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Former Essex County Sheriff Frank G. Cousins Jr. and AgeSpan CEO Joan Hatem-Roy are the newest members of the Northern Essex Community College Board of Trustees. Gov. Maura T. Healey appointed each to five-year-terms. Cousins, if Newburyport, served for more than two decades as the Essex County Sheriff in Middleton before retiring. He is also […]
By WHAV Staff |
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Public and private sector leaders are to be honored when the Greater Haverhill Chamber of Commerce hosts its “Celebrating Our Community” annual dinner next month.
Northern Essex Community College President Lane A. Glenn is to be presented the Chamber’s top honor, the Charles E. Billups Award. Billups was former chairman of Essex County Gas Co. (now part of National Grid) who was credited to transforming the business organization in modern times.
The Jerry Loy Outstanding Director of the Year Award goes to footwear design consultant Penny Guerrero-Perez, while Haverhill mayoral Chief of Staff Allison Heartquist receives the Community Leadership Award and UMass Lowell Innovation Hub’s Stephanie Guyotte receives the Chamber Service Award.
By WHAV Staff |
May 11, 2021
State Sen. Diana DiZoglio, left, and Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey, walk up Essex Street in downtown Haverhill with Rep. Andy X. Vargas just behind them. (WHAV News photograph.)
Haverhill businesses that survived the pandemic say they’re not sure they’ll survive the recovery unless government changes its approach.
Business owners told state Attorney General Maura Healey and Sen Diana DiZoglio Monday the biggest problems they face are a shortage of employees, interruptions in receiving goods and rules that keep them from getting government relief. Krueger Flatbreads owner Jason Petrou said workers are staying home.
State Rep. Andy X. Vargas says fewer students are seeking help paying for college, increasing the gap between rich and poor. Vargas of Haverhill is pushing for passage of a bill that would require students complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid known as FAFSA before graduating from high school. He said he recently filed the […]