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City Desk

State Environmental Officials Visit Planned Oxford Crossing Site in Ward Hill, Forge Compromise

State Environmental Officials Visit Planned Oxford Crossing Site in Ward Hill, Forge Compromise
State environmental concerns over “Oxford Crossing,” a mixed use residential and commercial “village” in Ward Hill, may have been resolved during a state visit Thursday morning. The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection last week took over jurisdiction of the project after appealing a recent Haverhill Conservation Commission wetlands decision. As WHAV previously reported, conservation commissioners signed off on updated plans …

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Administration Places Haverhill High Latin Instructor on Paid Leave to Check Undisclosed Allegation

Administration Places Haverhill High Latin Instructor on Paid Leave to Check Undisclosed Allegation
The Haverhill school department Thursday confirmed James “Jay” Fiorentini, a Latin teacher in Haverhill High School’s Classical Academy, was placed on paid administrative leave for an undisclosed reason. School Superintendent Margaret Marotta, responding to WHAV’s public records request, suggested the department is investigating an undisclosed allegation against Fiorentini, son of Mayor James J. Fiorentini. “Administrative leave is not a disciplinary …

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Haverhill Firefighters Limit East Broadway Home Blaze to Addition

Haverhill Firefighters Limit East Broadway Home Blaze to Addition
Haverhill firefighters were able to save the major portion of an East Broadway home after a Thursday morning fire ripped through an addition and garage. Fire Chief Robert M. O’Brien said firefighters were dispatched around 9:24 a.m. after a 9-1-1 call came in from a worker at the 499 E. Broadway, single-family home. He said there were no injuries, but …

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Regional News

State Awards First-Time Homeownership Education Grants to Area Groups

State Awards First-Time Homeownership Education Grants to Area Groups
Merrimack Valley Housing Partnership, Lawrence Community Works and ACT Lawrence are among 23 organizations across the state to receive help presenting first-time homeownership education programs and operating foreclosure prevention counseling centers. This week, consumer counseling organization Merrimack Valley Housing Partnership was awarded $151,000, while ACT Lawrence received $110,000 and Lawrence Community Works $91,544 from the Division of Banks within the …

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Community Spotlight

Singer Songwriter Kristen Ford Performs Saturday at New Moon Coffeehouse in Haverhill

Singer Songwriter Kristen Ford Performs Saturday at New Moon Coffeehouse in Haverhill
An Indie rock rising star now living in Nashville but who has toured 48 states and 10 countries, brings folk and acoustic music to Haverhill tomorrow night. Kristen Ford is a singer songwriter and multi-instrumentalist with five albums showing her versatility as she blends the styles of reggae, indie, folk and blues into a lively, unique all-body performance that even …

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Business Bulletin

Greater Haverhill Chamber to Honor Four at Annual Dinner, Introduce Dolan-Wilson as Chair

Greater Haverhill Chamber to Honor Four at Annual Dinner, Introduce Dolan-Wilson as Chair
A food manufacturer, banker, well-known volunteer and state representative are the top honorees when the Greater Haverhill Chamber holds its 107th annual dinner in two weeks. Cedar’s Foods, based in Ward Hill, walks away with the coveted Charles E. Billups Award. The Chamber’s highest honor, the award remembers Billups—chairman of the former Essex County Gas Co.—for stepping in help the …

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CiderFeast New England Returns to Downtown Haverhill June 22

CiderFeast New England Returns to Downtown Haverhill June 22
CiderFeast New England comes back to downtown Haverhill next month to celebrate the region’s apple heritage with an all-inclusive tasting event featuring craft ciders from some of the top cider makers in the area. Organizers say New England’s unique climate and soil, coupled with the Puritan value of self-sufficient agriculture, has given the region an unrivaled crop of apples. As …

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  • 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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  • 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.
  • Let George Do It: 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: Greater Haverhill Chamber President and CEO Alex Eberhardt and Maureen Lynch, superintendent, Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School.
  • 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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