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Haverhill High Plans to Add Up to 90 Cameras, Phase in Other Steps to Curb Misbehavior

Haverhill High Plans to Add Up to 90 Cameras, Phase in Other Steps to Curb Misbehavior
Up to 90 cameras, the alarming of Haverhill High School’s many entrances and other measures are among stepped up efforts to combat misbehavior in school. School Superintendent Margret Marotta told School Committee members recently that such issues have sprung up nationwide. “I think that the reality is, whether you call it COVID or you call it something else, our children’s …

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Even After Tax Day, Fiorentini Says There is Still Time for Residents to Collect Federal Aid

Even After Tax Day, Fiorentini Says There is Still Time for Residents to Collect Federal Aid
Yesterday was the official end of tax season, but residents with low or no incomes may still apply for thousands of dollars available to individuals and families this year through several expanded federal tax credit programs. Mayor James J. Fiorentini used his pulpit to urge households to take advantage of recent tax rule changes for those who have never had …

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Regional News

Fidelity House CRC Workers Call off Strike Upon Reaching Last-Minute Agreement

Fidelity House CRC Workers Call off Strike Upon Reaching Last-Minute Agreement
Direct care workers at Fidelity House CRC who, in the union’s words, were “ready to strike for living wages and equal pay for the second time in three years,” said Tuesday they successfully negotiated a new contract. Haverhill-based Career Resources Corporation merged with Fidelity House in Lawrence at the start of 2019. Later that year, 300 near-minimum wage workers, represented …

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Education

Whittier Tech Senior from Haverhill First to Earn American Welding Society Distinction

Whittier Tech Senior from Haverhill First to Earn American Welding Society Distinction
Racheal Galicia, a Haverhill senior at Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School, recently became the first student there to earn an American Welding Society’s Certified Welder distinction. Galicia has worked at Salem Metal since spring 2021 as part of Whittier’s Cooperative Education Program. Salem Metal supported her throughout this certification process, teaching her precision Tungsten Inert Gas, TIG, welding and …

Sections: Education, Haverhill

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Community Spotlight

Haverhill Arts Association Plans Annual Student Art Exhibit May 1-7

Haverhill Arts Association Plans Annual Student Art Exhibit May 1-7
Middle and high School students, including homeschoolers, are invited to exhibit their works of art during Greater Haverhill Arts Association’s annual Student Art Exhibit. The exhibit takes place Sunday, May 1, through Saturday, May 7, at Buttonwoods Museum, 240 Water St., Haverhill. The deadline for registrations is Monday, April 25, with art delivered by Friday, April 29. The first entry …

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Business Bulletin

Besides Haverhill, Lupoli Companies Sells Interest in Lowell Apartment Building for $33.3 Million

Besides Haverhill, Lupoli Companies Sells Interest in Lowell Apartment Building for $33.3 Million
The Lupoli Companies, which sold its downtown Haverhill properties for $25.7 million, also recently sold off its interests in a Lowell apartment building for $33.3 million. According to the Middlesex North Registry of Deeds, the 165 Thorndike Street Corporation, associated with developer Salvatore N. Lupoli, was sold Feb. 22 to AG Palmdale Real Owners, a Delaware limited liability company 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: Deborah Chiaravalloti, Holy Family Hospital, and Merrimack Valley Regional Transit Authority Administrator Noah S. Berger.
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  • Sound Beat: 8:45 a.m. and 5:45 p.m.
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