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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...
Nahant dog has its day in court
Benjamin PierceNAHANT — Residents Angela Sharma and Ken Carangelo were at the center of a dog classification hearing at Town Hall Monday night. The hearing was a result of a complaint filed by Sharma that one of her dogs was physically attacked by Carangelo’s dog in May. Carangelo’s dog was not on a leash at the […] The post Nahant dog has its day in court appeared first on Itemlive.
Procopio Companies Completes Major Upgrades at Haverhill’s Wood School Daycare
The Procopio Companies recently worked with Haverhill City Hall to complete improvements at Wood School, a licensed daycare operated by the city’s Recreation Department. Over the past quarter, the Procopio Companies replaced outdated chain link fencing with guardrail along the perimeter of the lot to a black aluminum fencing surrounding a new playground structure and repaired and restriped the parking lot, former tennis courts, walkways and basketball court.
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.
Here’s what to know about traveling to and around Salem this Halloween season
The commuter rail is expanding service to accommodate visitors. As visitors begin to flock to Salem for Halloween festivities, the city has announced planned road closures for the month of October, citing anticipated safety concerns. Visitors should not plan to drive into downtown Salem, especially on weekends — instead, they...
Mass. man, teen charged in connection with Roxbury shooting
An Everett man and a Lynn teenager were charged in connection with a shooting near Walnut Park in Roxbury on Sept. 4, Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden announced. Romanni Nettles, 23, was charged with carrying a firearm without a license, carrying ammunition without a license, carrying a loaded firearm and discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a dwelling, Hayden’s office said in a statement.
Moulton addresses senior loneliness epidemic at visit in Peabody
Adam LevinePEABODY — U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton visited the Peabody Council on Aging on Tuesday to meet with seniors from across the region to discuss how loneliness and social isolation impact their lives. His goal is to talk with seniors and hear how, as a policy maker, he can address the “epidemic of loneliness in our […] The post Moulton addresses senior loneliness epidemic at visit in Peabody appeared first on Itemlive.
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