Haverhill’s Nettle Principal, Doherty, to Take Over at Consentino as Careers Advance
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Haverhill’s Dr. Albert B. Consentino School, currently in the midst of building a replacement, and another middle school, Dr. Paul C. Nettle, will be getting new leadership for the next school year. In an email to staff, students and families at the two schools, school Superintendent Margaret Marotta said Nettle School Principal Eileen Doherty is moving to Consentino and a search is beginning for her replacement at Nettle. The shuffle follows Consentino Principal Richard Poor leaving for another position and Assistant Principal John Mele planning retirement. As WHAV reported at the time, the two leaders traded jobs in 2020.
Committee Saves State Library from Cuts, Recommends Ending Arts Council Funding
by PAULA TRACY, InDepthNH.org, InDepthNH.org
March 25, 2025
By PAULA TRACY, InDepthNH.org
CONCORD – The doors to the New Hampshire State Library will remain open at least for now after a proposal to eliminate it was defeated from budget cutting deliberations on Tuesday. Instead, the House Finance Committee Division 1 voted to recommend the elimination of $600,000 over two years to the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources budget, leaving Commissioner Sarah Stewart to find where to save that money in a “back-of-the-budget” move favored by the committee. It voted to recommend against eliminating positions at the library.
‘Tom’s Crusade’ Tells Haverhill Councilors of Need for Living Kidney Donor
Tom Bradley, a husband, father and grandfather who has been diagnosed with end stage kidney disease is on a crusade for a kidney donation to save his life. According to his brother, Gary Bradley, who spoke during Tuesday night’s city council meeting, Tom requires dialysis for four hours approximately four times a week while he waits for a kidney. Though Tom said he is “doing wonderful on dialysis,” and has since been listed at four different medical centers for donations, he has suffered from periods of chronic fatigue, high blood pressure and diabetes, according to the group’s Facebook page.
Stem, Haverhill Cannabis Retailer, Plans Historic Building Rehab, Possible Consumption Site
Haverhill’s first adult-use cannabis store, Stem, is parlaying its status as a social equity and economic empowerment entrepreneur to bring transformation of its historic Washington Street building and possibly become one of the state’s first on-site consumption sites. Stem owner Caroline Pineau says the business is using a $500,000 Massachusetts Cannabis Social Equity Grant to develop the rooftop and second and third floors of her 6,400-square-foot, Washington Street building into “a state-of-the-art cannabis-themed destination and education center.”
“This is a fabulous, historic building in the core of Haverhill’s downtown and we’re ready to open a new, exciting chapter with new, exciting uses reflecting the new cannabis economy,” Pineau said. “From day one we have prioritized creating new jobs, new tax revenue and new philanthropic partnerships for Haverhill, and this next phase will further those goals.”
Pineau said she relayed her interest to the state Cannabis Control Commission in hosting on-site consumption once the state completes its social consumption pilot application process. She said she would use a portion of her 1882 building for educational programming, golf simulators, a rooftop lounge and a juice and smoothie bar as part of the development project.