Community Spotlight

Haverhill Veterans Holiday Celebration and Meal Takes Place Dec. 10

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Haverhill veterans are invited to participate in a holiday celebration and holiday meal in December. Hosted by Haverhill veterans Services Director Jeffrey C. Hollett, entertainment will be provided by The Singing Trooper. The celebration and meal take place Sunday, Dec. 10, at noon, at the Wilbur M. Comeau American Legion Post 4, 1314 N. Main St., Haverhill. Reservations are required by contacting Hollett at 978-374-2351, ext.

Education

Haverhill High School Releases First Term Honor Roll; Complete List Here

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Haverhill High School Friday released its first term honor roll, naming students who have earned Honors with Distinction, High Honors and Honors. A full list appears below. Honors with Distinction
Javon Adebayo, Noah Ambrose, Meredith Amirian, Jvian Andino, Samar Awad Salib, William Axford, Joshua Bednarek, Maxim Benanchietti, Jillian Bergeron, Jackson Bridges, Jacob Brindis, Abigail Brownrigg, Miles Bunyar, Gabriella Burdier, Abigail Burrill, Lauryn Calkins, Ella Carroll, Amaya Castro, Jameson Casullo, Natasha Cedar-Penn, Makaylia Cederman, Sophie Coelho, Brenna Corcoran, Carlos Cruz Velazquez, Sophie Da Silveira, Jaydan Dacey, Thayslaine DaSilva, Sophia DeFrank, Logan DeLeon, Emily Dicker, Nathan DiVincentis, Brendan Doody, Francis Dow, Christopher Eder, Aya Elkadmiri, Elena Fairbrother, Eve Farrell, Edward Feoli, Isabella Foskett, Thomas Frame, Avery Fumia, Shannon Gallagher, Cecilia Geyer, Vasiliki Gioldasis, Callan Goncalves, Evelin Gonzalez Herrera, Max Graham, Sebastien Guillaume, Molly Guthrie, Madeline Halupowski, Katelynn Hannon, Orly Hess, MIchael Hickey, Mason Holmes, Julie Howes, Yashira Huertas, Shayla Igoe, Chloe Jones, Liam Jordan, Molly Jordan, Jack Kelleher, Mariam Khair, Michael Kmenta, Sophie Kwiatkowski, Sophia Lafontaine, Sophia Lee, Emily Lenihan, Ty Lescord, Ryan Lessard, Andrew Leung, Taylor Lewis, Natalie Libby, Isabella Likas, Matthew Lopes, Jenelle Macaisip, Meredith MacIver, Caroline Madden, Kaelie McCracken, Abigail Mejia, Brodie Melvin, Aidan Menzie, Gabriella Miller, Makayla Miller, Ariel Minervini, Hannah Minnis, Abby Mistretta, James Modeen, Lily-Rose Molway, Naomy Montero Alvarez, Jackson Morin, Thomas Murphy, Khoi Nguyen Le, Cassidy O’Keefe, Joel Otero Burgos, Ana Oviedo, Cole Pagliuca, Georgios Papanikolaou, Disha Patel, Diya Patel, Kathryn Pelczar, Grace Pelletier, Kylie Petersen, Abigail Pfeil, Alexanderl Pinardi, Colten Pinto, Julianne Piraino, Gabriel Potter, Emmalynnl Proia, Gianna Proia, Livia Qose, Astrid Ramirez Romero, Saralis Ramirez Rosario, Emmanuela Raymond, Michael Reid, Elibeth Rodriguez, Maria Jose Rodriguez, Nyalisse Rosario, Pierce Rowe, Cecily Russell, Hannah Russo, Lauren Samaha, Jillian Schultz, Rebecca Seneca, Nolan Sheehan, Na’Mat Shqair, Mia Smith, Asher Snay, Brendan Snyder, Charles Sparrow, Sydney Spencer, Rowan Staples, Valerie Tarabay, Brennan Tarasuk, Landon Terry, Ryan Trebicka, Manuel Troncoso De La Cruz, Anh Truong, Sara Tucker, Nick Tzortzis, Kiara Ventura, Cameron Whitten, Aidan Wood, Cale Wood, Grace Wood, Grace-laine Woodburn, Sean Wynn and Anna Zuccarello. High Honors
