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The Newburyport Bank Charitable Foundation recently donated $1,000 to the Whittier Tech Educational Foundation in support of the 50th anniversary of the school and its first Athletic Hall of Fame event. The Athletic Hall of Fame was established to honor the 50th anniversary of Whittier Regional Vocational High School. The school received more than 100 […]

Haverhill’s Main Street will get another major intersection overhaul—this time at Columbia Park—thanks to a $200,000 federal grant. The Safe Streets and Roads for All grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation addresses safety, mobility concerns and compliance with the American Disability Act. Elements include pre- and post-installation traffic volume and speed monitoring studies, a […]

Pentucket Kiwanis Club’s Third Annual Wine Tasting Party, in support of scholarships and local charities, offers samplings of exclusive imported wines and a full dinner buffet. The vent also features live jazz, raffles, a 50/50 drawing, door prizes and cash bar. All wines for tasting are also available for purchase at Maria’s Restaurant either by […]

Haverhill Public Schools finances are in fairly good shape this year, according to school Assistant Superintendent Michael J. Pfifferling. Addressing the Haverhill School Committee last Thursday, Pfifferling said the current 2024 fiscal year budget looks like last year’s at this time. “In reviewing this year’s budget versus last year’s budget, we are just about where […]

Public improvements—including a plaza, roadway, sidewalk and streetscape work—surrounding downtown Haverhill’s biggest redevelopment yet got a boost last week with the state awarding the city a $4 million grant. Gov. Maura Healey, Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll, Secretary of Economic Development Yvonne Hao and Secretary of Housing and Livable Communities Ed Augustus formally awarded the grant […]

A 51-year-old Haverhill man is expected to face extradition to New Hampshire after being arrested in connection with a previously unresolved murder more than seven years ago. A warrant was issued for Robert Dowling, charging him with second degree murder for the alleged killing of 64-year-old David Bruce Goodwin in Conway, N.H. “Mr. Goodwin was […]

Judith E. (Battis) Kimball, who helped transition Haverhill’s Kimball Farm from milking cows to raising Polled Hereford cattle and llamas, died last Friday at age 86. Kimball of Milton, N.H., a former longtime resident of Haverhill, passed peacefully at her home after a period of declining health. She was the beloved wife of the late […]

Chicken sandwiches, chicken wings and sauces, appetizers and more greet members of the Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce when Roasted Coffee Bar hosts a special networking dinner reception. The event, which also features a cash bar with mocktails and coffee takes place Monday, Nov, 6, from 5-7 p.m., at Roasted Coffee Bar, 181 Groveland St., […]

This past Saturday’s unseasonably warm temperatures brought many to recall their favorite summer memories and destinations. Haverhill native and poet Dr. Raymond F. Comeau crafted a beautiful poem in time for the start of last summer, but time and space delayed its publication. This weekend’s reminder presents an opportunity below to travel back in time. […]

The city is beginning survey work this week on a new and improved walking and biking trail behind Haverhill Stadium along the Merrimack River. As WHAV reported first last June, the Riverside Park Connector Trail will begin at the back of the park and stretch along the river’s shoreline and through the woods for about […]