Haverhill city councilors Tuesday night formally accepted the placement of the 1845-era powder house on the National Register of Historic Places. The building is one of four structures in the city known to have been designed to hold gun powder. The 91 Powder House Ave. structure is one of the few remaining buildings of its kind in the region.
Increasing worldwide censorship and intimidation from social media giants could cause you to miss news of critically important local happenings, but there is a step you can take today to stay informed. To safeguard access to news, WHAV, on-air, online, everywhere is asking its social media followers to subscribe to WHAV’s free Wavelengths eNewspaper here. In the last week, a local news warning about the sinkhole along the southbound lanes of Interstate 495 near Ward Hill was flagged as spam and removed by one social media site.
There are no known instances of sign holding, hand shaking or baby kissing, but a little-known Haverhill campaign, involving well-known candidates, will be decided next week. While all eyes are focused on next month’s presidential election, three candidates are vying for a post on a board of five that oversees an investment portfolio of more than $300 million. Sandra L. Foisy, Colin F. LePage and Pamela J. Carr are on the Haverhill Retirement Board ballot to fill the unexpired term of the late William J. Klueber.
The Northern Essex Community College men’s soccer team ranked ninth in the week six poll released Monday afternoon by the NJCAA. Winners of eight straight games, the Knights were sitting at 8-2 overall in the season before its return to the field Tuesday night against MassBay. The Knights eight straight wins are currently the nation’s third longest active win streak and sit atop the Region 21 standings.
