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The Haverhill Fire Department quickly knocked down a two-alarm fire Tuesday morning at a single-family home, but the ranch-style home may be a total loss. Deputy Fire Chief Jeffrey Akstin said six residents were able to safely escape and two cats were rescued, but a dog appears to have perished in the fire that broke out just before 7 a.m., at 58 Eighth Ave.

Haverhill’s Native American Commemorative Task Force is planning a Friday trip the Hannah Duston statue in Boscawen, N.H., as part of an informational and fact-finding visit. Task Force Chair Dan Speers said members, observers and guests will have an opportunity to meet and have informal discussions with local residents...

Groveland begins receiving hourly bus service from the Merrimack Valley Regional Transit Authority for the first time today. Bus Route 18, which begins in Washington Square in Haverhill, now proceeds over the Groveland Bridge, formally known as the Congressman William H. Bates Veterans Memorial Bridge, into Groveland’s Elm Square after leaving Rivers Edge Plaza. The bus travels left on Main Street/Route 113 to River Pines Drive, serving town offices, Council on Aging and Langley-Adams Library, and ends at the Groveland Housing Authority.

West Newbury Police Officer Jessica Eng recently graduated from the Northern Essex Community College Police Academy in Haverhill. She began working with West Newbury Police last August and completed a field training program at that time. She entered the Northern Essex Community College Police Academy in January. West Newbury Police...

Covanta Haverhill was selected and honored by the Haverhill Exchange Club in June for the company’s flag display and U.S. Flag Retirement Drop Box. The annual “So Proudly We Hail Awards” honors a Haverhill business or organization and a Haverhill resident who “proudly and honorably displays the American Flag on their property.” Last year, Covanta installed the flag pole with the U.S. and POW/MIA flags and flag drop off box for the public and planted red, white and blue perennial flowers at its entrance off the Ward Hill, Route 125 connector.

Cantor Vera Broekhuysen of Haverhill’s Temple Emanu-El leads an online discussion tomorrow night on “Judaism on abortion: a conversation with the texts and Cantor Vera.”. Broekhuysen addresses questions about Judaism’s perspective on ending a pregnancy with exploration of some key Jewish texts and a little Jewish history on abortion access.

Malaquias Canery and Richie Eaton have joined the Northern Essex Community College coaching staff for the upcoming year. Canery will serve as women’s basketball coach while Eaton takes over the reins of the men’s and women’s golf program. Canery was born and raised in Lawrence and attended Clinton, N.Y., High School, where he graduated as the school’s all-time leading scorer before moving on to play four seasons at Clarkson University. Eaton, a Hudson, N.H., native, comes to Northern Essex with five years of experience in the golf industry.

James McCarthy is Greater Haverhill Arts Association’s featured member artist for July and August. Works by McCarthy, who works in digital art with various subjects, are on display in the Art Niche at the UMass Lowell iHub at Harbor Place, 2 Merrimack St., in downtown Haverhill. The Art Niche...

IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America,. When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

A number of area organizations were formally awarded Community Investment Tax Credits last week to help leverage their own money aimed at expanding programming for low- and moderate-income residents. Those receiving tax credits for use throughout the area include Act Lawrence, $50,000; Groundwork Lawrence, $200,000; Lawrence Community Works, $250,000; and...

Learning the basics of how government works is a lesson that state Rep. Linda Dean Campbell wants to make sure is taught in the schools. Campbell, who represents Methuen and Haverhill and not running for re-election this fall, recently worked with Haverhill state Rep. Andy X. Vargas to advocate for support to further the state’s nearly four-year-old civics education requirement.

In observance of Independence Day, the public has an opportunity to view a 1780 letter from founding father and U.S. Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton that was stolen from the state during World War II. Secretary of the Commonwealth William F. Galvin said the Hamilton letter was stolen from the Massachusetts...

Emmaus’ CEO Jeanine Murphy was recently awarded the Massachusetts Nonprofit Network’s 2022 Excellence in Leadership Award. Murphy, along with more than 120 professionals, was nominated earlier this spring for one of the six Excellence awards. She was then named a finalist and presented the award at Nonprofit Network’s annual award celebration on June 22.

The 215th Army Band is having a special two-hour performance in Haverhill this Thursday. The collaboration of Veterans Northeast Outreach Center, Haverhill Veterans Services, Haverhill Veterans Council, City of Haverhill and Mayor James J. Fiorentini, were instrumental in securing the free concert for July 7, at 6 p.m., at Haverhill’s Riverside Park.

A 28-year-old Haverhill man is being treated at a Boston hospital for, what were described as, “serious injuries” after he and the motorcycle he was driving were struck by an allegedly drunk driver early Friday morning in Plaistow, N.H. Matthew J. Wilson suffered “serious injuries to his lower...

Haverhill is setting up locations for residents to keep cool today as temperatures are expected to soar into the 90s. WHAV’s Wave Weather Meteorologist James Covington says temperatures are expected to reach a high of 94 today. Mayor James J. Fiorentini says residents may seek relief today until 4...

Haverhill’s annual Independence Day fireworks are set for tonight with bonus bands and food trucks. The free event begins at 5 p.m., at Riverside Park, 155 Lincoln Ave., adjacent to the Stadium, in Haverhill. The Chase Campbell Band opens the night, followed by the Abraxas Santana Tribute Band at 7:30. A fireworks display typically takes place after dusk.

With electricity rates set to soar to record high prices this summer, Attorney General Maura Healey has launched a campaign to educate customers about programs available to reduce energy usage and lower bills. Inflation, the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine and other factors are driving up fossil fuel prices...

Lawrence Community Access Television is hosting members of the Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce for a free business networking mixer. There will be tours, an overview of service provided by Lawrence Community Access Television, appetizers, business card drawing for door prizes and networking among attendees. The event takes place Thursday,...

Those who take Interstate 93 to reach I-495 are advised there will be a series of ramp closings next week to excavate and install electrical conduits and do other work on the right shoulder of the ramps. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation said there will be temporary, one-at-a-time closings of...