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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 […]
The former riverfront site of Haverhill Paperboard moved a step closer toward redevelopment at the Haverhill Conservation Commission meeting last week, even as another potential developer seems to have lost interest. Peter Noyes, who bought the 100 S. Kimball St. property at the end of 2016 for $750,000, won approval to build a five-foot-wide earthen […]