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Rep. Vargas Secures Haverhill-Specific Business, Housing, Art and Reading Grants in Budget

Rep. Vargas Secures Haverhill-Specific Business, Housing, Art and Reading Grants in Budget
Grants of $50,000 each to Haverhill groups to support small business, defray the cost of building accessory apartments at private homes, help pay for a public art project and aid grade-level reading are among priorities Haverhill Rep. Andy X. Vargas won this week in amendments to the House spending plan. Vargas also said support for veterans’ programs, repairs at two …

Sections: Haverhill, State House News

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Haverhill City Council Grants Permit for Condominiums on Eighth Ave.

Haverhill City Council Grants Permit for Condominiums on Eighth Ave.
The Haverhill City Council approved a special permit Tuesday night for the construction of a new, three-unit condominium building on Eighth Avenue. Snow Cassell of Haverhill won a permit for a townhouse-style building similar to one it built on the same street two years ago. Developer Michael Cassell’s application, submitted by attorney Michael J. Migliori, noted the property at 10-12 …

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Business Bulletin

United Way Program Brings Together Haverhill’s Latino Coalition, Haverhill Chamber, City

United Way Program Brings Together Haverhill’s Latino Coalition, Haverhill Chamber, City
The Latino Coalition of Haverhill will partner with the Greater Haverhill Chamber of Commerce and the City of Haverhill to explore the economic impact of Latino businesses in Haverhill, with the help of a new program from United Way of Massachusetts Bay. The first round of one-year, unrestricted Community Action Grants totaling $255,000 were awarded Wednesday to 17 organizations driving …

Sections: Business Bulletin, Haverhill

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Regional News

Plaistow, N.H., to Change Drinking Water Disinfection Method Monday

Plaistow, N.H., to Change Drinking Water Disinfection Method Monday
Plaistow, N.H., is changing its drinking water disinfection process beginning Monday. The town said in a statement it is moving from free chlorine to a chloramine disinfection process which combines chlorinated water with small amounts of ammonia. “It is commonly used for disinfection in public water systems in New Hampshire, the United States and worldwide, and is preferred for reduced …

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Plaistow and Atkinson, N.H., Join in Household Hazardous Waste Collection Saturday

Plaistow and Atkinson, N.H., Join in Household Hazardous Waste Collection Saturday
Plaistow and Atkinson, N.H., are again participating in a multi-town Municipal Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day tomorrow. The towns are also joined by Danville, Hampstead, Chester and Kingston Saturday, April 29, from 9 a.m.-noon, at Plaistow Public Works, 144F Main St., Plaistow. Proof of residency is required and there is a limit of 10 gallons or equivalent per household. Acceptable …

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Education

NAMM Names Pentucket Regional Schools as Among Best Communities for Music Education

NAMM Names Pentucket Regional Schools as Among Best Communities for Music Education
Pentucket Regional School District was recently recognized by the NAMM Foundation as part of the Best Communities for Music Education list for the third consecutive year. Superintendent Justin Bartholomew and Fine & Performing Arts Department Chair David Schumacher said the district was one of 16 schools across Massachusetts to receive the honor. Now in its 24th year, the Best Communities …

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Community Spotlight

Stephens to Receive 2023 Gablosky Memorial Scholarship at Student Art Exhibit Sunday

Stephens to Receive 2023 Gablosky Memorial Scholarship at Student Art Exhibit Sunday
Anthony Stephens will be formally awarded the 2023 Robert Gablosky Memorial Scholarship at a ceremony Sunday afternoon in Haverhill. Stephens, graduating from Masconomet Regional High School and continuing his education in Studio Art at the University of Vermont, wins the $1,000 annual award. It will be presented at a reception during the Greater Haverhill Arts Association Student Art Exhibit Sunday, …

Sections: Community Spotlight, Haverhill

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Obituaries

One of Haverhill’s First Women Assessors, Helene A. Murphy, Dies at 86

One of Haverhill’s First Women Assessors, Helene A. Murphy, Dies at 86
Former Haverhill Assessor Helene A. (McCaughey) Murphy, 86, of Salisbury and formerly of Bradford, joined her beloved husband Martin in eternal rest on April 27. Murphy, appointed by former Mayor William H. Ryan during the early 1980s, was one of the first women to serve on Haverhill’s reconstituted three-person board of assessors. Murphy, who rose to chair, served initially with …

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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: Eunice Zeigler of the YWCA and Thomas O. Faulkner of Haverhill Bank.
  • 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
  • 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: Haverhill School Health and Wellness Coach Megan Arivella previews addiction program featuring former Boston Celtics player Chris Herren, and YMCA Regional Executive Director Tracy Fuller.
  • 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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