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Haverhill News

City Council to Consider Borrowing Nearly $600,000 for Plug Pond Recreation Area Improvements

City Council to Consider Borrowing Nearly $600,000 for Plug Pond Recreation Area Improvements
Plans to make Haverhill’s Plug Pond recreation area a “three-season park” are expected to advance tomorrow night as city councilors are asked to approve borrowing almost $600,000 for improvements. Besides reviewing the proposed loan order for $586,555, members will receive a list of 21 people Mayor James J. Fiorentini has appointed to advise him on the improvement project. As WHAV …

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Haverhill Taxi Receives $20,000 State Grant to Improve Competitiveness, Enhance Safety

Haverhill Taxi Receives $20,000 State Grant to Improve Competitiveness, Enhance Safety
Haverhill Taxi is one of 104 taxi and livery businesses to receive a grant for, as the state says, “improving their competitiveness and enhancing safety capabilities in the rapidly evolving market of for-hire transportation.” Haverhill Taxi was awarded $20,000 from the fund intended to pay for dispatch systems or other equipment, technology-enabled ride-hailing systems, safety enhancements, workforce training programs and …

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Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce Plans Virtual Speed Networking Jan. 15

Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce Plans Virtual Speed Networking Jan. 15
The Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce plans a virtual speed networking event Friday, Jan. 15. The Chamber says members still meet “face-to-face” while developing new sales leads. Members meet online between 10 and 11 a.m. It is free for members and $5 for others. Register at merrimackvalleychamber.com or call 978-686-0900. A Zoom webinar link will be emailed within 24 hours …

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Regional News

Reps. Campbell and Minicucci Join Call for Clarity on Vaccine Distribution to First Responders

Reps. Campbell and Minicucci Join Call for Clarity on Vaccine Distribution to First Responders
Several area legislators are asking Gov. Charlie Baker and Health and Human Services Secretary Marylou Sudders to clarify when and how first responders, including fire, police and emergency personnel, are to receive one of the new COVID-19 vaccines. State Reps. Linda Dean Campbell of Methuen and Christina A. Minicucci of North Andover joined Rep. Harold P. Naughton Jr. of Worcester …

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Community Spotlight

Greater Haverhill Arts Association Plans Sunday Paint-Ins in January

Greater Haverhill Arts Association Plans Sunday Paint-Ins in January
Greater Haverhill Arts Association, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, plans weekly “paint-ins” in January inside the greenhouse at Nunan’s in Georgetown. Members are invited to paint Sundays, Jan. 10, 17, 24 and 31, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., at Nunan’s Florist and Greenhouses, 269 Central St., Georgetown. There is no registration required and participants may work in any …

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Radio Listings

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.
  • 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.

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. Guest: Haverhill school Superintendent Margaret Marotta.
  • 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.
  • Lights Out: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
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