The bottom two floors of the Haverhill Public Library reopened yesterday after suffering water damage early last month. Mayor Melinda E. Barrett announced at the start of the Jan. 30 City Council meeting that library staff “opened the door to a big puddle of a building” after back-to-back storms three weeks earlier. Library Director Sarah […]
The state’s 2020 police reform law is forcing changes in how Haverhill appoints constables typically private individuals that serve notices locally, but have arrest powers in some cases. Haverhill city councilors voted Tuesday night to ask the city solicitor to revise a city ordinance governing the conduct of constables, as well as the application to […]
Haverhill city councilors voted unanimously to send the city’s new data-driven plan for policymaking to its Planning and Development subcommittee last night. Despite having already been initiated by the city, Council Vice President Timothy J. Jordan and Councilor John A. Michitson said they brought it before the Council to make the body a “proactive and […]
Despite the financial trouble of its parent company, Haverhill City Council President Thomas J. Sullivan told councilors last night Holy Family Hospital, Haverhill and Methuen, will not close imminently. He said the company, Steward Healthcare System, will make an announcement in the next few days. Until knowing Steward’s plan, councilors said they could not do […]
The Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School Building Committee, which drafted the plans rejected by the school’s 11 sending communities at last week’s vote, was disbanded Tuesday. Mayor Melinda E. Barrett shared the news with Haverhill city councilors last night after Councilor Catherine P. Rogers raised the topic for discussion. Asked about next steps, Superintendent […]