hgazette.com, Haverhill, MA--City Spotlight

PHOTO SLIDESHOW: Powerful voices for a powerful cause

Wed, 07 May 2008 15:03:00 EDT

Members of the Groveland Congregational Church Choir rehearse prior to their performance. Katie McMahon/Staff photos

City Spotlight: Powerful voices for a powerful cause

Wed, 07 May 2008 16:28:00 EDT

Choir singers from across the region went to Sacred Hearts Church in Bradford to help defeat one formidable foe — child abuse.
The Haverhill Exchange Club organized another Sing out Against Child Abuse choir competition to raise money and awareness for the club's primary humanitarian effort.

City Spotlight: Artistic expression, their way

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:28:00 EDT

Buttonwoods Museum was aglow with colorful works of art from Kneeland Studio of Fine Arts on April 19.
It was the opening day and reception of the student art show, so the museum was bursting with art, artists, friends and family.

PHOTO SLIDESHOW: Artistic expression, their way

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:42:00 EDT

Meredith Marino, 14, displays her painting called "Joy" for the smile on the subject's face.

City spotlight: Elements of jazz!

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:18:00 EDT

The library at Nettle Middle School is usually a quiet sanctuary for studying and reading where noisy meddlers get shushed into silence.
But two weeks ago, it was anything but quiet.
The library was transformed into a boisterous, musical hot spot worthy of Duke Ellington, John Coltrane or Billie Holiday.

PHOTO SLIDESHOW: Elements of Jazz!

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:42:00 EDT

Greenleaf Whittier Middle School seventh-grader Austin Roy, left, plays the trumpet with the All-City jazz band.

They're the cooks!

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:55:00 EDT

"You're the Cook! A guide to mixing it up in the kitchen" was written specifically for children ages 9 to 14 who are finding their independence and interested in learning new recipes.
Its author, Katie Wilton, has been featured on Fox television networks in Cleveland, Dallas and Boston, sharing her expertise in the kitchen. Her book of recipes and tips can be purchased all over New England and as far away as Bermuda, Los Angeles, Seattle and Denver.

PHOTO SLIDESHOW: They're the cooks!

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:36:00 EDT

Katie Wilton talks about being a TV show cook during a hands-on cooking class where students made recipes from her cookbook, "You're the Cook!" Participants, ages 10-15, made one recipe and sampled all the food.

PHOTO SLIDESHOW: Haverhill Spring Carnival

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:22:00 EDT

Madison Lewis, 4, plays in the Mardi Gras House of Mirrors at the Haverhill Spring Carnival. Photo by Carl Russo

Lessons learned through drama

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 11:26:00 EDT

One of the most famous and factual accounts of human oppression is still so relevant today that theater professor Jim Murphy decided to use the stage version for the Northern Essex Community College spring production.