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Haverhill Promise and MakeIt Haverhill are among five nonprofits awarded grants by the Essex County Community Foundation to advance digital equity and bridge, what’s been called, “the digital divide.” Haverhill Promise will build an online program to prepare students for kindergarten in Haverhill, where only 11% of children attend Pre-K, while MakeIt Haverhill will work […]

Greater Lawrence Family Health Center, with offices in Haverhill, Methuen and Lawrence, is among community health centers nationwide that could enjoy continued and expanded federal aid if legislation approved by a congressional subcommittee becomes law. Congresswoman Lori Trahan a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee, hailed passage Monday of bipartisan legislation […]

Haverhill city councilors were largely favorable Tuesday night towards plans to build a replacement Whittier Regional Technical Vocational High School, but pressed for a lower price tag in hopes of gaining voter approval during a Jan. 23 districtwide vote. Superintendent Maureen Lynch advocated for the $444.6 million rebuilding of the 50-year-old school. After reimbursement from […]

Farms in Haverhill, Methuen, North Andover and West Newbury were among those statewide to share in state disaster recovery grants following severe weather events this year. State officials said Monday farmers across the state suffered “significant crop losses due to a deep February freeze, a late May frost event and catastrophic flooding in July.” The […]

Superintendent Maureen Lynch answers Haverhill City Council questions tonight about the proposed $444.6 million replacement of Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School. Residents of the school’s 11 member communities are scheduled to vote on the plan Tuesday, Jan. 23. With reimbursement from the Massachusetts School Building Authority, district taxpayers are expected to share the $264 […]

Disaster aid coming to area communities impacted by last summer’s flooding was among the benefits coming from last week’s final approval of a $3.1 billion state supplemental budget. As WHAV reported last month, Sens. Barry R. Finegold and Pavel M. Payano thanked their colleagues for supporting $15 million in aid for local communities, but the […]

The public is invited to hear the Haverhill High School Chorus and enjoy refreshments at Mayor James J. Fiorentini’s last annual City Hall holiday party Thursday. The party takes place Thursday, Dec. 14, from noon to 1:30 at Haverhill City Hall, 4 Summer St. The Haverhill High School Chorus will perform live holiday music and […]

Haverhill’s Parker Hannifin Corporation, Merrimack Valley Credit Union and 6K of North Andover were among those last week receiving grants, distributed by the Commonwealth Corporation, to train current and newly hired employees. Parker Hannifin was awarded $177,690 to train 143 workers and support 20 additional jobs by 2025, while Merrimack Valley Federal Credit Union received […]

Groveland and North Andover will receive more than $100,000 each under the state’s Community Compact program to upgrade and improve information and technology systems. Groveland was formally awarded $134,900 Monday to upgrade its regional Municipal Information Mapping Access Program system, while North Andover was awarded $118,000 for disaster recovery enhancements. “The Community Compact program is […]

Bruce D. Desmarais, 65, a resident of the Town of Atkinson since 1982, died on Sunday December 10, 2023 at Lawrence General Hospital, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Haverhill, son of the late Ernest and Frances (Besso) Desmarais, Bruce attended Saint Joseph Grammar School and was a member of the Haverhill High School […]