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Beatrice (Steckerl) Mehl, 97, Owned Georgetown Antique Shop

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Beatrice (Steckerl) Mehl, 97, of Haverhill, died Sunday evening, Dec. 30, at Wingate at Haverhill with her family by her side. She was born in Haverhill on March 3, 1921, the daughter of the late Joseph and Eva (Interess) Steckerl. Educated in the Haverhill school system, Mehl graduated from Haverhill High School with the class of 1939. Mehl owned and operated J&E Antique Shop in Georgetown, and the Village Peddler in Ogunquit, Maine.

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Lupoli to Pour Haverhill Heights Foundation This Week; Project on Track for Late 2019 Opening

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Salvatore N. Lupoli broke ground on his “Haverhill Heights” complex at a Merrimack Street ceremony on Oct. 18 attended by local and state leaders. (WHAV News photograph)

Salvatore N. Lupoli’s Haverhill Heights downtown complex is well on its way to an on-time opening, Mayor James J. Fiorentini confirms.

Two months after the Merrimack Valley developer broke ground on his $30 million mixed-use complex at 192 Merrimack St., Fiorentini said he expects Lupoli to start pouring foundation on Wednesday. “I spoke with Mr. Lupoli (and) he informed me that the project is on schedule . .

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Haverhill Police Arrest Two City Men for Alleged Fentanyl Trafficking

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Police arrested two Haverhill men for allegedly trafficking fentanyl on Monday. (Jay Saulnier file photograph for WHAV News)

Two city residents must answer to one count each of alleged fentanyl trafficking in Haverhill District Court after being taken into custody by police on New Year’s Eve. Eighteen-year-old Erick Martinez, of 6 South Summer St., was arrested by Detective Daniel McDonald Dec. 31 just after 1 p.m. along with 21-year-old Christopher Morillo-Para, of 1 Water St. Both men also face one count each of conspiracy to violate drug laws, police said.

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Baker Signs Bill to Extend Unemployment Benefits for Locked-Out National Grid Workers

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Gov. Charlie Baker speaks at a Lawrence press conference in the wake of the September explosions and fires across the Merrimack Valley. (Jay Saulnier file photograph for WHAV News)

Gov. Charlie Baker on Monday signed a bill to extend unemployment benefits for locked-out workers, legislation for which unions of locked-out gas workers have clamored. Workers locked out since June 25 are due to exhaust their unemployment benefits in mid-January. As outlined by the State House News Service, the new bill calls for benefits to be extended for 26 weeks or until a lockout has ended, immediately to help families during the holiday season. Baker was on board with the Legislature as it explored ways to help locked-out workers and has for the last week said the benefits extension bill was under careful review.

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Driver of Allegedly Stolen Car Takes Haverhill, State Police on New Year’s Day Pursuit

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A chase began after Haverhill Police tried to stop an allegedly stolen car near Central Plaza Tuesday, police said. (File photograph)

A person behind the wheel of an allegedly stolen car with out-of-state plates took Haverhill and State Police on a chase that extended beyond city limits to area highways, WHAV has confirmed. Haverhill Police spokesman Capt. Stephen J. Doherty said local officers attempted to stop a black Chrysler 200 near Central Plaza around 12:45 p.m. When the vehicle—believed to be stolen—fled, Haverhill officers pursued the car onto Interstate 495. State Police offered mutual aid once on the highway, deploying “tire deflation devices” at two locations. The car was not stopped during any part of the chase, which also extended to Interstate 93 South and into Harvard.