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🌱 What could change at Haverhill High and Boston Road housing soon?

Haverhill, Massachusetts Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good morning Haverhill! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What could change at Haverhill High and Boston Road housing soon?
  • Could your family qualify for this below-market Curtis Street Habitat home?
  • How tonight’s zoning votes could reshape Ward Hill and Hilldale Avenue.

Also on today's calendar: SPOOKTACULAR! Music Bingo and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do they sing at a snowman's Birthday party? 🤔 (Answer below!)

☑️ Important voting information: The Nov. 3 general election is coming up. Official Massachusetts election resources: Find your polling place | Register to vote | Check your registration | Absentee, mail and early voting.

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny and cooler, with a high of 55 and low of 25 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 55, low: 39.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny and warmer, with a high of 68 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Push for downtown Whittier statue heads to Haverhill council (eagletribune.com) — Haverhill councilors will hear plans for a downtown John Greenleaf Whittier statue, an $800,000 fire alarm upgrade at Haverhill High School, and a new housing proposal on Boston Road. The school request targets aging equipment, while the housing plan would add duplexes and single-family homes, potentially boosting the city’s tax base and neighborhood options.
   

2. Habitat for Humanity Extends Deadline to Buy New Curtis St. Home (whav.net) — Haverhill families looking for affordable homeownership still have time to apply for a below-market, three-bedroom Habitat for Humanity home at 41 Curtis Street, priced at $245,000 with applications accepted through Dec. 10. Eligible buyers must meet income and credit requirements, and can complete sweat equity by helping build another home or volunteering at Habitat’s ReStore in Lawrence.
   

3. Haverhill Councilors Set to Decide Ward Hill Housing, Battery Storage Site Plans (whav.net) — Haverhill councilors are set tonight to decide zoning for a 14-home Ward Hill development and whether to create an overlay zone for future battery energy storage sites off Hilldale Avenue. The housing plan includes road, water, and fire-safety upgrades, while neighbors are raising concerns about safety, traffic, and environmental impacts around potential battery facilities.
   

4. Massachusetts man dies after striking tractor-trailer in New Hampshire (wwlp.com) — A 42-year-old Haverhill man, Joshua Raposo, died after his Toyota Solara struck the rear of a tractor-trailer on I-93 northbound in Windham, New Hampshire, early Oct. 22. New Hampshire State Police say the heavily damaged car appeared disabled and smoking in the roadway before the driver was taken to a hospital, where he later died; the crash remains under investigation.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do they sing at a snowman's Birthday party?" — Freeze a jolly good fellow (Thank you Terri P. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Haverhill

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Haverhill

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.