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‘Beatles and Beyond’ Comes to Haverhill Council on Aging

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Singer and guitarist Roger Tincknell will bring the familiar rock music of the 60s and 70s to the Haverhill Council on Aging. Tincknell performs a free program called “Beatles and Beyond,” Friday, July 10, at noon, at Haverhill Citizens Center, 10 Welcome St., Haverhill. Featuring many Beatles songs, the program begins with “She loves You” and other early Beatles classics from their debut American performance on the Ed Sullivan show in 1964. Tincknell, of Shutesbury, has been performing for children, families and seniors in the U.S., Canada and Europe for more than 45 years. His employs expressive vocal styles, yodeling and instrumental.

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Team Haverhill’s ‘Thursday Nights Live’ Begins July 9

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Team Haverhill’s Thursday Nights Live concert series kicks off Thursday, July 9, with Jennifer Tefft & the Strange. A hard rock and roll band, the group will perform from 6-8 p.m., outdoors on Bradford Common, 10 Church St., Haverhill. Organizers suggest attendees bring blankets and chairs and add, well-behaved dogs on leashes are welcome. Opening for the band will be Paul Prue and Peter Chase. This is the second year Team Haverhill has organized the series, having taken over from Prue.

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Haverhill Offers Cooling Options with Extreme Heat Warning in Effect

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The City of Haverhill and partners are offering residents heat-relief recreation, cooling centers and emergency help over the next few days as an extreme heat warning is in effect through Independence Day. Haverhill recreation Director Ben Delaware said Plug Pond on Sanders Road, off Mill Street, is open for swimming seven days a week, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Day, season and senior lifetime passes are available online at haverhillrec.com. Delaware recommends passes be purchased ahead of time as they sell out quickly on holidays, weekends and during heat waves. Senior Lifetime Passes can be picked up at the Citizens Center and other passes may be picked up at the Plug Pond Boat House during open hours. Swasey Splash Pad, 59 Blaisdell St., is open daily from noon to 6 p.m., and extended through Sunday, July 5, from noon to 8 p.m.

The Haverhill YMCA, 81 Winter St., operates as a cooling center Thursday and Friday, from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. Emmaus’ Mitch’s Place opens this week, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, at 3 p.m., at 127 How St, Haverhill.

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Haverhill Library Offers Pickle Demonstration

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Emily Makrez of F-word Farm in Dracut demonstrates how to make lacto-fermented vegetables in a free program at the Haverhill Public Library

Makrez’s workshop is Wednesday, July 8, from 6-7 p.m., in the Milhendler Room at the library, 99 Main St., Haverhill. Makrez will explain the lacto-fermentation process which uses a salt water bath to preserve vegetables rather than vinegar. She will explain the benefits of lacto-fermentation to digestion and as a way to preserve the summer harvest and prevent food waste. Makrez is a regular vendor at Haverhill’s Farmers Market with her fermented products. While the event is free, the library request that those interested in participating register at HaverhillPL.org as seats are limited.

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Historic New England Opens Haverhill Center, Launches Free Shoe Exhibit

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See related story, Historic New England Celebrates Teen Artists for Shoe Designs. (Additional photograph below.) Calling the presence of Historic New England a “catalyst” for sustainable development in Haverhill, Vin Cipolla, president and CEO of the historic preservation organization, cut a wide orange ribbon during opening ceremonies for cultural agency’s Haverhill Center Saturday. “We believe that preservation can create opportunity, strengthen communities and help shape an exciting future. It is about making history accessible, relevant and inspiring for present and future generations and will help serve as an engine for economic development,” Cipolla said to the assembled crowd of about 75. Noting her family’s connection to the shoe industry in Haverhill, Mayor Melinda E. Barrett said she appreciates the ability of the staff of Historic New England to bring alive history so that stories of the past are preserved for the future.

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Haverhill Exchange Club Honors Six First Responders

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Six first responders were honored recently as Officers of the Year by the Exchange Club of Haverhill at its annual First Responders Luncheon. Winning the honors were PrideStar Trinity Emergency Medical Technician Brian Luttrell, Haverhill Firefighter Melanie Figueroa, Haverhill Police Capt. Andrea Fogarty and Capts. Caitlin Noonan and Benjamin Roberge and Lt. Tanya Cubelli of the Essex County Sheriff’s Department. Luttrell was nominated by officials at PrideStar Trinity for his more than five decades of service. “Throughout his career Brian has consistently gone above and beyond for both his patients and his fellow providers,” wrote Christopher Dick, communications director for the company, in his nomination.

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‘Taking Shape: Reverse Engineering an Antique Gown’ Thursday in Haverhill

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Historical interpreters Sara Walsh and Lisa Neel discuss Thursday how they reproduce antique clothing items using historical patterns and construction methods. Buttonwoods Museum says Walsh and Neel will reveal how they source appropriate fabrics, determine top and sleeve lengths and how they come up with a stitching plan. The two designers will also share the practices they learned from fellow sewists and designers. The program takes place Thursday, June 25, 6 p.m., at Buttonwoods Museum, 240 Water St., Haverhill. Admission is free, but Buttonwoods Museum suggests a $20 donation to help pay for the “Stitching History Together” exhibit and dressmaking demonstration.

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Haverhill Health Dept. Plans Cholesterol Workshop

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The Haverhill Health Department offers a cholesterol information and screening this Thursday. A representative of Merrimack Health will be on hand to discuss what cholesterol is, how it helps bodies function normally, why it is important to be screened periodically, what the numbers mean and how to improve overall cardiovascular wellness. Those interested in a free screening are advised to fast for three hours prior to arriving. The workshop takes place Thursday, June 25, from 11 a.m. to noon, at Haverhill Citizens Center, 10 Welcome St., Haverhill

Registration is required. Those interested are asked to call Mary Ryan at the Haverhill Health Department at 978-374-2390, ext.