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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.
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...
Senate $2.86B Economic Development Bill Promises Local Benefits, Policies
Both of Haverhill’s state senators are touting local benefits and advantages—including city and town infrastructure, small business and culture—contained in the Senate’s proposed $2.86 billion economic development bill passed Thursday. Senate President Karen E. Spilka, praising Sen. Barry R. Finegold, Senate chair of the Joint Committee...
American Heart Association Honors Pridestar Trinity EMS for Rapid Care Approach
Pridestar Trinity EMS has received the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline EMS Bronze achievement award for its commitment to offering rapid and research-based care to people experiencing the most severe form of heart attacks and strokes, ultimately saving lives. The Mission: Lifeline EMS achievement award focuses on agencies’ on-scene...
Armenian Apostolic Church at Hye Point Picnic Takes Place Aug. 25
The Armenian Apostolic Church at Hye Point plans its annual Armenian Picnic in August. The menu includes a choice of lamb shish kebab, chicken kebab, losh kebab and a kheyma vegetarian plate. Hot dogs and chips will also be available along with Armenian pastries and Armenian coffee. Dinners include pilaf, salad and bread.
Team Haverhill’s Clean & Green Neighborhoods Seeks Volunteers for July 20
Team Haverhill’s Clean & Green Neighborhoods seeks volunteers Next Saturday to spruce up the Mount Washington neighborhood. Volunteers will meet Saturday, July 20, at 9:30 a.m., at the traffic island on Washington Street between Benedetti’s Deli and Fantini Bakery. Participants are asked to bring trash pickers and gloves if they have them for litter pick-up.
All Haverhill Legislators Unopposed for Re-Election, Talk Holy Family Hospital Crisis, Cost of Living
All Democrats and all running unopposed, Haverhill’s incumbent state legislators say they have advocated for the city as Steward Health Care faces bankruptcy proceedings, and the fate of Holy Family Haverhill hangs in the balance. With the approach of the primaries Sept. 3 and general election Nov. 5, WHAV...
Cemetery Visit Unveils Lives of Haverhill’s Early Settlers
Elementary and middle school-aged kids and their families will take a giant leap back in time when the Buttonwoods Museum visits Haverhill’s first burial ground. A scavenger hunt in Pentucket Cemetery on Water Street will uncover the hidden stories about the lives of Haverhill’s earliest settlers. A first-hand look at the art of stone carving is an added bonus.
Link House Benefits from $6K Pentucket Bank Charitable Foundation Donation
The Pentucket Bank Charitable Foundation recently donated $6,000 to Amesbury-based Link House to expand the work of the Children and Teen Center for Help, or CATCH for short. CATCH serves children 5 to 18 in all of Pentucket Bank’s Massachusetts communities plus Newburyport, Newbury and Salisbury. “Societal pressures on...
Shaw, Garcia, Burcke and Smalley Join Northern Essex Community College Foundation Board
Northern Essex Community College Foundation is welcoming four new members to its board. They are Gregory Shaw, executive vice president and chief operating officer at Haverhill Bank; Tobit Garcia, a senior tax manager and partner at JBS Tax Corp in Lawrence; John Burcke, president and chief lending officer at Newburyport Bank; and Steven Smalley, government affairs manager for National Grid.
Report: Federal Prosecutors Begin Criminal Investigation of Holy Family Hospital Owner
Federal prosecutors in Boston have begun a criminal investigation into the parent company of Holy Family Hospital in Methuen and Haverhill. CBS News, citing two people familiar with the matter, said U.S. Attorney Joshua S. Levy’s office is investigating Steward Health Care on allegations of fraud and violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. According to the U.S. Justice Department, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 prohibits bribing foreign officials for business favors.
Group Seeks Public Input Ahead of Latest Round of Beyond Walls Murals in Haverhill
The City of Haverhill and Creative Haverhill are partnering with Lynn-based Beyond Walls to develop and install another round of epic community-driven murals throughout the city by professional and internationally renowned muralists. The goal this year is to install two to three murals in the last two weeks of September,...
View the Moon by Telescope at Haverhill’s Tattersall Farm Sunday, July 14
Haverhill’s Tattersall Farm hosts stargazing Sunday night to provide locals with an opportunity to explore the night sky, particularly the moon. Attention will be on the many craters, mountains and other surface phenomena of the moon, which guests can view using the telescopes provided by three local amateur astronomers. To preserve the night vision of other attendees, guests are asked not to use flashlights or flash photography. Attendees can follow the red glowsticks from the parking lot to reach the observation area. Bug spray is recommended.
Haverhill Boys & Girls Club, Methuen Arlington Neighborhood Offer Summer Nights Program
Haverhill and Methuen groups are participating in the state’s Summer Nights program, providing recreational program geared to urban young people ages 13-21. The Boys & Girls Club of Greater Haverhill offers free Summer Teen Nights, Monday through Friday, from 4-8 p.m., at 55 Emerson St., Haverhill. Methuen Arlington Neighborhood hosts organized sports and games including basketball drills, field trips, yoga and karate classes, summer reading, strategic games, arts and crafts for children 7 and up, Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., at Tenney Street Park, 141 Tenney St., Methuen.
Greater Haverhill, Newburyport Organizations Receive Anna Jaques Hospital Grants
Anna Jaques Hospital is awarding $100,000 in grants over the next two years to 10 community-based organizations serving the health needs of residents throughout the Greater Haverhill and Newburyport areas. Receiving grants of $5,000 each for the next two years are Common Ground Ministries food pantry and thrift store in...
UMass Lowell, Mass General Brigham to Train Military, Police, Security on Stress Situations
UMass Lowell and Mass General Brigham said this week they will work together to advance cognitive and decision-making performance for members of the military, law enforcement and security during stressful, complex situations. Together, they said, they will tap the expertise of researchers at each institution to adapt and apply knowledge...
Groveland Begins Curbside Compost Program July 24
Groveland is beginning a curbside compost program in collaboration with Black Earth Compost. The program starts Wednesday, July 24, and aims to take food waste from residents and businesses, which makes up nearly 40 percent of our waste stream, and recycle them into high-quality compost to grow more food. Black...
Haverhill Councilors Approve ‘Green’ Home Near Water Supply
A special permit request for a single-family home near Round Pond passed Haverhill City Council last night with flying colors. Using words like “tremendous,” “thoughtful” and “inspirational,” councilors praised the environmentally friendly design, which sends clean runoff into Round Pond, has no carbon footprint and improves drainage in the area. The home, located at 0 Stanley Drive, is less than 500 feet from the source of drinking water, putting it in the Water Supply Protection Overlay District.
The Sordid History of Haverhill’s Downtown Parking Deck—A Loss Few Will Mourn
Contractors this week began deliberately tearing down the downtown parking deck, but it was doing that to itself as far back as 1979. Anyone who’s chronicled the thing would likely say ‘good riddance’ to the horror that started 50 years ago this year. In 1974, the Haverhill...
Plaistow Police Welcomes Officers Merwarth, Ventullo and Medvecky
The Plaistow Police Department recently swore in Officers Colten Merwarth, Ryan Ventullo and Christian Medvecky. Merwarth and Ventullo will be going to the New Hampshire Police Standards and Training July 29 for 16-weeks, followed by a 12-week field training program. Merwarth is a sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves,...
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