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Steward Health Care to Close Stoughton Hospital; Says Move Helps ‘Safeguard’ Holy Family

By State House News Service | 6 hours ago

The Dallas-based owner of Holy Family Hospital, with campuses in Methuen and Haverhill, plans to close its Stoughton rehabilitation hospital due to multi-million-dollar losses. Steward Health Care’s decision to close New England Sinai Acute Long-Term Care and Rehabilitation Hospital by early April, company officials say, will help and not harm its Merrimack Valley hospitals. “In fact, the difficult decision to close NESH was made specifically to safeguard the strength of operations of other Steward hospitals, including ours, and protect our standard of care,” Holy Family Hospital President Craig A. Jesiolowski told staff Wednesday by email. “Holy Family will continue to serve the families of the Merrimack Valley and we will continue to ensure we can meet the demands of the health care industry as it continues to change.”

Steward said in a press release this week, “Nearly 75% of Steward hospital patients are public pay (Medicare and Medicaid) which chronically underpay, sometimes at rates less than the cost of delivering services.

Ceremony Launches Bradford Mixed Housing and Retail Complex, Start of Traffic Improvements

Although actual construction began months ago, ground was ceremonially broken Tuesday for “The Beck,” a 290-unit housing development, park, restaurant and retail complex along the Merrimack River in Bradford. The ceremony also called attention to planned roadway improvements aimed at relieving a bottleneck at the intersection of South Elm Street, Blossom Street, Laurel Avenue and Railroad Avenue near the Joseph C. Comeau Bridge. Haverhill Mayor James J. Fiorentini praised the developer and the state for the upgrade.

Northern Essex Community College and Regis College Sign Student Transfer Agreement

A new joint admissions agreement between Northern Essex Community College and Regis College, which improves the transfer process between the two institutions, was celebrated during a signing ceremony Tuesday. Upon acceptance to Northern Essex, students who opt into joint admissions on their application will also be conditionally accepted to Regis. Regis College President Antoinette Hays, Northern Essex Community College President Lane A. Glenn and leaders from both institutions gathered at Northern Essex’s Lawrence campus.

Haverhill Chamber Hails Tax Incentives to Encourage Market Rate Housing

The Greater Haverhill Chamber of Commerce is celebrating the success of the state’s Housing Development Incentive Program which supports market-rate multi-family housing in Haverhill and 25 other Gateway Cities. It hailed this year’s state tax package as helping eliminate the backlog of housing projects awaiting tax relief. In a statement Wednesday, the Chamber said the money is especially helpful in Gateway Cities, where despite the fact that the costs to build housing are just as high as in the Boston area, rents are lower.

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Haverhill Garden Club Seeks Photos of Your Holiday Doors and Decor
Haverhill Councilors Approve Plan to Swap Downtown Parking Spaces in Advance of Building
Annual Heroes and Helpers Program, Supporting Families in Need, Gets $3,000 Boost

Haverhill

  • Steward Health Care to Close Stoughton Hospital; Says Move Helps ‘Safeguard’ Holy Family

    The Dallas-based owner of Holy Family Hospital, with campuses in Methuen and Haverhill, plans to close its Stoughton rehabilitation hospital due to multi-million-dollar losses.

  • Ceremony Launches Bradford Mixed Housing and Retail Complex, Start of Traffic Improvements

    Although actual construction began months ago, ground was ceremonially broken Tuesday for “The Beck,” a 290-unit housing development, park, restaurant and retail complex along the Merrimack River in Bradford.

  • Northern Essex Community College and Regis College Sign Student Transfer Agreement

    A new joint admissions agreement between Northern Essex Community College and Regis College, which improves the transfer process between the two institutions, was celebrated during a signing ceremony Tuesday.

  • Haverhill Councilors Approve Plan to Swap Downtown Parking Spaces in Advance of Building

    Haverhill city councilors last night signed off on a plan to swap parking spaces—soon to be lost during construction of a new downtown parking garage—with others scattered throughout the central business district.

  • Annual Heroes and Helpers Program, Supporting Families in Need, Gets $3,000 Boost

    (Additional photograph below.) Haverhill police and firefighters and Pridestar Trinity EMS staff are getting ready to go holiday shopping with children from families in need.

  • Festival of Trees at the Buttonwoods Today Features Gift Buying, Ladies and Educators Discounts

    The 2023 Festival of Trees at the Buttonwoods continues today with, among other activities, its Ladies and Educator Night.

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Education

  • Northern Essex Community College and Regis College Sign Student Transfer Agreement

    A new joint admissions agreement between Northern Essex Community College and Regis College, which improves the transfer process between the two institutions, was celebrated during a signing ceremony Tuesday.

  • Pentucket Regional High’s Drescher and Friend Earn Spots to Perform Next Month

    Two Pentucket Regional High School students were accepted recently into the 2023-24 Massachusetts Music Educators’ Association Northeastern Senior District Music Festival and will perform next month.

  • Whittier Tech to Discuss Building Project at Upcoming Meetings in Merrimac, Haverhill

    Information about the proposed $445 million replacement of Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School will be presented during meetings this week in Merrimac and next week in Haverhill.

  • Haverhill’s Gateway Academy Lists Students Earning Distinction, High Honors and Honors

    Editor’s Note: Gateway Academy now accepts 150 students at its Upper School.

