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Editor’s Note: The date of this event has changed three times because of weather concerns. It is now scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 11. WHAV apologizes for the confusion. A sheepherding demonstration planned for this Sunday at Tattersall Farm will now take place in October because of expected inclement weather.
A 33-year-old correctional officer with the Essex County Sheriff’s Department was arraigned Thursday after she was arrested for allegedly delivering illegal drugs and a cellphone to a prisoner at Middleton Jail and House of Correction. Christal Dunston of Lynn was charged with conspiracy to violate drug law, two counts of delivering drugs/articles to a prisoner and possessing drugs/articles with intent to deliver to a prisoner, according to Essex County District Attorney Paul F. Tucker. She was arraigned in Salem District Court before Judge Randy Chapman. Sheriff Kevin F. Coppinger was the first to announce the arrest. “There is absolutely no place in this Department for anyone who would jeopardize the safety of their fellow officers and the people in our custody by bringing illegal drugs into a secure facility,” Coppinger said.
Capt. Jason Mazza became police chief in Plaistow, N.H., this past Monday. The promotion ceremony was held at the Plaistow Board of Selectman meeting with members of the department, Mazza’s family and members of the public present. Mazza was introduced by his counterpart, Plaistow Fire Chief Chris Knutsen.
Mazza holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice and is an FBI-LEEDA Trilogy recipient. He has been a member of the Plaistow Police Department since 2002, when he started his career as a police and fire dispatcher. In 2007, Mazza shifted his career and became a police officer.
When. Gov. Maura Healey came to Haverhill last month with her “Keep Your Coverage” campaign, officials said there would be a messaging campaign aimed at reaching MassHealth-eligible residents who risk losing health insurance. As of now, though, residents in Haverhill, Methuen and Lawrence—three Gateway communities with vulnerable populations—won’t get the state’s paid messages about paperwork help and resources from any local news outlet. The nonprofit charged with carrying out the campaign told WHAV Wednesday, the money will instead go to the MBTA, which operates commuter rail locally. “There are no radio advertising buys as part of this campaign.
Haverhill City Councilor Daniel R. Diodati took the city’s legislative delegation to task Tuesday for failing to help Haverhill solve its expensive and ongoing water distribution and sewer pipe maintenance issues. Diodati, who represents Ward 2, spoke Tuesday following a discussion of impending and more severe water use restrictions and a range of other options to respond to drought conditions. Diodati said he believes the city is lucky a new well under the Merrimack River is projected to come on line relatively soon. “We really are in this together and we’re just trying to get through. We’re two years from having a viable water source.
The gymnasium at Whittier Regional Vocational School turned into a BMX bike skate park Wednesday when five professional bicycle trick athletes entertained students while offering an important message on how to deal with bullies and to find that all important life passion. The ASA Entertainment No Hate Tour came to Whittier with a mission to show the teens that ordinary kids like them once were targets of bullies but grew into professional athletes living their childhood dreams. Sprinkled in was the importance of not just talent but a positive attitude. Master of Ceremonies Zack Newman encouraged students. “Stick with it. Find that thing you love and never quit.
As part of Trails & Sails, Rocks Village Memorial Association is hosting an open house and art show at the Hand Tub House and Toll House Museum in Rocks Village. Organizers say visitors may enjoy a picnic lunch overlooking the Merrimack River and then visit the Hand Tub House and museum for informal tours. Wall and table art from local artists is on view and for sale, and each day features a different artist for an “artist’s talk” at 1 p.m. Proceeds benefit the ongoing preservation of this historic site. The museum is open Saturdays and Sundays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., from Sept. 19 through Oct.
Those seeking financial support for a nonprofit community project have a little more time to receive help from local benefactors. Haverhill’s Cogswell Club, comprised of a group of philanthropists who annually pool their efforts, is extending its deadline to Thursday, Oct. 15, for receipt of letters of inquiry. The Cogswell Club, founded by City Councilor Timothy J. Jordan in 2021, is seeking proposals from nonprofit organizations with ideas for projects or programs that can completed in 2027 with a donation of between $50,000 and $75,000. Besides the calendar-year completion deadline and amounts, applicants must be Internal Revenue Service-recognized, 501(c)(3), charities and eligible projects or programs must be specific in nature.