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Councilors Seek Stepped Up Enforcement of Downtown Haverhill Dog Poop Cleanup Rules

By John Lee Grant | 12 hours ago

In France, there is a superstition regarding stepping in dog poop. Specifically, if it is with your left foot, it is considered to be good luck. Business owners in downtown Haverhill, however, do not buy into that bit of folklore. For the third time in two years, the Haverhill City Council heard from business owners and others about the problem of dog waste on downtown sidewalks and other areas.

Haverhill YMCA Programs Work with Schools to Keep Students on Track

The Haverhill YMCA is working with Haverhill schools to help students keep up or may have fallen behind academically. YMCA Regional Executive Director Tracy Fuller, introduced by School Committee member Richard J. Rosa, last week briefed the Committee on its 2022 Summer Literacy Academy and a relatively new PASS Partnership Program. Fuller explained the Summer Literacy Academy is geared towards first, second and third grade students who otherwise might spend the summer with little in the way of constructive stimulation.

Podcast: Tzitzon Details Little-Known Story of the Former Job of Registry of Motor Vehicle Inspector

Those Massachusetts residents securing driver’s licenses prior to 1992 may remember having a state Registry of Motor Vehicles inspector as a passenger. Haverhill native James Tzitzon, who started his career as an inspector before becoming a state police trooper, tells the little-known story of how and why that position was eliminated in a consolidation with the Massachusetts State Police. His new book, “The History of The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicle Inspector,” details the inside story.

Haverhill Exchange Club Readies for Third Annual Hometown Heroes Banner Program

The third annual Hometown Heroes banner program is gearing up with a request residents identify and honor loved ones and friends who served their country. The program, organized by the Exchange Club of Haverhill, places two feet wide by four-feet tall banners on poles throughout the city’s central business district. Last year, they appeared along Essex, Washington, Merrimack, Main, Water and South Main Streets; Bailey Boulevard; and Basiliere and Comeau Bridges.

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Mirra Out, Kassner In as State Representatives Vote to Settle Disputed Election
Rep. Vargas Reports 32 Haverhill Residents Shared in $1 Million in State First-Time Homebuyer Grants
Latino Coalition of Haverhill Celebrates 2022 Successes; Plans to Organize Wards for Fall Elections

Haverhill

  • Councilors Seek Stepped Up Enforcement of Downtown Haverhill Dog Poop Cleanup Rules

    In France, there is a superstition regarding stepping in dog poop.

  • Haverhill YMCA Programs Work with Schools to Keep Students on Track

    The Haverhill YMCA is working with Haverhill schools to help students keep up or may have fallen behind academically.

  • Podcast: Tzitzon Details Little-Known Story of the Former Job of Registry of Motor Vehicle Inspector

    Those Massachusetts residents securing driver’s licenses prior to 1992 may remember having a state Registry of Motor Vehicles inspector as a passenger.

  • Haverhill Exchange Club Readies for Third Annual Hometown Heroes Banner Program

    The third annual Hometown Heroes banner program is gearing up with a request residents identify and honor loved ones and friends who served their country.

  • Rep. Vargas Reports 32 Haverhill Residents Shared in $1 Million in State First-Time Homebuyer Grants

    State Rep. Andy X. Vargas said 32 Haverhill residents shared in more than $1 million in state grants to buy their first homes through the state’s MassDreams program.

  • Latino Coalition of Haverhill Celebrates 2022 Successes; Plans to Organize Wards for Fall Elections

    The Latino Coalition of Haverhill recently celebrated its 2022 accomplishments, including legislation requiring election of City Council and School Committee members mostly by ward.

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Region

  • Mirra Out, Kassner In as State Representatives Vote to Settle Disputed Election

    Lenny Mirra entered the Massachusetts State House Wednesday as a state representative and left as a constituent.

  • Police Charge 17-Year-Old Methuen Man with Murder in Sunday Morning Shooting Death

    A 17-year-old Methuen man was arrested Tuesday and charged in the shooting death of another Methuen man early Sunday.

  • Seth Moulton and Lori Trahan to Address Merrimack Valley Chamber Members Feb. 13

    U.S. Reps.

  • Split Panel Recommends Seating Kassner Over Mirra in Disputed House Race; Vote Wednesday

    The two Democrats on a three-member special House committee concluded the chamber should officially seat Kristin Kassner, a Hamilton Democrat who topped five-term Republican Rep. Lenny Mirra by a single vote in a contested recount.

  • Firefighters Extinguish West Newbury Fire, Saving Barn and Goats; Began in Compost Bin

    No people or animals were hurt as firefighters quickly contained a West Newbury barn fire Sunday that appeared to have begun in a compost bin.

  • Boy Scouts Troop 87 Suggests Pizza Next Week to Help Defray Scouting Costs

    Groveland Boy Scouts Troop 87, with members from Groveland, Haverhill and West Newbury, are asking supporters to enjoy a meal next week and help defray Scouting-related expenses.

