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Haverhill City Councilors agreed Tuesday to take what was called a “low risk” and spend $100,000 for plans and specifications required before replacing the boiler at the William H. Moody School. The risk comes because the Massachusetts School Building Authority, which accepted the pre-school into its Accelerated Repair Program, has yet to approve the design. […]
Haverhill’s new mayor is getting her feet wet—perhaps, literally—as she surveys water damage at the Haverhill Public Library that is expected to keep the building closed until next week. Mayor Melinda E. Barrett, who by virtue of her job is also chairman of the of the library’s board of trustees, said the library will remain […]
W. Warren Gerety, 81, of Freedom, N.H., and a former resident of Plaistow, N.H., for 40 years, and later of Fremont, died peacefully at his home, Tuesday evening, Jan. 9, 2024, surrounded by his loving family. Born in St. John’s, Newfoundland, son of the late William and Kathleen (Herridge) Gerety, he grew up traveling and […]
The State Ethics Commission says former Lawrence Fire Department Fire Prevention Inspector David Blanchette will pay a $65,000 civil penalty for violating the conflict-of-interest law. The Commission said Blanchette used his official position to secure business for his private smoke and carbon monoxide detector maintenance and installation company, conducting inspections on behalf of the Fire […]
The idea of free community college for everyone is coming back to Beacon Hill as the state Senate begins preparing its budget wish list. Senate President Karen E. Spilka said Wednesday. “Keep your eyes peeled,” for free community college funding in the Senate’s version of the budget that begins next July 1. Making community college […]