Kymaura Abbott Pina, Tyler Aitcheson, Hannah Allen, Josiah Alleyne, Emily Almeida, Gianna Aloisi, Mallory Amirian, Leah Aquino, Elizabeth Axford, Jude Bach, Matthew Baker, Rodolfo Baltodano Reyes, Jameson Barker, Eve Barton, Gabriel Batista, Michael Bayko, Colin Bean, Emma Bednarek, Joseph Bednarek, Kadyn Belanger, Annabelle Bognanno, Kai’ri Bohanan, Jacob Bonenfant, Avery Borden, Elie Bouraphael, LIa Briana, Courtney Brousseau, Marcelina Burrowes, Alexandra Bushey, Keira Bushey, Patrick Cahill, Autumn Carvalho, Raphaela Carvalho, Kiara Castillo, Michael Castillo, Jazmin Castro-Rocha, Isaiah Celado, Colin Chartier, Connor Chmieleski, Jack Colantuoni, Maya Collins, Sienna Cooper, Ella Crowley, Saul Cruz Matias, Sebastian Cruz, Connor Damske, Elianny De La Cruz Polanco, Emilia DeAza, Mikayla DeFrank, Cooper Dellea, Olivia Dicker, Natasha Dion, Samantha Dion, Isla Donnelly, Kiernan Doody, Lauren Downer, Keira Drouin, Ryan Dunn, Benjamin Ellis, Kylie Etling, Amarachukwu Ezeoke, Olivia Feil, Magdiel Feliz, Joshua Ferreira, Emily Fusco, Brooke Gagne, Sean Gallagher, Blake Garrison, Ivana George, Valentina Geotis, Adalis Gil, Brianna Gomez, Manuel Gomez-Perez, Madelinel Goncalves, Halina Grabski, Lyra Graham, Tucker Grant, Cailin Grenier, Nathan Harrington, Samuel Harrison, Joshua Havens, Gweneth Hennington, Hannaly Herrera, Rowan Hess, Anthony Hoffman, Liam Holloran, Savannah Holloran, Joseph Howes, Ethan Jalbert, Sierra Jepson, Tyler Joslin, Madeline Julien, Cooper Jusko, Bethsheba Kayaga, Jacob Kelley, Elijah Kendrick, Christina Khalil, Ivy Kihono, Jordan Kreyling, Eleanor Kutschke, Kendall LaRiviere, Azlyn Lavin, Emely Lebron Arias, Thomas Lindmark, Nicolas Lira, Richard Littlefield, Flynn Lombard, David Lopez Martinez, Trey Lynch, Noelia Macario, Kelsey Madden, Emma Manning, Helena Mason, Patrick McGowan, Jordan McGrail, Marjorie McIrvin, Olivia Melo, Sohiel Mohamed, Ava Mueller, Jax Mulligan, Alexis Namulinda, Cayla Ngunu, Samantha Noonan, Lucien O’Neil, Favour Obi, Jude Oosting, Aneida Ortega, Thomas Osorio Lopez, Alysha Otero Burgos, April Paez, Melanie Palacios, Ava Jane Paquette, Jamieson Pearl, Emma Pelletier, Alexis Pernilla-Roche, Claire Plourde, Lucien Pothier, Hailee Powe, Olivia Powell, Kenneth Poy, John Prendergast, Ariah Quinnan, Phoenix Quinones, Sahelis Ramirez Rosario, Dean Reinoso, Ariana Reyes Candelario, Kaitlyn Reynolds, France Rigueur, Sophia Riley, Sydney Riley, Santiago Rivera Figueroa, Myles Robertson, Timothy Robertson, Diego Rodriguez Acevedo, Arianna Rodriguez, Yelianny Rodriguez, Eli Rogers, Neishaly Rosa, Alexavier Rosado, Jancis Rosario Soriano, Spencer Roux, Ryan Roy, John Rubera, Ray Ruiz, Gianni Salcedo, Gianna Salvato, Brayan Sanchez, Jenna Santo, Sylvie Schoenfeld, Nicholas Schraffa, Jenna Schultz, Finn Seaberg, Kayley Shapiro, Andrew Silva, Alec Simoneau, Joseph Simoneau, Brady Smith, Colby Smith, Luke Smith, Colin Snyder, Hailey Spurlin, Samuel Stanley, Miles Stapel, Brian Story, Talan Stratton, Gerald Taabi, Meredith Tabb, Molly Tabb, Isabella Tanguay, Noah Tanguay, Irving Taveras,Tristan Taylor, Charlene Tchouanmou, Emiliano Tiburcio Munoz, Mikayla Tzortzis, Nathan Villa, Juan Villasenor Monrreal, Kate Vivia Romero, Ava Votto, Riley Whelan, Isabel Whittaker, Nathaniel Wholley, Indigo Wilcox, Alexandra Yattaw, Saidatu Yussif, Anushey Zahid and Sean Ziminski. Honors
