Business Bulletin

Chamber Honors Haverhill’s Malvers with Sgt. Johanny Rosario Pichardo Memorial Award

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Haverhill’s Michael Malvers was awarded the U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Johanny Rosario Pichardo Memorial Award Wednesday during the Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Veterans Recognition Breakfast. Malvers, owner of Haverhill Steel & Salvage and One Ten Towing Co. Malvers, is a veteran of the U.S. Army and Massachusetts National Guard. He was recognized for his military service and continued dedication to the Merrimack Valley community.

Community Spotlight

Haverhill School Plans Anti-Bullying-Themed Contest that Also Grows Library

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The Haverhill public is being invited to take part in Walnut Square School’s “Grow Your Community, Grow Your School Library Contest.”

School Principal Jen Rubera explained the recent success of the elementary school’s pumpkin decorating contest inspired staff to bring its November anti-bullying challenge, “Grow Our Community by Letting Gratitude Grow!” to the entire Haverhill community. The contest invites local organizations, alumni, neighborhood businesses and community groups to decorate a small tabletop tree that includes a clean copy of the book providing inspiration for the tree’s theme. The combination forms the school’s “Gratitude Forest” and books will be raffled off to a student on the early release day before Thanksgiving break. Besides the raffle, a Community Favorite Award will be voted on by families, friends and followers. An added bonus, organizers said, is to grow the school’s library by accepting donations of a second copy of each book.

Beacon Hill News

Voters Subject Governor, Legislature to Public Records Law, No Guarantee Lawmakers Will Comply

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by Chris Lisinski, CommonWealth Beacon
November 4, 2026
ALL EYES, especially those that want to pry, now turn to the Legislature. Massachusetts voters on Tuesday gave overwhelming approval to a ballot measure subjecting the House, Senate, and governor’s office to the state’s public records law. There’s just one catch: In the remaining eight weeks between the election and the start of the next lawmaking term, Democrats who control the Legislature might erase what voters decided in a landslide. Although lawmakers have been openly grousing about the measure for months, they opted not to mount a formal opposition campaign, and few voters were swayed by legislative complaints about its constitutionality. The measure wound up smashing its way to victory.

Election Central

Political Map is Anyone’s Guess After a Democratic Wave In The Midterm Elections

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By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters took a wrecking ball to the traditional map of political battlegrounds, electing Democrats in states that were long considered reliably Republican. Kansas, South Carolina, Texas, Ohio and Iowa, all states Republican Donald Trump easily won two years ago in the presidential election, backed Democrats for the U.S. Senate and occasionally governor, too, on Tuesday. Now the question is whether the results represent a durable tectonic shift — one that could reshape the path to the presidency — or a fluke stemming from Trump’s deep unpopularity and voters’ unhappiness with the rising cost of living. Either way, Republicans are reeling from losses they never expected at the start of this election year. Kansas backed a Democratic senator for the first time since 1932 as Adam Hamilton, a Methodist megachurch pastor, defeated Republican Sen. Roger Marshall.

Election Central

Haverhill Voters Approve On-Site Cannabis Consumption; Return Local Legislators

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Haverhill voters not only joined their counterparts across the state in preserving the right to keep cannabis retailers legal, but approved a first-in-the-state, on-site cannabis lounge. Unofficial Haverhill election results show voters supported keeping cannabis legal 17,752 to 5,707, but also supported on-site consumption—Haverhill’s unique question 10—12,559 to 10,471. As WHAV reported in August, supporters gathered enough signatures to force the local ballot question. Stem, a cannabis retailer, has long proposed adding a consumption lounge at its 124 Washington St., location. “Haverhill voters have proven that they recognize the basic fairness of providing cannabis users the same options as those who go into restaurants or bars to consume alcohol.

Haverhill

Public Meetings this Week: Saving Winnekenni Carriage Shed; Action Against Bar Bat Attack

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The Haverhill License Commission decides Thursday whether to take action against an Emerson Street bar and restaurant where, police said, a bat attack took place in September. Commissioners plan to bring Afro-Infused Restaurant & Lounge, 30 Emerson St., before a show cause hearing for alleged overserving of alcohol and a discussion of a possible entertainment license violation. As WHAV reported in September, a 22-year-old Haverhill man was arrested for alleged assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, assault with a dangerous weapon and malicious destruction of property. A police report said Frantzdley Jean was expelled from the bar and returned, hitting a man’s hand with a bat, threatening another and damaging a glass door. License commissioners also plan show cause hearings for Crusttown, 150 Washington St., accused of advertising free and discounted alcoholic drinks, which is prohibited by law; AmVets, 576 Primrose St., for possible overserving and a Sept.

Business Bulletin

Mitrano Becomes Museum of Printing Director, Leading Future Transition

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The board of Haverhill-based Museum of Printing last month promoted Miranda “Mindy” Mitrano to the post of museum director. Mitrano, a longtime volunteer at the museum, was named museum manager last February. “As the museum continues its transition into the next phase of its growth and development, Mindy has played a central role in ensuring day-to-day operations of the museum run smoothly and that the museum continues to grow,” said Jim Hamilton, chairman of the board of directors. “This promotion is recognition by the board of Mindy’s exceptional performance as manager, positioning her to take on even more responsibility as we work to ensure the future of the museum as it approaches its 50th anniversary in 2029.”

Mitrano, of Haverhill, is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the Museum of Printing, supporting the people who make the museum’s work possible and helping put the board’s plans and policies into practice. “I am pleased to be able to expand my role and take on even more responsibility for making sure the Museum continues to be an interesting and educational destination for individuals and groups interested in the rich story of print and other forms of communications,” said Mitrano.

Citizens Center
Community Spotlight

Haverhill Council on Aging Craft Fair Set for Nov. 15

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The Haverhill Council on Aging’s annual Craft Fair is less than two weeks away. The Council and its vendors invite the public to take part in holiday shopping. There will also be raffles and free admission. The Craft Fair takes place Sunday, Nov. 15, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Haverhill Citizens Center, 10 Welcome St., Haverhill.