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George E. Vadeboncoeur, Jr., 80, the husband of the late Helen E. (Goddard) Vadeboncoeur, died Jan. 7 at his home in Haverhill. Born in Haverhill, he was the son of the late George E. Vadeboncoeur, Sr. and Dorothy (Muldowney) Vadeboncoeur. Raised and educated in Haverhill, he was a graduate of Haverhill Trade School, Class of 1956. After graduation, he enlisted in the United States Air Force and served his country with honor during the Korean War.
Haverhill Department of Public Works, 500 Primrose St. (WHAV News file photograph.)
Haverhill was ordered Wednesday to immediately turn over to the state a clean copy of a secret police investigation of the Department of Public Works. Rebecca S. Murray, the state’s supervisor of public records, issued the written order in response to WHAV’s Dec. 21 appeal of the city’s refusal to release the report. Her office will now determine if the city is legally withholding the document the radio station has twice requested since Oct.
Local business owner Caroline Pineau spoke before the Planning Board on Jan. 9. (WHAV News photograph)
Downtown Haverhill business owner Caroline Pineau won last-minute support for her proposed dispensary Wednesday night, with residents encouraging Planning Board members to recommend Washington Street as a retail marijuana zone. Although the Board was charged with making a recommendation to the City Council and not voting to support a particular establishment, Wednesday’s meeting made it clear locals back the Yoga Tree owner. On the eve of the Council’s Jan.
The fate of school Business Manager Brian O’Connell, rear right, could be decided tonight. (WHAV News file photograph.)
After what was reported to be a heated closed-door meeting of the Haverhill School Committee, one member is asking such sessions be audio recorded. In a Wednesday afternoon email to Mayor James J. Fiorentini, School Committee member Scott W. Wood Jr. alluded to a Dec. 13 meeting where, according to multiple sources, members nearly came to blows. “In light of the last executive session, I believe it to be important for the public to be able to have access to these tapes once there is no longer a need for privacy.
Mayor James J. Fiorentini has designated Katherine LaRosa his first Artist of the Month. (Courtesy photograph)
Haverhill-based portrait artist Katherine LaRosa has been named Mayor James J. Fiorentini’s inaugural Artist of the Month for January, kicking off a new initiative to showcase the creativity of city residents. A graduate of the Massachusetts College of Art and Design, LaRosa plans to display several of her Victorian-style portrait drawings—done in charcoal and pastel—in Fiorentini’s City Hall office. “It is an honor and a privilege to be chosen to show my work in the mayor’s office,” LaRosa said in a statement. In addition to custom portraits, LaRosa also offers hand-painted greeting cards on her website ThoseWeLovePortraits.org.
Are YOU smarter than a Kiwanian? Haverhill Kiwanis invites teams of four to 10 people to take part in the service organization’s trivia night on Saturday, Jan. 26 at 7 p.m. at the Elks Club, 24 Summer St. The event benefits Pentucket Kiwanis charities and includes appetizers and a cash bar. Prizes will be awarded to the top three teams.
Trivia buffs can register for $30 in advance or pay $35 at the door.
Haverhill Police officers received treats from locals Wednesday to mark Law Enforcement Appreciation Day. (Courtesy photograph)
Some of Haverhill’s littlest residents paid a special trip to the Bailey Boulevard police station Wednesday to honor the city’s men and women in blue during Law Enforcement Appreciation Day. Local homeschool group “Homeschoolers Without Borders”—made up of 125 families from the Merrimack Valley and Southern New Hampshire—dropped off handmade goodie bags as a gesture of thanks, organizer Samantha Bravoco tells WHAV. The children visited with officers and received a tour of the station—even checking out a police cruiser—after delivering their treats. Included in the bags for officers were snacks like Starbursts to give them a “burst of energy” and Peppermint Patties so they “keep their cool.”
In addition to snacks from the homeschool group, the department also received a pizza lunch courtesy of Greater Haverhill Chamber of Commerce and La Pizza Di Forno.
Here are today’s athletics schedules for Merrimack Valley Conference teams and Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School.