http://www.eagletribune.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Sun, 20 Jul 2008 02:00:00 +0000 http://www.eagletribune.com/punewshh/local_story_201221722.html http://www.eagletribune.com/punewshh/local_story_201221722.html North Andover is joining Haverhill and other Massachusetts communities that are testing to see if wind turbines will work for them. The Covanta company's trash incinerator at the edge of Interstate 495 in Haverhill has a small turbine that collects wind and converts it to electricity. The company is also studying wind patterns on top of a hill on its property along the Merrimack River to see if larger turbines will work there. Sun, 20 Jul 2008 01:45:00 +0000 http://www.eagletribune.com/punewshh/local_story_201221735.html http://www.eagletribune.com/punewshh/local_story_201221735.html HAVERHILL and mdash; Schools and city departments are close to creating a single office to control all spending and mdash; a move that will save taxpayers money, Mayor James Fiorentini said. Fiorentini said he and School Superintendent Raleigh Buchanan have agreed to form a new department in charge of those money matters. School leaders have hesitated to go along with the move, fearing the mayor is looking to grab power over schools. Sun, 20 Jul 2008 01:34:00 +0000 http://www.eagletribune.com/punewshh/local_story_201222010.html http://www.eagletribune.com/punewshh/local_story_201222010.html HAVERHILL and mdash; As the city braces for a possible loss of $1.2 million in state money, Mayor James Fiorentini said he will not ask taxpayers to dig deeper into their wallets. Fiorentini's budget counted on $2.4 million from the state to help pay the city's annual debt on the old Hale Hospital. The Legislature approved the money, but Gov. Deval Patrick vetoed it last week, leaving only $1.2 million for the city. Unless lawmakers override the veto, Haverhill must come up with the other $1.2 million elsewhere. Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:16:00 +0000 http://www.eagletribune.com/punewshh/local_story_202001619.html http://www.eagletribune.com/punewshh/local_story_202001619.html It was just a few years ago that Haverhill police added bicycle patrols and mdash; considered a way they could get an edge on inner-city crime. Officers could quietly patrol tightly packed neighborhoods, sneak up on drug dealers and other street criminals, even zip through back alleys where cruisers would never fit. Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:06:00 +0000 http://www.eagletribune.com/punewshh/local_story_200232602.html http://www.eagletribune.com/punewshh/local_story_200232602.html HAVERHILL and mdash; The annual Sapienza Memorial Road Race was close to being canceled earlier this year when organizers learned they might be charged $1,000 for police details. The problem was resolved and on Thursday night it went on with an estimated 1,000 people lining the route to see the 200 runners ranging in age from 13 to 86. Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:05:00 +0000 http://www.eagletribune.com/punewshh/local_story_200232533.html http://www.eagletribune.com/punewshh/local_story_200232533.html HAVERHILL and mdash; Police are warning children and families in the area of Hilldale Avenue and Haverhill High School to watch out for strangers after a 15-year-old girl was approached by a man she did not know. Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:04:00 +0000 http://www.eagletribune.com/punewshh/local_story_200232508.html http://www.eagletribune.com/punewshh/local_story_200232508.html HAVERHILL and mdash; When Rabbi Ira Korinow arrived at Temple Emanu-El last Saturday for Sabbath services, he was mortified and sickened by what he found. Someone had spread feces on the door handle to the entrance of the Main Street temple. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:35:00 +0000 http://www.eagletribune.com/punewshh/local_story_200103450.html http://www.eagletribune.com/punewshh/local_story_200103450.html Fourth-graders all smiles about essay contest For the 15th consecutive year, Dr. Joseph Cardarelli Jr., board-certified orthodontist, and his staff have recognized National Dental Health Month with an essay contest they call "How to Keep a Healthy Smile." The contest is open to all fourth-graders in Haverhill. This year's grand prize winner of a $500 savings bond is Roger Gosselin of St. Joseph School. Joseph Benson of Sacred Hearts School won the second prize of a $300 bond. Darlene Del Orbe of Golden Hill won the third prize of a $200 bond. Honorable mentions ($100 bonds) went to Sean Bellemore of Tilton Elementary, Jillian Lemieux of Pentucket Lake, Tim Carbone of Sacred Hearts, Erica O'Flaherty of St. Joseph's, Samantha Vets of Silver Hill, Amelia Skoler of Bradford Elementary and Isabel Camacho of Golden Hill. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 01:22:00 +0000 http://www.eagletribune.com/punewshh/local_story_200012227.html http://www.eagletribune.com/punewshh/local_story_200012227.html HAVERHILL and mdash; The sister of an electrical worker who received a shock said he is in a coma and on a respirator. Juliette Zivic of Rye, N.H., said her brother John Kaye, 52, of Hingham was transferred this week from Merrimack Valley Hospital in Haverhill to Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:17:00 +0000 http://www.eagletribune.com/punewshh/local_story_200001702.html http://www.eagletribune.com/punewshh/local_story_200001702.html HAVERHILL and mdash; It seems wherever you go in the city these days, there are workers in buckets fiddling with power lines near the tops of utility poles. This week they were along Kenoza Avenue, on Boardman Street near Nettle Middle School, and elsewhere in the Riverside section of the city. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:12:00 +0000 http://www.eagletribune.com/punewshh/local_story_199221850.html http://www.eagletribune.com/punewshh/local_story_199221850.html HAVERHILL and mdash; The state attorney general's office said it was wrong to say a local medical supply company used "fraudulent" practices in overbilling the state for equipment for Medicaid patients. Yesterday, a spokesman for the office said it should not have used the word "fraudulent" in a press release this week that detailed the Home Care Specialists company's agreement to pay $118,524 to the state after an investigation. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:11:00 +0000 http://www.eagletribune.com/punewshh/local_story_199214712.html http://www.eagletribune.com/punewshh/local_story_199214712.html HAVERHILL and mdash; Mayoral hopeful John Michitson isn't wasting any time criticizing his expected opponent in the 2009 election, still 15 months away. Michitson, who announced his candidacy last month, blasted Mayor James Fiorentini for focusing on alleged sick time abuse by highway workers, firefighters and other city employees only after the mayor was prompted to the problem by the City Council. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:10:00 +0000 http://www.eagletribune.com/punewshh/local_story_199214642.html http://www.eagletribune.com/punewshh/local_story_199214642.html HAVERHILL and mdash; After unsuccessful attempts to convince Haverhill Paperboard Corp. not to close, city and state officials are scrambling to provide the company's 174 workers with help, ranging from job training to federal money they might qualify for. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:05:00 +0000 http://www.eagletribune.com/punewshh/local_story_199224640.html http://www.eagletribune.com/punewshh/local_story_199224640.html GROVELAND and mdash; For the past 12 years, the Pentucket Arts summer camp has been providing local kids with a place to express themselves creatively for a few weeks every summer. This year, there are three separate weeklong sessions, each with its own ethnic theme. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:05:00 +0000 http://www.eagletribune.com/punewshh/local_story_199221840.html http://www.eagletribune.com/punewshh/local_story_199221840.html GROVELAND and mdash; It's had a visit from aspiring professional baseball players, an ice-cream social, several story hours, candy bar bingo games and a scavenger hunt. Every week, Langley-Adams Library has hosted a special event as part of its summer reading program.