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Podcast: Pentucket Bank Closes Main Office Today in Prep For Redevelopment, Reopens Riverside

Podcast: Pentucket Bank Closes Main Office Today in Prep For Redevelopment, Reopens Riverside
Pentucket Bank closes its main branch today and opens a temporary downtown office as well as a revamped Riverside branch—all in preparation for a $160 million downtown Haverhill redevelopment. The long-considered plans, first reported by WHAV more than two years ago and confirmed last year, are now taking shape following developer Salvatore N. Lupoli’s closing on city and bank land. …

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Healey Threatens Steward Hospitals with Admission Freezes, Closing Beds if Demands Not Met by Friday

Healey Threatens Steward Hospitals with Admission Freezes, Closing Beds if Demands Not Met by Friday
Gov. Maura Healey Tuesday released a list of demands—including financial records and safe staffing and supply levels—she said she is making of Steward Health Care, owner of Holy Family Hospitals in Haverhill and Methuen. Healey, in a letter sent to Steward CEO Ralph de la Torre, asked the chain to take a number of steps by Friday or face the …

Sections: Beacon Hill News, Haverhill, Region

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Officials Identify Remains of Haverhill Man Missing Since Last July; Found in Saugus Sunday

Officials Identify Remains of Haverhill Man Missing Since Last July; Found in Saugus Sunday
The skeletal remains of a 53-year-old Haverhill man, last seen last July, were discovered Sunday morning in Saugus woods. Essex County District Attorney Paul F. Tucker’s office said Tuesday the remains were positively identified by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner as those of John F. Lawler of Haverhill. Tucker and Saugus Police Chief Michael Ricciardelli said a person …

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Regional News

Attorney General Hosts First Community Action Hours Saturday in Lawrence

Attorney General Hosts First Community Action Hours Saturday in Lawrence
The public is invited Saturday to learn about help and resources available from the state attorney general’s office during Community Action Hours Saturday in Lawrence. In the first in a series of community outreach programs, Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell’s Community Engagement Division and Consumer Advocacy and Response Division staff will present information in both English and Spanish. Her office, …

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Community Spotlight

Whittier Birthplace’s Virtual Lecture Series Looks at Whittier Covered Bridge Thursday

Whittier Birthplace’s Virtual Lecture Series Looks at Whittier Covered Bridge Thursday
Kim Varney Chandler, author of “Covered Bridges of New Hampshire,” shares the history of the Whittier Covered Bridge in Ossipee, N.H., during an online talk Thursday sponsored by Haverhill’s Whittier Birthplace. The bridge, built around 1870 and presumably by Jacob Berry, is one of 22 Paddleford truss bridges remaining in the world. The 133-foot covered bridge, which appears on the …

Sections: Community Spotlight, Haverhill

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Business Bulletin

MassHire, Northern Essex Community College to Host Spring Health and Human Services Job Fair

MassHire, Northern Essex Community College to Host Spring Health and Human Services Job Fair
MassHire Merrimack Valley Career Center and Northern Essex Community College are having a Spring Health and Human Services Job Fair. The fair presents job seekers with opportunities to meet with local healthcare companies. The fair takes place Monday, March 4, from10 a.m.-1 p.m., at the Northern Essex Community College Dimitry Building, 45 Franklin St., Lawrence. Registration takes place online or …

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Obituaries

Former Haverhill Police Officer Samuel J. ‘Sammy’ Bonnell Dies at 82

Former Haverhill Police Officer Samuel J. ‘Sammy’ Bonnell Dies at 82
Samuel J. “Sammy” Bonnell, 82, husband of Mary Ellen (Quirke) Bonnell of Haverhill, passed away with his loving wife of 55 years by his side on Thursday, Feb. 8, at the Hannah Duston Healthcare Center in Haverhill after a lengthy illness. Bonnell was born in Haverhill to the late Francis and Elizabeth (Zangari) Bonnell. He attended Haverhill High School with …

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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: Robert “Bobby” Gariepy and Maddie Hanson discuss the JGW Drama Club’s presentation of “Descendants” and MeVa Transit Administrator Noah S. Berger.
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  • Melinda’s Garden Moment: Melinda Myers offers tips, 7:45 and 4:45 p.m.
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