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43rd Annual Crescent Yacht Club Charity Canoe Race Set For June 3

By John Lee Grant | 6 hours ago

The 43rd Annual Crescent Yacht Club Charity Canoe Race takes place a week from tomorrow. The race, formerly known as the Lou Marcel Canoe Race, starts Saturday, June 3, at 9:15 a.m. at the Essex County Alternative Correctional Center in Lawrence and finishes at the Crescent Yacht Club in Haverhill. Speaking before the Haverhill City Council this week, Viki Oullette, co-chairperson, said participants use canoes, kayaks and other water craft to navigate the Merrimack River. Haverhill residents are invited to take part in the race or simply mosey down the Merrimack just for the fun of it.

Haverhill’s Pride Flag Raising Ceremony and Reception This Thursday

The City of Haverhill’s official LGBTQIA+ Pride flag raising ceremony and reception is set for Thursday afternoon

The annual ceremony, organized the last few years by City Councilor Thomas J. Sullivan, takes place with the flag raising Thursday, June 1, beginning at 4 p.m., in front of Haverhill City Hall, 4 Summer St. Following the ceremony, a free reception and buffet dinner takes place from 4:30-7:30 p.m. at Hans Garden, 114 Washington St., Haverhill, sponsored by Pentucket Bank.

Atkinson Women’s Civic Club Plans Indoor/Outdoor Artisan Market with Food, Goods June 10

The Atkinson Women’s Civic Club plans its 2023 Indoor/Outdoor Artisan Market a week from Saturday. There will be raffle baskets and a 75 handmade craft and food vendors indoors and out.  Honey, jams and jellies, chocolate, Greek pastries, spices, dog toys, wooden items, jewelry, photography, pottery, quilted items, book authors and soap and beauty items are among the goods. In addition, the Atkinson Lions Club will be cooking hamburgers and hot dogs, Atkinson Village Store brings Indian cuisine and the band “Uncharted Watahs” will be on hand.

Comeau Reflects on Shared Spring Interests Among Humans, Outdoor Friends in ‘Approaching Rabbit’

Dr. Raymond F. Comeau, a Haverhill native and poet, notes “Springtime is for birds and flowers, but it is also for humans and rabbits.”

In his “Approaching Rabbit,” Comeau describes a meeting between a human and a rabbit, “to see if there is room for getting along.”
Approaching Rabbit
I saw yesterday through my window
One jump up and another
Run underneath like a clown
Then they frolicked
Around the holly bush
So today before I went in
I took two tiny steps
Toward a rabbit’s black eye
And speckled body
Then stopped
It didn’t move so I took another
Two steps slowly
No movement just a staring
Black eye I waited
Then two more but this time
It scampered about six feet
Away and on to eating
Like me so I went in
© Raymond Comeau August 2021

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Methuen Democrats To Elect Delegates to State Party Convention June 10
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Haverhill Schools, Mayor Come Closer on $128 Million Budget; Debt Vote Could Help Finance It

Haverhill

  • 43rd Annual Crescent Yacht Club Charity Canoe Race Set For June 3

    The 43rd Annual Crescent Yacht Club Charity Canoe Race takes place a week from tomorrow.

  • Haverhill’s Pride Flag Raising Ceremony and Reception This Thursday

    The City of Haverhill’s official LGBTQIA+ Pride flag raising ceremony and reception is set for Thursday afternoon The annual ceremony, organized the last few years by City Councilor Thomas J. Sullivan, takes place with the flag raising Thursday, June 1, beginning at 4 p.m., in front of Haverhill City Hall, 4 Summer St.

  • Comeau Reflects on Shared Spring Interests Among Humans, Outdoor Friends in ‘Approaching Rabbit’

    Dr. Raymond F. Comeau, a Haverhill native and poet, notes “Springtime is for birds and flowers, but it is also for humans and rabbits.” In his “Approaching Rabbit,” Comeau describes a meeting between a human and a rabbit, “to see if there is room for getting along.” Approaching Rabbit I saw yesterday through my window One jump up and another Run underneath like a clown Then they frolicked Around the holly bush So today before I went in I took two tiny steps Toward a rabbit's black eye And speckled body Then stopped It didn't move so I took another Two steps slowly No movement just a staring Black eye I waited Then two more but this time It scampered about six feet Away and on to eating Like me so I went in © Raymond Comeau August 2021

  • Haverhill Schools, Mayor Come Closer on $128 Million Budget; Debt Vote Could Help Finance It

    The Haverhill School Committee last night held firm on its $128 million spending plan—and won a level of support from the mayor—after school administrators presented facts and figures on how that money would be used to improve education.

  • Haverhill Honors its ‘Hometown Heroes’ Thursday with Speakers, Flyover, Artillery Salute

    (Additional photograph below.) Haverhill honored its “Hometown Heroes” Thursday afternoon, in a ceremony marked by a State Police helicopter flying overhead and an artillery salute, while remembering those killed in action and those who served during all of the nation’s wars.

  • Team Haverhill’s Neighborhood Clean & Green Team Seeks Volunteers for Tuesday

    Team Haverhill’s Neighborhood Clean & Green team is looking for volunteers to help clean a stretch of South Main Street on the Bradford side of the Merrimack River.

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Region

  • Atkinson Women’s Civic Club Plans Indoor/Outdoor Artisan Market with Food, Goods June 10

    The Atkinson Women’s Civic Club plans its 2023 Indoor/Outdoor Artisan Market a week from Saturday.

  • Methuen Democrats To Elect Delegates to State Party Convention June 10

    Methuen Democrats meet a week from Saturday to elect 23 delegates and five alternates to represent the city at this fall’s 2023 State Democratic Convention.

