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Play café serves childrens’ development in Peabody
Adam LevinePEABODY — The Children’s Piazza, a nonprofit play-cafe in Peabody, recently celebrated its 10th year in business. Charae D’Ambra founded The Children’s Piazza — known in short as ‘The Piazza — in February 2014 as a first-time mom with a background as a pediatric nurse practitioner. D’Ambra, who is now the Director of Mission & […] The post Play café serves childrens’ development in Peabody appeared first on Itemlive.
Haverhill Schools Celebrate National Literacy Month with $150K in Added State Aid to Boost Reading
(Additional photograph below.) Haverhill and state officials celebrated National Literacy Month Monday by highlighting $150,000 in state money received to adopt early literacy curriculum in Haverhill Public Schools and help Haverhill Promise deliver early literacy interventions and tutoring. Officials gathered in front of Golden Hill Elementary School to demonstrate how...
Haverhill Councilors to Consider Petitioning Beacon Hill to Increase Size of Board of Health
Haverhill city councilors are scheduled tonight to consider asking the legislature for approval to expand the city’s Board of Health from three to five members. Mayor Melinda E. Barrett recommends the additional members. In a letter to the mayor last week, City Solicitor Lisa L. Mead said state law currently limits the city to a three-person board and she drafted a home rule petition for councilors to consider. The special legislation would give the mayor the authority to name five members with staggered terms, eventually totaling three-year appointments. Health Board Chairperson Peter Carbone told WHAV, he has requested an enlarged board for at least three years.
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