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City Desk

Bevilacqua Says He Will Not Seek Job as Haverhill Mayor; Plans City Council Re-election Campaign

Bevilacqua Says He Will Not Seek Job as Haverhill Mayor; Plans City Council Re-election Campaign
Haverhill City Councilor Joseph J. Bevilacqua has ruled out a run for mayor of Haverhill and instead plans to seek re-election to the City Council. Bevilacqua, who first won election to the City Council in 2015 after having served as a longtime member of the School Committee, said wants to spend more time with his family. “I regret that I …

Sections: Election Central, Haverhill

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Education

Haverhill Council Approves $92K Consentino Election Expense, Again Asks State to Pay for JG Whitter

Haverhill Council Approves $92K Consentino Election Expense, Again Asks State to Pay for JG Whitter
The Haverhill City Council Tuesday approved spending just under $92,000 to pay for the special election for a debt exclusion to pay the city’s share of replacing the Dr. Albert B. Consentino School. As reported previously by WHAV, the question asks residents whether they favor an override of the state’s tax-limiting law to allow the school to be built through …

Sections: Education, Haverhill

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Regional News

Podcast: Groveland Native Says Her Oscar-Winning ‘Navalny’ Aims to Bring Justice

Podcast: Groveland Native Says Her Oscar-Winning ‘Navalny’ Aims to Bring Justice
A Groveland native, who picked up an Oscar Sunday for the documentary “Navalny,” said her larger goal is to help secure justice for the Russian dissident who survived state-sponsored poisoning and now is jailed in solitary confinement. Geralyn White Dreyfous, who went to Pentucket Regional High School before attending Harvard, was part of the team that won an Academy Award …

Sections: Region, What's On?

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Community Spotlight

Haverhill’s AmVets Post 147 St. Patrick’s Day Tonight Features Dixie Swing Project

Haverhill’s AmVets Post 147 St. Patrick’s Day Tonight Features Dixie Swing Project
In time for St. Patrick’s Day, AmVets Post 147 tonight presents the Dixie Swing Project, performing Dixieland tunes with golden big band classics from the swing era. The players are described as seasoned pros who have worked with many international, national and local artists including Frankie Valli, Johnny Mathis, Rita Moreno, Al Martino, Jerry Vale, Robert Goulet, The Drifters, The …

Sections: Community Spotlight, Haverhill

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Business Bulletin

Crunch Haverhill to Open in June at Former Bradford Location of Boston Sports Club

Crunch Haverhill to Open in June at Former Bradford Location of Boston Sports Club
Crunch Haverhill, which describes itself as “fusing fitness with entertainment to make serious exercise fun,” plans to open a 35,000-square-foot fitness center this June in the spot where Boston Sports Club previously operated in Bradford. Crunch said the gym at 3 Ferry St. underwent $5 million in renovations and will offer $1 million dollars’ worth of state-of-the-art equipment. It is …

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: Laurie Cantwell, Haverhill Lions 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.
  • 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.

Saturday’s Radio Highlights

  • Classic Hits: Favorites all day, except as indicated
  • Community Spotlight: News of upcoming cultural and civic events, quarter past every hour
  • Wave Weather: Every 30 minutes
  • FSN World News: Noon, 6 and 11 p.m.
  • Take Two Movie Review: 8:45 a.m. and 1:45 p.m.
  • Mass Moments: Today in Massachusetts history, 6:45 a.m. and 2:45 p.m.
  • Gunsmoke: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.

Sunday’s Radio Highlights

  • Classic Hits: Favorites all day, except as indicated
  • Community Spotlight: News of upcoming cultural and civic events, quarter past every hour
  • Wave Weather: Every 30 minutes
  • Pulse on Health: From a new plan of treating patients to advances in the pharmacy program, Dr. Guy Fish, CEO of Greater Lawrence Family Heath Center, addressed the topics in late February during an all-site meeting from the Health Center’s North site. He talks about how assembling a car relates to the future of healthcare with Chief Medical Officer Dr. Zandra Kelley. Also, Alicia Mam DaCunha and Chief Pharmacy Officer Diane Martin talk about a new and innovative program that will change the way patients receive their medications, outside of Greater Lawrence Family Heath Center.
  • FSN World News: Noon, 6 and 11 p.m.
  • Take Two Movie Review: 8:45 a.m. and 1:45 p.m.
  • Mass Moments: Today in Massachusetts history, 6:45 a.m. and 2:45 p.m.
  • Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.

Monday’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: Rep. Ryan Hamilton and Keith Boucher of MakeIT Haverhill.
  • 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.
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