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Greater Lawrence Technical School and the Green Jobs Academy are sharing $1.25 million in grants from the Merrimack Valley Renewal Fund to help develop clean energy workforce development programs. Money for the Merrimack Valley Renewal Fund comes from a settlement agreement with Columbia Gas for its role in the 2018 Merrimack Valley gas explosions. Grants […]
More than a dozen bills championed by state Sen. Barry R. Finegold—ranging from studying the effectiveness of the Massachusetts School Building Authority to student and educator data privacy—will advance to debate in the state legislature. Finegold said the proposals survived a legislative procedure, known on Beacon Hill as “Joint Rule 10 Day,” a deadline for […]
Angered over the serious financial challenges at Steward Health Care that could jeopardize the future of safety net hospitals in eastern Massachusetts, top House Democrats insisted Thursday they will not bail out the company, while acknowledging the hospitals received $54 million in taxpayer money already Steward, which owns Holy Family Hospital campuses in Haverhill and […]
A nonprofit, with offices in Haverhill, Lawrence and Lowell, is receiving $1.7 million in state grants to further its efforts to steer young people away from gang violence. The state said Thursday that UTEC will deliver pre- and post-release services to those ages 18 to 25 who are returning home from prison and help provide […]
The city and Haverhill firefighters that have worked nearly three years without a contract said Friday they have reached an understanding that will bring retroactive cost-of-living raises, a one-time “special wage adjustment” this year and various stipend and shift differential increases. Haverhill firefighters will receive a raise of 1.75% for the year that began July […]