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Person Injured in Lowell House Fire Overnight One victim was taken to the hospital with unknown injuries after a fire broke out in Lowell, Massachusetts Wednesday night Published 2 hours ago One person was taken to the hospital after a fire broke out at a multi-family home in Lowell, Massachusetts Wednesday night. The Lowell Fire Department was called to 845 Varnum Avenue for a fire around 10:30 p.m. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and ...

Glenn W. Strauss recently joined Haverhill Bank as senior vice president, market manager commercial lending. He will be based primarily in the Salem, N.H., branch. Prior to joining Haverhill Bank, Strauss worked as senior vice president/chief lending officer at Reading Cooperative Bank and previously worked in the Merrimack Valley/Salem market for 17 years. He brings […]

By John Lee Grant | April 1, 2021 (Rendering courtesy of Dacon Corporation, Natick, the architect/construction firm for the Edwards Vacuum Haverhill innovation center.) The Haverhill City Council gave its okay this week for the city to negotiate a property tax break to bring Edwards Vacuum to Haverhill’s Broadway Industrial Park. The company, which said previously it will move 200 existing employees here and add 50 new jobs, plans to complete a 121,800-square-foot “innovation and solutions...

Car of missing woman from Massachusetts found near NH lake March 17, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail OSSIPEE, N.H. (AP) — The car of a missing woman from Massachusetts has been found near a New Hampshire lake, state police said. Police said the car belonging to Sinead Lyons, 41, of Lowell, Massachusetts, was found Monday night in the area of Ossipee Lake. State police said they received information on Sunday from police in Lowell that Lyons was missing. She was last seen on or about March 11, walki...

The City of Methuen has been awarded $80,766 to have a local taxi service help with deliveries from food pantries and provide transportation to medical appointments, grocery stores, pharmacies and public transit stations for seniors, individuals with disabilities, veterans and low-income households. The money is part of $2.5 million in grants awarded to 47 communities, […]

State Rep. Andy X. Vargas says fewer students are seeking help paying for college, increasing the gap between rich and poor. Vargas of Haverhill is pushing for passage of a bill that would require students complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid—known as FAFSA—before graduating from high school. He said he recently filed the […]

By John Lee Grant | Haverhill School Committee member Richard J. Rosa. (WHAV News file photograph.) A formula the state uses to determine how much money public schools should receive in aid next year leaves Haverhill shortchanged by more than $2 million. The Haverhill School Committee agreed last week to ask Gov. Charlie Baker to adjust the formula after member Richard J. Rosa noted it is based on the number of students enrolled the previous year. He explained that measurement is flawed becaus...

By WHAV Staff | File photograph. (Image licensed by Ingram Image.) 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. Veterans and their families in Haverhill are being treated to a free Easter ham dinner courtesy of Haverhill’s Veterans of Foreign Wars Lorraine Post 29. All meals will be prepared and deliv...

By WHAV Staff | March 16, 2021 Haverhill Police Chief Alan R. DeNaro addresses the School Committee in 2018 with Haverhill Police Officer Scott Ziminski. (WHAV News file photograph.) Three months after Haverhill Police Chief Alan R. DeNaro asked for a social worker to help police, his wish was granted Friday after two high-profile incidents of violence which may have mental health causes. When he appeared before the City Council in December, DeNaro cited suicides, drug overdoses, domestic viol...

By WHAV Staff | March 16, 2021 Haverhill Mayor James J. Fiorentini delivers annual State of the City address in 2019. (WHAV News file photograph.) Haverhill Mayor James J. Fiorentini plans to thank health care workers and volunteers who have helped the city get through the pandemic when he delivers his annual State of the City speech next week. The mayor said Monday his “Salute to The City’s Health Care Workers” will “give an overview of the challenges and obstacles the city and its re...