2020-11-15

Boardwalk extension opens to public

This newest section of the riverfront walkway, behind the newly constructed Heights at Haverhill tower, opened to the public October 23. The completion of the section continues Mayor James Fiorenti­ni’s vision for extending the board­walk along the full length of Merrimack Street, from Harbor Place to Washing­ton Square in back of the post office, and eventually continuing along Washington Street […]

NH Phil concerts on hold until 2021

The Seifert Performing Arts Center in Salem, New Hampshire, has suspended all live events for the rest of 2020, and so the NH Philharmonic Orchestra, which performs at the center, has postponed all of its concerts through the end of the year. However, the Phil is exploring op­tions for safely performing live chamber music at local venues. Visit nhphil.org for […]

Temple Emanu-El Haverhill’s author mini-series begins November 15

Temple Emanu-El in Haverhill’s Fall 2020 Author Mini-Series, a two-part virtual event, begins Sunday, November 15, at 4 p.m. with Mimi Lemay, author of “What We Will Become: A Mother, a Son, and a Journey of Transforma­tion.” The event will be held via Zoom. Registration is required at bit.ly/ TEMimiLemay. In her memoir, Lemay recounts her child’s journey through gender […]

The Switchboard expands its gallery space and programming

The Switchboard, the gallery space locat­ed at 43 Washington Street, has tempo­rarily expanded to 41 Washington Street, providing more opportunities for local artists to show and sell their work during the pandemic. The expansion was made possible through a collaboration with Traggorth Companies and Mass Devel­opment. The 43 Washington Street space is hosting “What Remains,” an exhibit by The Switchboard’s […]

GARDEN MUSINGS

Peppers can spice up any dish or garden design

If you have ever grown peppers, you know that the harvest at the end of gar­den season is huge. Any peppers still hanging on the plant must be picked be­fore the slightest frost. Peppers can han­dle a lack of rain, and mine flourished despite the drought this year. They grow well in raised beds, containers and in the vegetable garden. […]

A Word from the Fire Chief

Protective measures during the holidays

This year, Fire Prevention Week includ­ed October 8, a significant date because it is the anniversary of the Great Chica­go Fire in 1871. Each year the fire service has a special fire-prevention topic. This year’s topic is cooking fires. “Stand by Your Pan” is the motto. As we approach the holiday season, when friends and families gather togeth­er, those who […]

MEMORIES OF HAVERHILL

Television in the 1950s

If you lived in the Greater Haverhill area in the 1950s, you probably remember the Golden Age of Television and that we had three TV channels to choose from, or possibly four if you were able to pick up Channel 9 out of Manchester, New Hampshire. Once National Educational Television came along, you had the over­whelming choice of possibly five […]

Haverhill homes go all out


Some Haverhill residents have ramped up their Halloween celebration by deco­rating their homes with a spooky theme this year. While some are whimsical and intended for all ages (last month’s Haverhill Life cover story focused on the kid-friendly inflatables at Micaela Trent’s home at 1083 Main Street), oth­ers are ghastly or ghostly and geared to those who appreciate the scarier […]

TO MAKE HALLOWEEN SPOOKY

Chris’ Farm Stand’s contribution to scary includes this skeleton farmer finishing up his day. Haverhill Life photos by Alison Colby-Campbell except where noted Haverhill’s favorite Halloween houses Compiled by Sam Powell Kenoza/NECCO/Highlands 20 Midlake Street27 Lucas Drive246 Kenoza Avenue37 Russett Hill Road43 Green Street46 Hamilton Ave.Columbus Ave.238 Lawrence Street Route 97/Hilldale/Westgate 91 Grove Street5 Cornell Road57 Altamont Street35 Mt Dustin […]

A GOULD STAR

Junior striker ends lengthy hiatus with sensational Hillies debut

If Maci Gould believes bad things come in threes, then the Haverhill High School junior may have been bracing herself for the 2020 soccer campaign. After all, the Hillies striker had already lost not one but two seasons to ACL tears (in 2018 and 2019). This year, with the COVID-19 pan­demic jeopardizing the fall sports season, Gould feared she should […]