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Haverhill City Councilor Melinda E. Barrett is in Washington today at the invitation of the White House to share real-life examples, data and anecdotes of the local impact so far of $37.5 million in federal grants. Barrett will be at the White House complex to discuss the American Rescue Plan Act and Inflation Reduction Act […]

The recent pandemic has lately raised awareness of mental health issues, but a local veteran says it is a longstanding, but largely hidden problem. He has formed a committee to present an event next month aimed at “Disrupting the Stigma.” Haverhill veterans’ advocate Donald R. Jarvis says the matter is also a personal one. “There […]

Methuen Police plan to summon a 31-year-old Kingston, N.H., woman to court on a drugged driving and other charges after she drove into a Broadway Street home Wednesday afternoon, causing a porch to collapse. Police Chief Scott J. McNamara said the woman will appear in court at a later date to face charges of driving […]

A 21-year-old Merrimac man was convicted Thursday of first-degree murder and a 28-year-old Haverhill man convicted of accessory after the fact in armed robbery stemming from the 2020 stabbing of a Haverhill man during an armed robbery. Kaiden Henderson was charged with killing 26-year-old Jose Vasquez on Nov. 21, 2020, while robbing him in an […]

In what could be a perfect storm scenario, the cost of providing special education will likely increase by a whopping 14% in 2024 while, at the same time, Haverhill schools could be facing a separate financial cliff in the coming year. Speaking to the School Committee on Thursday, Deborah Ibanez, executive director of Special Education […]

The Women’s City Club of Haverhill is voting in a new leadership team next Tuesday at its members-only meeting and lunch. The Club reports President Phyllis Farfaras is stepping aside as Teresa Gagnon becomes the new president in May. Farfaras served the club as its president for five years, beginning in 2018. She is credited […]

Endicott College’s Institute for Applied Behavioral Science is hosting the upcoming “Annual Parent Autism Conference.” A panel, “Powerful Autistics Coming Together: Sharing Perspectives of Three Autistic Women,” is moderated by Dr. Anika Hoyjberg, of Endicott College, and speakers include Brielle Williams, an Endicott graduate student who is the oldest of seven neurodiverse siblings; Audrey Vogel, […]

There were no injuries reported, but 11 residents were displaced early this morning when a three-alarm fire ripped through a three-unit building on Bellevue Avenue in Haverhill. Haverhill Fire Chief Robert M. O’Brien said firefighters were dispatched from the High Street station for a reported trash fire near a grassy area. He said residents attempted […]

The eighth annual New England Para Fest kicks off this Thursday night with “Tales from the Darkside of the Crypt” with host Thomas Spitalere on Facebook. Spitalere’s show runs from 9-10 p.m. The event, featuring free and paid segments, begins Thursday, April 13, and runs through Monday, May 1. Other events include haunted site visits […]

Kai Reed, a Haverhill senior at Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School, was recognized earlier this month as one of the top students in career technical education in the state. Reed, an Electronics/Robotics student, was presented with the Vocational Technical Secondary Student Achievement Award April 1 during the Massachusetts Career and Technical Education 90th Annual […]