Haverhill city councilors approved a plan Tuesday to pay tribute to former Councilor William J. Macek by naming a nearly three-acre park in his honor. Mayor James J. Fiorentini made the petition, asking the area at 90 Concord St., along Pentucket Lake, be named in his honor. Longtime friend and former Councilor Mary Ellen Daly […]
Haverhill city councilors tonight consider a plan to name a nearly three-acre Round Pond park after one of its departed members, William J. Macek. Haverhill Mayor James J. Fiorentini is asking the City Council to name the 90 Concord St. Park, running along what is formally called Pentucket Lake from Lake Avenue past Victory Avenue, […]
Esteban Marte emerged Friday as the sole Haverhill School Committee candidate for Ward 1 a seat seen as critical for minority representation as the city moves to mostly ward-based elections. Marte, a researcher and photographer, responded to a WHAV story Friday about a lack of candidates for the seat near the deadline for taking out nomination […]
A committee, with both a current and former city councilor and the mayor, will gather and evaluate suggestions for honoring longtime Haverhill City Councilor William J. Macek. Macek, a 26-year veteran of the Council as well as chairman of the Downtown Parking Commission and, most recently, deputy chief of staff to Mayor James J. Fiorentini […]
A soon-to-be-replaced Rosemont Street bridge could be named for late City Councilor William J. Macek. Haverhill city councilors formally hear the proposal tonight from City Councilor Joseph J. Bevilacqua. Macek died unexpectedly two weeks ago. He was called the dean of the City Council, having served 26 years until retiring at the end of 2021. […]