Haverhill’s new mayor is getting her feet wet perhaps, literally as she surveys water damage at the Haverhill Public Library that is expected to keep the building closed until next week. Mayor Melinda E. Barrett, who by virtue of her job is also chairman of the of the library’s board of trustees, said the library will remain […]
Haverhill City Councilors voted last night to send a letter calling for a comprehensive pedestrian safety plan to the Haverhill Police Department’s Traffic and Safety Committee, following the serious injury of a 9-year-old last Thursday when he was struck by an allegedly drunk driver after exiting a school bus. Councilor John A. Michitson, who proposed […]
Haverhill city councilors tonight will take up pedestrian safety along Main Street after a 9-year-old was seriously injured last Thursday while leaving his school bus and struck by an allegedly drunken driver. City Council President Thomas J. Sullivan and Councilor John A. Michitson placed the matter on Tuesday’s agenda the first full meeting of the city’s […]
With Haverhill reporting more than a dozen inches of snow accumulation, public schools will remain closed Monday. School officials say the additional time will allow snow teams more time to continue clearing streets, sidewalks and school properties in time for reopening Tuesday. Meanwhile, Haverhill’s Public Works Department says it continues snow removal following its priority […]
Haverhill’s inauguration day Tuesday represented a day of firsts the first female mayor, first Black women on the City Council and School Committee, first Hispanic woman on the School Committee and first openly gay man to lead the City Council. Local government organized around those firsts that made the city’s elected officials look more like the […]