Citing what they called a “hostile” work environment, union staff at John Greenleaf Whittier School say they do not support Principal Matthew Condon and Assistant Principal Cathy Koch. Condon and Koch told WHAV Friday “we have been revamping structures and systems to facilitate improved student achievement and growth,” pointing to a recent increase in a state-defined metric for success. Their “doors are open” to staff seeking to give feedback, they added. At a School Committee meeting last week, Special Education Teacher Barbara Greenwood read a letter from the Haverhill Education Association explaining its members’ “vote of no confidence.” Her colleagues in the audience stood solemnly while she spoke.
Haverhill and Lawrence are among 26 designated Gateway Cities to be named “Cooling Corridors” with expanded state-supported tree planting. Gov. Maura T. Healey named the communities during an Arbor Day celebration in Chicopee. The state Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs’s new Cooling Corridors program support communities, nonprofits and other organizations with tree-planting initiatives.
A 30-year-old Haverhill man was one of 16 people indicted by a federal grand jury on a case related to drug dealing and money laundering that allegedly distributed tens of thousands of counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine. David Delauri of Haverhill faces charges of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances that was first brought against 16 people in November of 2022. Others are Lawrence Michael Nagle of Saugus; Christopher Nagle, Revere; Javier Bello, Beverly; Anthony Bryson, Billerica; Frantz Adolphe, Lynn; Soyanna Lages, Somerville; David Muise, Swampscott; Alexander Villar, Danvers; Edward Ortiz, Swampscott; Yaira Ramos-Rivera, Billerica; Jose Garcia, Roslindale; Chevon Dorce, Lynn; and Gino Castillo, Salem.
Surya Sarkhel, a longtime Haverhill resident known for local performances of poetry, dance and song, will share her talents in a free performance at the Haverhill Citizens Center. Sarkhel is a songwriter and published in her native Indian language and in English. She also performs traditional, classic Indian dance.