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City Desk

Some City Councilors, Residents Skeptical of Buyout Portion of Plan to Address Housing Shortage

Some City Councilors, Residents Skeptical of Buyout Portion of Plan to Address Housing Shortage
Haverhill city councilors appear largely intrigued by a multipart plan to address the shortage of housing—affordable units in particular, but some expressed concerns Tuesday night that parts of the proposal could actually drive away builders. As WHAV previously reported the administration’s proposal requires 10% of units in future housing developments to be set aside as affordable, establishes a new housing …

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Lt. Gov. Driscoll in Haverhill Today for Small Business Roundtable

Lt. Gov. Driscoll in Haverhill Today for Small Business Roundtable
Lt. Gov. Kimberley Driscoll plans to meet with Mayor James J. Fiorentini and select business leaders today during a previously unannounced “Haverhill Small Business Roundtable.” Driscoll and state Community Development Undersecretary Ashley Stolba are expected to attend the discussion at noon at the UMass Lowell Innovation Hub, 2 Merrimack St., in downtown Haverhill.

Sections: Business Bulletin, Haverhill

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Podcast: In Time for St. Patrick’s Day, Haverhill’s O’Malley Discusses ‘So Far from Home…’

Podcast: In Time for St. Patrick’s Day, Haverhill’s O’Malley Discusses ‘So Far from Home…’
St. Patrick’s Day is a day of celebration, but many arriving Irish in the late 19th century had to cope with loneliness. Retired professor Patricia Trainor O’Malley, who spent years teaching at the now-closed Bradford College in Haverhill, reflects on the times in her book, “So Far from Home: Letters from Ireland to Family in America.” It is based on …

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Regional News

MeVa Transit’s Mendez to Join Latinos In Transit Executive Leadership Academy

MeVa Transit’s Mendez to Join Latinos In Transit Executive Leadership Academy
MeVa Transit’s Niorka “Nio” Mendez was recently accepted into the Latinos In Transit Executive Leadership Academy, one of a select 35-member cohort of transit leaders from across the country. Latinos In Transit was founded in 2016 to provide advancement and leadership development opportunities to Latinos in the transportation industry. Now in its second year, the Executive Leadership Academy is a …

Sections: Haverhill, Region

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Community Spotlight

Free Backyard Beekeeping Demonstration Takes Place April 2 at Tattersall Farm

Free Backyard Beekeeping Demonstration Takes Place April 2 at Tattersall Farm
There is an introduction to beekeeping next month at Haverhill’s Tattersall Farm. The Trustees of Tattersall Farm and Frank Valadao of Soney Bees of Haverhill offer the Backyard Beekeeping demonstration and information session, featuring such topics as finding a good hive location, assembling the hive and how to install a package of bees or five-frame Nuc.  There will also be …

Sections: Community Spotlight, Haverhill

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Business Bulletin

Monogram Loves Kids Foundation Seeks Applicants to Share $60,000 for Children’s Programs

Monogram Loves Kids Foundation Seeks Applicants to Share $60,000 for Children’s Programs
Monogram Foods’ Monogram Loves Kids Foundation plans to award $60,000 to charitable organizations that sponsor programs benefiting children and their families in Greater Haverhill community. Monogram, which operates a food manufacturing plant and warehouse in Haverhill’s Broadway Industrial Park, is making donations to IRS-recognized nonprofit organizations within a radius of 100 miles. Through the annual grants program, Monogram Foods Loves …

Sections: Business Bulletin, Haverhill

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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: Merrimack Valley Credit Union President & CEO John J. Howard.
  • 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.

Friday’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: Liam Foley, Concert for a Cause to benefit Emmaus and Ruth’s House, and Essex County Greenbelt Association Assistant Director of Development Rachel Horgan.
  • 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.
  • All Request Friday Night: Chris Porter, live, 6:15 p.m. Call 978-374-1900.
  • Couple Next Door: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
  • FSN World News: 11 p.m.
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