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The Atkinson Women’s Civic Club is having its 2021 Outdoor Artisan Market Saturday, June 19, with music, craft and food vendors and raffles. There will be 31 local artisan vendors and activities for the whole family. All proceeds support the Atkinson community. The event takes place Saturday, June 19, from 10 a.m.- 3 p.m., rain […]

This year’s class president at Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School probably said it best when she told the school’s 267 graduates last week, “Nobody plans for a global pandemic halfway through their high school experience.” Makayla Hoffman of Rowley delivered the sole speech during last Thursday’s ceremony. “However, a lot of life is unpredictable […]

A Haverhill certified public accountant who works in Waltham was recently elected to serve on the board of the Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants. John D. Geraci, managing partner at LGA in Woburn, will serve as board vice-chair and audit committee chair for the 2021-2022 year. The MSCPA board of directors is a group […]

Haverhill Mayor James J. Fiorentini offered some compromises Monday night to city councilors considering his spending plan, but Council President Melinda E. Barrett said “it remains to be seen” whether he will win over the body. Fiorentini agreed to hire a second “behavioral response” worker for the police department, but not for six months; hire […]

By WHAV Staff | (File photograph.) A former Methuen man was sentenced to two years in prison Wednesday for aggravated identity theft and fraudulent use of a Social Security number. According to Acting U.S. Attorney Nathaniel R. Mendel, 32-year-old Manuel Enrique Arias Aguasvivas was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Rya W. Zobel to two years in prison and one year of supervised release. Arias Aguasvivas will also be subject to deportation to the Dominican Republic after completion of his ...

By WHAV Staff | (File photograph,) As a public service, 97.9 WHAV presents Community Spotlight at no charge for the benefit of Greater Haverhill nonprofit organizations. To submit news of events, fundraising appeals and other community calendar announcements, Click image. Atkinson Congregational Church is offering online options for parishioners during June and in-person services Sundays, June 6 and 13, 10 a.m., in the church’s outdoor sanctuary, weather permitting. Communion will be offered...

Several steel beams appear near to completing a new crossing of the Merrimack River and the state plans lane and ramp closings this week to continue progress on the new Interstate 495 southbound bridge being constructed in Haverhill. Possibly confusing the state’s explanation of what’s closing is the ongoing renumbering of exits across the state […]

Haverhill graduated 484 seniors Friday night in as large a public gathering as the city has allowed since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic last year. The stark change hit home as the Class of 2021 honored one of the school’s own, 19-year-old Logan Todd, who became Haverhill’s youngest victim of the disease when he […]

By John Lee Grant | Haverhill School Superintendent Margaret Marotta. (WHAV News file photograph.) The Haverhill City Council gave its approval last night to the school department’s spending plan for the upcoming school year. School Superintendent Margaret Marotta presented the $106 million budget at a special City Council meeting. It represents an increase of $8 million over the current year, but also includes a one-time payment of $7.6 million from the federal government. Marotta told coun...

Haverhill’s largest-ever LGBTQA+ Pride Flag-raising Thursday afternoon kicked off Pride Month during a ceremony outside Haverhill City Hall. Haverhill City Councilor Thomas J. Sullivan served as master of ceremonies, thanking residents for joining in the celebration. “Today, I am especially proud of my city for recognizing and celebrating the importance and value of all our […]