Sixty-seven-year-old John Bainter of Bradford was officially identified Friday afternoon as the man who died late Thursday morning while driving a truck which went off the road along Seven Sister Road in Haverhill. Essex County District Attorney Paul F. Tucker’s office said Bainter was the sole occupant of the truck and died just before noon. As WHAV reported previously, the truck struck another vehicle, garage and tree. He was taken to Holy Family Hospital in Haverhill where he was declared dead.
When Haverhill begins its next fiscal year July 1, water and sewer bills are projected to increase by $13 and $18 a year respectively for an average household if the Haverhill City Council adopts budgets for each division as suggested by Public Works Director Robert E. Ward. Ward shared details of his budget requests at a public hearing before Haverhill City Council last week. He explained revenues are expected to drop because of earlier drought restrictions while expenses will increase to pay for mandated improvements and other capital projects during the next five years.
Northern Essex Community College third baseman Manny Castro was recently selected as a NJCAA Second Team All-American as announced Thursday by the NJCAA Baseball Committee. Castro, of Manchester, N.H., who was the Region 21 Player of the Year, finished the year with a .465 batting average which ranked 10th nationally while also slugging .806 which ranked 11th in the country. He also had an on base percentage of .540.
BrightBridge Credit Union recently hosted a series of bouquet-making events in partnership with the Power of Flowers Project, for delivery to seniors and veterans in local care. Founded in 2009, Power of Flowers is a nonprofit dedicated to sharing joy through flowers. It repurposes donated flowers into bouquets and delivers them to recipients to “improve their quality of life, to reduce loneliness and depression, and to let them know they are valued.”
The credit union welcomed the Power of Flowers team for three “Kindness Connection Workshops” at its corporate offices in Lawrence, Waltham and Bridgewater.
