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Haverhill Police are bringing back National Night Out in August and taking it to the 12th Ave. Playground for the first time This is the first year National Night Out, described as a community-building campaign promoting police-community partnerships, will not be held at Swasey Field Park as the department moves to annually rotate the festivities between neighborhoods.

Haverhill Police are using drones to assist traffic navigation and these could also soon be used to quickly get life preservers to potential drowning victims. Police Capt. Garrett Sarfde, appearing recently on WHAV’s “Win for Breakfast” show, shared what three new drones will achieve for the department. Haverhill Police first used the drones for the fourth of July fireworks ceremony, July 3, to monitor traffic and public safety.

Hear more Community Spotlight listings at 15 and 45 past nearly every hour at 97.9 WHAV. To submit news of events, fundraising appeals and other announcements, click on the image. Spring-fed Chadwick Pond, which spans Haverhill and Boxford, is the July destination of Let’s Paddle Haverhill.

Submit information about your team by clicking on the photograph. Methuen’s American Legion baseball team is opting out of the playoffs despite leading division eight ball with a record of 13-2, and outscoring opponents by a total of 105-33 runs.

To submit school announcements, click on image. After losing its accreditation to confer four-year bachelor degrees, Haverhill’s Northpoint Bible College is changing its name and turning its attention to a three-year diploma and certificate programs in Christian studies. Rev. Tiff Shuttlesworth, Northpoint’s president, said in a video posted on social media the school will become known as Northpoint School of the Bible.

To submit election-related announcements, click on image or email [email protected]. These are the only acceptable methods of sending campaign news. Area residents of the 6th Congressional District have a chance to evaluate candidates to succeed Seth Moulton in the U.S. House when North Andover Democrats hold a pre-primary debate in less than two weeks.

To submit Business Bulletin announcements, click on image. Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce is planning a networking breakfast at Greater Lawrence Family Health Center. The Chamber says the breakfast give individuals an opportunity to make connections and build business relationships while enjoying a complimentary breakfast. Networking takes place Friday, Aug. 7, 7:30-8:45 a.m., at Greater Lawrence Family Health Center, 34 Haverhill St., third floor, Lawrence.

Public Works Director Robert E. Ward. (WHAV News photograph.) Now that a temporary solution is in place, the Haverhill City Council Tuesday turned its attention to a long-term, “resilient” repair to the force sewer main that burst last month sending millions of gallons of raw sewage into the Merrimack River for several days. After hearing from Mayor Melinda E. Barrett and Public Works Director Robert E.

Hear more Community Spotlight listings at 15 and 45 past nearly every hour at 97.9 WHAV. To submit news of events, fundraising appeals and other announcements, click on the image. Historic New England plans to inaugurate its first artist-in-residence program with next week’s unveiling of a new mural by acclaimed artist Ruben Toledo.

Sixteen local nonprofits, serving low- and moderate-income Haverhill residents, were chosen by the city’s Community Affairs Advisory Board to share in about $141,000 in federal public service activity grants. Here are the grantees and their awards: For the first time, the Winter Warming Center at the Universalist-Unitarian Church of Haverhill will receive $2,000 to support its overnight winter shelter for the unhoused.