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Police are looking for a missing woman from Lowell, Massachusetts, who could be in New Hampshire. Sinead Lyons, 41, was last seen on Friday, March 12. Lowell...

Haverhill school staff have an opportunity to take advantage of a private vaccination clinic for educators beginning today. The clinic is for all staff regardless of position or Massachusetts residence and take place every day this week, from 1-4 p.m., In an email, Haverhill School Superintendent Margaret Marotta thanked Greater Lawrence Family Health Center, Mayor […]

By WHAV Staff | UMass Lowell Professor Anthony Szczesiul. (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. Whittier Birthplace kicks off its Virtual Lecture Series next week with UMass Lowell Professor Anthony Szczesiul. He speaks on “John Greenleaf Whittier’s Radical, Abolitionist...

The fire resulted in the death of third-floor resident Em Chak, injured three other tenants, two Lowell firefighters and one police officer. It spread to two other buildings, displacing more than 50 people. Gaye is expected to be arraigned Monday morning in Lowell District Court. Attorney information wasnt immediately available. The two others facing charges in connection to the fire -- Julian Boykins and Tanya Karadanis -- were both arrested last week. Boykins, 20 of Lowell, was arrested at a ...

Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School is beginning a phased-in return to classrooms today with all students back in school by April 26. Superintendent Maureen Lynch reports the transition falls in line with guidance from the state Department and Elementary and Secondary Education that districts should plan for a return to fully in-person learning before […]

By WHAV Staff | (File photograph.) Methuen and Lawrence are among a dozen communities across the state to share nearly $4.5 million in Complete Streets grants designed to improve travel for bicyclists, pedestrians, public transit users and people using other forms of transportation. Methuen received $385,860 to reconstruct the intersection of Pleasant and Pleasant View Streets to improve pedestrian safety around local schools. Lawrence received $398,546 to improve pedestrian safety and access ...

Note: This story has been updated to reflect a revised school calendar provided to WHAV. Haverhill students will be returning to their classrooms beginning in April. The Haverhill School Committee last Thursday approved a plan submitted by Superintendent Margaret Marotta to phase-in full-time, back-to-classroom learning beginning Monday, April 5. Marotta said the schedule was based on the recommendation of state Education Commissioner Jeffrey Riley. Specifically, Haverhill’s phase-in will hav...

March 15, 2021 A van rolled onto its side after striking a utility pole Saturday night on Hilldale Avenue. (Mike Jarvis photograph for WHAV News.) A driver was injured and several hundred households lost power Saturday night when a van struck and knocked over a utility pole on Hilldale Avenue and rolled over. Haverhill Fire Chief Robert M. O’Brien told WHAV Engine 1 arrived at the 395 Hilldale Ave. crash site just before 9 p.m.—a 40-second response time—“to find a van on its side, struc...

Police in New Hampshire and Massachusetts are looking for a woman last seen on Thursday morning.

Three people, including a 16-year-old, have been charged in connection with a deadly fire in Lowell.