  • UMass Lowell String Project Helps Bring Classical Stringed Music Ed to K-12 Merrimack Valley Students

    Nicole Parks knows the value of music education.

  • Whittier Tech, Veterans Northeast Outreach Center Partner to Help Veterans with Needs

    Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School and Veterans Northeast Outreach Center are developing a partnership to assist area veterans.

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Region

  • Steward Health Care to Close Stoughton Hospital; Says Move Helps ‘Safeguard’ Holy Family

    The Dallas-based owner of Holy Family Hospital, with campuses in Methuen and Haverhill, plans to close its Stoughton rehabilitation hospital due to multi-million-dollar losses.

  • Groveland Police Collecting New, Unwrapped Toys Through Dec. 15

    The Groveland Police Department is holding a toy drive, collecting new, unopened and unwrapped toys to benefit children in Groveland and Haverhill.

  • Methuen Police Department Collecting New Toys for Children in Need Through Dec. 15

    The Methuen Police Department is again partnering with Debbie’s Treasure Chest for its annual toy drive.

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Community Spotlight

  • Haverhill Garden Club Seeks Photos of Your Holiday Doors and Decor

    The Haverhill Garden Club’s fourth annual “Holiday Doors of Haverhill” photograph project is underway.

  • Lithuanian Cultural Association Plans Memorial Today for Football Player Dick Butkus

    The Lithuanian Cultural Association invites the public to a memorial this afternoon for Dick Butkus, described as football’s fiercest linebacker.

  • Festival of Trees at the Buttonwoods Today Features Gift Buying, Ladies and Educators Discounts

    The 2023 Festival of Trees at the Buttonwoods continues today with, among other activities, its Ladies and Educator Night.

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Crime

  • Feds Charge Former Whittier Tech Employee with June Cyberattack on School Systems

    A former employee of Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School agreed to plead guilty Wednesday to a federal charge of a cyberattack on the school this past summer.

  • Multiple Arrests Follow Baby Shower Melee Involving up to 40 People in Haverhill

    A 45-year-old Dracut woman and three others face charges after a baby shower Sunday in Haverhill turned into a melee involving up to 40 people.

  • Heavy Police Presence Converges on Plaistow Home After Break-In

    (Additional photograph below.) Updated: Police Chief John J. Santoro confirms there were no arrests Friday contrary to social media posts.

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Business Bulletin

  • Haverhill Chamber Hails Tax Incentives to Encourage Market Rate Housing

    The Greater Haverhill Chamber of Commerce is celebrating the success of the state’s Housing Development Incentive Program which supports market-rate multi-family housing in Haverhill and 25 other Gateway Cities.

  • Leapfrog Group Names Anna Jaques Hospital a Top General Hospital

    Anna Jaques Hospital was named a Top General Hospital Tuesday by The Leapfrog Group in recognition of its achievements in patient safety and quality.

  • Merrimack Valley Credit Union Completes Food Drive, Now Collecting Toys

    Merrimack Valley Credit Union recently conducted its annual food drive, supporting charitable organizations from southern New Hampshire to the south coast of Massachusetts.

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WHAV Careers

  • Careers: Part-Time Local News Night Reporter/Board Operator

    97.9 WHAV, Greater Haverhill’s only public radio station and nonprofit local news service, is offering a rare opportunity to join a respected and growing regional news operation—on-air, online and everywhere. Requirements Successful applicants must demonstrate natural curiosity, objectivity, dependability, willingness to learn and commitment to accuracy.

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State House

  • State Awards $15,000 to Haverhill’s Riverfront Cultural District

    Haverhill’s Riverfront Cultural District was one of 54 areas awarded state grants last week to “encourage the development and success of the cultural districts and foster local cultural preservation.” The Riverfront Cultural District, which covers Washington and Wingate Streets in downtown Haverhill, is administered by Creative Haverhill.

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What’s On?

  • Podcast: Temple Emanu-El’s Rabbi Stevens Discusses Hanukkah, Which Begins Thursday

    The Jewish festival of lights, Hanukkah, begins Thursday.

  • Supporting Nonprofit WHAV on #GivingTuesday Underpins High Community Values

    Tomorrow is #GivingTuesday and the day nonprofit WHAV launches its year-end appeal to uphold the highest values and pay for local news and community programs. During the past year, Greater Haverhill’s only public radio station and nonprofit local news service maintained the highest principles and played a far-reaching role in shaping the community’s future.

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Election Central

  • Legislature to Decide Whether Two Haverhill Candidates Can Run for or Serve Two Offices at Same Time

    Haverhill city councilors voted this week to formally ask legislators to ban politicians from running and serving in two offices at the same time. All councilors present Tuesday approved sending the state legislature a home rule petition that would ratify voters overwhelming approval of two ballot questions.

  • Sullivan the Favorite to Lead the Haverhill City Council Come January

    (Additional photograph below.) Haverhill City Councilor Thomas J. Sullivan is currently the favorite to lead the City Council as its president in January. Sullivan, second highest vote getter with an unofficial 6,418 votes recorded last week, received the endorsement Monday of current Council Vice President John A. Michitson, who topped the count with 6,508 votes last Tuesday.

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