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City Desk

L’Arche Boston North Set to Welcome Three Residents Into New Home This Spring

L’Arche Boston North Set to Welcome Three Residents Into New Home This Spring
L’Arche Boston North expects to welcome three new residents this spring as it finishes its fifth home in Greater Haverhill. As WHAV reported during August and November of last year, there was steady progress on the home for adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities, but it was buoyed by end of year donations and a $20,000 match from Haverhill Bank. …

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Regional News

Massachusetts One of Only Three States Now Requiring $15 Minimum Wage

Massachusetts One of Only Three States Now Requiring $15 Minimum Wage
The state’s minimum wage increased with the turn of the calendar to $15 per hour. Massachusetts, California and Connecticut each require $15 per hour, while Washington, D.C., is the highest in the country, requiring $15.20. The Massachusetts attorney general’s office says it is able to assist both employers and employees with any questions “Through enforcement actions, education, outreach and collaboration …

Sections: Haverhill, Region

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Community Spotlight

Author Morse Discusses ‘Long-Silenced Stories of Courage and Resistance’ During Talk Sunday

Author Morse Discusses ‘Long-Silenced Stories of Courage and Resistance’ During Talk Sunday
Author Sandell Morse discusses her book, “The Spiral Shell, A French Village Reveals Its Secrets of Jewish Resistance in World War II,” during an in-person talk Sunday. Morse uncovers what are described as “long-silenced stories of courage and resistance in a village in southwest France during World War II.” Her research also answered her personal question. “Where were the Jews …

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Business Bulletin

Reps. Vargas and Hamilton First to Tackle New Haverhill Chamber Offering, ‘Eggs & Issues’

Reps. Vargas and Hamilton First to Tackle New Haverhill Chamber Offering, ‘Eggs & Issues’
State Reps. Andy X. Vargas and Ryan M. Hamilton are first up as the Greater Haverhill Chamber of Commerce this month launches its first “Eggs & Issues” series which continues the third Thursday of each month. The first talk takes place Thursday, Jan. 19, from 7:30-9 a.m., at UMass Lowell iHub, 2 Merrimack St., third floor, Haverhill. Admission is $25 …

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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. Guest: Haverhill school Superintendent Margaret Marotta.
  • 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.
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  • Sound Beat: 8:45 a.m. and 5:45 p.m.
  • Insight Daily: 9:45 a.m. and 6:45 p.m.
  • Haverhill City Council: When in session, live, 7 p.m.
  • X Minus One: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
  • FSN World News: 11 p.m.

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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: Tammy Dobrosielski discusses Wreaths Across America.
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  • 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.
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  • 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.
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