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Battle Grounds Coffee in downtown Haverhill hosts members of the Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce for a networking breakfast this Friday. Networking takes place over coffee and breakfast and there will be door prize drawings. Networking takes place Friday, March 31, from 8-9:15 a.m., at 39 Washington St., Haverhill. Admission is $10 for members and […]

The Haverhill High School Wrestling team, along with coach Tim Lawlor, received praise and recognition from the Haverhill City Council Tuesday following their recent fifth place win in the New England Championships. Council President Timothy J. Jordan introduced the coach and his team, praising their success this year as well as for the previous ten […]

A 26-year-old Lawrence man was arrested Wednesday for the murder of another Lawrence man earlier this month. Essex County District Attorney Paul F. Tucker said Hector Raul Aybar-Soto was charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of 24-year-old Christopher Garcia in Lawrence on March 17. Aybar-Soto is expected to be arraigned Thursday in […]

Haverhill’s John Greenleaf Whittier School Drama Club is raffling off prizes every day in April to help pay for its May production of “Matilda the Musical.” The Drama Club is selling 20 raffle tickets for $10 and offering daily winning prizes including gift cards to be used at local restaurants and local and national retailers, […]

The latest drinking water sampling in Plaistow, N.H., shows contaminant levels have dropped below warning thresholds. Officials said samples taken March 10, with testing results released last Friday, show levels of haloacetic acids falling below the maximum acceptable limit of 60 micrograms per liter. Tests were taken at town locations and several private residences. Levels […]

Haverhill city councilors are scheduled tonight to consider granting a special permit for the construction of a new, three-unit condominium building on Eighth Avenue. The townhouse-style building is being proposed by Michael Cassell of Snow Cassell of Haverhill. His application, submitted by attorney Michael J. Migliori, notes the vacant land is currently owned by Kenneth […]

UMass Lowell Assistant Professor Reza Ahmadzadeh envisions a future world where robots help people live more comfortably and safely—and he’s working to develop the methods to make such an environment possible. The National Science Foundation recognized the potential of Ahmadzadeh’s perspective and awarded him a faculty early-career development CAREER grant. The nearly $500,000 pays for […]

West Newbury Fire Department is blaming the careless disposal of smoking materials for causing a garage fire Sunday night. Officials said the department, with help from its regional mutual aid partners, successfully kept the fire from spreading into the attached home and all occupants and pets escaped without injury. The West Newbury Public Safety Dispatch […]

While problems at a few high-profile national and international banks have garnered attention lately, it is quite a different story locally. Haverhill Bank President and CEO Thomas L. Mortimer, a recent guest on WHAV’s “Win for Breakfast” program, points out the differences between the national and local stages. “It appears that Silicon Valley Bank and […]

Plaistow, N.H., Police said Monday they are unable to confirm reports of shots being fired at, or near, a local bar and there is “no known knowledge of danger to the public.” The Plaistow Police Department said in a press release issued Monday afternoon that officers were sent to Grumpy’s Bar & Grill, 20 Plaistow […]