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Education

Former Celtics Player Herren Discusses Recovery from Addiction at May 2 Haverhill School Talk

Former Celtics Player Herren Discusses Recovery from Addiction at May 2 Haverhill School Talk
Chris Herren, who played for the Boston Celtics during 2000–2001 and, overall, played 70 games from 1999 to 2001 as a member of the Denver Nuggets and Celtics, discusses his recovery from drug addiction during a free program next week in Haverhill. The Haverhill Public Schools Wellness Committee is inviting students and families to hear Herren during a program that …

Sections: Education, Haverhill

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Haverhill YMCA’s Cheer Team Seeks Support As It Competes This Weekend in Orlando

Haverhill YMCA’s Cheer Team Seeks Support As It Competes This Weekend in Orlando
North Shore Elite, Haverhill YMCA’s Cheer Team, is sending four teams to next weekend’s 2023 National Championships in Orlando, Fla. The North Shore Elite Performance Recreational Cheer Team competitors are Sassy Stingers, Queen Bees, Honey and Venom and compete starting this Friday. A grant from Covanta is helping to defray the cost of competition fees. “On behalf of our cheer …

Sections: Haverhill, Sports

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City Desk

Police Arrest Four During FBI Sweep of Alleged Local Fentanyl, Cocaine Base, Meth Drug Dealing Operation

Police Arrest Four During FBI Sweep of Alleged Local Fentanyl, Cocaine Base, Meth Drug Dealing Operation
Four men were arrested Friday for their alleged roles in a Lawrence-based fentanyl, cocaine base and methamphetamine drug dealing operation in the area. Thirty-one-year-old Esaias Gill-Gonzalez and 28-year-old Domingo Lugo Diaz, both of Lawrence; 27-year-old Cote Colby of Derry, N.H.; and 25-year-old Keith Lane of Salisbury were arrested on charges of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute …

Sections: Crime, Haverhill, Region

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Regional News

Plaistow, N.H., Residents Have Saturday Morning Opportunity to Register or Change Voter Info.

Plaistow, N.H., Residents Have Saturday Morning Opportunity to Register or Change Voter Info.
Plaistow, N.H., residents may register to vote or update their information this Saturday when the Supervisors of the Checklist meet. Members meet April 29, from 10-11 a.m., at Town Hall, 145 Main St., Plaistow. Voter registration and changes of name, address and political party may also be made at any time when the town clerk’s office is open.

Sections: Region

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Community Spotlight

Nairyan Vocal Ensemble Performs Saturday Night at Armenian Apostolic Church at Hye Pointe

Nairyan Vocal Ensemble Performs Saturday Night at Armenian Apostolic Church at Hye Pointe
The world famous Nairyan Vocal Ensemble from Armenia performs this Saturday night in Haverhill with opportunities for the public to meet the singers. The concert is made possible by the Armenian Apostolic Church at Hye Pointe and Amaras Art Alliance and is sponsored by the local Armenian Church Youth Organization of America. During intermission there will be coffee and desserts …

Sections: Community Spotlight, Haverhill

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Business Bulletin

Women in Business Networking Next Week at Renaissance Golf Club

Women in Business Networking Next Week at Renaissance Golf Club
The Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce is having a Women in Business Networking Reception next week. The Chamber says the event is “a reception by women for women” and celebrates the success of women of the Merrimack Valley with networking over appetizers and a cash bar. It takes place Wednesday, May 3, from 5-7 p.m., at Renaissance Golf Club, 377 …

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. Guests: Greater Haverhill Chamber President and CEO Alex Eberhardt and Nate Hartwell, Yes for Consentino, Yes for Haverhill Committee.
  • 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. Guests: Haverhill Veterans Services Officer Jeffrey Hollett and Michael Bevilacqua of the Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce.
  • 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: When in session, live. 7 p.m.
  • X Minus One: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
  • FSN World News: 11 p.m.
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