By Tim Coco | 14 hours ago Mary Ellen Daly O’Brien is not on the Haverhill ballot this year after two decades as a city Councilor—a tenure bookended by national crises—the attacks of 9/11 and the COVID-19 pandemic. O’Brien campaigned for City Council during the uncertain times surrounding the hijacking of four airplanes by Al-Qaeda that were used in attacks on New York’s World Trade Center and the Pentagon in Washington. She was also personally familiar with a simultaneous local crisis—the failure of the city-owned Hale Hospital, where she worked as a nurse. The events influenced her governing once she was elected that fall.
Free COVID-19 vaccinations are being offered as part of tomorrow’s National Night Out and recipients will receive a $25 gift card. The city is also partnering with Greater Lawrence Family Health Center to provide COVID-19 vaccinations. Haverhill Police plan an expanded National Night Out this year with State Police demonstrations, food, games and activities for all ages.
A funeral service for William J. Hammond, 62, a longtime Haverhill volunteer, takes place Wednesday, Aug. 11. Hammond of Brattleboro, Vt., and formerly of Plaistow, N.H., and Haverhill died from natural causes Feb.
The Greater Haverhill Chamber of Commerce is having a Business Before Hours networking event next week at River Street Café. Chamber members and guests meet Wednesday, Aug. 11, from 8:30-10 a.m., at the restaurant, 558 River St., Haverhill.
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Free COVID-19 vaccinations are being offered as part of tomorrow’s National Night Out and recipients will receive a $25 gift card.
Mary Ellen Daly O’Brien is not on the Haverhill ballot this year after two decades as a city Councilor—a tenure bookended by national crises—the attacks of 9/11 and the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Greater Haverhill Chamber of Commerce is having a Business Before Hours networking event next week at River Street Café.
Nine local business and community leaders were recently appointed to the Northern Essex Community College Foundation Board.
Haverhill River Bards plan an open mic and readings from the poetry of John Greenleaf Whittier at the poet’s own birthplace.
Haverhill City Councilor William J. Macek is the principal speaker this Wednesday when Josiah Morrow officially launches his campaign for Haverhill City Council Campaign.
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While nowhere near the levels the city was experiencing a year ago, Haverhill Mayor James J. Fiorentini says COVID-19 numbers have begun spiking within the last two weeks and worse figures are preventable with vaccinations.
Methuen, Lawrence and Lowell are receiving visits tomorrow from the co-chairs of Gateway Cities Legislative Caucus and local legislators as part of an inquiry into response and recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic.
The state legislature and Gov. Charlie Baker have differing opinions on who should determine how new federal COVID-19 aid gets distributed.
Residents who still need a first or second dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine may receive a free shot next Tuesday in Haverhill.
Haverhill Public Health Nurse Mary Connolly, who will lead the city’s future Public Health Department, was celebrated Thursday as a “Commonwealth Heroine” by the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women.
Former Veterans’ Services Secretary Francisco Urena, who has received local support after being ousted last year in the aftermath of 76 COVID-19 deaths at Holyoke Soldiers’ Home, is taking a role at MassGOP where he will “help lead” the party’s Veterans Coalition.
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Nine local business and community leaders were recently appointed to the Northern Essex Community College Foundation Board.
State Sen. Diana DiZoglio is working at clearing the criminal record of a woman who lived 328 years ago in what is now North Andover
DiZoglio has a bill before the legislature’s Judiciary Committee that would exonerate Elizabeth Johnson Jr., who was convicted of witchcraft in 1693.
About 10 West Newbury families were evacuated Monday afternoon after a work crew using construction equipment struck an underground propane tank.
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A Salem, N.H., Police officer from Methuen, who was indicted last September for reckless conduct with a deadly weapon and other charges, has agreed to a plea deal that will have him serve 100 hours of community service.
Methuen Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man who broke into a local automobile dealership and stole two vehicles.
An 18-year-old Haverhill man has been charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and other charges in connection with alleged white supremacist intimidation at last month’s “Black & Brown Owned Outdoor Market” downtown and earlier at a Kenoza Avenue church.
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Nine local business and community leaders were recently appointed to the Northern Essex Community College Foundation Board.
Haverhill Public-Private Partnership, known as HP3 for short, has opened a mentorship training classroom and office at Thomas E. Burnham School to further its mission of helping Haverhill public school students obtain a living wage job.
Paul Beaudin has been selected as the next vice president of academic affairs at Northern Essex Community College, succeeding William Heineman, who left the college July 1 to become president of North Shore Community College.
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State Sen. Diana DiZoglio is working at clearing the criminal record of a woman who lived 328 years ago in what is now North Andover
DiZoglio has a bill before the legislature’s Judiciary Committee that would exonerate Elizabeth Johnson Jr., who was convicted of witchcraft in 1693.
The House overwhelmingly approved a bill to legalize sports betting in Massachusetts Thursday night—even hearing reasoning from Haverhill state Rep. Andy X. Vargas that border communities already have such gambling.
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With work on the state budget largely completed, except for possible overrides of Gov. Charlie Baker’s vetoes, the state legislature is moving onto other issues such as the wellbeing of Gateway Cities.
State Rep. Leonard Mirra, a member of the new Future of Work Commission, says money spent on public assistance might be better allocated to guaranteeing jobs.
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A funeral service for William J. Hammond, 62, a longtime Haverhill volunteer, takes place Wednesday, Aug.
Norma I. Lynch, 95 of Seabrook Beach, N.H., passed away July 24 at Anna Jaques Hospital surrounded by her large, loving family following a brief illness.
Chris Otero, 21, of Haverhill, passed away unexpectedly from injuries sustained as the result of an automobile accident on July 16 at Lowell General Hospital.
Gloria Lorraine (Dinsmore) Dorr, 82, wife of the late Walter F. Dorr Jr., passed away at Holy Family Hospital in Haverhill on June 30.
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