  • Timberlane Regional High School Marching Band to Perform in Plaistow Memorial Day Parade

    Plaistow, N.H., has its Memorial Day Parade and ceremonies Monday.

  • Local United Way Solicits Partnerships to Target Poverty in 12 Cities, Such as Haverhill, Lawrence

    United Way of Massachusetts Bay is looking to invest $8 million next year to ensure “financial wellbeing” among residents of, what it calls, a dozen “historically under-resourced” communities such as Haverhill and Lawrence.

  • Trahan Pushes 5% Increase in Federal Money for Community Health Centers

    Congresswoman Lori Trahan Wednesday advocated for and moved through the Energy and Commerce Committee legislation providing more federal money for community health centers—including clinics in Lawrence, Haverhill and Methuen.

  • North Andover and Lawrence Students Among Statewide Green Team Winners

    Students from North Andover and Lawrence were among the award winners for outstanding environmental actions as members of the Green Team, a statewide environmental education program.

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Crime

  • Boston Police Identify 33-Year-Old Haverhill Man as Murder Victim Found Monday in Dorchester

    A 33-year-old Haverhill man, pastor of Family of God church in Haverhill, was identified Thursday afternoon as the victim of a fatal shooting Monday in Boston.

  • Methuen Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing $452,000 in Federal Aid, Buying Cell Phones to Hide Source

    A 27-year-old Methuen man pleaded guilty last Thursday in federal court in Boston to using stolen identities to fraudulently obtain more than $452,000 in Economic Injury Disaster Loan funds from the Small Business Administration and to disguise the source of the money.

  • Updated: Police Say Six Missing Haverhill Children—Subject of Abuse Inquiry—Found safe

    Six Haverhill children, reported missing by Haverhill and Massachusetts State Police, were all found safe Saturday.

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Education

  • Haverhill Schools, Mayor Come Closer on $128 Million Budget; Debt Vote Could Help Finance It

    The Haverhill School Committee last night held firm on its $128 million spending plan—and won a level of support from the mayor—after school administrators presented facts and figures on how that money would be used to improve education.

  • North Andover and Lawrence Students Among Statewide Green Team Winners

    Students from North Andover and Lawrence were among the award winners for outstanding environmental actions as members of the Green Team, a statewide environmental education program.

  • Students Test the Waters During Whittier Tech’s Eight-Week Exploration of Trades Programs

    Five students, including four from Haverhill High and one from Triton Regional High School, recently completed an eight-week exploration of trades programs offered by Whittier regional Vocational technical High School.

More Education Stories

Community Spotlight

  • Atkinson Women’s Civic Club Plans Indoor/Outdoor Artisan Market with Food, Goods June 10

    The Atkinson Women’s Civic Club plans its 2023 Indoor/Outdoor Artisan Market a week from Saturday.

  • Volunteers Sought to Place Flags on Veterans’ Graves Saturday, May 27

    The Haverhill Veteran Services Office is looking for volunteers to help place American flags tomorrow on veteran gravesites at St.

  • Team Haverhill’s Neighborhood Clean & Green Team Seeks Volunteers for Tuesday

    Team Haverhill’s Neighborhood Clean & Green team is looking for volunteers to help clean a stretch of South Main Street on the Bradford side of the Merrimack River.

More Community Spotlight Stories

Business Bulletin

  • Bethany Community Services to Add Club Connection Memory Café with Cummings Grant

    Bethany Community Services plans to add a Club Connection Memory Café with $75,000 over three years coming from the Cummings Foundation’s major annual grants program.

  • TD Bank Offers Anti-Fraud Tips at Greater Haverhill Chamber Leads Lunch June 7

    Greater Haverhill Chamber members network over a free “Leads Lunch” during the first Wednesday in June.

  • MakeIT Haverhill Job Fair Showcases Health Care Jobs and Training, Other Positions Thursday

    A variety of jobs in the health care sector—from certified nursing assistants to physical therapists—are among those being showcased this Thursday at MakeIT Haverhill’s monthly job fair.

More Business Bulletin Stories

State House

  • Payano Calls for Auto Insurance Formula Change to Reduce Costs in Urban Areas

    State Sen. Pavel Payano, representing Lawrence, Haverhill and Methuen, wants to reduce auto insurance rates in urban areas by making the statewide average part of the rating formula.

  • New State Economic Development Undersecretary Stanton Launched Career at Haverhill City Hall

    One of the new undersecretaries in the reorganized state Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development received her start as a Haverhill City Hall staffer 16 years ago.

More State House Stories

What’s On?

  • Podcast: Haverhill to Honor its Fallen Heroes, Preserve History Memorial Day

    Haverhill honors its fallen heroes with its Memorial Day Parade and ceremony Monday morning that recognizes the sacrifices of Gold Star families and fallen veterans, promotes military heritage and history and supports the mission of civic and Veterans organizations dedicated to the betterment of our community at large.

  • Podcast: WHAV Goes ‘Behind the Mic’ with Community Spotlight’s Jenifer Cosgrove

    The announcing staff at WHAV is more than a collection of voices.

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Election Central

  • Haverhill Opens Early Voting May 31 for Consentino School Election; Evening, Weekend Times Available

    Four days of early voting, in advance of Haverhill’s upcoming special election, begins next Wednesday. The City Clerk’s office says it plans early voting from Wednesday, May 31, to Saturday, June 3, at Haverhill City Hall, in the former basement offices of the Registry of Motor Vehicles, 4 Summer St.

  • NEW: Voters in Haverhill’s Ward 1, Precinct 1, Will Cast Ballots at Consentino School June 6

    Haverhill city councilors met in an emergency session Wednesday afternoon to move a Ward 1 polling location. Residents of Ward 1, Precinct 1 will now vote during the Tuesday, June 6, special election, at the Dr. Albert B. Consentino School, 685 Washington St.

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