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City Lawyer: State Law Allows Cannabis Deliveries to Haverhill Homes from Out-of-Town Outfits

City Lawyer: State Law Allows Cannabis Deliveries to Haverhill Homes from Out-of-Town Outfits
Delivery of cannabis to Haverhill homes from out-of-town is allowed under state law, the city solicitor says, but local stores may not make such deliveries until they first negotiate terms in their host community agreements with the city. At least that appears to be the opinion of City Solicitor Lisa L. Mead in a letter to the Haverhill City Council …

Sections: Cannabis, Haverhill

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Survivors Detail Life After Lead at Haverhill Talk; Advocate Says Stories Make Her Angry and Sad

Survivors Detail Life After Lead at Haverhill Talk; Advocate Says Stories Make Her Angry and Sad
(Additional photograph below.) Advocates and survivors discussed life after lead exposure at a Haverhill panel last week. Mayor Melinda E. Barrett, who introduced the event, said the city meets state and federal standards. She added that the city will be removing lead from at least 75 houses in the next three years after receiving a $2.4 million federal grant, the …

Sections: Haverhill, Health

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Regional News

Update: Methuen Police Reportedly Arrest Motorcyclist That Allegedly Ran Down 62-Year-Old Woman

Update: Methuen Police Reportedly Arrest Motorcyclist That Allegedly Ran Down 62-Year-Old Woman
Methuen Police reportedly arrested a motorcyclist Monday who was accused in a fatal hit-and-run pedestrian crash Sunday night. Methuen Police Chief Scott J. McNamara said in a statement a 62-year-old Methuen woman, was taken to Lawrence General Hospital, where she was pronounced dead after police received a report at 8:37 p.m., that a person was found by a passerby lying …

Sections: Crime, Region

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Education

Haverhill’s Matos to Deliver Student Commencement Address at Northern Essex Community College

Haverhill’s Matos to Deliver Student Commencement Address at Northern Essex Community College
Akira Matos of Haverhill will be the featured student speaker for the 62nd annual commencement exercises at Northern Essex Community College. Matos says she was not a good student in grade school and bounced around to a few local schools as a result. When it came time for high school, her mom pushed for her to go to Whittier Regional …

Sections: Education, Haverhill

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Community Spotlight

Red Cross, Haverhill Fire Department Partner to Install Free Smoke Alarms

Red Cross, Haverhill Fire Department Partner to Install Free Smoke Alarms
Haverhill is one of only five communities statewide where Red Cross volunteers and members of the Fire Department will work together to “Sound the Alarm and Save” a Life by helping families develop escape plans, install smoke alarms or both in local homes. To participate, either by volunteering or by registering to receive up to three residential smoke alarms and/or …

Sections: Community Spotlight, Haverhill

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Business Bulletin

Greater Haverhill Chamber Members to Celebrate Cinco de Mayo Friday

Greater Haverhill Chamber Members to Celebrate Cinco de Mayo Friday
Members of the Greater Haverhill Chamber of Commerce are celebrating Cinco de Mayo this Friday with a Business After Hours night at Liquor Warehouse. There will be a tasting of tequilas and mezcals. The event takes place Friday, May 3, from 5-7 p.m., at Liquor Warehouse, 64 Locust St., Haverhill. Admission is free, but open only for those age 21 …

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  • WIN for Breakfast: Local news, weather, traffic, sports and information. Win Damon is light, lively and local, 6-9 a.m. Guests: E. Philip Brown, author of “Socialism of Shoe City” and Merrimack Valley Planning Commission Environmental Planner Cece Gerstenbacher.
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