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City Desk

Haverhill Schools Renew Bus Contract with NRT—the Only Bidder; Fuel Costs Subject to Change

Haverhill Schools Renew Bus Contract with NRT—the Only Bidder; Fuel Costs Subject to Change
School administrators say a new contract to provide bus service for Haverhill students in the upcoming year will save on the cost of gas and will provide safer and more secure service. The new contract with NRT, which was the only bidder earlier this year, provides for three years of service with two one-year renewals at the district’s option. The …

Sections: Education, Haverhill

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Haverhill and Lawrence Receive State Grants to Help Begin Required Mattress Recycling

Haverhill and Lawrence Receive State Grants to Help Begin Required Mattress Recycling
Haverhill and Lawrence were awarded $10,000 each Wednesday for mattress recycling containers. The cities were among 44 sharing $440,000 in grants from the state Department of Environmental Protection, helping communities to comply with a mattress waste disposal ban set to take effect Nov. 1. Old mattresses and box springs will be banned from disposal in landfills or combustion facilities. Officials …

Sections: Haverhill, Region

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Haverhill Democrats to Honor U.S. Rep. Trahan, Party Chief Sherlock at August Breakfast

Haverhill Democrats to Honor U.S. Rep. Trahan, Party Chief Sherlock at August Breakfast
The Haverhill Democratic City Committee is honoring Congresswoman Lori Trahan and Joe Sherlock, the new executive director of the Massachusetts Democratic State Party, at its Roz McKeon Annual Breakfast in August. Trahan and Sherlock are the Haverhill committee’s 2022 Distinguished Democrats Trahan, who is running unopposed in the Democratic Primary for her third term, and Sherlock, who hails from Haverhill, …

Sections: Election Central, Haverhill

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Regional News

Groveland Police Seek Public’s Help in Identifying Two Likely Involved in Farm Stand Theft

Groveland Police Seek Public’s Help in Identifying Two Likely Involved in Farm Stand Theft
Groveland Police are looking for two people who allegedly stole a red cooler containing chicken eggs and expensive cooler packs from an unstaffed farm stand. Groveland Police Chief Jeffrey Gillen said officers were dispatched Tuesday, July 26, around 3:15 p.m., to King Street for a report of a theft. They learned two individuals believed to be responsible were traveling in …

Sections: Crime, Region

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Haverhill Heritage Series

As Canada Observes the ‘Great Expulsion’ of Acadians, Reflections on Whittier’s ‘Marguerite’

As Canada Observes the ‘Great Expulsion’ of Acadians, Reflections on Whittier’s ‘Marguerite’
Editor’s Note: Today, Canadians are observing a Day of Commemoration of the Great Upheaval, recognizing British atrocities in 1755, resulting in the expulsion of Acadians who refused to sign an oath of allegiance to Britain. The Acadians, descendants of 17th and 18th century French settlers in the northeastern region of North America, were deported to the 13 American colonies, France …

Sections: Haverhill, Haverhill Heritage Series

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Community Spotlight

Haverhill High School Students Perform ‘Charlotte’s Web’ Tonight

Haverhill High School Students Perform ‘Charlotte’s Web’ Tonight
Haverhill High School’s Fine Arts Academy and Drama Club present a public performance of “Charlotte’s Web” tonight. The play is based on a 1952 book by author E. B. White. In the story, a little girl, Fern Arable, plots to save Wilbur the pig, who is also befriended by a spider named Charlotte. The play takes place tonight (Thursday, July …

Sections: Community Spotlight, Education, Haverhill

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Business Bulletin

Alliance Awards Haverhill’s Burkarth for Meeting COVID-19 Health Crisis Head-on

Alliance Awards Haverhill’s Burkarth for Meeting COVID-19 Health Crisis Head-on
Dr. Bernice Burkarth, chief medical officer of Tufts Medicine Care at Home, was recently presented the 2022 Ira Byock and Yvonne Corbeil Award from the Home Care, Hospice and Palliative Care Alliance of New Hampshire for excellence and innovation in palliative and hospice care. The Excellence Awards were presented during the annual meeting of the Home Care, Hospice and Palliative …

Sections: Business Bulletin, Haverhill

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Friday’s Radio Highlights

  • WIN for Breakfast: Local news, weather, traffic, sports and information. Win Damon is light, lively and local, 6-9 a.m. Haverhill native and author Phil Primack discusses his new book, “Put It Down On Paper.”
  • 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.
  • All Request Friday Night: Chris Porter, live, 6:15 p.m. Call 978-374-1900.
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