Pentucket Bank and developer Salvatore N. Lupoli confirmed Friday the bank’s headquarters branch in downtown Haverhill will be merged into a sprawling, five-acre downtown redevelopment called “The District.” Pentucket Bank and the Lupoli Companies said they entered into a formal purchase agreement in late March for the transfer of the bank’s property at One Merrimack […]
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By WHAV Staff |
December 16, 2020
Ryan Slavit, who recently received his 100-ton master’s license, mans the controls of the ship, while his brother Tim Jr. looks ahead. (Courtesy photograph.)
For the first time since 1996, a large riverboat will begin taking passengers this spring along the Merrimack River for sightseeing trips, weddings and other cruises.
Keeping his promise to secure a ship for Haverhill, Tim Slavit, son of Haverhill’s legendary harbormaster, Capt. William J. “Red” Slavit, told WHAV he and his sons took possession of the 400-passenger New Boston Monday morning.
“What a boat for the downtown! This is the key that is going to unlock the waterfront for the City of Haverhill. A 400-passenger boat, 105-feet long, 28-feet wide, taking passengers up and down the River,” he said.