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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.
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Haverhill Mayor James J. Fiorentini offered some compromises Monday night to city councilors considering his spending plan, but Council President Melinda E. Barrett said “it remains to be seen” whether he will win over the body. Fiorentini agreed to hire a second “behavioral response” worker for the police department, but not for six months; hire […]
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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.
Retired Haverhill Deputy Police Chief Anthony L. Haugh, who served the force for 33 years, is coming back to work as interim police chief. Haugh will lead the department for at least seven weeks after Police Chief Alan R. DeNaro, who planned to retire next month, takes an early leave for “health reasons,” according to […]