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WHAV Membership Drive Honors Bob ‘Douglas’ Clinkscale

Over the past 75 years, many future luminaries launched their careers at WHAV. One was Bob Clinkscale, a pioneer WCVB channel 5 news anchor, but local WHAV audiences knew him as Bob Douglas during the late 1950s.

Today, as a nonprofit educational outlet, WHAV continues to train tomorrow’s personalities. Help celebrate WHAV’s diamond jubilee with a birthday gift in support of Greater Haverhill’s only public radio station and nonprofit local news service by clicking here.

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Governor’s Councilor Duff Addresses Haverhill’s Pride; Recalls ‘Gay Bashing” and ‘Nastiness’

Governor’s Councilor Duff Addresses Haverhill’s Pride; Recalls ‘Gay Bashing” and ‘Nastiness’
More photographs below. Governor’s Councilor Eileen R. Duff said leadership by elected officials has gone a long way towards making “huge progressive change not only in this country, but in this state” for the LGBTIQA+ population. Speaking before Haverhill’s largest yet Pride flag raising ceremony last Thursday, Duff explained she faced “gay bashing and the nastiness” when she first ran …

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Students of Bartlett School in Haverhill Win Award From Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism

Students of Bartlett School in Haverhill Win Award From Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism
Some students at the Bartlett School and Assessment Center were instrumental in helping their school receive a $500 grant from an organization affiliated with a well-known Boston area sports figure. The Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism, named for the son of the renowned NFL quarterback and former Heisman Trophy winner, presents awards to groups and individuals who make a …

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Regional News

Plaistow, N.H., Weekly Summer Concerts Begin June 22

Plaistow, N.H., Weekly Summer Concerts Begin June 22
Plaistow, N.H., plans a series of free summer concerts Wednesdays, between June 22 and Aug. 24, at the Plaistow Athletic Recreation Complex, known as PARC. Concerts take place from 6-8 p.m., at 51 Old County Road, Plaistow. There is parking and restrooms will be open as well as the Friends of Plaistow Recreation concession stand with snacks and cold drinks. …

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Education

Northern Essex Community College Names Carson as Dean of Business and Professional Studies

Northern Essex Community College Names Carson as Dean of Business and Professional Studies
Jody Carson is the new dean of business and professional studies at Northern Essex Community College. The job brings Carson, who graduated from the college 20 years ago, full circle. She came back to Northern Essex 15 years ago to teach and has served as interim dean of business and professional studies since last fall. “NECC has been a central …

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Community Spotlight

Fairy Garden Party on Tap at Buttonwoods Museum June 21

Fairy Garden Party on Tap at Buttonwoods Museum June 21
Buttonwoods Museum is having its Fairy Garden Party Tuesday, June 21. The annual party takes place from 3:30-5 p.m., at Buttonwoods Museum, 240 water St., Haverhill. Admission is $12 per child. Children’s fairy gardens were popular at many Victorian homes, like Buttonwood’s own Duncan House. The museum’s 240 Water St., Haverhill, home was built in 1814 by James Duncan, a …

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Business Bulletin

Home Health Foundation Changes Name, Reflecting Closer Association with Tufts Medicine

Home Health Foundation Changes Name, Reflecting Closer Association with Tufts Medicine
Home Health Foundation, which traces its Merrimack Valley roots back 127 years, has formally become Tufts Medicine Care at Home. Its subsidiary agencies, Merrimack Valley Hospice, Home Health VNA and Home Health VNA of New Hampshire, will also adopt the new name in the coming months. Lawrence-based Home Health Foundation merged in 2018 with Wellforce of Burlington, the parent company …

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