After 40 years of no new properties, the Haverhill Housing Authority aims to bring 34 apartments to Hilldale Avenue by 2028. Although in the earliest stage, the quasi-public agency plans to spend $28 million on land it owns at 230 Hilldale Ave. Executive Director Clara Ruiz Vargas detailed the plans recently for WHAV. There are preliminary “plans that have been drawn up, of the idea of what we would like to have done in that area.”
The site held the authority’s offices decades prior and currently has a daycare run by Community Action.
Glenn Belanger, a longtime Haverhill resident, received approval this week to begin work on a small bedroom addition after a process he described as long and frustrating. “I’m here tonight to ask your permission to allow me to put this little bedroom on so my granddaughter doesn’t have to live in the hallway, basically,” he said at a City Council hearing Tuesday. Citing approval from the city’s departments, no councilors objected.
This coming Monday, May 6, marks the second year of observance of Moyamoya Disease Awareness Day in Massachusetts and Merrimack Valley Credit Union is supporting Credit Unions Kids at Heart, a Massachusetts-based nonprofit organization, in its efforts to raise awareness throughout the Commonwealth. Research on Moyamoya, conducted at Boston Children’s Hospital, is one of the fundraising initiatives of Credit Unions Kids at Heart. Merrimack Valley Credit Union is partnering with them to draw attention to this dangerous condition with handouts, in-branch displays and giveaways at all 19 retail branches.
The Battle of the Badges 2024, Haverhill edition, renews a friendly rivalry among the city’s first responders to see which group can recruit the largest number of eligible donors for an American Red Cross blood drive. Those who wish to help swell the ranks of Team Police or Team Fire can call 1-800-REDCROSS or RedCrossBlood.org, enter “Haverhill” and register with one of the groups to schedule an appointment. This procedure allows prospective donors to complete paperwork before the day of the collections.