Levi Abrams, Ava Acosta, Leonardo Alcantar Cruz, Joseph Alleva, Boston Alvino, Kailyn Aquino, Gabriel Atencio-Earnshaw, Zachary Attridge, Ashley Auguste, Thomas Avolio, Gabriella Bailey, Reem Balbesi, Pablo Banos, Eva Barbrick, Joy Barman, Colin Bateman, Ashley Batista Payamps, Isabella Bazdanes, Joshua Bedient, Safaa Bellebia, Caroline Berthiaume, Alexander Bissonnette, Hunter Blais, Christopher Blanco, Lincoln Bohanan, Riley Bradish, Jonathan Brown, Christopher Butt, Donald Cannon Watkins, Bobby Caron, Sophia Caruso, Aydin Castillo, Emmerson Cerasuolo, Justin Thomas Chase, Sophia Ciccariello, Kiara Cloutier, Isaac Cortes Polo, Jake Costa, Romeo Crespo, Evelyn Cronin, Hollie Cruickshank, Geovanna Da Rocha, Joshua De La Cruz Lantigua, Erick De La Cruz, Madison Defino, Nevaeh Del Rossi, Ariel Desir, Lily Dewar, Angel Diaz, Yandel Diaz, Jesse DiChiara, Parker DiNatale, Richard Dow, Sammy Elfakih, Kamylly Vitoria Ernesto, Bryan Estrella, Delia Evans, Cameron Fawcett, Jay Faxon, Hileric Feliz Ventura, Stephane Fevry, Jezrael Fonseca Morel, Madison Foster, Alex Franco, Gavin Gaetano, Megan Gardner, Isabella Giampa, Sophia Giampa, Alyssa Giarrusso, Isabella Giordano, Veronica Gomez Anziani, Olivia Gonzalez, Naveah Gosselin, Cadia Griffin, Isabella Harb, Thomas Hardy, Lucas Harvey, Caleb Hassan, Gabriel Hassan, Dimier Hill, Mackenzie Hillsgrove, Kendall Holmes Lavallee, Madison Howard, Martha Itugi, Emma Janes, Kayla Johnston, Lily Jope, Jayla Joseph, Nevaeh Joubert, J’Anna Joyce, Benjamin Karpinski, Lauren Keenan, John Kelly, Madison Kulpa, Violet Landry, Christian LeColst, Isabelle Leger, Avery Lescord, Jack Libucha, Trevor Lindmark, Aidan Lora, Tyler Lovejoy, Christian Jake Macam, Liam Mackey, Megan Manning, Madalyn McDonald, Ryleigh McGinley, Evan McNeil, Sofia Medina Berrios, Jadiel Mercado, Emily Miller, Cassandra Miscowski, Johnny Mooradian, Cameron Morse, Ava Moscaritolo, Aaron Muiruri, William Murphy, Shayla Nascimento, Adreana Ndaira, Brent Nicolosi, Bella Nieves, Duval Nunez, Gabriella Ortins, Patrick Osgood, Lucciano Palacin, John Papageorgiou, Theodora Parkiotis, Daksh Patel, Juan Paucar Guaman, Nancy Perez Cruz, Aaron Pernilla-Roche, Jennifer Perrault, Myan Pham, Orakanya Pirompin, Amiah Pozo, Kleisa Prifti, Francesca Purdy, Jesus Quinones Quinones, Yanelyn Quintana, Kaylee Quirk, Johan Rivera-Perez, Caleb Roberts, Hayden Roberts, Samantha Robertson, Marianna Robinson, Candido Rodriguez, Christopher Rodriguez, Anyelo Rojas Montealegre, Raily Romano Hidalgo, Aaden Rosa, Alex Rosa, Jeffrey Rosa, Lilly Russo, Violet Schiller, Finnian Schmidt, Gemma Schoenfeld, Michael Seitz, Ryan Seitz, Benjamin Seneca, Grey Smolar, Kenneth Snay, Janelle Sousa, Lily Souza, GIanna Spero, Nathan Sperring, Max St.

