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City Council to Hear Plans Tonight for 10 Single Family Homes Near Haverhill and Methuen Border

City Council to Hear Plans Tonight for 10 Single Family Homes Near Haverhill and Methuen Border
A plan for 10 single-family homes on a 14-acre lot, near Snow and Scotland Hill Roads on the Haverhill and Methuen border, is before Haverhill city councilors tonight for a special permit. Robert Ferreira Jr., who bought the land with his late brother in 1988, calls the project “Sunset Oaks.” He seeks a permit under the city’s new “Flexible Development” …

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Massachusetts Cultural Council Awards Haverhill’s Riverfront Cultural District $15,000 Grant

Massachusetts Cultural Council Awards Haverhill’s Riverfront Cultural District $15,000 Grant
Haverhill’s Riverfront Cultural District was among those awarded a $15,000 state investment grant last Friday. The Riverfront Cultural District covers Washington and Wingate Streets in downtown Haverhill, and is administered by Creative Haverhill. Besides Haverhill, other area communities, including Newburyport and Lowell, also received 2023 Cultural District Investment Grants from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, an independent state agency charged with …

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Regional News

Trio of Legislators to Hear Disputed Election Arguments Friday in Mirra, Scarsdale Cases

Trio of Legislators to Hear Disputed Election Arguments Friday in Mirra, Scarsdale Cases
Chris Lisinski, State House News Service In a rare move, a special legislative panel will convene public hearings Friday to take a closer look at two House elections, including one between Rep. Lenny Mirra and Democrat Kristin Kassner, that were decided by extremely narrow recount votes. The three representatives on the panel—Democrat Michael Day of Stoneham, Democrat Daniel Ryan of …

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Community Spotlight

Podcast: Hobbs-Everett to Receive Special Drum Major for Justice Award at Rev. King Celebration

Podcast: Hobbs-Everett to Receive Special Drum Major for Justice Award at Rev. King Celebration
Katrina Hobbs-Everett will be presented the “Special Drum Major for Justice Award” this Saturday when Haverhill’s Calvary Baptist Church hosts its first Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebration. Calvary Baptist Church, the oldest African-American Church in the Merrimack Valley, celebrates King’s life and legacy with a program called “Lifting as We Climb,” presented through song, dance and speech. During …

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Business Bulletin

Phoenician Hosts Merrimack Valley Chamber Members Friday; With Smolak Farms Cider Donuts

Phoenician Hosts Merrimack Valley Chamber Members Friday; With Smolak Farms Cider Donuts
The Phoenician Restaurant hosts Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce members for a networking breakfast with Smolak Farms Cider donuts Friday in Haverhill. Coffee and a continental breakfast will be served during the event, co-hosted by the Massachusetts Health Connector, Friday, Jan. 13, from 8-9:15 a.m., at 12 Alpha St., Haverhill. Tickets are $10 for members and $20 for nonmembers. Register …

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