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Haverhill 2023 Budget Presentation Wins National Recognition

Haverhill 2023 Budget Presentation Wins National Recognition
When budget time comes around in Haverhill, there is a lot back and forth between the mayor and members of the City Council. Last year’s budget was no exception, but the end result appears to have been an award-winning plan. Mayor James J. Fiorentini told the councilors Tuesday the budget, which he called “beautiful,” received high honors from a professional …

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Podcast: Haverhill Exchange Club’s Annual Hillie Hunt Sends Teams Scurrying Next Week

Podcast: Haverhill Exchange Club’s Annual Hillie Hunt Sends Teams Scurrying Next Week
An old-fashioned scavenger hunt, using modern technology, sends teams traveling around town next week in search of the most clues to win. Haverhill Exchange Club’s annual Hillie Hunt offers prizes for first, second and third place as well as for best Halloween costume. There’s also an after-party and 50/50 raffle. Exchange Club member Michael Joy, a recent guest on WHAV’s …

Sections: Haverhill, What's On?

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Regional News

Whittier Tech Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Demonstrates ‘Building on Generations of Success’

Whittier Tech Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Demonstrates ‘Building on Generations of Success’
The inaugural Whittier Tech Athletic Hall of Fame induction last weekend helped highlight the successes achieved by Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School over the past 50 years. The dinner showcased 10 honorees set against the backdrop of the school’s golden anniversary as Superintendent Maureen Lynch told WHAV. “Stories about Whittier Tech 30, 40, 50 years ago. It’s certainly not …

Sections: Education, Haverhill, Region

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Education

Haverhill Native and Merrimack College’s Vlahos to Become AIGA Boston Board President

Haverhill Native and Merrimack College’s Vlahos to Become AIGA Boston Board President
Haverhill native and Merrimack College Assistant Professor Dan Vlahos was recently elected to serve as the next president of the board of the Boston chapter of the American Institute of Graphic Arts. Vlahos is a 1996 graduate of Haverhill High School and credits three of his Haverhill High School teachers—Susan Paradis, Joe Leary and Bonita Coltin—for providing him with a …

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Community Spotlight

Haverhill’s Masonic Lodge Hosts Open House Saturday; Members to Detail History

Haverhill’s Masonic Lodge Hosts Open House Saturday; Members to Detail History
Joining with Masonic lodges across the Commonwealth, Freemasons from Haverhill’s Saggahew Lodge open their doors to the public tomorrow. Those who’ve ever wondered who the Freemasons are, whether they are the descendants of the Knights Templars or what the inside of their buildings look like, the open house is a chance to find out. Saggahew Lodge was chartered in 1865 …

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Business Bulletin

Frankie’s Beauty Bar Hosts Merrimack Valley Chamber Members

Frankie’s Beauty Bar Hosts Merrimack Valley Chamber Members
Frankie’s Beauty Bar in Haverhill is hosting members of the Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce for a Networking Breakfast next Friday. The event features networking, a door prize raffle and a continental breakfast and a salute to the business on its one-year anniversary in Haverhill. The breakfast takes place Friday, Oct. 27, from 8-9:15 p.m., at 173 S. Elm St., …

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Today’s Radio Highlights

  • WIN for Breakfast: Local news, weather, traffic, sports and information. Win Damon is light, lively and local, 6-9 a.m. Guest: Haverhill School Committee Ward 4 candidate Mikaela Lalumiere.
  • 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.
  • 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: 8:45 a.m. and 5:45 p.m.
  • Insight Daily: 9:45 a.m. and 6:45 p.m.
  • Countdown to Halloween: Special, every day in October, 10:45 a.m. and 10:45 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.
  • FSN World News: 11 p.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
  • Wave Weather: Every 30 minutes
  • FSN World News: Noon, 6 and 11 p.m.
  • 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.
  • Countdown to Halloween: Special, every day in October, 10:45 a.m. and 10:45 p.m.
  • Gunsmoke: 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
  • Wave Weather: Every 30 minutes
  • FSN World News: Noon, 6 and 11 p.m.
  • 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.
  • Countdown to Halloween: Special, every day in October, 10:45 a.m. and 10:45 p.m.
  • Let George Do It: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.

Monday’s Radio Highlights

  • WIN for Breakfast: Local news, weather, traffic, sports and information. Win Damon is light, lively and local, 6-9 a.m. Guests: Americans with Disabilities Act Coordinator Richard Rodriguez and Thomas Grannemann, Ward 7 Haverhill School Committee candidate.
  • 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.
  • 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: 8:45 a.m. and 5:45 p.m.
  • Insight Daily: 9:45 a.m. and 6:45 p.m.
  • Countdown to Halloween: Special, every day in October, 10:45 a.m. and 10:45 p.m.
  • Suspense: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
  • FSN World News: 11 p.m.
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