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Without flinching, residents of the town of Florida agreed recently to invest more than half a million dollars in their local elementary school by replacing windows and exterior doors.
By John Lee Grant | (WHAV News file photograph.) A proposal for repair work at Haverhill’s William H. Moody School remains in limbo today because of a possible misunderstanding between Haverhill school administrators and the Massachusetts School Building Authority. At the last School Committee meeting, Haverhill Facilities Director Stephen D. Dorrance said the 107-year-old building needs some preventive maintenance to its roof, windows and heating system in order to avoid problems in the future. He said those particular issues make it a good candidate for the state’s Accelerated Repair P...
By John Lee Grant | (WHAV News file photograph.) There are no major building problems yet at Haverhill’s William H. Moody School and Haverhill Facilities Director Stephen D. Dorrance wants to stay ahead of issues at the 107-year-old school. Dorrance told the School Committee last week he has concerns about the state of the windows, roof and heating system at the school, which was last renovated 30 years ago. He told members that, while none of those systems have failed yet, he would like to address their safety and reliability now, before they do. Dorrance reported some of the issues he ha...
By John Lee Grant | Haverhill High School gymnasium. (WHAV News file photograph.) The Haverhill City Council on Tuesday approved spending $60,000 to pay for a feasibility study and design for a partial roof replacement project at Haverhill High School. The study and schematic design are required by the Massachusetts School Building Authority as part of a possible state Accelerated Repair Program grant. During the Schematic Design Study phase, the MSBA will work with the city’s project manager to find an economic, educationally appropriate and sustainable solution to the repair of the facil...
By WHAV Staff | February 23, 2021 Crash at Li’s Fine Asian Cuisine and Sushi Bar, 1186 Main St., Haverhill. (Jarvi Productions photograph for WHAV News.) Click image for Haverhill City Council agenda. Recent automobile collisions with a Route 125 restaurant have captured the attention of Haverhill City Councilor Mary Ellen Daly O’Brien. O’Brien, who once lived near the intersection where the crashes have occurred, is asking to discuss the matter at tonight’s Haverhill City Council meeting. In recent weeks, Haverhill Police and Fire responded to three car crashes through a front windo...