Haverhill Leaders Search for Help with Homelessness as COVID-19 Stretches Resources
Council Vice President Colin F. LePage. (WHAV News file photograph.) Haverhill city councilors want regional and state help in easing the crisis of homelessness—especially during the era of COVID-19. The Council, led by Council Vice President Colin F. LePage, unanimously agreed last week to reach out to Mayor James J. Fiorentini, the state legislative delegation and surrounding cities and towns for help. Jeanine Murphy, CEO of Emmaus House, said her organization’s programs are being stretched to their limits this year as a result of COVID-19 and the need for social distancing. “Normally...