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Kimberly Jones Photography of Haverhill has been named as the August Business of the Month by the Greater Haverhill Chamber of Commerce. Jones specializes, in her words, in “capturing the grins of preschoolers and photographing weddings.” She was trained at the New England School of Photography and The Center for Digital Imaging Arts in Waltham. […]

Albert “Al” Corneau Jr., of Haverhill, and Fort Myers Beach, Fla., passed away peacefully surrounded by love on Sept. 11, at High Pointe House in Haverhill at age 71. Al leaves behind his cherished wife, Linda, and their devoted daughter, Allison. He will be terribly missed by his older brothers Dave and Kenny, along with […]

Pentucket Regional High School students will participate in the German American Partnership Program beginning next month. Superintendent Justin Bartholomew said students will meet their virtual exchange partners in person this year as students from Germany visit Pentucket from Oct. 2-15, where they will live with host families to experience American family life firsthand. “In the […]

There will be lane closings overnight beginning Sunday night to adjust the new Interstate 495 southbound bridge in Haverhill. Massachusetts transportation officials said Tuesday lanes will close overnights between Sunday, Sept. 17, at 9 p.m., to Friday, Sept. 22, at 5 a.m., on the southbound bridge over the Merrimack River. Work involves jacking and realignment […]

Haverhill City Councilor Melinda E. Barrett was far and away the top vote-getter in yesterday’s mayoral contest, topping School Committee member Scott W. Wood Jr. by a nearly four to one margin. Barrett, in unofficial results, garnered 3,877 votes to Wood’s 1,031. Wood’s hold on second place—and therefore a ballot spot in November—remains fragile, however, […]

Two projects, totaling about $1.2 million, are slated to expand the availability of commercial rail freight to Lawrence. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation provided two awards—$700,000 to Environmental Rail Partners and $460,337 to the City of Lawrence. The money is to improve rail and freight access, economic opportunity and job growth. Grant recipients must match […]

As many as five murals will be installed in Haverhill over a two-week period beginning this Friday, showcasing the impact of the city’s young people and cultural communities. The project by Beyond Walls, which previously completed murals in Lynn, Chicopee and Holyoke, was paid, in part, by a $50,000 legislative earmark for Beyond Walls’ partnership […]

Professional wrestler, actor and West Newbury native John Cena was singled out Friday by state Treasurer Deborah B. Goldberg when his name appeared on the state’s list of unclaimed property owners. Goldberg used the discovery to encourage others to check the state’s list at FindMassMoney.Gov of 50,000 unclaimed items. Playing on Cena’s profession, the state […]

Leaving the Streets Ministry in Haverhill is finding jobs for youth that help them stay in school and out of trouble. The nonprofit, which placed teens into 286 jobs so far this year, is also building a new relationship with Haverhill Public Schools’ enlarged Gateway Academy in the former St. James School on Primrose Street. […]

A Haverhill man, named as the ringleader in a scheme that used stolen identities to secure $2 million to buy cars and other goods, was sentenced Friday to eight and a half years in prison and ordered to pay nearly $400,000 in restitution to victims. U.S. District Court Judge Patti B. Saris handed down the […]