Business Bulletin

Wellness Hot Yoga Closes Over Haverhill Parking and Bridge Woes

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To submit Business Bulletin announcements, click on image. Parking issues and the reconstruction of the nearby Pfc. Ralph T. Basiliere Bridge recently prompted the owner of Wellness Hot Yoga at Harbor Place in downtown Haverhill to close her studio. Teri Almquist told WHAV she and her partner, Michael Gu, couldn’t see a way to keep their business growing with the financial pressures they are facing. “First, we lost our free parking with the construction of new parking garage, and then we knew with the bridge construction, getting here was going to be all the harder,” Almquist said.

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Haverhill Celebrates National Night Out at New Venue

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The Haverhill Police Department celebrated community yesterday with street fair festivities at the 12th Avenue Playground. Part of National Night Out celebrations across the country, the social and community-building occasion was held under sunny skies and comfortable temperatures and featured demonstrations of police equipment and the Haverhill Fire Department’s smoke house, volley ball and basketball games and a resource fair with various nonprofits and service groups in the city attending. Haverhill Police Chief Wayne J. Tracy explained the value of the outreach event. “It’s important to us because we get to interact with the community. The community comes out and people we may not normally see, we get to see tonight,” Tracy said.

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Owner Faces Charges After Entering His Condemned Haverhill Home

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A man could face charges after he entered his condemned Groveland Street, Haverhill, home. Wellington “Bill” Clark Jr. told WHAV, he saw a broken cellar window July 20 at the house, whose foundation was partially washed away by a city water main break in May. He said he called both Haverhill Building Commissioner Thomas K. Bridgewater and police, as instructed, before going to the property. “But when he didn’t get back to me by the following Friday, my sister, her husband and I used my key to go into the house,” the 68-year-old told WHAV. “We discovered furniture and my personal effects had been thrown around and my coin collection and a watch my father gave me were gone.

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Haverhill Welcomes New Fire Truck at Traditional ‘Push-In’ Ceremony

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Haverhill welcomed a new fire engine Tuesday with a “Push-In” ceremony rooted in the days of horse-drawn fire apparatus. The shiny new Pierce pumper, capable of delivering 15 gallons of water per minute with a four-person crew, was rolled into its garage space at the High Street Fire Station under the admiring gaze of firefighters, neighbors and dignitaries. Haverhill Fire Chief Christopher Cesati explained the origins of the ceremony. “It’s a proud fire service tradition that dates back to the days of the horse-drawn fire apparatus. Before engines could be driven into the station under their own power, firefighters would unhitch the horses and physically push the apparatus back into the station.

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Club Names MacDougall Haverhill Exchangite of Year

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Lisa MacDougall was named the Exchange Club of Haverhill’s Exchangite of the Year at its annual recognition luncheon last Thursday at Bradford Country Club. MacDougall, who has been a member of the service club for six years, is currently co-chair of the annual St. Patrick’s Day Breakfast, the club’s major fundraiser. She also serves as club secretary. She has served on the Haverhill Santa Parade float committee, bingo fundraiser, Hillie Hunt, 9-11 flag rededication and the first responders lunch.

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Haverhill Councilors Question Legal Opinion, Delaying Action on E-bikes, Scooters

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At least two Haverhill city councilors believe the city already has authority to require electric scooter riders to hold a driver’s license or learner’s permit as well as require scooters be equipped with brake lights and turn signals. Their opinions emerged after the Council’s Public Safety Committee was told last Wednesday that councilors must instead wait for authority from the state. At-large Councilor Thomas J. Sullivan and Ward 4 Councilor Melissa J. Lewandowski are questioning why the city can’t rely on an existing state law regulating motorized scooters. Sullivan told WHAV in a text he already sent information about Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 90, Section 1E to Haverhill City Solicitor Lisa L. Mead and Haverhill Police Lt. Kevin Lynch for their reviews. Lewandowski said in an email she wants Mead to weigh in on why the law wouldn’t already apply in Haverhill.

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Veterans Center Hosts Haverhill Resource Fair

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Veterans are being offered a one-stop shop Friday for resources and support during an information fair organized by Haverhill’s New England Center and Home for Veterans. Haverhill Veterans Services Director Jeffrey C. Hollett told WHAV what’s being called the First Annual Merrimack Valley Stand Down is named as such because “stand down” is military speak for a period of rest and refreshment. “They’ll provide resources so you can be replenished. Everything from food insecurity, housing counseling and possibly the RMV. Anything that can provide assistance and relief to these veterans,” Hollett said.

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Public Meetings This Week: Board Considers Setting Aside Downtown Parking Spaces

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The public has opportunities to shape policy this week as various Haverhill boards meet. In the interest of transparency in government, WHAV provides this list of upcoming meetings every week on air and online. The Haverhill Central District Parking Commission will discuss adding 15-minute parking spaces on Merrimack Street and separate two-hour and 15-minute parking spaces in the Locke Street Parking Lot when it meets Tuesday. Commissioners are also expected to discuss an issue with parking spaces at the end of Merrimack Street near Main Street that are “causing issues.”

The meeting is Tuesday, Aug. 4, at 6 p.m., Haverhill City Hall, room 300, 4 Summer St., Haverhill.