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Whittier Tech Rebuild Vote Fails; Residents Tell WHAV Why

Whittier Tech Rebuild Vote Fails; Residents Tell WHAV Why
Unofficial results are in for the Whittier Vocational Technical High School vote, with the plan to rebuild failing 5,714 to 16,123. Before polling places closed at 7 p.m., Tuesday night, WHAV asked Haverhill, Groveland and West Newbury voters about their decisions. Haverhill was the only sending community with a majority in favor, coming in at 2,628 to 1,906. Groveland and …

Sections: Haverhill, Region

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Regional News

Perla to be Interim Holy Family Hospital President; U.S. Legislators Probe Steward Finances

Perla to be Interim Holy Family Hospital President; U.S. Legislators Probe Steward Finances
Salvatore “Sal” Perla is stepping in as interim president of Holy Family Hospital in Methuen and Haverhill just as the state’s federal delegation raised concerns Tuesday about parent company Steward Health Care’s finances. Perla, currently president of Steward’s Norwood Hospital and Nashoba Valley Medical Center will be joined by Justine DeFronzo, who will serve as chief administrative officer of the …

Sections: Haverhill, Health, Region

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Education

Former Haverhill Mayoral Chief of Staff Takes Post at Northern Essex Community College

Former Haverhill Mayoral Chief of Staff Takes Post at Northern Essex Community College
Christopher Sicuranza, who served as the Haverhill mayor’s chief of staff in 2022, was recently named to the same post at Northern Essex Community College. Sicuranza joined the college in December as chief of staff to President Lane A. Glenn. He succeeds Cheryl Goodwin, who is now the college’s director of operations and plans to retire in January of 2025 …

Sections: Education, Haverhill, Region

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Business Bulletin

Police, Animal Control, Teachers Among Jobs Featured at MakeIT Haverhill Job Fair Thursday

Police, Animal Control, Teachers Among Jobs Featured at MakeIT Haverhill Job Fair Thursday
Public sector jobs such as police and animal control officers, teachers and mail carriers are among the positions featured during MakeIT Haverhill’s monthly job fair tomorrow. Jobs are being offered by the Haverhill Police Department, Haverhill Public Schools, U.S. Postal Service and 12 state departments comprising the Executive Office of Health and Human Services. In the private sector, employers include …

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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.
  • 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.
  • Great Gildersleeve: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
  • FSN World News: 11 p.m.

Thursday’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: MeVa Transit Administrator Noah S. Berger.
  • 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.
  • Haverhill School Committee: Live. 7 p.m.
  • Our Miss Brooks: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
  • FSN World News: 11 p.m.
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