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DiZoglio Takes Oath of Office for First Term as First Essex District Senator

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State Sen. Diana DiZoglio takes the oath of office Jan. 2 in Boston. (Courtesy photograph by Bruce DiLoreto/Massachusetts Statehouse)

Diana DiZoglio is settling into new Beacon Hill digs on the senate side of the Statehouse after taking the oath of office Wednesday for her first term as a senator for the 1st Essex District. DiZoglio, one of 11 female senators seated under President Karen Spilka, was among five new legislators taking the oath this week. “I cannot wait to get straight to work for you, and am very humbled at the opportunity,” Methuen’s DiZoglio wrote in a social media message to constituents after the swearing-in ceremony.

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Arthur Hale Veasey Jr., 96, Former Director of Merrimack Valley National Bank

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Arthur Hale Veasey Jr., a lifelong resident of Haverhill and a summer resident of Squirrel Island, Maine, died Dec. 26 at High Pointe House in Haverhill. Born Nov. 7, 1922, the son of Decia Beebe and Arthur H. Veasey, he was a graduate of the class of 1941 at Phillips Academy, and pursued his higher education at Kenyon College before enlisting in the United States Navy, serving in the Pacific Theater during WWII. Veasey began a globetrotting career with United Shoe Machinery Corp.

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Marion L. ‘Mary Lou’ Chaney, 67, Holy Family Hospital CNA

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Marion L. “Mary Lou” Chaney, 67, died Dec. 31 at Penacook Place in Haverhill with her loving family by her side. Born in Chicago, Ill., she was the daughter of the late Nellie Chaney. After graduating high school, she attended nursing school where she received her certified nursing assistant certification. Chaney was employed as a certified nursing assistant and worked at Glenn Memorial and Holy Family Hospital in Haverhill.

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State Police Investigating Reported Shooting on Haverhill Stretch of I-495

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The investigation into the alleged shooting is ongoing, State Police tell WHAV. (File photograph)

A call from a concerned motorist during Wednesday night’s rush hour commute triggered an investigation into a reported shooting on the Haverhill stretch of Interstate 495, State Police tell WHAV. Shortly before 7 p.m., a caller reported that a car going southbound on 495 near Route 213 “appeared to shoot into another moving vehicle,” police said. No gunfire-related injuries were reported, but troopers later located a vehicle with possible damage from a projectile in the parking lot of a Lawrence Wendy’s restaurant. State Police spokesman David Procopio told WHAV the occupants of the damaged vehicle were not cooperative with police.

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City of Haverhill to Introduce New Website in January

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Haverhill plans to give their digital presence an upgrade in January 2019. (Courtesy photograph)

The City of Haverhill is getting a major digital upgrade in 2019! After six months of behind-the-scenes work at City Hall, Haverhill’s municipal website, cityofhaverhill.org, is being overhauled for the first time in 12 years. Under the direction of Mayor James J. Fiorentini’s Chief of Staff Allison Heartquist, the new website offers a “clean, quick and concise” overview of the city for residents and visitors alike. “We just want it to be as easy as possible.

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National Grid Reaches Tentative Deal With Locked Out Gas Workers

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The tentative agreement covers approximately 1,250 gas workers, the State House News Service reports. (Photograph courtesy of Clean Energy Fuels.)

The prolonged contract dispute and lockout that has riled the natural gas industry and labor and political circles since June could be coming to an end, the State House News Service reports. National Grid and United Steelworkers Locals 12003 and 12012-04 announced late Wednesday night that they have reached a tentative agreement to replace the collective bargaining agreements that expired June 24, 2018. “The tentative agreement covers approximately 1,250 employees who work in gas operations and other support lines of business across eastern Massachusetts,” according to the unsigned joint statement released by National Grid. The unions will present the agreement terms of the agreement to members for ratification “on or before” Monday, Jan.