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Haverhill is offering free walkup or drive-up COVID-19 testing, beginning this Saturday. The “Stop the Spread” site, provided by the state Department of Public Health, begins Saturday, April 10, and will run every Saturday, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m., at the Locke Street parking lot off Winter Street. It is next to Common Ground Café food pantry and in back of Butch’s Uptown restaurant. The site is for Massachusetts residents only and there is no cost and no insurance is required.

By WHAV Staff | Staff of the law firm Kazarosian Costello. (Courtesy photograph.) The Massachusetts Bar Association is applauding the appointment of Haverhill attorney Marsha V. Kazarosian to the state’s new Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission., saying she brings “much-needed perspective.” As WHAV reported first Friday, Kazarosian is one of several appointments required of Attorney General Maura Healey to the Commission. The board will create a police officer certification sy...

By WHAV Staff | Meals and groceries are packaged for delivery. (Courtesy photograph.) More than 250 Easter meals were delivered to veterans and their families this weekend by a coalition led by Haverhill’s Veterans of Foreign Wars, Lorraine Post 29. Free meals of baked ham, mac and cheese and green beans were packaged in microwavable containers and delivered Saturday in time to be reheated for Easter Sunday, according to the VFW. The dinners were delivered to veterans and their families who ...

By WHAV Staff | Mallory Strain, legislative aide to Rep. Andy X. Vargas. (Courtesy photograph.) Mallory Strain recently joined the staff of Haverhill state Rep. Andy X. Vargas as legislative aide. Strain graduated from Suffolk University where she studied economics and government. “Mallory’s experience working with small businesses combined with her data analysis skills will greatly assist Haverhill, as my office continues to work with our community partners to develop a resilient post-pan...

By WHAV Staff | New Greater Haverhill Chamber of Commerce logo. Ron Anderson, vice president of business development at MassDevelopment, will be on hand for a Greater Haverhill Chamber of Commerce virtual Leads Lunch Wednesday. MassDevelopment, a quasi-government agency, lists its top three goals as stimulating business, driving economic growth and helping communities thrive across Massachusetts. The online program takes place Wednesday, April 7, from noon-1 p.m. Admission is free for members ...

By WHAV Staff | April 5, 2021 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. Pentucket Players returns to in-person productions with its presentation of “Mass Appeal” April 30 and May 1 and 2 at Haverhill City Hall auditorium. “Mass Appeal,” a comedy-drama written by Bill C. Davis, is the first liv...

By John Lee Grant | 14 hours ago Former state Rep. Brian S. Dempsey, on the riverfront boardwalk that bears his name, with Gov. Charlie Baker. (WHAV News file photograph.) Haverhill residents and visitors will be able to enjoy a leisurely stroll along the Rep. Brian S. Dempsey Boardwalk this summer while, at the same time, reading a good book. The City Council approved last week a request by the Haverhill Public Library to post a series of panels along the railings downtown between Haverhill H...

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“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...

One person injured in Lowell fire Share Updated: 8:16 AM EDT Apr 1, 2021 One person injured in Lowell fire Share Updated: 8:16 AM EDT Apr 1, 2021 Hide Transcript TRACKING THE COVID-19 VACCINE Share Updated: 8:16 AM EDT Apr 1, 2021 One person was injured late Wednesday in a fire at a multi-family home in Lowell.The fire started just after 10 p.m. on Varnum Street.The victim is being treated for burn injuries, officials said.The cause of the fire remains under inve...