Haverhill

Haverhill to Honor U.S. Navy Ensign McLaughlin Who Died in Crash Protecting Residents

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Haverhill is getting ready to formally honor U.S. Navy Ensign Robert E. McLaughlin who gave his life steering his crippled plane away from a densely populated neighborhood during the waning days of World War II

As WHAV first reported last August, Haverhill native McLaughlin was a 22-year-old pilot who was making a “farewell salute” to his mother and father who were watching from their Lafayette Square home. According to a news report at the time, “Flying at a low attitude as he circled the area in which his home was located, the young naval pilot was on a training naval flight, preparatory to receiving his commission as a second lieutenant, when his plane was suddenly seen to go into a dive as he ‘waved’ with his wings to his family to identify himself.” During the setting of a monument last summer at Cashman Park, Veterans Services Director Jeffrey C. Hollett told WHAV about the Nov. 4, 1944 crash of McLaughlin’s F4U-1D Corsair. “When he blew a piston—which is what they believed caused the problem—the Corsair was full loaded, weaponized, and he was flying out we believe to Portsmouth, N.H., or Kittery, Maine. The engine blew and, instead of bailing out of the plane, he guided the plan, which was very crippled, to Cashman sandlot where he tried to land it up on the sandlot.

Haverhill

Haverhill Rotary Gives Highest Honor to Klueber, Grassie, Marzilli and Rogers

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Four Haverhill residents last week were each awarded Haverhill Rotary Club’s highest honor. During the Club’s annual Foundation Day, which honors Rotary International’s founder, Paul Harris Fellowships were awarded to William J. Klueber, Dale Rogers, Jeff Grassie and Lisa Marzilli in recognition of their positive impacts on the community. Klueber, who retired as Haverhill’s auditor and director of finance and still serves as chairman of the Haverhill Retirement Board, is a longtime Haverhill Rotary Club treasurer. Rogers is an internationally recognized metal sculptor whose iconic big dogs are credited with bringing Haverhill much positive attention. His sculptures were recently used to help raise money for Whittier Birthplace.

Community Spotlight

Festival of Trees at the Buttonwoods Launches Tonight with John Ward House Candlelight Tour

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The 2023 Festival of Trees at the Buttonwoods kicks off tonight with a candlelight tour of the John Ward House. Opening night begins at 5 p.m. and continues until 8 p.m. at Buttonwoods Museum, 240 Water St., Haverhill. The festival continues Saturday, from 10 a.m.- 8 p.m., and Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., with continuing theme days and events through Sunday, Dec. 10. Admission is $7 each for adults, $5 for seniors 65 and up, $3 each for those ages 6 to 17 and  free for those 5 and under.

Business Bulletin

Yannalfo Takes Over at Haverhill’s Roma Restaurant

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Haverhill’s venerable Roma Restaurant, now under new management, plans to offer fresh pastas; new menu items, deserts, wine and cocktail lists; and entertainment such as acoustic brunches and larger scale events upstairs. Brett Yannalfo of Andover recently took over management. One immediate change is installation of a new point-of-sale system and removal of credit card fees. The restaurant is located at 29 Middlesex St. in Haverhill.

Haverhill

Winter Parking Rules in Effect in Haverhill and Groveland; Methuen Starts Dec. 1

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Winter parking rules are now, or soon will be, in effect in several area communities, including Haverhill, Methuen and Groveland. Haverhill’s Winter Overnight Parking Ordinance went into effect last week and will remain through next April 1. For the months of November and December, from 6 p.m.-6 a.m., all vehicles must park on the even side of the street. The side of the street will alternate during other months. Those parking on a street where a no parking restriction is in effect must follow the permanent signage.

Haverhill Heritage Series

Macy’s Annual Thanksgiving Parade Began on Haverhill’s Merrimack Street in 1854

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(A version of this article first appeared on these pages in 2018.)

The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade tradition, celebrating its 97th annual event in New York City, actually has its roots in Haverhill. The iconic 1947 holiday film, “Miracle on 34th Street,” opens with the famous parade and Edmund Gwenn as Kris Kringle. The story takes place between Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day in midtown New York City. The film focuses on Kris Kringle (Edmund Gwenn), a last-minute replacement hired to replace Santa. He becomes the department store’s Santa Claus.