The Cogswell Club this week awarded $64,000 to the Haverhill Downtown Boxing Club and MakeIT Haverhill. Cogswell Club spokesperson Jeff Grassie told the Haverhill City Council Tuesday night top donors from the club chose last week from among four nonprofits. MakeIT Haverhill and Downtown Boxing Club tied and will split the bulk of the $64,000. […]
In a ceremony at the Bradford Fire Station, Haverhill and state officials joined with Congresswoman Lori Trahan Monday to celebrate a $4.1 million federal grant to hire 16 firefighters and permanently add a second ladder truck. As WHAV reported first in September, a grant writing team led by Capt. Richard Shellene and written and supported […]
(Additional photographs below.) The dedication Saturday morning of a new, 15,000-pound, four-tier granite fountain brought not only a celebration, but recognition of a vast array of individuals and groups that give their all in support of Haverhill. The fountain, a realization of Gale Park neighbors’ dream to restore the rich elegance of the park that […]
A Haverhill City Council subcommittee endorsed Tuesday a proposal to ask voters to weigh in on whether local candidates should be allowed to run for multiple offices at the same time. The Administration and Finance Committee recommended the non-binding ballot question suggested by City Council President Timothy J. Jordan, Vice President John A. Michitson and […]
Haverhill’s first election in 20 years without a sitting mayor in the race and first elections by ward is delivering a good deal of interest with six candidates for mayor, a crowded field for at-large City Council candidates and a dual City Council and School Committee candidate. Former Assistant Harbormaster Timothy Slavit, who considered a […]