Haverhill News

Jaclyn Solimine of Haverhill was named June Artist of the Month. Solimine just graduated from eighth grade at Consentino Middle School.

Overeaters Anonymous is a 12-step program for those who suffer from the disease of compulsive eating.

Some people say they got what they deserved. Others insist it wasn't enough. A day after James and Kevin Flaherty were sentenced in one of the biggest scandals to rock Haverhill in recent history, their punishment was the talk of the town in coffee shops, luncheonettes and on the Internet.

Several vehicles were damaged and broken into at the Best Western Motel on 401 Lowell Ave., police said.

During a sometimes contentious session, the City Council gave preliminary approval last night to the budgets for the schools and the Fire Department.

TIME FICTION WRITING INSTRUCTORS: Anticipated Start Date: September, 2009 Masters Degree in Creative Writing or closely related field required.

The city is poised to preserve a valuable piece of its past - a 288-year-old building.

After following the rising career of Tom Bergeron, including his new book, I decided it might be time to recall how some of us here in Haverhill helped him get started in the field of entertainment.

When police responded to noise complaints at Cedardale Groveland Outing Center early yesterday morning, they found a pool party in progress.

Brightside: Haverhill's Brightside will hold an informational meeting on Tuesday, June 23 at 7 p.m. at City Hall, Room 301, 4 Summer St.

On their own, the dozen or more fiberglass shoe sculptures could set some sort of record when they make their public entrance July 3 at Haverhill Stadium.

At first, Demita Pendleton said she thought it was computer error. At the end of the last school year, she received her son Damasae's report card - straight Fs.

Three Lawrence men were arrested on Summer Street about 6 p.m. yesterday on a variety of gun and drug possession charges, police said this morning.

Conservation Officer Mark Sheehan will remain on the job. During a presentation to the Haverhill Exchange Club Thursday afternoon, June 18, Mayor James Fiorentini confirmed that Sheehan, the city's only conservation officer, will work for both the police and water/wastewater departments.

For the 16th consecutive year, Dr. Joseph Cardarelli Jr. and his staff have recognized National Dental Health Month with an essay contest titled "How to Keep a Healthy Smile" for fourth-graders throughout Haverhill.

A high-speed State Police car chase that started on Interstate-495 in Amesbury ended with the arrests of two men on Central Street last night at about midnight.

Haverhill's Council on Aging in partnership with Bethany Homes and Northern Essex Community College's Life Long Learning program will hold a July 4 cookout and celebration on July 2 from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., in Room 103 of the college's Technology Center.

In an "adventure" of my own last weekend, I gained another measure of respect for our colonial history heroine, Hannah Duston.

A battle of the bakeries is shaping up in downtown Haverhill. The Cupcake Boutique and Bakery will open for the first time tomorrow at 15 Washington St., just down the road from the Enchanted Bake Shoppe at 108 Washington St.

A staff member at Community Action's Fox Center on Elm Street told police there have been ongoing problems with children who are on the property after hours and who are causing damage to playground equipment.