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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.

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City Desk

Haverhill Councilors Approve Ward Hill Housing and Retail Plan; Builder to Donate to Firefighter Manning

Haverhill Councilors Approve Ward Hill Housing and Retail Plan; Builder to Donate to Firefighter Manning
Following pleas from such diverse interests as Haverhill firefighters and a downtown developer, the Haverhill City Council gave its approval Tuesday night to a village center-styled housing and retail development in the Ward Hill area of the city. “Oxford Crossing,” a plan by Tuscan Village developer Joseph Faro and his sister Deanna Gaiero, owner of Joseph’s Trattoria restaurant, also came …

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School Committee Asks for Opinions on Building Extra Parking Lot at Haverhill High

School Committee Asks for Opinions on Building Extra Parking Lot at Haverhill High
The Haverhill School Committee wants feedback from its Finance Committee and school administrators before deciding whether to create an additional parking lot at Haverhill High School. Two weeks ago, School Committee Vice Chair Toni Sapienza-Donais and member Paul A. Magliocchetti reported what appeared to be a lack of adequate parking at the school as a result of an increase in …

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Haverhill Rotary Honors Veterans Blinn, Moriarty and Willis at Charity Breakfast Next Week

Haverhill Rotary Honors Veterans Blinn, Moriarty and Willis at Charity Breakfast Next Week
Three area military veterans are being honored next week by the Haverhill Rotary Club not only for their service to the country, but also for their commitment to community. World War II Navy Waves member Eleanor Blinn, who turns 100 next March; U.S. Navy Sailor George Moriarty; and U.S. Army soldier Corey Willis will be recognized during the Rotary Club’s …

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Regional News

Plaistow, N.H., Thanks Veterans During Observance Nov. 11

Plaistow, N.H., Thanks Veterans During Observance Nov. 11
Plaistow, N.H., is having its Veterans’ Day Ceremony a week from Friday to remember and thank veterans. The holiday observance takes place Friday, Nov. 11, beginning at 9:30 a.m., outside at Veterans’ Memorial Park to the right of Town Hall. Everyone is welcome.

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Education

Early College Program at Whittier Tech Allows 229 Students to Earn College Credits

Early College Program at Whittier Tech Allows 229 Students to Earn College Credits
During the 2022-2023 school year, 229 Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School students are participating in the Early College Program, which allows juniors and seniors to obtain college credits at no cost. Currently, there are four sections of English Composition 102 and eight sections of English 101 in session and being taught by Whittier instructors Lindsey Crovetti, Chris Cunningham, Deb …

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Community Spotlight

Greater Haverhill Arts Association Welcomes Henri Martin, Latest Featured Member Artist

Greater Haverhill Arts Association Welcomes Henri Martin, Latest Featured Member Artist
The Greater Haverhill Arts Association is introducing potter and painter Henri Martin as featured member artist for November and December. Visitors may view Martin’s work throughout November and December, Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m., at the Art Niche at iHub, Harbor Place, 2 Merrimack St., Haverhill. Martin earned a bachelor’s in ceramic arts at Alfred University. He co-owned …

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Haverhill Public Library Brings Awareness to Workers Rights with November ‘Strike’ Exhibit

Haverhill Public Library Brings Awareness to Workers Rights with November ‘Strike’ Exhibit
The Haverhill Public Library is presenting a new exhibit of posters called “Strike” to bring greater awareness of workers’ rights, unions and strikes. The exhibit is open from Thursday, Nov. 3,  to Tuesday, Nov. 29, at the Haverhill Public Library, 99 Main St., Haverhill. Visitors may come Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m-9 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m.-5 …

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Business Bulletin

Greater Haverhill Chamber Seeks Sponsors for Downtown Lamp Pole Decorations

Greater Haverhill Chamber Seeks Sponsors for Downtown Lamp Pole Decorations
The Greater Haverhill Chamber of Commerce again seeks sponsors for its holiday Street Lamp Pole program. Those sponsoring lamp poles throughout downtown Haverhill for $100 each will have a decorated wreath placed by the Chamber with a sign that highlights their business name. There is more information available by calling the Greater Haverhill Chamber of Commerce at 978-373-5663 or visiting …

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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. Guest: Rich Porcelli, Kiwanis Club of Haverhill’s Seventh Annual Turkey Drop.
  • 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.
  • Great Gildersleeve: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
  • FSN World News: 11 p.m.

Thursday’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: Tom Spitalere, Buttonwoods Festival of Trees, and Merrimack Valley Regional Transit Authority Administrator Noah S. Berger.
  • 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.
  • Haverhill School Committee: When in session, Live. 7 p.m.
  • Our Miss Brooks: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
  • FSN World News: 11 p.m.
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