By WHAV Staff | 21 hours ago A former Haverhill man with a well-known police and court record pleaded guilty Friday in Haverhill District Court to drug dealing and driving-related charges. Twenty-four-year-old Ian J. Kessel, now of Lowell, was arrested Thursday night, around 7:30 p.m., on the Comeau Bridge. Police charged him with possession of drugs with intent to distribute, driving with a suspended license and failing to stop at a traffic light. Appearing before Judge Jean Curran, Kessel was placed on probation until April 25, 2022 on the conditions he forfeit money suspected to be from drug sales, find employment and provide 50 hours of community service.
Greater Haverhill service clubs are teaming up again to provide food as well as new and used coats for those in need this winter. Donations are being accepted Saturday, Nov. 7, between noon and 2 p.m., at Common Ground Café, 194 Winter St., Haverhill.
Expect delays next week as certain daytime lane closures take place along I-495 in Haverhill. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation says single right lane closures take place Monday through Friday, Oct. 30, from 6 a.m.-2 p.m. on I-495 northbound between exits 48 and 50 for work on the Ward Hill Connector and River Street overpass columns.
Haverhill School Committee members last night again rejected the mayor’s proposal for a joint city and school maintenance department. Mayor James J. Fiorentini said he gets the blame when school maintenance issues are reported, but he has no control under the current arrangement. “I have a vested interest in this.
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Greater Haverhill service clubs are teaming up again to provide food as well as new and used coats for those in need this winter.
Expect delays next week as certain daytime lane closures take place along I-495 in Haverhill.
A former Haverhill man with a well-known police and court record pleaded guilty Friday in Haverhill District Court to drug dealing and driving-related charges.
Haverhill School Committee members last night again rejected the mayor’s proposal for a joint city and school maintenance department.
Haverhill School Committee member Scott W. Wood Jr., a Wenham police officer for nearly eight years, is following in his grandfather’s footsteps.
The nomination deadline has been extended for the Haverhill YMCA’s 12th Annual Educator of the Year Award.
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Despite Haverhill’s COVID-19 red zone ranking for the third straight week, in-person learning at Haverhill Public Schools will continue.
Haverhill and Lawrence residents who rely on Meals on Wheels were asked to use their supplied emergency meal pack as deliveries were temporarily halted when two drivers tested positive for COVID-19.
Another free COVID-19 testing clinic especially for seniors takes place Thursday.
Haverhill-based Veterans Northeast Outreach Center says the current health pandemic is forcing the nonprofit to do something different this year—ask the public for help paying for programs.
Veterans Northeast Director of Outreach and Development John Ford said the organization has launched “Voices for Veterans” to help bridge funding gaps resulting from COVID-19.
Haverhill’s two free COVID-19 testing sites remain open today and tomorrow as efforts continue to contain the virus and get the city out of the state’s red zone ranking.
The number of inmate cases of COVID-19 at the Middleton Jail and House of Correction has dropped from a recent high of 137 to 15 active cases.
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Haverhill and Lawrence residents who rely on Meals on Wheels were asked to use their supplied emergency meal pack as deliveries were temporarily halted when two drivers tested positive for COVID-19.
The upcoming holiday shopping season is a crucial one for businesses affected by this year’s COVID-19 pandemic, and a group of business veterans is offering free tips on to make it a better season.
A handful of lawmakers from both sides of the aisle have asked that Massachusetts marijuana regulators scrap the proposed delivery license that would let operators buy marijuana wholesale from cultivators and manufacturers, store it in a warehouse and deliver it to consumers at home.
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A former Haverhill man with a well-known police and court record pleaded guilty Friday in Haverhill District Court to drug dealing and driving-related charges.
A 41-year-old Haverhill man was one of two indicted last week by an Essex County Grand Jury in connection with a fentanyl and heroin trafficking operation.
Lowell-based UTEC, which operates an anti-violence program in Haverhill, has been awarded a $750,000 federal grant.
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Haverhill School Committee members last night again rejected the mayor’s proposal for a joint city and school maintenance department.
The nomination deadline has been extended for the Haverhill YMCA’s 12th Annual Educator of the Year Award.
A middle school staff member was injured Tuesday after a reported assault while visiting the home of a remote learning student.
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State public health officials are planning updates to the stoplight metric that measures community COVID-19 transmission risks that will incorporate examples where cases at colleges, nursing homes or jails may push an entire community into the red category and affect decisions about in-person learning.
A handful of lawmakers from both sides of the aisle have asked that Massachusetts marijuana regulators scrap the proposed delivery license that would let operators buy marijuana wholesale from cultivators and manufacturers, store it in a warehouse and deliver it to consumers at home.
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A panel of media luminaries recently appeared live over 97.9 WHAV and virtually online, to discuss the evolution of local radio—from the launch of WBCN Boston’s underground format in 1968 to the need for essential local news reporting today.
The upcoming holiday shopping season is a crucial one for businesses affected by this year’s COVID-19 pandemic, and a group of business veterans is offering free tips on to make it a better season.
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Teresa Klimauskas, RN, 69, of Haverhill, died Tuesday, Oct.
Helen M. (Donovan) Lisbon, 75, of Plaistow, N.H., passed away Oct.
Patrick T. Jordan, 46, of Wakefield, and formerly of Bradford, passed away unexpectedly Sept.
Michael J. Dempsey, 63, of Los Angeles, Calif., and formerly of Haverhill, passed away Sept.
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