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By WHAV Staff | Architect’s rendering of proposed tri-plex condominium building off Boston Road in Haverhill. The public has opportunities to shape policy this week as various Haverhill boards meet. In the interest of transparency in government, WHAV provides this list of upcoming meetings every week. The Haverhill City Council hears a proposal tonight to permit 18 two-bedroom condominium homes and relocate an existing single-family home off Boston Road. Boston Haverhill’s plan for six tri...

By WHAV Staff | (WHAV News file photograph.) A methodical and patient police surveillance effort netted a Haverhill man and woman and a Lowell man on drug and other charges. Haverhill Police arrested 43-year-old Juan M. Rodriguez of Lowell; 33-year-old Matthew Robbins, 215 Hilldale Ave., Haverhill; and 23-year-old Emma Kerivan, 225 Hilldale Ave., Haverhill, after an investigation three days in the making. Each pleaded not guilty to fentanyl-related drug charges last week before First Justice C...

Lowell-based UTEC, which operates an anti-violence program in Haverhill, discusses its nationally recognized model during an online presentation tomorrow presented by the Haverhill Public Library. During “Courageous Conversations: What Positive Justice Looks Like,” UTEC explains its approach. The model begins with intensive street outreach, correctional facility in-reach and gang peacemaking, “engaging our most disconnected young […]

By WHAV Staff | April 13, 2021 Haverhill state Rep. Andy X. Vargas testified before the Housing Committee on a bill he co-filed on housing reform May 14, 2019. (Courtesy file photograph.) Haverhill state Rep. Andy X. Vargas and Lynn Sen. Brendan Crighton were honored last week for leadership on affordable housing, housing production and roles in passing, what were described as, “the most significant zoning reforms in a generation.” Vargas and Crighton were awarded the 2021 Citizens’ Hous...

By WHAV Staff | April 11, 2021 Georgetown firefighter Mike McManus was among those assisting the West Newbury Fire Department. (Photograph courtesy of the West Newbury Fire Department.) No injuries were reported following a four-alarm fire Saturday afternoon at a single-family home in West Newbury. West Newbury Fire Chief Michael Dwyer said residents of the home at 2 Reeds Lane were able to safely escape prior to firefighters’ arrival. Damage to the home, however, displaced the family. Firef...

“I’ll see you in heaven.” It was the last thing Al Braccolino, 90, of Crown Point, told one of his daughters as paramedics loaded him into an ambulance Nov. 16. COVID-19 forced him into the final fight of his life. Ten days later, the chair Al usually occupied at the Thanksgiving table would sit empty. The husband to his wife of 70 years, father of three and grandfather of six died on the holiday. Al’s daughter, Sandra Noe, was herself suffering from COVID-19, which she cont...

Click image for Haverhill City Council agenda. A remaining storefront on the south side of Water Street would become eight apartments if the Haverhill City Council tonight steps back from a conviction it declared two years ago. The owners of the nine-story 1 Water St. building—already facing opposition from one city department—plans to convert an existing commercial space to bring the total number of residences in the building from 164 to 172. “The creation and preservation of street leve...

By WHAV Staff | File photograph. (Image licensed by Ingram Image.) There are changes to Haverhill schools’ Grab ‘n’ Go meal sites now that students are returning to in-person learning. Three mobile sites operate Mondays through Fridays from buses in the parking lot of Caleb Dustin Hunking School, from 11-11:30 a.m.; Fantini Bakery on Washington Street, from 11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.; and Haverhill Public Library parking lot, from 12:30-1 p.m. The Haverhill High School site continues Mondays ...

By WHAV Staff | 2 hours ago Twenty-two women will be honored in May when YWCA Northeastern Massachusetts presents its 38th Annual Tribute to Women. Since 1983, the YWCA’s Tribute to Women has recognized more than 1,200 Merrimack Valley and North Shore women leaders from business and community organizations. Organizers say, “A hallmark of Tribute is that women honored come from all walks of life; their contributions are varied, and all are remarkable in their own unique way.” The Tribute ...

By WHAV Staff | Spring at Windrush Farm. (Courtesy 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. Windrush Farm, on the North Andover/Boxford line, has opportunities available for volunteers who wish to spend time with horses, get outside and make a difference in the life of a child with speci...