Longtime Haverhill License Commission Chairman Joseph C. Edwards will be honored Tuesday night before the Haverhill City Council as he steps down from the board. Mayor James J. Fiorentini is expected to present Edwards, who has served on the Commission 22 years, with an official citation from the city. The mayor named retired Haverhill City […]
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Rep. Linda Dean Campbell. (Courtesy photograph.)
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Local women who have been elected to office are encouraging others to join them and offering tips on mounting electoral campaigns during an online event tomorrow night.
The League of Women Voters of Greater Haverhill host “Women Empowering Women,” moderated by Rep. Linda Dean Campbell, a league member. Panelists include state Sen. Diana DiZoglio and Rep. Christina Minicucci, Governor’s Councilor Eileen Duff, Haverhill City Councilors Melinda E. Barrett and Mary Ellen Daly O’Brien; Methuen City Councilors Eunice Ziegler and Jessica Finocchiaro and Haverhill School Committee members Gail Sullivan and Toni Donai-Sapienza. Haverhill City Clerk Linda L. Koutoulas will share pra
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Anthony L. Haugh, retired deputy police chief, was sworn in Friday as interim Haverhill police chief. Administering the oath of office was City Clerk Linda L. Koutoulas. (WHAV News photograph.)
Retired Haverhill Deputy Police Chief Anthony L. Haugh told officers, officials and family Friday that returning to the department as interim police chief “feels like coming home again.”
Haugh was sworn into office with his wife Susan at his side during a ceremony Friday morning. Mayor James J. Fiorentini welcomed the 33-year-member of the department back during a ceremony at the Haverhill Police Station. In his remarks, Haugh said the rank and file already know what to expect from him.
Three more political newcomers recently took out nomination papers in Haverhill two for a run for City Council and the other for School Committee. Josiah Morrow, who describes himself as the “youngest regulatory official in Haverhill history,” and Dee Jacobs O’Neil, founder of the charity 411 Cares, are seeking seats on the City Council, while Miquel […]
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Haverhill City Clerk Linda L. Koutoulas administers the oath of office to Deputy Stephen J. Doherty Jr. while Chief Alan R. DeNaro looks on. (WHAV News photograph.)
Capt, Meaghan Paré recites the oath of office. (WHAV News photograph.)
Haverhill’s new Deputy Police Chief Stephen J. Doherty Jr. and Capt. Meaghan Paré were formally sworn in during a Thursday morning ceremony in City Hall.
Mayor James J. Fiorentini said Doherty has big shoes to fill, noting the presence of recently retired Deputy Chief Anthony Haugh in the audience.
“You’re stepping in to be one of the leaders of a great department that I’m so proud of that it will be one of the few departments in the state that will be federally accredited up 22 people from where you were a few years ago and I know you’re going to be a great leader in this department,” the mayor said.