https://nanopress.net/haverhill-ma/briefsThe daily local brief for Haverhill, MA.en-ushttps://nanopress.net/haverhill-ma/briefs/2026-10-09https://nanopress.net/haverhill-ma/briefs/2026-10-09Fri, 09 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000City Clerk Kaitlin M. Wright Esposito announced Oct. 8 that mail-in ballots are now being sent to voters who requested them, and early voting begins Oct. 17 at City Hall. Statewide, Secretary of State William F. Galvin's office said more than 600,000 ballots are on their way to voters who applied to vote by mail. Local election officials are expected to mail another 300,000 in the next several days.https://nanopress.net/haverhill-ma/briefs/2026-10-08https://nanopress.net/haverhill-ma/briefs/2026-10-08Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000The City Council voted 9-1 Tuesday to exempt residential well owners from the city's drought restrictions. Ward 3 Councilor Devan M. Ferreira was opposed and Ward 4 Councilor Melissa J. Lewandowski was absent. At-large Councilor Thomas J. Sullivan called applying the conservation plan to well owners "government overreach," and the council also adopted revised water-use rules that include irrigation-sensor requirements and higher fines.https://nanopress.net/haverhill-ma/briefs/2026-10-07https://nanopress.net/haverhill-ma/briefs/2026-10-07Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000The City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to let police impound e-bikes and e-scooters parked on city property. Police Lt. Kevin Lynch said only a parent or guardian may retrieve a vehicle from the police station, after paying any fines, and that the department is prepared to run an education campaign for parents and students. Councilors also voted 10–1 to restrict e-bikes on paved paths.https://nanopress.net/haverhill-ma/briefs/2026-10-06https://nanopress.net/haverhill-ma/briefs/2026-10-06Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Owner Deanna Faro Gaiero, her family and city leaders held a ceremonial groundbreaking Monday off Route 125 for a $5 million restaurant that Joseph's Trattoria plans to open in Ward Hill by late next spring. The restaurant is the first phase of Oxford Crossing, a planned neighborhood village with retail spaces and 270 apartments. Gaiero said the project has been six years in the planning, dating to before COVID.https://nanopress.net/haverhill-ma/briefs/2026-10-05https://nanopress.net/haverhill-ma/briefs/2026-10-05Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000The Boys & Girls Club of Greater Haverhill says it received a $100,000 state earmark from Rep. Andy X. Vargas for its campaign to build a larger club on a 6.5-acre parcel near Interstate 495. Plans include expanded after-school capacity, gyms, a teen center and child care.https://nanopress.net/haverhill-ma/briefs/2026-10-04https://nanopress.net/haverhill-ma/briefs/2026-10-04Sun, 04 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000A Haverhill family plans to restore the 1810-era house at 780 Main St., which most recently served as a real estate office, and convert it into two two-bedroom apartments. The proposal was in the city’s development-review process, WHAV reported Sept. 30.https://nanopress.net/haverhill-ma/briefs/2026-10-03https://nanopress.net/haverhill-ma/briefs/2026-10-03Sat, 03 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Haverhill is receiving nearly $2 million to rebuild the Washington Square pedestrian plaza, $1 million for its planned Merrimack River radial collector well and $568,853 for L’Arche Boston North’s redevelopment of the former A-1 Deli site. The grants were among the state’s economic development and housing awards announced Thursday.