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The Wingate Street Arts District again becomes the home of Haverhill’s Longest Table celebration in August The second annual event, scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 19, kicks off this year’s Greater Haverhill Chamber of Commerce Restaurant Week. L’Arche Boston North’s plans 25 tables, spaced six feet apart, featuring outdoor dining, entertainment and meals provided by some […]
By Win Damon |
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L’Arche Boston North is making plans to bring back the Longest Table in August, a kicking off the Greater Haverhill Chamber’s Restaurant Week with a boost for local eateries.
Last year’s plans were scuttled by the COVID-19 pandemic, but the group that helps adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities is bringing it back with only minor changes. L’Arche Boston North Executive Director Jennifer Matthews, a guest on WHAV’s morning program, says Haverhill’s restaurant community is tightknit and supports one another.
“Going into the pandemic, and knowing how hard hit our restaurant communities were hit across the world, Haverhill’s resiliency is really rooted in the people who own these restaurants, and the people who work in these restaurants. Everyone came together to support one another, and you see it every day on social media. You see people who own one restaurant in another restaurant just complimenting the chef or taking p