🌱 What Haverhill police say about the stabbing at Cedar’s facility

Hello Haverhill! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• What Haverhill police say about the stabbing at Cedar’s facility
• How a beloved Haverhill neighborhood park is finally making its comeback
• What led to prison time in last year’s Haverhill bank robbery?

Also on today's calendar: Pages & Pours: A Grown-Up Book Fair and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Cloudy, a shower; chilly, with a high of 47 and low of 39 degrees.
• Thursday: Cloudy most of the time, temps: high: 59, low: 35.
• Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 56 and low of 37 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

1. 2 stabbed at hummus facility in Haverhill (boston.com) — Two people suffered serious injuries after a stabbing Tuesday morning at Cedar’s Mediterranean Foods on Foundation Avenue in Haverhill, and police say there is no ongoing threat to the public. Investigators believe the individuals knew each other and are asking anyone with information to contact the Haverhill Police Department as the case remains under investigation.
   

2. Haverhill's New Zins Playground Nearly Ready (whav.net) — A long-awaited new Charles E. “Jack” Zins Playground is nearly ready to welcome Haverhill children at Groveland Street and Katsaros Drive, with accessible equipment designed for smaller play spaces. Funded through grants, city Community Development Block Grant money and local Kiwanis-led donations, the project restores a beloved neighborhood landmark, and the city has set up a fund to support future improvements and maintenance.
   

3. Messina Pleads Guilty to Bank Robbery, To Serve Prison Time (whav.net) — A Methuen man has been sentenced to state prison after pleading guilty to charges stemming from a bank robbery at Pentucket Bank’s Westgate branch in Haverhill. Prosecutors say he stole a car in Lawrence, demanded cash in Haverhill, and was arrested the next day after a multi-agency investigation including Haverhill Police.
   

4. Former Bradford College Endowment in Limbo (whav.net) — Bradford College’s former endowment, originally tied to the now-closed Haverhill school, is in limbo as Hampshire College prepares to shut down this December. Alumni leaders are pressing state officials and Hampshire’s president for answers on how much money remains and where it will go next, hoping future scholarships will still honor Bradford’s legacy.
   

5. 4 living in Massachusetts, New Jersey, accused of distributing multiple kilos of fentanyl, meth, cocaine, from California, Puerto Rico, into Massachusetts (fallriverreporter.com) — Federal prosecutors say a man unlawfully living in Haverhill is among four people indicted in a multi-state drug trafficking case involving kilos of fentanyl, meth, and cocaine mailed into Massachusetts. Authorities allege the group shipped drugs from Puerto Rico, Arizona, and California, with several packages seized, while stressing all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
   

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📸 Around Haverhill

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Haverhill

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday April 25

• 19th Annual Civil Engineering Alumni Golf Outing
  Bradford Country Club, 201 Chadwick Rd, Haverhill
  11:30 am

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Other local events

Saturday April 25

• Pages & Pours: A Grown-Up Book Fair
  Willow Spring Vineyards , 840 W Lowell Ave , Haverhill
  5:00 pm
• COMEDIAN, STAR SAPPHIRE
  Crusttown , 150 Washington St , Haverhill
  7:00 pm

Tuesday April 28

• VNEOC – Veterans Coffee Social (Haverhill)
  Veterans Northeast Outreach Center , 10 Reed St , Haverhill
  9:00 am

Thursday April 30

• Gateway Academy Open House: Explore Your Future
  Gateway Academy , 415 Primrose Street , Haverhill
  5:30 pm

Tuesday May 5

• VNEOC – Veterans Coffee Social (Haverhill)
  Veterans Northeast Outreach Center , 10 Reed St , Haverhill
  9:00 am

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📣 Haverhill Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday April 22

• Town Meeting Preview
  The Robb Center , Amesbury Town
  1:30 pm
• Tea & Talk Series
  Apollo Sunrise Center , 84 Birch Meadow Rd , Merrimac
  3:00 pm
• Pre-Town Meeting Informational Session
  Merrimac Town Hall , 2 School St , Merrimac
  6:00 pm
• Creative Community Small Project Circle
  Apollo Sunrise Center , 84 Birch Meadow Rd , Merrimac
  7:00 pm
• Zoning Board of Appeals Regular Meeting
  Methuen, MA Calendar
  7:00 pm

Thursday April 23

• No School - Spring Vacation
  Hamilton-Wenham SD South Hamilton, MA 01982

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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