Voters in two Haverhill wards cast ballots Tuesday to narrow the field of City Council candidates in those neighborhoods.Three candidates are squaring off for two spots on the final ballot for Ward 6 city councilor in the general electio...

Three candidates are facing off in Ward 4 for two spots on the ballot in the general election Nov. 4. Incumbent Melissa J. Lewandowski is being challenged by Guy E. Cooper and Kenneth E. Quimby Jr. Lewandowski and Quimby are lifelong Haverhill ...

If you suspect a local or state official is on the take or see another example of potential fraud or abuse in state or local government, Jeffrey S. Shapiro wants to hear about it.Shapiro is the Commonwealth’s inspector general and, in th...

Registered voters in Haverhill’s Wards 4 and 6 will go to the polls Tuesday, Sept. 9, to whittle down the number of candidates in each ward from three to two.Haverhill City Clerk Kaitlin M. Wright was a recent guest on WHAV’s “Win for Br...

Upwards of 200 bicyclists will hit the road in September to help raise money to help prevent homelessness in Haverhill.Al Hanscom, president and CEO of Emmaus House in Haverhill, was a recent guest on WHAV’s “Win for Breakfast” program. ...

To help promote the Greater Haverhill Chamber of Commerce and Haverhill itself, the organization is making sure business owners and their employees know they may attend functions without being a member.The reminder came from Katie Cook, ...

Haverhill community activist Kalister Green-Byrd was a reluctant writer prodded to pen a memoir by friends.The 91-year-old’s book, “Overcoming the Odds,” relates her experiences from being raised in segregated Decatur, Ala., and coming t...

Shaq is back with help from Haverhill’s BC Media Productions in a new Netflix docu-series, “Power Moves With Shaquille O’Neal.”The series, which focuses on Shaquille O’Neil’s recent appointment as president of the footwear and athletic b...

The chief of emergency medicine at Lawrence General Hospital appeared on WHAV last week to allay public concerns over plans to reduce services at Holy Family Hospital Haverhill.Lawrence General has applied to change its state license to ...

The Verge Youth Center at Somebody Cares New England is offering a basketball program this summer as part of expanded programing. Marlene J. Yeo, founder and executive director of Somebody Cares New England, and Lori Jane Simmer, di...

Lifeguards are back at Plug Pond this summer.The Haverhill Recreation Department revived its guard program after it was abandoned for lack of staff following the COVID-19 pandemic. To make sure the city has enough certified lifeguards to...

The newly formed Haverhill Performing Arts Workshop is looking for young actors and a place to perform.Bobby Gariepy and Maddie Hanson launched the venture after their successful association with drama programs at Haverhill High School. ...

Haverhill’s first Pride Parade kicks off the Fifth Annual June Art Walk this Saturday.Art Walk runs in downtown Haverhill on Washington and Wingate Streets, between Washington Square and Railroad Square. As WHAV has reported, it will be ...

Beginning in July the frequency of bus service between Haverhill, Lawrence, Methuen and Lowell will increase during the week.Merrimack Valley Transit, or MeVA Administrator Noah S. Berger, a recent guest on WHAV’s “Win for Breakfast prog...

If state Rep. Ryan M. Hamilton has his way four local groups will receive $375,000 in earmarked grants in the next state budget.Hamilton, whose district includes parts of Haverhill and Methuen, was a recent guest on WHAV’s “Win for Break...

Haverhill Public Schools would receive an additional $6 million in state aid if a House of Representative proposal to increase state support for schools makes it into the final state budget.State Rep. Andy X. Vargas, whose district encom...

Essex County Habitat for Humanity, currently in the midst of one Haverhill homebuilding project, is moving on to another in the city’s Mount Washington neighborhood.The nonprofit recently agreed to purchase a single-family home and prope...

The new 69-acre Sweet Paws Rescue pet sanctuary scheduled to open later this summer plans to offer space for abandoned dogs and cats to roam.But, Cynthia Sweet, founder and executive director of the local animal rescue group, says it won...

To help local high school students imagine the wider world of opportunities after graduation, the Haverhill High School guidance department is hosting its first Post Secondary Expo next during school hours.Representatives from nine appre...

Two weeks after celebrating her successful finish of the 2018 Boston Marathon Kim Dahn was stricken with debilitating stomach pain, ongoing and acute discomfort not readily recognized by her doctors. It turns out she suffers from a rare genetic...

Parents traveling with children in strollers will be allowed to drive their children onto buses operated by MeVa Transit beginning Sunday, April 13, instead of having to break down and fold the unit, in a policy change meant to make the free tr...

A planned freeze of payments toward previously approved federal programs was rescinded Wednesday by the White House Office of Management and Budget after public outcry.CongreA planned freeze of payments toward previously approved federal...

In concert with Martin Luther King Jr. Day Monday, the oldest black church in the Merrimack Valley this Saturday offers its third annual celebration of the life and legacy of the slain civil rights leader.Haverhill’s Calvary Baptist Chur...

It may be just the start of the new year, but for the thousands of people planning to run in the 2025 Boston Marathon in April, the season is already here.One of the Marathon participants will be Haverhill native Jillian Lemieux. For her...

Those looking for a different way to dispose of a Christmas tree, have some fun with goats and help the homeless at the same time, Goats to Go in Georgetown has a solution.As WHAV reported earlier,