The Haverhill School Committee meets behind closed doors Monday night to consider its response to the arrest of one of its members, but the focus of attention is not expected to attend. Haverhill School Committee Vice Chairman Paul A. Magliocchetti told WHAV member Cheryl A. Ferguson told him Thursday night that she will not take part in the meeting at 7 p.m., in the School Department office conference room in City Hall. As WHAV reported last Wednesday, first-term, Ward 3 Haverhill School Committee member Ferguson faces a charge of alleged indecent assault and battery on a teenage boy she saw outside Tuesday night at a convenience store. Magliocchetti said Monday’s special meeting was called after he consulted with School Committee lawyer David Connelly.
Boxford Republicans last Wednesday voted to endorse a ballot initiative which would allow the state auditor to audit the legislature. The Boxford Republican Town Committee voted unanimously to endorse the question after state Auditor Diana DiZoglio visited several area Republican committees to speak on the initiative. Voters will decide Tuesday whether to approve Question 1, which would give the state auditor the explicit authority to audit the legislature.
Firefighters from Haverhill, North Andover and West Newbury were among those from 10 area departments taking part in Live Fire Training on Plum Island hosted by the Newbury Fire Department in conjunction with the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy and the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge. According to Newbury Fire Chief Dave Evans, the Mobile Live Fire Training Unit was used Saturday, Oct. 26, to give firefighters a chance to work on their fire suppression skills by attacking simulated kitchen and bedroom fires, as well as basement fires.
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