Dec 13, 2020
HAVERHILL â Police Chief Alan DeNaro wants to hire a therapist to join officers on calls involving mentally ill people and those in emotional distress who may harm themselves or others.
With high-profile incidents involving such calls happening across the country â sometimes resulting in violence and even death â DeNaro is proposing Haverhill hire the mental health counselor to ride with officers. We have been thrust into a position of handling myriad challenges . that really require the expertise of specialists who have devoted their lives to clinical social work, the chief said at last week s City Council meeting. As police officers we do the best we can in those situations, but they are challenging.
Dec 10, 2020
HAVERHILL â For drivers who struggle to figure out what time of day paid parking is in effect on downtown streets and lots, the confusion is about to end.
Following last week s approval of an increase in the hourly fee for downtown parking, the City Council this week approved another change intended to bring consistency to the parking program and reduce confusion among drivers.
Once in place, paid parking hours on downtown streets and in city lots will be from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on weekdays for more consistency. Currently, on-street paid parking is from 3 to 8 p.m. on Washington Street and from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. in downtown city lots. Saturdays, which formerly had free parking, are now included in the paid parking plan.