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City Desk

Attendance Suggests Haverhill Student Enrollment Back to Pre-Pandemic Levels

Attendance Suggests Haverhill Student Enrollment Back to Pre-Pandemic Levels
Student enrollment in Haverhill public schools is back to pre-pandemic levels. That according to School Superintendent Margaret Marotta, addressing the School Committee during Thursday’s meeting. She explained the figures are still preliminary. “We’re still in the stage where enrollment is fluctuating from day to day. Oct. 1 is really our date where we capture things for the Department of Education. …

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Haverhill Dedicates 1,100-Foot Fiorentini Rail Trail Extension; Idea More Than 20 Years in the Making

Haverhill Dedicates 1,100-Foot Fiorentini Rail Trail Extension; Idea More Than 20 Years in the Making
The sun broke through just long enough yesterday afternoon for Haverhill officials to cut a ceremonial ribbon along an 1,100-foot extension to its rail trail on the Bradford side of the Merrimack River. The mostly state paid $1.3 million project extended the Mayor James J. Fiorentini Bradford Rail Trail. Community Development Director Andrew K. Herlihy served as master of ceremonies …

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Council Highlights Upcoming Events in Support of Ruth’s House, Haverhill Education Foundation

Council Highlights Upcoming Events in Support of Ruth’s House, Haverhill Education Foundation
The Haverhill City Council this week put the spotlight two local charities asking for public support this fall. The first, an annual fundraiser for Ruth’s House, is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 5, from 7-10:30 p.m., at Haverhill Country Club, 58 Brickett Lane, Haverhill. Ruth’s House Executive Director Amy Smith-Boden gave councilors and the public an overview of the organization’s mission. …

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Haverhill Republican Committee Members Endorse Seven in State Races and 3rd House District

Haverhill Republican Committee Members Endorse Seven in State Races and 3rd House District
The Haverhill Republican Committee voted to make endorsements in most statewide races as well as the 3rd Congressional District House seat during its regular monthly meeting this past Wednesday. Haverhill Republican Committee Chair Jeri Levasseur said members “voted overwhelmingly” to recommend seven candidates. They are Geoff Diehl, governor; Leah Allen, lieutenant governor; Jay McMahon, attorney general; Rayla Campbell, secretary of …

Sections: Election Central, Haverhill

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Regional News

Methuen Memorial Music Hall Presents Katelyn Emerson at Organ Recital for Fall Scholarship Fund

Methuen Memorial Music Hall Presents Katelyn Emerson at Organ Recital for Fall Scholarship Fund
Organist Katelyn Emerson is performing tonight at Methuen Memorial Music Hall to support the Fall Scholarship Fund. The recital takes place on Friday, Sept. 23, at 7:30 p.m., at Methuen Memorial Music Hall,192 Broadway, Methuen. Doors open at 7 p.m. Emerson is from Champaign, Illinois and performs across North America, Europe and Asia showcasing a repertoire ranging the 14th to …

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Education

Whittier Tech Now Offering Marine Technology Program for Class of 2026 and Beyond

Whittier Tech Now Offering Marine Technology Program for Class of 2026 and Beyond
Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School formally launched this term its new Marine Technology program, making it the school’s 23rd career pathway and only the fourth program of its kind to exist in Massachusetts. Students in the class of 2026 are the first to be able to pursue Marine Technology. During an appearance this week on WHAV’s morning program, Superintendent …

Sections: Education, Haverhill

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Community Spotlight

Haverhill’s Museum of Printing Hosts Comics Palooza Lecture and Exhibit This Weekend

Haverhill’s Museum of Printing Hosts Comics Palooza Lecture and Exhibit This Weekend
The Museum of Printing is presenting comic professionals and history at “Comics Palooza: A Serious History of the Funnies Lecture and Exhibit.” It takes place Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 24 and 25, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., at the Museum of Printing, 15 Thornton Ave., Haverhill. Visitors will learn about the history and methodology of comics’ creation and production through rare …

Sections: Community Spotlight, Haverhill

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First Church of Christ Holds Crafts Show at Bradford Common on Saturday

First Church of Christ Holds Crafts Show at Bradford Common on Saturday
The First Church of Christ in Bradford is offering a crafts show this Saturday. The event takes place Saturday, Sept. 24, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m., on Bradford Common, Route 125, Haverhill. Rain date is Saturday, Oct. 1. Sixty craft vendors are featured, along with a bake table and raffles ranging in price from $1 to $50. Prizes include a two-night …

Sections: Community Spotlight, Haverhill

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Today’s Radio Highlights

  • WIN for Breakfast: Local news, weather, traffic, sports and information. Win Damon is light, lively and local, 6-9 a.m. Guests: Rep. Linda Dean Campbell and Boys and Girls Club of Greater Haverhill Executive Director Javier Bristol.
  • 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.
  • Couple Next Door: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
  • FSN World News: 11 p.m.

Saturday’s Radio Highlights

  • Classic Hits: Favorites all day, except as indicated
  • Community Spotlight: News of upcoming cultural and civic events, quarter past every hour
  • Wave Weather: Every 30 minutes
  • World News: Noon and 11 p.m.
  • Take Two Movie Review: 8:45 a.m. and 1:45 p.m.
  • Mass Moments: Today in Massachusetts history, 6:45 a.m. and 2:45 p.m.
  • Gunsmoke: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
  • FSN World News: 11 p.m.

Sunday’s Radio Highlights

  • Classic Hits: Favorites all day, except as indicated
  • Community Spotlight: News of upcoming cultural and civic events, quarter past every hour
  • Wave Weather: Every 30 minutes
  • Pulse on Health: Greater Lawrence Family Heath Center .On the heels of coronavirus now comes Monkeypox and while there is reason for concern, trends are starting to head in a positive direction. Dr. Katrina Baumgartner is a family physician at the Greater Lawrence Family Health Center North site in Lawrence, answers questions about the Monkeypox virus and whether or not to be concerned about contracting the virus.
  • World News: Noon, 6 and 11 p.m.
  • Take Two Movie Review: 8:45 a.m. and 1:45 p.m.
  • Mass Moments: Today in Massachusetts history, 6:45 a.m. and 2:45 p.m.
  • Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
  • FSN World News: 11 p.m.

Monday’s Radio Highlights

  • WIN for Breakfast: Local news, weather, traffic, sports and information. Win Damon is light, lively and local, 6-9 a.m. Guest: Greater Haverhill Chamber President and CEO Alex Eberhardt.
  • 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.
  • Suspense: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
  • FSN World News: 11 p.m.
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