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Warrants: Conduct with patient led to EMTs suspension before firebombings March 10, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 1of12 Richard White, standing center right, faces Judge Kevin Murphy at Middletown Superior Court in Middletown Conn., on Wednesday Feb. 10, 2021. Representing White is public defender is Angela Anastasi, pictured in bottom left. White, a former EMT, is accused of setting arson fires at three emergency facilities.Christian Abraham / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less 2of12 Judge...

Tattersall Farm of Haverhill is offering visitors a free introduction to beekeeping on the first day of spring. Frank Valadao of Soney Bees of Haverhill is hosting a “Backyard Beekeeping” demonstration and information session Saturday, March 20, at 11 a.m., at Tattersall Farm, 542 N. Broadway, Haverhill. Topics include how to find a good location […]

Haverhill Cultural Council Chair Nathan E. Webster. (WHAV News file photograph.) During the season ahead, Haverhill residents and visitors will be able to take part in a cultural fair and a Boardwalk Block Party, learn about printing, hear concerts, enjoy theatrical productions and more thanks to more than $40,000 in grants recently awarded by the Haverhill Cultural Council. The state money was awarded to local nonprofits, individuals and local business leaders delivering activities and program...

State Rep. Andy X. Vargas was recently named vice chair of the legislature’s Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies. Vargas, who was elected to represent Haverhill in 2017, was appointed by House Speaker Ronald Mariano and won approval from House colleagues. “In addition to taking on this leadership role, I’m proud to serve […]

Mar. 10—LAWRENCE — A Lowell man is facing numerous charges after police said he was illegally carrying a handgun and ammunition in Lawrence. Police said they went to an Andover Street apartment at 7:46 a.m. Sunday after receiving a 911 call about a woman at the apartment who was suicidal. During the 911 call, a female was heard yelling in the background that a man there had a gun, police said. ...

By WHAV Staff | March 10, 2021 A 13-member committee made up of a diverse cross-section of local leaders is joining Essex County Community Foundation in advancing racial equity and racial justice within the organization and throughout Essex County. The Foundation said in a statement that the decision to embed racial equity and justice as a foundational piece to all of the organization’s work came last year as COVID-19 began to “disproportionately ravage communities of color, awareness of v...

By John Lee Grant | Haverhill City Council President Melinda E. Barrett. (WHAV News photograph.) The Haverhill City Council says now is not the time to restart paid parking in the downtown area. Council Vice President Colin F. LePage said Tuesday night the purchase all new equipment and signs is in the works but he said any plans to reinstate paid parking before that equipment is in place would be a mistake. “So they’re looking to get all new parking kiosks, meter heads and such and do sig...

By WHAV Staff | March 10, 2021 In 2015, the then-Terri’s Place, 35 Washington St., Haverhill, temporarily became “Buddy’s Place B.B.Q. Restaurant” during the filming of “Joy.” (WHAV News photograph.) A portion of Joy was filmed in downtown Haverhill. Here, a worker transforms a window on Washington Street. (WHAV News photograph.) A Haverhill company that provides services to the international entertainment industry is among those urging the legislature to renew incentives to attrac...

Relief bill requires K-12 aids release after Michigan delay DAVID EGGERT, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail 3 1of3Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., attends a news conference, Tuesday, March 2, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington.Jacquelyn Martin/APShow MoreShow Less 2of3FILE - In this Feb. 24, 2021, file photo provided by the Michigan Office of the Governor, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addresses the state during a speech in Lansing, Mich. Gov. Whitmer signed at least $2.5 billion in COVID-19...

Statue of Deborah Sampson outside the Sharon Public Library. (Creative Commons.) From The Female Review: Life of Deborah Sampson, the Female Soldier in the War of Revolution. An effort in underway to add a State House memorial, honoring Deborah Samson, a hero of the American Revolution who disguised herself as a man in order to serve in the Continental Army. Reps. Linda Dean Campbell of Methuen and David Vieira of Falmouth filed legislation to establish a 15-member commission to design the memo...