By WHAV Staff |
Haverhill City Hall. (WHAV News file photograph.)
Haverhill City Councilors take up the city’s proposed $217 million spending plan tonight with little time to spare with the new budget year beginning Thursday.
On the Council agenda is what appears to be an attempt at breaking the deadlock between a majority of the City Council and Mayor James J. Fiorentini. Councilors will consider an order placing $500,000 in cannabis “impact fees,” if collected, into an account for youth activities and mental health. The amount is an increase from the $358,000 the mayor suggested last week as a compromise, but falls short of the $700,000 some councilors requested. Fiorentini said he is willing to dedicate a portion of an impact fee, which is being challenged by at least one cannabis retailer, but not the undisputed local option tax.
Seventy “Leaders Engaged and Activated to Drive System-wide change,” otherwise known as LEADS fellows, celebrated graduation at Northern Essex Community College. Fellows from Lowell, Lawrence and Haverhill LEADS participated in the executive leadership program in partnership with Harvard Business School faculty. State Rep. Andy X. Vargas, one of three class speakers, gave concluding remarks before […]
MakeIT Haverhill is having a Job Fair on Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a focus on employment opportunities at Penacook Place and Haverhill Pavilion. The fair takes place Monday, Jan. 18, from 2-4 p.m., at 301 Washington St., Haverhill. Local representatives of Penacook Place and Haverhill Pavilion will meet with candidates in a COVID-19-safe […]