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Hampton Beach leaders back major Casino redevelopment: 'It needs to be revitalized'
HAMPTON — Beach officials are endorsing a future redevelopment of the Hampton Beach Casino, though a bill that failed in the Legislature could delay plans being filed with the town to at least 2025. The Hampton Beach Village District commissioners voted 3-0 in June to endorse the project by Casino majority owner Sal Lupoli, who plans to invest up to $600 million in the redevelopment. His team has shown town officials schematics of a new hotel, convention...
3 Northern New England Cities Rank Top 10 Least-Stressed in the US
Stress. We all have it, but the past few years have really ramped it up. From a pandemic to inflation, natural disasters, and crime rates, it's been a wild ride. But there's some good news to come out of our corner of the country. Two of our local gems, Nashua, New Hampshire, and Portland, Maine, are living the good life, and just ranked in the top 10 least-stressed cities in the US.
House candidate suspends bid over media coverage of 1989 murder conviction
The House candidate who told the Bulletin last week that he hoped voters would look past his 1989 second-degree murder conviction has suspended his campaign. Republican Mark Edgington told the Bulletin Monday that another outlet’s reporting on his criminal record had caused him and his family distress. “When I embarked on this, I expected fair, […] The post House candidate suspends bid over media coverage of 1989 murder conviction appeared first on New Hampshire Bulletin.
Methuen Plans Purchase of Historic Searles Estate; Perry to Seek Council Support
Methuen plans to purchase the historic estate of the late Edward F. Searles from the Sisters of Presentation of Mary and establish an independent commission to guide its future. Methuen Mayor Neil Perry said Tuesday the city last Friday signed an agreement, subject to City Council approval, to buy the...
UNH seeks RFPs on The Edge development project
The University of New Hampshire is requesting proposals for initial development of The Edge, its ambitious academic, research, business and residential project on its Durham campus. The request for proposals (RFPs) issued in late June deals specifically with the construction of a new, state-of-the-art facility in cooperation with the National...
Pentucket Students Participate in German Exchange Program
WEST NEWBURY – Superintendent Justin Bartholomew is pleased to share that 12 Pentucket students are participating in the German American Partnership Program (GAPP). The German American Partnership Program (GAPP), supported by the U.S. State Department and the German Federal Foreign Office, allows students from the U.S. and Germany to visit a secondary school in the other country. More than 750 U.S. schools and 400,000 American and German students have participated in the program since its establishment in 1972. It is the largest bilateral exchange program between the U.S. and another country.
‘Rapid Growth of Residential Units’ in Haverhill Up for Zoning Discussion Tonight
As concerns about overdevelopment swirl, Haverhill officials tonight will discuss potential changes to the city’s zoning ordinances—laws that determine where different types of structures can be built. Of interest is the impact of “recent rapid growth of residential units” on “the number of pupils in schools and …...
Three Years Later, Haverhill Task Force Continues Careful Progress Toward Honoring Indigenous History
(Additional photograph below.) Amid calls to remove the 1874 Hannah Duston statue in GAR Park, the Haverhill City Council in 2021 decided on a compromise. In addition to removing the hatchet from her hand and removing the word “savages” from the inscription, the proposal sent to the mayor’s office included, “That the statue remain where it is in GAR Park and also that the city provide the Abenaki an opportunity to erect their own memorial, with the city to provide land and site work in GAR Park,” Councilor Thomas J. Sullivan, who is now council president, said at the time.
One Downtown Haverhill Lot Now Reserved for Residents; Additional Parking to Open Across the Street
It’s a matter of differing interpretations, but for now the temporary parking lot adjacent to Harbor Place in downtown Haverhill is reserved for residents only. Haverhill Economic Development and Planning Director William Pillsbury Jr. told WHAV Tuesday that replacement spaces stem from an agreement reached last December with Harbor Place. It called for spaces for “residents, tenants, occupants and visitors” to replace those that had been leased in the former Herbert H. Goecke Jr. Memorial Parking Deck.
Haverhill Republican City Committee Joins ‘Tuna in July’ Drive, adds Drop-Off Sites
The Haverhill Republican City Committee is urging support for the “Tuna in July” fundraiser for military veterans and Haverhill families in need. Republican City Committee members voted last week to help sponsor 411 Cares with the drive, noting “411 Cares is the brainchild of Dee O’Neil and her wonderful volunteers, who work hard to make Haverhill a great community to live in.” It noted the nonprofit makes and delivers five days-a-week brown bagged lunches to veterans, elderly and the homeless. The group also assists a number of homebound people with food, personal care items and medical equipment.
Haverhill, Methuen, Others Share in Grants to Reduce Cybersecurity Threats
The cities of Haverhill and Methuen, area communities, school districts and others are receiving federal money to help pay for protection against cybersecurity threats. They shared in $7 million in grants distributed by the state Executive Office of Public Safety and Security. Haverhill was awarded $43,640, while Methuen received $100,000; Andover, $92,000; North Andover, $43,600; and Merrimac, $24,933. Additionally, Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School was awarded $100,000 and Essex County Sheriff’s office. $99,124. State Sen. Barry R. Finegold was the first official to publicly praise the grant awards.
Haverhill Riverfront Walk of Fame Adds Sapienza, Mobley and Cogswell at Rotary Ceremony
Editor’s Note: Additional information and a clarification was added to this story after initial publication. A coach and world-class marathoner, a pioneering African-American entrepreneur and a philanthropist, educator and abolitionist last week became the latest additions to Haverhill’s downtown walk of fame. The Rotary Club of Haverhill Thursday...
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