdose response, and naloxone administration, aims to empower individuals with life-saving knowledge. Topics covered include the risks for opioid overdose, recognizing the signs of an overdose, steps of overdose response, how to administer naloxone and perform rescue breathing and an overview of local Good Samaritan laws. Attendees will receive a take-home naloxone kit. There are two sessions, Thursday, Oct.

Community Spotlight

Atkinson Garden Club Hosts Open Meeting Featuring Designer Maureen Christmas

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The Atkinson Garden Club is set to host an open meeting featuring internationally renowned floral designer Maureen Christmas,

Christmas is a National Garden Club master flower show judge and a graduate of the European Master Certification Program. She has been inducted into the American Institute of Floral Designers and is a multiple award winner at various design shows. Her work has appeared on the cover of the National Garden Club’s Vision of Beauty Calendar and she has designed for the Dalai Lama at Boston’s Wang Center. As an eco-friendly, studio-based florist and proprietor of Floral Notes in Acton, she is also an avid home gardener. The meeting takes place on Tuesday, Oct.1, at 1 p.m., at the Atkinson Community Center, 4 Main St., Atkinson, N.H.  Admission is $10, and light refreshments will be served.

Community Spotlight

Haverhill Woman Drives 4th Annual Pink Party Saturday, Supporting Cancer Research and Treatment

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The Fourth Annual Pink Party art show and auction to benefit Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund takes place this Saturday

The fundraiser was first organized by Muriel Lee Boles of Haverhill in 2021 after she learned first hand the need for ongoing study and new approaches. “When I was first diagnosed with metastatic (Stage 4) breast cancer during the month of May, a surgeon told my family I wouldn’t be around by Christmas of that year. Well, that was in 2013! So, I know too well the importance of research into new treatments,” Boles tells WHAV. She goes on to say sharing her story and raising money for research provides not only hope, but better outcomes.

Community Spotlight

Buttonwoods Museum Hosts Drop-In Craft Day Sept. 25

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Buttonwoods Museum will host a Drop-In Craft Day Wednesday, inviting kids and their caregivers to participate in a variety of historically themed crafts. The event offers a fun and educational experience, allowing attendees to learn skills such as embroidery and historical mapmaking. Popular favorites will return, including quill-pen calligraphy, clay pinch pot making and wampum bead bracelet-making. The event will take place on Wednesday, Sept. 25, from 12:30-2:30 p.m. at Buttonwoods Museum, 240 water St., Haverhill.

Community Spotlight

Somebody Cares New England Hosts ‘Basketball & BBQ’ with Harlem Globetrotter Adams

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Somebody Cares New England, a local nonprofit dedicated to supporting low-income families, offers “Basketball & BBQ,’ with former Harlem Globetrotter Melvin Adams.

The event is free and open to Haverhill residents of all ages, though children 11 and under must be accompanied by an adult. There will be a barbeque, basketball, volleyball, games and cotton candy. Attendees have the opportunity to meet Adams, who is known for inspiring both youth and adults to pursue their dreams with his unique blend of mentorship and humor. The event takes place on Tuesday, Sept. 24, from 4-6 p.m. at 358 Washington St., Haverhill, and will be held rain or shine. There’s more at somebodycaresne.org or call 978-912-7626.

Community Spotlight

Multimedia Artist Dael Angelico-Hart Presents ‘Altered Books’ Demo Sunday, Sept. 22

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The Greater Haverhill Arts Association hosts a demonstration by multimedia artist Dael Angelico-Hart, showcasing her innovative “Altered Books” technique. The event is set for Sunday, Sept. 22, from 2-4 p.m. at Buttonwoods Museum, 240 Water St., Haverhill. It is free for Greater Haverhill Arts Association members, while a $5 donation is requested from non-members. There’s more at ghaa.art.

Community Spotlight

Team Haverhill’s River Ruckus Saturday Brings History, Live Music, Food and Fireworks

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Team Haverhill’s River Ruckus dramatically brings to life downtown Haverhill Saturday with a classic car show, live bands, children’s amusements, wide variety of foods and drink and a array of demonstrations—all capped off by fireworks over the Merrimack River. Unusual features include a “Wonders of Haverhill History Talk” by Historic New England at 2 p.m., at 43 Washington St, and Beyond Walls Mural Tour Art Talk at 3 p.m., at the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Haverhill, 55 Emerson St. Activities begin at noon at Riverfront Park in Haverhill’s Riverfront Cultural District and along Washington Street. There will be more than 50 antique, classic, hot rod and specialty cars adorning the Washington Street Historic District from noon to 3 p.m. The street is closed to traffic from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Musical performances kick off at noon with the Haverhill High School Chorus singing the Star Spangled Banner and favorite Beatles songs from the River Ruckus Stage, followed by Tom Jordan & The Day Drinkers in coffeehouse-style. Big acts commence at 1 with Nate Perry & Ragged Company and followed by Kooked Out, The Far Out, KT Tunstall and The 502s.

Business Bulletin

Expected Rain Forces Fourth Annual Appreciation Cookout to be Delayed Until Monday

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The Fourth Annual Appreciation Cookout, honoring Haverhill’s public safety departments and city workers, now takes place Monday after the threat of inclement weather forced postponement of Friday’s outing. Organizer and host Driscoll Funeral Home said the cookout is planned for Monday, Sept. 23, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the home, 309 S. Main St., Haverhill. Previously, owner Pat Driscoll has welcomed members of the Haverhill Police and Fire Departments, PrideStar Trinity EMS and Haverhill municipal departments.