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John Edwin “Ed” Veasey, who oversaw Cedardale’s founding, growth, disaster and rebirth, died in the company of his family at his home on Brockton Avenue yesterday. Born Feb. 17, 1930 to Decia Beebe and Arthur Hale Veasey, Veasey grew up at 5 Windsor St. in Haverhill with three siblings. For high school, Veasey attended Governor Dummer Academy in Byfield, graduating in 1949.
Aroma Joe’s—one of several new restaurants at the Haverhill-Plaistow, N.H., border—formally opened last Friday with a ribbon cutting hosted by the Greater Haverhill Chamber of Commerce. The new java joint is located in the $4.5 million 87 Plaistow Road complex and joins three other eateries, Chipotle, Five Guys and Kobe Buddha House. It features drive-through service and a select number of seats. Present at the June 21 ribbon cutting was Dougan Sherwood, who serves as the president of the Greater Haverhill Chamber of Commerce. Sherwood welcomed new owners Dana Spence and Harry Wesson to the community.
New Hampshire hoopsters, get ready: A new semi-pro basketball team called the Plaistow Shockers seeks local players to take part, with tryouts planned for Saturday, July 13 at the Plaistow YMCA. Organizer Donovin Ford-Hayes tells WHAV players are welcome to stop by starting at 3 p.m. to find out more about the men’s team based out of Plaistow, N.H. The team will be part of the American Basketball Association, Ford-Hayes said. A $50 fee per player is requested and more information is available by emailing [email protected].
Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School has two new construction projects—both planned and executed in collaboration with students. Late last month, work concluded on a new stone and metal sign bearing the school’s logo and name entirely designed and built by students studying in construction trades. Students from masonry, engineering, metal fabrication, and electrical all collaborated on this year-long project. The sign features both a metal logo and a screen for digital projections. Earl Corr, a carpentry instructor, said the project was a great way for Whittier students to collaborate in and out of the classroom.
The Haverhill School Committee is set to conduct public interviews Thursday of the three finalists for the open position of assistant superintendent of schools for finance and operations. The Committee seeks to select a single finalist that same night. These public interviews come after a screening committee Monday completed interviews of five applicants for the opening on the School Committee. These five were culled from an original pool of 19 applicants. Up for the job is Peter H. Gray, director of finances for Natick Public Schools.
To celebrate June’s Pride Month, Haverhill’s Phoenix Rising UCC church displays AIDS Memorial Quilt through June 30 by appointment at 354 Merrimack St. The free exhibition, open on Saturdays and Sundays from 1 – 6 p.m., is brought to the area locally by the NAMES Project Foundation, an organization that maintains and displays the famous quilt made to memorialize those who died from HIV/AIDS. More information is available by calling 978-891-5799.