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District Attorney Identifies 67-Year-Old Who Died Thursday While Driving in Haverhill

By Tim Coco | June 13, 2025

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.

Haverhill Household Water, Sewer Bills to Rise About 3% After July 1

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 Knights 3rd Baseman Castro Becomes Second Team NJCAA All-American

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 Partners with Power of Flowers Project to Cheer Seniors, Veterans Under Care

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.

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Peddler’s Daughter Seeks Golfers for Somebody Cares Golf Tourney      
Man, 67, Dies After Truck Goes off the Road and Crashes in Rural Haverhill Neighborhood
Jury Clears Haverhill School Board’s Ferguson; She Says Elected Office ‘Ruined Me’

Haverhill

  • District Attorney Identifies 67-Year-Old Who Died Thursday While Driving in Haverhill

    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.

  • Haverhill Household Water, Sewer Bills to Rise About 3% After July 1

    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.

  • BrightBridge Credit Union Partners with Power of Flowers Project to Cheer Seniors, Veterans Under Care

    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.

  • Peddler’s Daughter Seeks Golfers for Somebody Cares Golf Tourney      

    Peddler’s Daughter is looking for golfers and hole sponsors for its 26th Annual Golf Tournament to benefit Somebody Cares New England.

  • Man, 67, Dies After Truck Goes off the Road and Crashes in Rural Haverhill Neighborhood

    A 67-year-old man is confirmed dead after the truck he was driving late Thursday morning, went off the road along Seven Sister Road in Haverhill and struck another vehicle, garage and tree.

  • Jury Clears Haverhill School Board’s Ferguson; She Says Elected Office ‘Ruined Me’

    Haverhill Ward 3 School Committee member Cheryl A. Ferguson was found not guilty Wednesday of indecent assault and battery on a person over 14 as well as the lesser charge of assault and battery.

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Education

  • Northern Essex Knights 3rd Baseman Castro Becomes Second Team NJCAA All-American

    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.

  • Jury Clears Haverhill School Board’s Ferguson; She Says Elected Office ‘Ruined Me’

    Haverhill Ward 3 School Committee member Cheryl A. Ferguson was found not guilty Wednesday of indecent assault and battery on a person over 14 as well as the lesser charge of assault and battery.

  • Trial of Haverhill School Board Member Ferguson Gets Underway

    A jury of five women and two men were seated for the trial of Cheryl A. Ferguson, the Haverhill School Committee member charged last fall with alleged indecent assault on a person over 14.

  • Greater Lawrence Tech Senior From Methuen Earns Gold Medal at SkillsUSA State Championship

    Greater Lawrence Technical School senior Julissa Sanchez, of Methuen took first place and earned a gold medal in Medical Assisting at the 2025 SkillsUSA State Leadership & Skills Conference, held early last month in Marlborough.

  • Haverhill High Graduates 520; Class President Advises to ‘Conquer Any Challenge and Dodge Any Doubt’

    Haverhill gave an enthusiastic send-off to 520 new Haverhill High School graduates under hazy skies Sunday at Haverhill Stadium.

  • Whittier Tech SkillsUSA Students Celebrate Placement of River Booms They Helped to Buy

    Students, faculty and administrators at Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School gathered at Clean River Project’s headquarters last week to witness the installation of two river booms paid by a student-led initiative.

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Region

  • Northern Essex Knights 3rd Baseman Castro Becomes Second Team NJCAA All-American

    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.

  • BrightBridge Credit Union Partners with Power of Flowers Project to Cheer Seniors, Veterans Under Care

    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.

  • Holy Family Allied Health Professionals Vote 46-5 for Union Representation

    Allied health professionals—lab technicians, physical therapists, pharmacists and others in similar professions—who work at the two Holy Family Hospital campuses are on track to be represented by the Massachusetts Nurses Association.

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Community Spotlight

  • Peddler’s Daughter Seeks Golfers for Somebody Cares Golf Tourney      

    Peddler’s Daughter is looking for golfers and hole sponsors for its 26th Annual Golf Tournament to benefit Somebody Cares New England.

  • Shakespeare in the Park comes to Haverhill’s Winnekenni Castle

    The Olde Essex Stage Company will present Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” in an outdoor performance at Haverhill’s Winnekenni Castle.

  • ‘Book Club Next Chapter’ Screens at Haverhill Council on Aging

    “Book Club: The Next Chapter” is this month’s feature film offered at the Haverhill Citizens Center sponsored by the Haverhill Council on Aging.

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Business Bulletin

  • BrightBridge Credit Union Partners with Power of Flowers Project to Cheer Seniors, Veterans Under Care

    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.

  • Paley Nadel to Receive Lawrence Partnership’s Tibbetts Economic Impact Award

    Marianne Paley Nadel, project director of the DyeWorks redevelopment in Lawrence, will be this year’s recipient of the David Tibbetts’ Economic Impact Award, given by the Lawrence Partnership.

  • It’s Cummings Grant Time—Area Hospital, School, Nonprofits Receive Share of $30 Million Grants Program

    Lawrence General and Holy Family Hospitals are among 150 recipients—including others in Haverhill and Methuen—awarded grants this month through the Cummings $30 Million Grants Program The hospital will use a $90,000 grant over the next three years to develop a new program that specifically supports prenatal and postpartum education and monitoring for Merrimack Valley-area mothers and babies.

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Crime

  • Trial of Haverhill School Board Member Ferguson Gets Underway

    A jury of five women and two men were seated for the trial of Cheryl A. Ferguson, the Haverhill School Committee member charged last fall with alleged indecent assault on a person over 14.

  • Judge Orders Man Evaluated for Dangerousness After Bank Robbery in Haverhill

    A 36-year-old Methuen, man charged with robbing a Haverhill bank of $10,000 after commandeering a car in Lawrence, is being held at the Middleton House of Corrections pending a dangerousness hearing.

  • Police Arrest Methuen Man, 36, in Connection with Bank Robbery in Haverhill

    A 36-year-old Methuen man was arrested Tuesday afternoon and charged in connection with the robbery of a Pentucket Bank branch in Haverhill early Monday afternoon.

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Obituaries

Click to see listings from all Haverhill funeral homes:

  • Berube-Comeau Funeral Home
  • Brookside Chapel & Funeral Home
  • Kevin B Comeau Funeral Home
  • Dole Childs & Shaw Funeral Home
  • Driscoll Funeral Home
  • H.L. Farmer & Sons Funeral Homes
  • Paul C. Rogers Funeral Home

 

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Beacon Hill

  • Healey Signs Public Employee Health Insurance Bill as System Nearly Runs Out of Money

    Editor’s note: Haverhill city employees are among those that rely on the state Group Insurance Commission for health insurance coverage.

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What’s On?

  • Podcast: Art Walk includes Haverhill’s First Pride Parade

    Haverhill’s first Pride Parade kicks off the Fifth Annual June Art Walk this Saturday.

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