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Haverhill Social Security Office Quietly Moves to Medical Offices Next to Holy Family Hospital

Haverhill Social Security Office Quietly Moves to Medical Offices Next to Holy Family Hospital
(Additional photograph below.) Area residents were recently surprised to find the Haverhill Social Security office quietly moved from federal government-owned space to a rental suite on the grounds of Holy Family Hospital in Haverhill. Although the brick building at the corner of Main and Fountain Streets remains lit and marked as the Social Security Administration, paper signs taped to its …

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Feds Allege Haverhill Man Stole $50,000 Intended to Help Veterans at Risk of Suicide.

Feds Allege Haverhill Man Stole $50,000 Intended to Help Veterans at Risk of Suicide.
A 48-year-old Haverhill man was arrested by the FBI Tuesday for allegedly stealing $50,000 intended to help veterans at risk of suicide. David Duren, also known as Dawud Hakiem Duren, was arrested by special agents with FBI Boston and the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Office of the Inspector General. New Hampshire U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young made the announcement first, …

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Podcast: Haverhill Bank’s Temple Pruyn Offers A Word About Retirement Accounts Before Tax Day

Podcast: Haverhill Bank’s Temple Pruyn Offers A Word About Retirement Accounts Before Tax Day
Federal and state tax returns are due in a little more than a month, and for people with retirement accounts, such as a traditional IRA or a Roth IRA, it also means a deadline is approaching for making contributions that count for the 2023 tax year. It also means, for some, a deadline to start taking money out. The heads …

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Education

U.S. Rep. Trahan to Deliver Northern Essex Community College Commencement Address in May

U.S. Rep. Trahan to Deliver Northern Essex Community College Commencement Address in May
Congresswoman Lori Trahan will address the more than 400 Northern Essex Community College graduates this spring during the 62nd annual Commencement Ceremony. Trahan, who was born in Lowell and raised in a working-class family, was the first in her family to graduate college. “Congresswoman Trahan understands, from a very personal perspective, the transformative power of higher education,” says Northern Essex …

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Community Spotlight

Temple Emanu-El Presents ‘Untold Story of the Ferramonti Concentration Camp’ March 10

Temple Emanu-El Presents ‘Untold Story of the Ferramonti Concentration Camp’ March 10
Rabbi Barbara Aiello tells “The Untold Story of the Ferramonti Concentration Camp—How Italian Soldiers and Local Villagers Saved Jews from Nazi Deportation” during a talk this Sunday. The Adult Education Program at Haverhill’s Temple Emanu-El is presenting the talk Sunday, March 10, beginning with a continental breakfast at 9:30 a.m. and presentation at 10 at Temple Emanu-El, 514 Main St., …

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Business Bulletin

‘Notes on the World Around Us’ Opens Next Thursday at SJ Art Consulting Gallery

‘Notes on the World Around Us’ Opens Next Thursday at SJ Art Consulting Gallery
A two-person exhibition, featuring original drawings by Ingrid Ludt and Sand T Kalloch, opens next Thursday in downtown Haverhill. SJ Art Consulting presents “Notes on the World Around Us,” with an opening reception Thursday, March 14, from 5-8 p.m., at its gallery, 43 Washington St., Haverhill. The two series of drawings by Ludt and Kalloch tell stories related to physical …

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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: Pentucket Kiwanis Club President Jimmy Carbone and Pentucket Regional School District Superintendent Justin Bartholomew.
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  • 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.
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