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State to Preview $19 Million Reconstruction of North Avenue in Haverhill During Hearing This Month

State to Preview $19 Million Reconstruction of North Avenue in Haverhill During Hearing This Month
The public has a chance to preview plans later this month for the $19 million reconstruction of a two-mile stretch of North Avenue, including sidewalks, bridge over Snow Brook and removal of Frye Pond Dam. Traffic concerns in the area came to a head in 2015 when the Haverhill City Council voted unanimously to reject a proposed 90-unit congregate care …

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New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty to Using Stolen IDs in Local Scheme to Buy $140,124 in Cars

New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty to Using Stolen IDs in Local Scheme to Buy $140,124 in Cars
A 46-year-old New Jersey man pleaded guilty Friday to his role in a scheme to use the stolen identities of U.S. citizens from Puerto Rico to fraudulently purchase vehicles and other merchandise and use bank accounts and credit cards. Jose Irizarry of Union City, N.J., pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, aggravated identity theft and false …

Sections: Crime, Haverhill, Region

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Congresswoman Trahan Takes Oath of Office, Beginning Third Term

Congresswoman Trahan Takes Oath of Office, Beginning Third Term
Congresswoman Lori Trahan was sworn into her third term Saturday, taking her oath of office to continue representing Massachusetts’ 3rd Congressional District. “Representing the district where my grandparents settled as immigrants, where my parents raised my sisters and me, where my three stepsons grew up, and where I’m raising my two young daughters is the honor of a lifetime. The …

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Regional News

Groveland Chimney Fire Friday Leads Fire Chief to Offer Safety Tips

Groveland Chimney Fire Friday Leads Fire Chief to Offer Safety Tips
The Groveland Fire Department is using a Friday chimney fire as an opportunity to offer safety tips for maintaining chimneys and preventing chimney fires. Chief Robert Valentine said the department was dispatched after receiving a report of a potential chimney fire Friday morning and found a buildup of creosote in the home’s chimney which began to smolder and caused excessive …

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Education

Northern Essex Community College Plans ‘One and Done’ Spring Enrollment Wednesday

Northern Essex Community College Plans ‘One and Done’ Spring Enrollment Wednesday
Northern Essex Community College plans a streamlined “One and Done” Express Registration Day Wednesday to enroll students for the spring semester. On Jan. 11, between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m., at the Ourania Behrakis Student Center on the Haverhill campus, the Office of Enrollment Services offers “One and Done” Express Registration Day. “Express Registration Day offers a convenient way for …

Sections: Education, Haverhill, Region

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Community Spotlight

AgeSpan Seeks Volunteer Drivers to Deliver Meals to Older Adults and Those with Disabilities

AgeSpan Seeks Volunteer Drivers to Deliver Meals to Older Adults and Those with Disabilities
AgeSpan, formerly known as Elder Services of the Merrimack Valley and North Shore, seeks drivers and on-call volunteers immediately to support its home-delivered meals program, particularly in the Greater Haverhill area. Volunteer drivers, which may include retirees, couples, friends and family members, deliver more than 300 nutritious meals a day in the Haverhill area and provide daily check ins with …

Sections: Community Spotlight, Haverhill

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Business Bulletin

Massachusetts Biotechnology Council Names Burlin O’Connell of Haverhill as CEO and President

Massachusetts Biotechnology Council Names Burlin O’Connell of Haverhill as CEO and President
Kendalle Burlin O’Connell of Haverhill was named last week chief executive officer and president of Cambridge-based Massachusetts Biotechnology Council. Burlin O’Connell already served MassBio for 14 years, most recently as president and chief operating officer. She succeeds former state Sen. Joseph Boncore, who announced in November he would step aside at the end of 2022 to open his own lobbying …

Sections: Business Bulletin, Haverhill

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Obituaries

Selvaggio, Retired First-Grade Teacher at Walnut Square School, Dies at 79

Selvaggio, Retired First-Grade Teacher at Walnut Square School, Dies at 79
Carma F. (DiBiaso) Selvaggio, 79, passed away peacefully Saturday, Jan. 7. She was surrounded by her loving family and many friends in her final days and hours. Selvaggio was born in Haverhill, Sept. 7, 1943, to the late Cora (Carpinone) and Frank DiBiaso. She graduated from Haverhill High School in 1961 and went on to earn her teaching degree from …

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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: Matthew Lima and Zachary Colton, advisors, Haverhill High School Drama Club.
  • 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.

Tuesday’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: 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.
  • Haverhill City Council: Live. 7 p.m.
  • X Minus One: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
  • FSN World News: 11 p.m.
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