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City Council Approves Plan to Allow Expansion of What Were Formerly In-Law Apartments in Haverhill
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Following several months of discussion and public input, the Haverhill City Council on Tuesday, approved an amended version of an ordinance that allows for more accessory dwelling units, once known as in-law apartments, within the city. A proposal to do just that was presented to the Council back in November of last year. Although the proposal had the endorsement of …
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Haverhill Council Makes It Official, Cancelling Meeting to Accommodate Mayor’s Speech
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The Haverhill City Council made it official on Tuesday, voting to cancel its regular meeting scheduled for Tuesday, March 21. That cancelation was to avoid competing with Mayor James J. Fiorentini’s “state of the city” address scheduled for that same time slot. Two weeks ago, the Council voted 5-4 to repeal its own rule allowing the mayor to call off …
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Aylward Takes Haverhill Job Wearing Many Hats as Solid Waste, Recycling and Parking Manager
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Nicholas Aylward of Haverhill has been named to oversee the city’s trash and recycling programs, among other assorted tasks. Aylward was appointed solid waste, recycling and parking manager by Mayor James J. Fiorentini. According to a job positing, the position pays between $80,591and $94,280 per year. He succeeds Solid Waste Manager Gunther Wallenstein who was hired in 2019 and left …
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Police Charge Methuen Pair with Kidnapping After Alleged Theft of Car with Toddler Aboard
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A man and woman, both of Methuen, were named by police Tuesday as the two people who stole a car Monday night with a Lawrence toddler sitting in the back seat. Thirty-six-year-old Adam Maksou and 35-year-old Jamie (O’Neil) Garrity are both charged with kidnapping after allegedly stealing a silver 2011 Honda Pilot around 8:19 p.m. on South Broadway in Lawrence. …
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No Injuries From Bathroom Fire at Groveland Group Home
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There were no injuries when a fire broke out Tuesday morning at a Groveland group home. Groveland Fire Chief Robert Valentine said firefighters were dispatched just before 9 a.m. after receiving a report of a fire in the bathroom of the home at 1 Marjorie St. Six residents and two staff were home at the time of the fire and …
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Podcast: One Month Left to Order During Third Annual Hometown Heroes Banner Program
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An earlier version of this story appears here. The third annual Hometown Heroes banner program is underway with a request residents identify and honor loved ones and friends who served their country. The program, organized by the Exchange Club of Haverhill, places two feet wide by four-feet tall banners on poles throughout the city’s central business district. Last year, 156 …
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Sections: Community Spotlight, Haverhill
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Kobe Buddha House Hosts Merrimack Valley Chamber Members for Networking Lunch
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The Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce plans a Networking at Noon lunch next Tuesday at Kobe Buddha House in Haverhill. Members gather for a hibachi lunch Tuesday, March 7, from noon-1:15 p.m., at Kobe Buddha House, 89 Plaistow Road, Haverhill. Lunch options are either hibachi chicken, steak or vegetable. All meals come with soup, salad and fried rice. A cash …
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Sections: Business Bulletin, Region
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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: Susan Grabski, executive director of the Lawrence History Center.
- 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: Greater Haverhill Chamber President and CEO Alex Eberhardt and Rep. Adrianne Ramos, 14th Essex District.
- 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.
- Our Miss Brooks: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
- FSN World News: 11 p.m.
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