Community Spotlight

Haverhill Girls Softball League Registration Closes Friday

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Registration for Haverhill Girls Softball League Spring season is closing this Friday, March 13. The league’s objective is to provide enjoyable experiences for softball through a spirited and instructional season for local girls aged five-15 years. The league will help to improve skills to help girls to proceed to higher levels of competition and structured play. For more information and to register visit haverhillgirlssoftball.org.

Business Bulletin

Coronavirus Program Presented by Medical Professionals

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Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce is presenting “The Coronavirus: What You Need to Know for You, Your Employees and Your Family.”

Sponsored by the Chamber’s Human Resources and Healthcare committees, the event focuses on the current state of the Coronavirus, dispelling myths and how to protect yourself at home and in public. The event features Drs. William Goodman and Leewood L. Lane; Paul Brennan, director of pre-hospital EMS; and attorney Mathew D. Batastini. The event is, Friday, March 20, 8-9:15 a.m. at Lanam Club, 260 N. Main St., Andover. Tickets are $25 for members and $35 for future members.

Community Spotlight

Girls’ Lacrosse Presents 12th Annual Comedy Night; Supports Haverhill High School Athletics

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Note: This event has been cancelled. The Girls’ Lacrosse team at Haverhill High School is presenting its 12th annual Haverhill Athletics Comedy Night to benefit the school’s athletic program. The comedy event provides opportunities to bid on Red Sox, Patriots and Bruins memorabilia. Proceeds from the bids, along with ticket sales, go towards the program. The event takes place Friday, March 13, 7 p.m., at DiBurro’s Function Facility, 887 Boston Road, Haverhill.

Business Bulletin

Massachusetts Office Of Business Development Hosts Business Resource Exposition

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“Free state Programs That Your Business Doesn’t Know About” brings together more than 20 State and federal agencies and local partners for this business resource exposition. The event, presented by Massachusetts Office of Business Development, Merrimack Valley Planning Commission and UMass Lowell’s Haverhill iHub, helps answer questions about growing businesses in Massachusetts, hiring employees, business demographics, energy efficiency and tax incentives. The more than 25 exhibitors include federal and state agencies and community partners and nonprofits that provide resources for businesses. Exhibitors include the U.S. Small Business Administration, Mass Development, Mass Growth Capital Corp, Mass Hire, office of Veteran’s Business Development, the Better Business Bureau, City of Haverhill, UMass Lowell Core Research Facilities, EforAll, local chambers of commerce and others. “This is a wonderful opportunity for businesses of all kinds—from early start ups to established companies—to experience all of the resources the Commonwealth has to offer,” said Tom O’Donnell, senior director of Innovation Initiatives at UMass Lowell.

Community Spotlight

Spotlight Playhouse Performs ‘A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder’

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For the first time at a community theater in New England, “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder,” is being presented two days this month by Spotlight Playhouse. The comedy, written by Robert L. Freedman, revolves around murder when a distant heir decides to get in the line of succession to receive the family fortune. “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder” premieres Friday, March 20, at 7 p.m., at the Pike School, 34 Sunset Rock Road, Andover. There will be a matinee showing Saturday, March 21, at 2 p.m., and presentation that night at 7 p.m.

Tickets are $20 for adults, $18 for students and seniors and $15 each for groups of 10 or more.  To reserve seats, click here or call 617-470-2175 or email [email protected].

Haverhill

Haverhill’s Common Ground Café Opens in New location to Support Homeless and Low-Income

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Common Ground Café, near Haverhill’s inner-city Acre neighborhood, has expanded to include a new café, commercial kitchen and food pantry. Ron Mills, Common Ground’s director for more than 21 years, has helped the renovation of the 194 Winter St. location alongside architect Angelo Petrozzelli for more than two and a half years. The $350,000 investment has helped make improvements for fire alarm and sprinkler systems, gas intakes to five furnaces and gas-powered ovens, water intake pipes and the expansion. “We purchased a 10,000-square-foot building, of which we have established 2,200 square feet to the back of the building which a warehouse was prior and we transformed that into a café, commercial kitchen and food pantry of which will be open 365 days of the year for the use of supporting the homeless population in the city and the low income families,” said Mills.

Region

Congressional Delegation Asks Columbia Gas Fines Benefit Affected Merrimack Valley Communities

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The state’s Congressional delegation is rallying to keep fines paid by Columbia Gas in the Merrimack Valley. Congresswoman Lori Trahan, along with Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Edward J. Markey and Reps. Seth Moulton, Joseph Kennedy III, Stephen Lynch, Katherine Clark, Richard Neal and James McGovern are pushing U.S. Attorney General William Barr to direct fines from 2018’s Columbia Gas disaster back into Lawrence, Andover and North Andover that are still recovering in 2020. The criminal fine of $53,030,116 is to be paid to the U.S. government, but there are efforts being made to direct the money to fixing the wrongdoings of the gas company and supporting affected residents, businesses and first responders.

Haverhill

“Possible Dreams” Returns and Invites the Community; Facilitated by Former Group President

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Team Haverhill’s annual “Possible Dreams” event provides opportunities to network, showcase Haverhill’s offerings and present ideas to shape the future of the community. Alice Mann, former president of Team Haverhill, promotes conversation to celebrate Haverhill’s progress and grow aspirations for future community shaping. Focusing on the balance between the urban and rural areas of the city, the event features group discussions and resident-led ingenuity specializing in Haverhill’s vision. The event is Monday, March 9, 7 p.m., at Northern Essex Community College’s Hartleb Technology Center, 100 Elliot St., Haverhill. Attendance is free and includes refreshments.