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Youth will soon be using the gymnasium again at the former St. Joseph School in Haverhill. Renovations are underway now for a basketball training center called Hoops and Handles. The program, headed up by Lawrence resident Elington Rosario, has been in operation for about three months at the Temple Emanu-El on Main Street. Speaking before […]

A 36-year-old Groveland man returns to court in September in connection with his arrest, alleging possession of child pornography. Groveland police issued its first public statement Friday on its July 31 arrest of James M. Gallagher, who was charged with three counts of possession of child pornography, stemming from a search warrant on. Police Chief […]

Members of the Haverhill School Committee arguably violated state law Thursday night in their zeal to score an election advance by voting to end legal action against the Haverhill teachers’ union. They also appeared to have strategically leaked the decision to the union. School Committee members Scott W. Wood Jr. and Toni Sapienza-Donais rejected an […]

Methuen is receiving nearly $900,000 in federal Community Development Block Grants to help rehabilitate 10 housing units and for planning, youth programs and adult literacy programs. Unlike other cities that are “entitled” to receive federal block grants directly from Washington, Methuen and 71 other communities shared in $64.9 million passed through the state. Salisbury was […]

An art show and silent auction, a raffle with a lineup of door prizes and a free light buffet with fare from several local restaurants will be featured at Riverside Church’s third annual Pink Party. Donated works of art will be part of a silent auction Saturday, Sept. 30, at the church, 278 Groveland St., […]

In response to the news of wildfires that have taken more than one hundred lives and impacted thousands of others in Maui, Hawaii, Merrimack Valley Credit Union has established the Hawaii Disaster Relief Fund through its GoodWorks Foundation to support CUAid, the disaster relief center of the National Credit Union Foundation. The credit union has […]

Haverhill police are investigating the theft of power tools, landscaping equipment and granite from Haverhill’s Vietnam Veterans Memorial at Mill Brook Park. Ralph T. Basiliere, chairman of the Vietnam Veterans Ad Hoc Memorial Committee, said he discovered the theft, which he valued at between $5,000 and $8,000, when he visited the site Thursday morning at […]

(Additional photographs below.) Edwards Vacuum, Haverhill’s newest smart manufacturing business, is operating two shifts daily and is considering a third to help the semiconductor industry produce more chips. Company officials welcomed local officials, customers and the business community at large Tuesday to the 136,000 square-foot plant, off Haverhill’s Route 97. Geert Follens, corporate president of […]

The Essex County Ghost Project plans a night of “paranormal intrigue” this Saturday. Thomas Spitalere, who organized the fundraiser to support Hilldale Cemetery, said the night will “feature a ghost and a surprise or two.” It begins with a tour of the cemetery and explanation of equipment used in the field. He advises visitors to […]

The first day of school is less than a week away, next Tuesday, Aug. 29, and Haverhill School Superintendent Margaret Marotta says preparations are fully underway. “We’re getting ready for back to school—all the last minute cleaning and touch-up and hiring, that’s all been occurring. We had new staff orientation the other day. We have […]