Local legislators are spearheading two bills relating to educational staff today before the Joint Committee on Education. A proposal from Sen. Pavel M. Payano aims to preserve a diverse school workforce by protecting certain teachers, including those from underrepresented communities, from layoffs, while school bus operators would receive de-escalation training under a proposal from Rep. […]
See related story. On the day of back-to-back press conferences for and against embattled mayoral candidate and School Committee member Scott W. Wood Jr., federal, state and local officials weighed in on the controversy. Issues came to light last Monday when WHAV reported Wood filed suit against the city of Haverhill, where he is also […]
Haverhill voters yesterday approved, by a relatively thin margin, paying for a new middle school through a debt exclusion. Voters approved 3,182 to 2,734, or 448 votes the exception to the state’s tax-limiting law to pay for the new Dr. Albert B. Consentino School. The ballot question lost only four of 22 precincts, with residents of Ward […]
(Additional photographs below.) Haverhill launched LGBTQ+ Pride Month Thursday with a flag raising at City Hall, students speaking of their experiences and quests to make a difference and the launch of a Haverhill Police liaison unit. Haverhill City Councilor Thomas J. Sullivan served as master of ceremonies outside of City Hall where Haverhill Mayor James […]
Proponents of a plan to finance construction of the new Dr. Albert B. Consentino School through a debt exclusion raised more than $22,000 as of last Friday. The bulk of the money was used to pay for three postcard mailings and purchase lawn signs and door hangers in advance of early voting and next Tuesday’s […]