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Crime

  • Methuen Police Arrest Three, Including Haverhill Man, for Alleged Fentanyl, Cocaine Dealing

    A Haverhill man and two people from Rochester, N.H., were arrested by Methuen Police Tuesday and charged with dealing in fentanyl and crack cocaine.

  • Methuen Police Arrest Barricaded Person; Identity Protected by Legislature’s Secrecy Law

    An unnamed person, protected by the state legislature’s 2014 secrecy law, who was barricaded with, what police said, was “live” ammunition inside a Methuen home was arrested by Methuen police Sunday night.

  • Judge Sends Lawrence Man to Prison for Five Years for Selling Ghost Guns, Fentanyl in Area

    A35-year-old Lawrence man was sentenced last week in federal court in Boston for selling ghost guns, ammunition and fentanyl in the area.

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Education

  • Haverhill YMCA Programs Work with Schools to Keep Students on Track

    The Haverhill YMCA is working with Haverhill schools to help students keep up or may have fallen behind academically.

  • Three Pentucket Regional Middle School Eighth Graders Become Project 351 Ambassadors

    Three eighth graders from Pentucket Regional Middle School were recently selected as the district’s 2023 Project 351 Ambassadors Tyler Stone, Lyla Travers and Conor Price were chosen for their ethic of service and values of kindness, compassion, humility and gratitude, said Superintendent Justin Bartholomew and Principal Terrence Conant.

  • Maintenance Budget Cut Last June Said to Play Role in Haverhill School Safety Concerns

    Worries, expressed last spring when Haverhill cut a maintenance position from the budget, surfaced again last Thursday when School Committee members reported possible safety issues.

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Community Spotlight

  • Haverhill Exchange Club Readies for Third Annual Hometown Heroes Banner Program

    The third annual Hometown Heroes banner program is gearing up with a request residents identify and honor loved ones and friends who served their country.

  • Haverhill Police Hockey Club Gets Ready for Game Against Boston Bruins Alumni

    Haverhill Police Hockey Club members are sharpening their skates for another game against the Boston Bruins Alumni team.

  • Boy Scouts Troop 87 Suggests Pizza Next Week to Help Defray Scouting Costs

    Groveland Boy Scouts Troop 87, with members from Groveland, Haverhill and West Newbury, are asking supporters to enjoy a meal next week and help defray Scouting-related expenses.

More Community Spotlight Stories

Business Bulletin

  • Seth Moulton and Lori Trahan to Address Merrimack Valley Chamber Members Feb. 13

    U.S. Reps.

  • Corporators Approve Combining Parents of Newburyport Bank and Pentucket Bank

    Corporators of both of the parent companies of Newburyport Bank and Pentucket Bank Wednesday gave unanimous approvals to plans for a single mutual holding company.

  • Weather Delay: Dyn Entrepreneur York Talks Business Growth Tonight in Haverhill

    A talk by Kyle York, co-founder, CEO and managing partner at York IE, and moderated by invisaWear CEO Rajia Abdelaziz, is now scheduled to take place tonight after being postponed because of the weather.

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State House

  • Rep. Vargas Files Legislation to Permanently Make All School Meals Free to Families

    After agreeing last summer to a $110 million one-year extension of a pandemic-era program, lawmakers, advocates and families are calling for the state to make school meals free for all Massachusetts students permanently.

  • Sen. Payano, Area Reps. Call on Regulator to Roll Back ‘Unfair and Deeply Damaging’ Electric Rates

    Newly sworn-in Sen. Pavel Payano and Rep. Francisco Paulino joined a number of area legislators last week urging the state Department of Public Utilities to roll back its approval of higher electricity rates in light of dropping oil prices.

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What’s On?

  • Podcast: Tzitzon Details Little-Known Story of the Former Job of Registry of Motor Vehicle Inspector

    Those Massachusetts residents securing driver’s licenses prior to 1992 may remember having a state Registry of Motor Vehicles inspector as a passenger.

  • Podcast: Bergeron Returns to WHAV Studio Where Career Began; Reflects on Meeting His Idols

    (Additional photographs below.) Transcript: WHAV’s recent move back to its original building in downtown Haverhill has brought back pleasant memories for many people, including Tom Bergeron, who made his way back to the very studio where he began his broadcasting career in 1972, while still attending Haverhill High School.

More What's On Stories

Election Central

  • Mirra Out, Kassner In as State Representatives Vote to Settle Disputed Election

    Lenny Mirra entered the Massachusetts State House Wednesday as a state representative and left as a constituent. Representatives voted yesterday to settle last year’s disputed 2nd Essex District race in favor of Democrat Kristin Kassner.

  • Split Panel Recommends Seating Kassner Over Mirra in Disputed House Race; Vote Wednesday

    The two Democrats on a three-member special House committee concluded the chamber should officially seat Kristin Kassner, a Hamilton Democrat who topped five-term Republican Rep. Lenny Mirra by a single vote in a contested recount. Reps.

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