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Haverhill Responds Wood Ineligible to be Police Officer; Complaint Charges City Council Broke Law

Haverhill Responds Wood Ineligible to  be Police Officer; Complaint Charges City Council Broke Law
The City of Haverhill is fighting back against allegations made by Scott W. Wood Jr. in his recent legal action and insisting Wood is not eligible in any event to serve as a police officer under Massachusetts law. Wood, a School Committee member and current mayoral candidate, filed suit against the city last month, alleging the city used a 2013 …

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Developer Proposes 14 Apartments in Place of Abandoned Gas Station, Office Building

Developer Proposes 14 Apartments in Place of Abandoned Gas Station, Office Building
A developer is seeking Haverhill City Council approval tonight to build a 14-apartment building on the site of an abandoned gas station and an adjacent office building near Monument Square. A company called 7-13 Kenoza Ave., managed by John Tucci of Wakefield and Christos Eliopoulos of Medford, proposes to combine the gasoline station land at 3 Kenoza Ave. with one …

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Regional News

Methuen Police’s Citizens Police Academy Awards CPR Cards, Firearm Safety Certificates to 15

Methuen Police’s Citizens Police Academy Awards CPR Cards, Firearm Safety Certificates to 15
Fifteen Methuen residents graduated at the end of last month from the Methuen Police Department’s 2023 Citizens Police Academy. Methuen Police Chief Scott J. McNamara residents graduated from the Citizens Police Academy with CPR cards and firearm safety certificates thanks to just some of the lessons they learned during the12-week course covering all aspects of law enforcement. “We believe that …

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Education

Thompson Comes to Haverhill Public Schools Next Month as Director of Nursing

Thompson Comes to Haverhill Public Schools Next Month as Director of Nursing
Nancy Thompson becomes Haverhill Public Schools’ director of nursing beginning next month. Thompson comes to Haverhill from Phillips Academy, Exeter, N.H., where she was also director of nursing and The Wellness Center. She was responsible for direct care of students and care coordination with professionals in other disciplines, families and the community. Thompson was also responsible for oversight and staffing …

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Community Spotlight

AgeSpan Seeks Volunteer Meals on Wheels Drivers

AgeSpan Seeks Volunteer Meals on Wheels Drivers
AgeSpan is seeking volunteer drivers for its Meals on Wheels program and promises those who assist “deliver more than a meal.” Volunteer drivers deliver a daily nutritious meal as well as a friendly smile and wellness check for adults 60 and up and people with disabilities. AgeSpan, formerly known as Elder Services of the Merrimack Valley and North Shore, offers …

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  • WIN for Breakfast: Local news, weather, traffic, sports and information. Win Damon is light, lively and local, 6-9 a.m. Guests: Glen Johnson, author of “Window Seat on the World: My Travels with the Secretary of State,” and Boys and Girls Club of Greater Haverhill Executive Director Javier Bristol.
  • 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: Live, 7 p.m.
  • X Minus One: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
  • FSN World News: 11 p.m.

Wednesday’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 Public-Private Partnership Director Allison Heartquist and Pentucket Regional School District Superintendent Justin Bartholomew.
  • 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.
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