It didn't matter if you were a student, an alumnus or just a resident of Haverhill. It didn't matter if you had been to hundreds of Hillie sporting events, or if the night's game was your first. At Tuesday's Haverhill High School boys basketball game, everyone was a Hillie. Well, except for the fans of the visiting Lawrence Lancers....Read More...>>
Our view: Kudos for swift action on Pride Night Here is a round of applause for Haverhill High School Athletic Director Garin Veris and the leadership of Team Haverhill, who took an idea from the Jan. 25 Possible Dreams event and made it come true an astonishing eight days later....continued
Fans cheer spirit on court, in stands The first ever Hillie Pride Night could've had a better result on the scoreboard, as Haverhill High School fell to Lawrence 63-75.
But the action off the court, the electricity and excitement in the stands, was a rousing success. ...continued
Community Calendar: Teen Knitting Club meets at library Deadline reminder: To list an event happening in Greater Haverhill, submit no later than 10 days before The Haverhill Gazette's Thursday publication date. Listings run as space allows.
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Helping Hands: Volunteer opportunities in and around Haverhill Volunteers needed to help children with their reading
The Merrimack Valley Jewish Coalition for Literacy is beginning its eighth year of helping local schoolchildren improve their reading skills. Volunteers are asked to spend one hour per week working one-on-one with a child and help them become a better reader. Free training will be provided. The coalition currently has 16 teams and over 100 volunteers in public, private and after school programs in Andover, Haverhill and Lawrence. The literacy coalition's newest teams are working with children ages 3-5 in Haverhill's public and private schools and are helping youngsters get a jump start in acquiring vocabulary, listening skills, increased print awareness and an appreciation for the world of books. The literacy coalition is associated with "First Books," a program that provides economically disadvantaged students with free, high quality books that are first read with volunteers, then are taken home and added to a home library. ...continued
Community Calendar: Teen Knitting Club meets at library Deadline reminder: To list an event happening in Greater Haverhill, submit no later than 10 days before The Haverhill Gazette's Thursday publication date. Listings run as space allows.
Thursday, Feb. 4...continued
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