By WHAV Staff |
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Ceremony participants pose with, from left, new Engine 3, Rescue 1 and Engine 1. (Mike Jarvis photograph for WHAV News.)
No fire trucks were damaged by champagne bottles as Haverhill celebrated the arrival of two new engines during a ceremony Thursday.
Instead of breaking bottles, the event served more as Haverhill Fire Chief Robert M. O’Brien and his Department’s proud show and tell of the two new custom trucks manufactured by Wisconsin-based Pierce Manufacturing. Deputy Chief Eric Tarpy oversaw the Committee that developed specifications for the new engines. He told WHAV the committee talked with area towns about their experiences, but the key criteria was outlined by the department’s mechanic.
By WHAV Staff |
Haverhill Patrolman Guy Cooper. (Courtesy photograph/Erica Derrickson/EricasEye.com)
Haverhill Patrolman Guy Cooper recently took out nomination papers to seek the corner office in City Hall.
Cooper took out papers during the first week they were available from City Clerk Linda L. Koutoulas. As WHAV reported in February, Cooper had already established the “Cooper Committee” in a filing with the state Office of Campaign and Political Finance. While incumbent Mayor James J. Fiorentini is expected to run for an unprecedented 10
th term, he has not yet taken out nomination papers. Tim Slavit, assistant harbormaster under his late father William J. “Red” Slavit has also discussed a run, but also has not yet picked up nomination forms.
By John Lee Grant |
Sarah LoVasco and Hailey Moschella, co-owners of The Switchboard,. (Courtesy photograph.)
After a one-year hiatus due to the coronavirus, the Haverhill Art Walk series comes back beginning Saturday, May 8.
The first Art Walk took place during September of 2019 and brought various exhibitions, demonstrations and performances to downtown Haverhill. Invited by City Councilor Timothy J. Jordan, Hailey Moschella, this year’s coordinator, told councilors Tuesday night the walk is expanding.
“It’s an indoor and outdoor event that will take place on the second Saturday of the month, May through September. So, we’re increasing it from a one-time event to monthly. After Art Walk in 2019, we spoke to the business owners who participated. They all experienced an increase in foot traffic during Art Walk hours and supported bringing the event back to Haverhill,” she said.
By John Lee Grant |
Haverhill City Councilor Timothy J. Jordan. (WHAV News file photograph by Jay Saulnier.)
The business of running a city is not just about how money should be spent, but also when. This was demonstrated this week in a matter showing Haverhill’s mayor and City Council do not always see eye to eye.
It became apparent when Councilors Colin F. LePage and Timothy J. Jordan expressed frustration with the lack of movement on a proposal to hire a social worker to accompany police on certain calls. The request, made two months ago by Haverhill Police Chief Alan R. DeNaro, received the full support of the City Council. Since then, however, to Jordan’s dismay, the mayor has taken no action and said he’ll consider it only during the next budget, which begins July 1.