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Ceiling Fan Sparks Electrical Fire on Bradford’s South Central Street

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Residents at a South Central Street home were evacuated around 1:30 a.m. on Dec. 24, Haverhill Fire Department Chief William Laliberty tells WHAV. (File photograph)

Wiring from a ceiling fan sparked an overnight fire on Bradford’s South Central Street, leaving several residents displaced just before Christmas, the Haverhill Fire Department tells WHAV. First responders were dispatched to 29 South Central St. at 1:19 a.m. Monday, Dec.

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Lupoli Foundation Funnels $500,000 Into Haverhill Heights for NECC Culinary Use

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A design rendering illustrates an exterior view of Salvatore N. Lupoli’s downtown Haverhill project called The Heights. (Courtesy photograph)

The Northern Essex Community College culinary school just received a major amount of dough from donors: A $500,000 contribution from the Lupoli family, the school announced last week. Donated as seed money to fund an anticipated $1 million endowment, the initial contribution was made in honor of developer Salvatore N. Lupoli’s parents, Nicholas and Jeannette Lupoli and his brother James. The money is earmarked to support the creation of the Lupoli Family School of Hospitality and Culinary Arts. A portion of the funds will go to hiring a lead faculty member for the program that bears the family name.

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Creative Coworking Space Opening in Haverhill’s Mount Washington Neighborhood

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The Mount Washington neighborhood is getting a new creative outlet in 2019 at 301 Washington St. (File photograph)

Neighbors in Haverhill’s Mount Washington neighborhood will soon have a new space to collaborate and create when the coworking space “Make It Haverhill” opens early next year. A partnership between city nonprofit Community Action and the grassroots neighborhood group Urban Kindness, the 2,000 square foot space at 301 Washington St. is currently undergoing building renovations. “Make It Haverhill initially plans to offer creative space for computers, 3-D printing, sewing stations for tailoring, job training, fashion design as well as various classes and networking opportunities for residents,” Urban Kindness founder and Mount Washington neighbor Keith Boucher said in a statement to WHAV.

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Andover School Nurse Revives “Semi-Conscious” Student Using Narcan

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Narcan was used to assist a student at Greater Lawrence Technical School, police said. (File photograph)

UPDATE: A previous version of this story referred to the student being alone prior to the medical event, information that was relayed to WHAV by Andover Police. GLTS Superintendent John Lavoie has since reported that as inaccurate.  

A school nurse at Andover’s Greater Lawrence Technical School was forced to administer two doses of Narcan to a female student, police tell WHAV. The Narcan was given to a 16-year-old female student Friday afternoon, police spokesman Lt. Edward Guy said.

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Haverhill Library Book Clubs Hosting January Meetups

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Making a New Year’s resolution to read more? The Haverhill Public Library wants to help. The Library has three book clubs meeting in January and all are free to join. A group of book lovers known as the “recumbent readers” gather on the first Wednesday of each month from 10 a.m.-noon, while a Thursday night group catches up between 6-8:45 p.m. on the last Thursday of the month. Book lovers in their 20s and 30s are invited to join the Get Lit club, which talks about a monthly read over dinner at downtown’s Peddler’s Daughter.

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Woman Taken to Hospital After Car Crashes Into Bradford McDonald’s

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One woman was taken to a local hospital for evaluation following the accident at 53 South Main St., officials tell WHAV. (Courtesy photograph from One Ten Towing/Matt Malvers)

A Saturday night accident at the South Main Street McDonald’s restaurant resulted in one woman being taken to a local hospital, WHAV can confirm. Haverhill Fire Chief William Laliberty tells WHAV the woman was transported for evaluation purposes and that the restaurant received minor damage after a car crashed into the brick wall near the drive-through window just after 9 p.m. Saturday. According to the city’s Director of Health and Inspectional Services Richard MacDonald, the building inspector assessed the fast food restaurant’s gas piping system after the accident and the eatery opened for business Sunday as scheduled. Additional repairs are expected this week to rehab what MacDonald described as “limited damage.”

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Hillie Football Star Cunningham to Attend Bryant University

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Haverhill High School football standout D.J. Cunningham will soon suit up as a member of the Bryant University Bulldogs. (Courtesy photograph)

D.J. Cunningham has made his college choice: Bryant University! The Haverhill High footballer Wednesday inked his signature on a national letter of intent to attend the division 1 university in Smithfield, R.I., HHS Principal Glenn Burns said. Cunningham’s family was by his side as he signed the letter and posed for photos, which Burns posted to social media. “(D.J.’s an) incredible scholar-athlete and even better person.

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New Balance to Open Advanced Manufacturing Division in Methuen

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Sneaker company New Balance has announced plans to bring operations to 596 Lowell St., Methuen. (File photograph)

New Balance is expanding its brand footprint in the Merrimack Valley with the footwear giant entering into conversations with the city of Methuen to open an advanced manufacturing division on Lowell Street. Discussions are preliminary, but according to Methuen Mayor James P. Jajuga, the partnership seems promising. “Having a great Massachusetts company like New Balance Athletics see the value of expanding their manufacturing footprint here in Methuen is a win for  our city. Not only will this new facility bring millions of dollars of investment, it will, most importantly, create jobs.