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Mar. 4 Hundreds of homes across Haverhill in both urban neighborhoods and rural areas lost power Tuesday due to a windstorm, and some residents had to endure a bitterly cold night before electricity was restored the next day.
Urban areas of the city such as the Acre and rural areas like the Chadwick Pond neighborhood were left without power after strong winds dropped tree limbs onto wires, National Grid company officials said.
Power was restored to many customers Tuesday night, but others had to wait until as late as noon Wednesday, National Grid said. The customers who had to wait faced a cold night without power a low of 20 degrees and wind gusts up to 32 mph. Temperatures rose to the mid-40s the next day.
A plan to upgrade Haverhill’s Plug Pond recreation area got a green light at Tuesday night’s City Council meeting. The council approved a request by Mayor James J. Fiorentini to borrow just over $586,000 to make improvements to the park. The mayor explained that figure would be offset by a nearly $400,000 grant from the […]
Plug Pond recreation area in Haverhill. (File photograph.)
Those who use Haverhill’s Plug Pond recreation area are being asked to help shape its future by serving on a committee making improvements at the park.
As WHAV reported early last month, the city received $400,000 to make improvements from the state’s Parkland Acquisitions and Renovations for Communities program. Haverhill Mayor James Fiorentini is naming an advisory committee of park neighbors and seeks input from those who use the swimming/recreational area to advise him on the final plan.
“I want a diverse committee that includes women and young people with families who use the park,” the mayor said in statement.