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UMass Lowell received a $2.5 million U.S. Dept. of Education Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution grant to expand the work of its Asian American Center for Excellence and Engagement. The Center, in collaboration with UMass Boston, builds on the initial $1.5 million 2021 grant to launch. From 2010 to 2020, the Asian […]

Lawrence and Methuen were among 52 local police departments awarded grants this week to start or expand body-worn camera programs. Lawrence received $249,928, while Methuen was granted $26,030 from the state Executive Office of Public Safety and Security. “These grants provide local police agencies with resources to implement technology that strengthens police-community relations while improving […]

A man and woman, both believed to be involved in a series of armed carjackings after they fled from Haverhill Police Tuesday night, were arrested this morning by Massachusetts State Police. Thirty-five-year-old Nathan Saben and 40-year-old Jessica Tirone were arrested after State Police pursued them just after 9 a.m. from Lawrence to Dracut. Saben, who […]

STACKS restaurant in downtown Haverhill is saying “Good bye” Sunday night, but don’t count the family-owned business out as they promise something even more exciting in the days ahead. While he won’t give much away, family patriarch Jim Tomacchio says plans are in the works for something to replace the about two-year-old restaurant at 122 […]

The Merrimack Valley Planning Commission is seeking input from Haverhill, Methuen and Lawrence residents tonight as it develops new housing production plans. As WHAV reported first in August, a state analysis of subsidized housing shows Haverhill has fallen just below the 10% threshold that prevents low-income housing developers from bypassing city zoning rules. Haverhill Economic […]

AgeSpan, formerly known as Elder Services of the Merrimack Valley and North Shore, is celebrating its upcoming 50th anniversary and 10-year lease renewal at the Riverwalk Innovation District in Lawrence and with a special “50 on The Field” event today. AgeSpan Chief Executive Officer Joan Hatem-Roy and Salvatore N. Lupoli, president and CEO of Riverwalk […]

The Annual Feast of the Three Saints in Lawrence, Topsfield Fair and Historic New England are among those sharing in state grants to support projects that expand, construct, restore or renovate Massachusetts tourism destinations and attractions. The Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism’s Destination Development Capital Grant Program gave $50,000 for the Feast to build […]

Police are looking for a 35-year-old Haverhill man, considered armed and dangerous, and his female accomplice who allegedly fled Haverhill and attempted a series of carjackings in Salem, N.H. Massachusetts State Police report Haverhill Police followed a white Kia, believed to have been driven by Nathan Saben of Haverhill, just after 10 p.m., along Route […]

The Latino Coalition of Haverhill and its partners, Violence Intervention and Prevention, UTEC and YWCA plan a celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month Oct. 15, beginning with the 16th annual Walk for Peace. The free event shares the flavors of local Latino bodegas and restaurants. There are also family activities, piñatas, artist Brandon Mendoza and his […]

Alex Veras, who advocated for decades for neighborhood representation, will have to sit out his own run for Haverhill ward councilor because of illness. While his name remains on the ballot for Ward 1, Veras notified Haverhill City Clerk Kaitlin M. Wright last week that he is suspending his campaign. He tells WHAV he recently […]