He is reclaiming his title as “chairman,” but this time may be more significant than his last as far as Haverhill’s children are concerned. Former Rep. Brian S. Dempsey, who served as chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, has been tapped to help raise money for a new Boys & Girls Club of Greater Haverhill near the intersection of Route 97 and Interstate 495. Dempsey, who left the legislature in 2017, will serve as chairperson of the organization’s upcoming Capital Campaign. As WHAV reported first a year ago, the Boys & Girls Club bid $850,000 for a 6.5-acre state-owned property at 393 Broadway.
A donation to the city from the Breakfast Exchange Club will provide taxi vouchers to keep seniors moving this spring. City councilors last week accepted the organization’s donation of $1,500 to the Haverhill Council on Aging for its “Happy Rides” initiative to provide taxi vouchers for city seniors. Mayor Melinda E. Barrett explained how the donation helps.
The fifth annual Hometown Heroes program is registering new military honorees to be recognized on 160 banners from Memorial Day through Veterans Day. The tribute banner program, spearheaded by the Haverhill Exchange Club and Haverhill Veterans Services Office, accepts its first in-person registrations Saturdays, Feb. 22 and March 15, from 10 a.m. to noon, at the River Street Café, 558 River St., Haverhill.
The Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce is signing up exhibitors in advance of its Spring Business Expo, Health and Wellness Fair in April. Exhibitors may take advantage of early bird rates registering by Wednesday, March 12. Registration includes expo admission, exhibit table, advertising, eligibility for raffle and door prizes, breakfast with VIP speaker and after-expo networking.