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Voters in Haverhill, 10 Other Communities Decide Whittier Tech Future Today

Voters in Haverhill, 10 Other Communities Decide Whittier Tech Future Today
Voters across the 11 cities and towns that send students to Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School are deciding today whether to approve spending $445 million to construct a replacement school. Proponents say that while the 50-year-old school has been well maintained, it does not meet today’s state building codes. A feasibility study reported the net $267.5 million billed to …

Sections: Education, Haverhill, Region

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At Scene of Two-Car Accident, 60-Year-Old Driver Receives Serious Injuries When Struck by Third

At Scene of Two-Car Accident, 60-Year-Old Driver Receives Serious Injuries When Struck by Third
A 60-year-old Derry, N.H., man this morning suffered serious injuries after being struck by a car on Route 125 in Haverhill while surveying the scene of a two-car accident in which he was involved. Haverhill Deputy Police Chief Stephen J. Doherty Jr. did not identify the man, but reported he was airlifted to a Boston-area hospital for treatment following the …

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Regional News

UMass Lowell Poll: Trump Appears Poised to Win Today’s N.H. Republican Primary

UMass Lowell Poll: Trump Appears Poised to Win Today’s N.H. Republican Primary
Former President Donald Trump appears poised to win today’s New Hampshire Republican presidential primary by a 16-point margin over former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, according to new poll results issued by the UMass Lowell Center for Public Opinion and YouGov. Of 600 likely N.H. Republican primary voters surveyed, 50% endorse Trump as the state GOP’s nominee, while 34% support …

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Community Spotlight

Dozens of Local Athletes Take Part in YMCA Regional Gymnastics Meet in Plaistow

Dozens of Local Athletes Take Part in YMCA Regional Gymnastics Meet in Plaistow
The YMCA Regional Gymnastics Meet took place this past weekend at the Plaistow, N.H., Community YMCA. There were 350 athletes competing from across New England with 40 athletes from Haverhill. Haverhill/Plaistow YMCA Phoenix Gymnastics Team and their levels were April Morales, Caroline Turner, Avery Orr, Brianna Castro and Emery Dacey, Level 1; Alayah Pierrot, Liliana Dacey, Mia Delossantos and Eryn …

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Business Bulletin

Posner Joins WHAV News as Staff Writer; Journalism Interest Began in High School

Posner Joins WHAV News as Staff Writer; Journalism Interest Began in High School
Jacob Posner, a recent Williams College graduate, started working this past fall at WHAV in Haverhill as staff writer. Born in Chicago, he got his start in journalism in high school, since then writing for his college newspaper and serving as a features intern for the Berkshire Eagle, an award-winning local newspaper covering all of Berkshire County. Posner has a …

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  • WIN for Breakfast: Local news, weather, traffic, sports and information. Win Damon is light, lively and local, 6-9 a.m. Guests: YWCA Advancement Director Eunice Zeigler and Caroline Beaton, manager of the YMCA Freight Farm.
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