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City Desk

Haverhill YMCA Suggests New Fitness and Learning Center at Northern Essex; Housing Downtown

Haverhill YMCA Suggests New Fitness and Learning Center at Northern Essex; Housing Downtown
The Haverhill YMCA would enter into a 99-year lease at Northern Essex Community College, build a new building and athletic fields and “repurpose” its downtown Haverhill building into housing if it is ultimately selected to redevelop part of the college’s Haverhill campus. As only WHAV reported in March, Northern Essex Community College is turning to the private sector to potentially …

Sections: Education, Haverhill

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Community Spotlight

Haverhill Art Walk This Saturday Brings Music, Art, Pub Walk and Various Activities

Haverhill Art Walk This Saturday Brings Music, Art, Pub Walk and Various Activities
Haverhill Art Walk returns to the downtown Riverfront Cultural District this Saturday, highlighting underused spaces and featuring local businesses with an alleyway artist market, live music and a “Pub Walk.” It all takes place June 3, from 1-7 p.m., along Washington and Wingate Streets and the alleys in between, from Railroad Square to Washington Square. The “Pub Walk” takes place …

Sections: Community Spotlight, Haverhill

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Regional News

Methuen Police Explorers Take Second Place in Statewide Competition in Winthrop

Methuen Police Explorers Take Second Place in Statewide Competition in Winthrop
Methuen’s Police Explorers placed second recently when members competed in the 2023 Massachusetts Law Enforcement Explorer Competition. The explorers, ages 14-21, took part Saturday, May 20, in Winthrop where various police departments and the Massachusetts State Police provided field training and role play supervision. They were accompanied by Lt. Joe Aiello and Officers Jeffrey Torrisi, Nicholas Fabrizio and Walter Torres …

Sections: Region

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Education

Recently Hatched Falcons are Real Life UMass Lowell River Hawks

Recently Hatched Falcons are Real Life UMass Lowell River Hawks
Donning hard hats and holding Styrofoam pool noodles to keep a protective mother peregrine falcon at bay, Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife biologists Thursday retrieved two falcon chicks hatched in a nest box at UMass Lowell, to get a look at the birds and assess their health. Both chicks—a male and female—are doing well, according to officials. Amid a …

Sections: Education, Region

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Business Bulletin

Free Workshop Suggests How to be Comfortable in Uncomfortable Situations

Free Workshop Suggests How to be Comfortable in Uncomfortable Situations
“Don’t Suffer in Silence” is a free workshop aimed at unlocking one’s full potential to be comfortable with uncomfortable situations that may arise. Luz Frazier coaches the seminar organized by The Green Evolution Corporation Thursday, June 22, from 5-7:30 p.m., at the Haverhill Public Library, 99 Main St., Haverhill. Frazier is the founder of LeadHumano, business consulting firm that specializes …

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: Essex County District Attorney Paul F. Tucker and Whittier Birthplace Executive Director Kaleigh Paré Shaughnessy.
  • 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.
  • Great Gildersleeve: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
  • FSN World News: 11 p.m.

Thursday’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: Christine Kwitchoff, Rocks Village Memorial Association, and Rep. Adrianne Ramos, 14th Essex District.
  • 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: Live. 7 p.m.
  • Our Miss Brooks: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
  • FSN World News: 11 p.m.
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