By WHAV Staff |
11 hours ago
Participating in the ribbon-cutting ceremony at Haverhill Print Café were, from left, Mayor James J. Fiorentini; Steve Valbona; Walter Zaremba, president of RAM Companies; Rep. Andy Vargas, City Councilor Joseph J. Bevilacqua, Rep. Lenny Mirra; Chamber President and CEO Irene Haley; and Mary Paquette. (Courtesy photograph.)
Participating in the ribbon-cutting ceremony at Haverhill Print Café were, from left, Mayor James J. Fiorentini; Steve Valbona; Walter Zaremba, president of RAM Companies; Rep. Andy Vargas, City Councilor Joseph J. Bevilacqua, Rep. Lenny Mirra; Chamber President and CEO Irene Haley; and Mary Paquette. (Courtesy photograph.)
It’s a café, but don’t look for coffee at the Haverhill Print Café, which opened formally this week in downtown Haverhill.
No one spoke during the public comment portion of either agenda item.
George Washington Inn & Conference Center
The Schottenstein Realty Company submitted an application to rezone 6.4 acres off Merrimac Trail from general business to planned development residential.
The applicant, Jeff Schottenstein, proposed a plan to make the George Washington Inn and Conference Center into 125 workforce housing units for people such as first responders, teachers and nurses.
Besides the interior renovations, Tim Cross, the county’s planning director, said the applicant also wanted to demolish two existing structures the former restaurant building in front of the hotel and the rear conference center and one of the three entrances off Merrimac Trail.