One of the seats seen as most critical for delivery of minority representation to Haverhill city government will have no candidates this fall. The surprise revelation came Thursday when Esteban Marte withdrew his name from consideration for the Ward 1 School Committee seat. It was the final day for withdrawing nominations for elected office. Marte, […]
Haverhill’s first election in 20 years without a sitting mayor in the race and first elections by ward is delivering a good deal of interest with six candidates for mayor, a crowded field for at-large City Council candidates and a dual City Council and School Committee candidate. Former Assistant Harbormaster Timothy Slavit, who considered a […]
A 2021 Haverhill mayoral contender and former Haverhill City Council Vice President Colin F. LePage said Thursday he has decided to seek re-election to the City Council as an at-large candidate. LePage now joins a five-way race for one of four at-large City Council seats, joining Council President Timothy J. Jordan; City Council Vice President […]
Haverhill voters see major changes in 2023 in how they elect the City Council and School Committee and a reduced length of School Committee terms. The City Council expands to 11 members with seven city councilors elected by ward with four others elected at-large. The school Committee will have seven ward members, three citywide representatives […]
The “Yes for Consentino! Yes for Haverhill!” campaign is reminding residents that a special election, asking voters to support a debt exclusion to finance the construction of a new Dr. Albert B. Consentino School, is only about a month away. The ballot question asks, “Shall the city of Haverhill be allowed to exempt from the […]