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 signing with the new hours and the new rates, but that won’t be in place until three months from now,” he said.
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 attract feature film productions to Massachusetts.
Jon Sharpe, president of United Staging and Rigging of Haverhill, was among the signers of a letter to Senate President Karen Spilka, House Speaker Ronald Mariano and other legislators. They seek to stop the expiration of the Film, Television and Streaming Production Incentive program.
By WHAV Staff |
Mooring being placed into the Merrimack River, off Water Street in downtown Haverhill. (Courtesy photograph.)
The public has opportunities to shape policy this week as various Haverhill boards meet. In the interest of transparency in government, WHAV provides this list of upcoming meetings every week.
The MS Captain Red, a 105-feet long, 28-feet wide passenger ship, is expected to make its arrival in downtown Haverhill during high tide this Friday.
In advance of its arrival, major heavy-duty moorings were installed by crane Sunday in the Merrimack River, off Water Street in Haverhill. Tonight, members of the Haverhill Harbor Commission meet to work on final details. Tim Slavit, son of legendary beloved harbormaster William J. “Red” Slavit for whom the ship is named, explains the Harbor Commission’s role.
By WHAV Staff |
Congresswoman Lori Trahan during an earlier appearance on 97.9 WHAV. (WHAV News file photograph.)
Local demands for federal help eliminating sewage discharges into the Merrimack River are being heard as Congresswoman Lori Trahan introduced bipartisan legislation requiring communities receive help paying for upgrades.
Trahan and Illinois Republican Darin LaHood reintroduced the Stop Sewage Overflow Act, designed to ensure the federal government does its part to support the cleanup and prevention of combined sewage overflows contamination in rivers across the nation.
“Combined sewage overflows continue to plague communities along the Merrimack River, and the federal government’s wilting support for efforts to prevent future polluting overflows has only made matters worse,” said Trahan, adding, “The Stop Sewage Overflow Act will finally put an end to decades of Washington’s determination to pass the buck for wastewater system upgrades onto state and local
By Stefanie Dube |
March 9, 2021
Birthday cards made by Sacred Hearts School students for Army veteran Louise Fleming who turned 105 years old. (Courtesy photograph.)
Louise Fleming then and now. (Courtesy photographs.)
Students at Sacred Hearts School in Bradford took part in helping to celebrate a 105-year-old Army veteran’s birthday this past Feb. 28.
It all started with a Facebook post by Honor Flight New England, an organization that transports America’s veterans to the memorials in Washington, D.C. and is dedicated to their honor and sacrifice. They put the call out that veteran Louise Fleming was turning 105 years old. She was an Army nurse who served in Italy during World War II and had taken a trip with them to the Washington, D.C. memorials.