Note: This story has been updated to reflect a revised school calendar provided to WHAV.
Haverhill students will be returning to their classrooms beginning in April.
The Haverhill School Committee last Thursday approved a plan submitted by Superintendent Margaret Marotta to phase-in full-time, back-to-classroom learning beginning Monday, April 5. Marotta said the schedule was based on the recommendation of state Education Commissioner Jeffrey Riley.
Specifically, Haverhill’s phase-in will have all kindergarten and grade one students in the classroom beginning April 5, while all cohort A students in grades 2-12 will attend in person on April 5 and 6. All students will attend remotely on April 7. On April 8 and 9, all students kindergarten through grade four will attend in person along with cohort B students grades 5-12.
March 15, 2021
A van rolled onto its side after striking a utility pole Saturday night on Hilldale Avenue. (Mike Jarvis photograph for WHAV News.)
A driver was injured and several hundred households lost power Saturday night when a van struck and knocked over a utility pole on Hilldale Avenue and rolled over.
Haverhill Fire Chief Robert M. O’Brien told WHAV Engine 1 arrived at the 395 Hilldale Ave. crash site just before 9 p.m. a 40-second response time “to find a van on its side, struck a pole and the pole was on fire.” The Fire Department’s Rescue 1 freed the unidentified driver from the van and transferred care to Trinity EMS.
By John Lee Grant |
Haverhill City Hall. (WHAV News file photograph.)
The Haverhill City Council endorsed two plans Tuesday to protect the city’s rural areas particularly those that could affect Haverhill’s water supply.
The first, introduced by Councilor John A. Michitson, called for a City Council Planning and Development Committee meeting to address the current zoning practices regarding residential growth in rural areas.
“I recommend that (Economic and Planning Director) Bill Pillsbury present the current zoning and protections to the Council and that the master plan consultant, Utile, present examples of what other communities are doing to manage residential growth in rural neighborhoods,” Michitson said.
By WHAV Staff |
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Attorney Holly Vietzke-Lynch and Jennifer Warren of Warren Advocacy are presenting a “Basic Rights Training” March 24.
The Haverhill Special Education Parent Advisory Council says the free online workshop is for all parents, guardians and caregivers of children with individual education plans or 504 plans or who think their children may have special needs.
“Basic Rights Training” takes place Wednesday, March 24, at 6 p.m. Those interested may click here to register.
By John Lee Grant |
Central Plaza, 2 Water St., Haverhill. (Courtesy photograph.)
As Haverhill marks the milestone of one year since the city’s first coronavirus case, Mayor James J. Fiorentini says COVID-19 vaccines are on the way and better days lie ahead.
The mayor gave the update earlier this week before the City Council, saying that two vaccination locations are opening in Haverhill.
“The first new clinic is the Health Department Clinic which will operate out of the Citizens Center. This clinic has been assured of 600 doses of vaccine per week and they will start next week. The second site, that will be operated by Haverhill Family Health. It will be located in Central Plaza, right next to Market Basket. That site will start with 200 per day and will ramp up, hopefully, to get to 4,000 a week. That site will be open to anyone who lives or works in Haverhill or the surrounding region,” the mayor said.