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City Desk

Councilors Agree Haverhill Residents May Keep Farm Animals, Utilities Should Replace Trees

Councilors Agree Haverhill Residents May Keep Farm Animals, Utilities Should Replace Trees
The Haverhill City Council made final last week a residents’ right to keep farm animals and took steps to ensure trees chopped down by utilities will be replaced properly. Speaking for the Board of Health, City Solicitor William D. Cox Jr. asked the Council to make a change in the Haverhill zoning code affecting the number of animals allowed in …

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Community Resource Fair Wednesday Helps Residents Find Services and Programs

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A free Community Resource Fair, featuring information residents can use to find jobs or training, affordable housing, transportation and more, takes place Wednesday, May 18. The City of Haverhill Public Health Department is hosting the fair with more than 20 representatives from community organizations present to also provide information on substance abuse, mental health, food and clothing, heating assistance, youth …

Sections: Community Spotlight, Haverhill

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I-495 Construction Update: Lane and Ramp Closings This Week Prep for Opening New Northbound Lanes

I-495 Construction Update: Lane and Ramp Closings This Week Prep for Opening New Northbound Lanes
Continued work to restore the median between the north and southbound lanes of Interstate 495 and preparations to open additional lanes on the northbound side mean day and night lane and ramp closings this week. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation said work on the Haverhill I-495 Bridge Replacement Project calls for daytime closings of a single northbound lane, between exits …

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Regional News

Plaistow, N.H., Election Officials Accept Voter Registration and Party Updates Until May 31

Plaistow, N.H., Election Officials Accept Voter Registration and Party Updates Until May 31
Supervisors of the Checklist for Plaistow, N.H., advise residents they have until the end of the month to register or change or declare a party affiliation before primary day. The Supervisors meet to perform updates and accept applications for voter registration Tuesday May 31, from 7-7:30 p.m., at the town clerk’s office, 145 Main St. The filing period for candidacy …

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Education

Haverhill Lodge of Elks Provides Boost for Walnut Square School

Haverhill Lodge of Elks Provides Boost for Walnut Square School
The Haverhill Lodge of Elks #165 is working to make library improvements and provide playground equipment at Walnut Square School. Lodge members held a concert to raise money and addressed School Committee members last Thursday. Lodge President Francisco Rosario presented a check to school’s Administrator Jennifer Rubera. “On behalf of the Haverhill Elks, I would like to present Jen Rubera …

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Community Spotlight

Tour Tomorrow at Haverhill’s Oldest Cemetery, Pentucket Burial Ground

Tour Tomorrow at Haverhill’s Oldest Cemetery, Pentucket Burial Ground
The history of the Pentucket Burial Ground, founded in 1660, and some of Haverhill’s most famous residents buried there, will be told during an early evening walk tomorrow. It is an opportunity to learn about some of the famous people and colonial events that shaped Haverhill. The tour takes place tomorrow, Tuesday, May 17, 6 p.m., at the Pentucket Burial …

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Business Bulletin

Palovich Becomes Senior Vice President, Commercial Lending Team Leader at Pentucket Bank

Palovich Becomes Senior Vice President, Commercial Lending Team Leader at Pentucket Bank
Stacey Palovich recently joined Pentucket Bank as senior vice president and commercial lending team leader. Palovich, of Boxford, brings more than 10 years of commercial lending experience working with businesses from around New England. Her primary role is to develop and deepen current loan relationships with the bank’s commercial clients while identifying new business loan opportunities in and around the …

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  • Melinda’s Garden Moment: Melinda Myers offers tips, 7:45 and 4:45 p.m.
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