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Haverhill School Committee member and former mayoral candidate Scott W. Wood Jr., who withdrew from this year’s final election amid misconduct allegations and a poor preliminary showing, Friday filed suit against the city and others in federal court. Wood promised when he withdrew that he would be “addressing and clearing my name from the baseless […]

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 […]

At issue: a 2013 background check performed by the city's police department.

A tie vote Thursday stopped an effort by three members of the Haverhill School Committee to officially request copies of city records dealing with their colleague, Scott W. Wood Jr. Committee member Richard J. Rosa made the motion asking that Mayor James J. Fiorentini and the City of Haverhill provide the Committee with all unredacted […]

See also, Three Haverhill Officials Call for Answers From School Committee Member Who Lost Police Job A coalition is calling for the censure—or expression of formal disapproval—of Haverhill mayoral candidate and School Committee member Scott Wood; an investigation by the state Ethics Commission of recently reported allegations of racism, sexual harassment and job misconduct by […]

By WHAV Staff | 7 hours ago Haverhill City Clerk Linda L. Koutoulas administers the oath of office to Deputy Stephen J. Doherty Jr. while Chief Alan R. DeNaro looks on. (WHAV News photograph.) Capt, Meaghan Paré recites the oath of office. (WHAV News photograph.) Haverhill’s new Deputy Police Chief Stephen J. Doherty Jr. and Capt. Meaghan Paré were formally sworn in during a Thursday morning ceremony in City Hall. Mayor James J. Fiorentini said Doherty has big shoes to fill, noting the pre...