Haverhill

Haverhill officials held an emergency meeting Thursday afternoon as coronavirus cases rise in the city, earning a high-risk designation for transmission from the state. Haverhill is among 23 Massachusetts communities considered high-risk for transmitting COVID-19 in the state’s latest data on the pandemic, putting the city in the red-zone on its community-level risk assessment map. The city’s health department...

Nearly a dozen communities are figuring out a way forward after being named high-risk by Massachusetts. In Haverhill, city leaders held an emergency meeting and the mayor remains on guard ahead of Halloween.

Mayor James Fiorentini called an emergency meeting with the Haverhill Board of Health Thursday to discuss the rise in coronavirus cases and a plan for Halloween after the city received a high-risk designation for transmission from the state.

Police and an animal control officer in Haverhill, Massachusetts, got an unusual call Wednesday morning — an emu was on the loose. The emu was spotted just after 9 a.m. near Walnut Square School before it made its way to nearby 17th Avenue, Haverhill police spokesman Capt. Stephen Doherty told The Eagle Tribune. Animal control Officer Michelle Cannon, who has…

A Haverhill, Massachusetts man is facing murder charges in connection with a fatal stabbing early Tuesday. Evanda Jackson, 46, pleaded not guilty Tuesday in connection with the stabbing death of 21-year-old Izayah Cruz, also of Haverhill, earlier in the day. Haverhill police responded to reports of a crash at 3:48 a.m. near Boardman and Water streets, where they found Cruz…

A Massachusetts man has the golf world buzzing after shooting a 56, a score so good only a few golfers in history have ever done it before. For some perspective, 58 is the lowest score carded on the PGA tour. Nick Maccario got two strokes better than that. It was foggy on Sunday morning, so Maccario said he wasn’t expecting…

A Massachusetts man recently shot a 56 on a local course and now has the whole golf world buzzing.

Some educators in Massachusetts have strong concerns about returning to the classroom in the fall, and one group is hoping to send a powerful message with a shocking display in front of Haverhill City Hall. The Haverhill Education Association planned the demonstration and says it makes no apologies for the shocking display. As a matter of fact, they say, the…

From empty shows to coffins, a shocking display outside Haverhill City Hall has people talking.

Boston Public Schools plans to delay the start of classes until Sept. 21. Meanwhile, Worcester, Salem, Brookline and Lawrence public school students learned Thursday they will start remotely; Boston’s hasn’t announced a decision on whether students will start the year in class.

Mike Ryan, the backup catcher on the Boston Red Sox’s 1967 “Impossible Dream” team during a 35-year career in professional baseball, has died. He was 78....

The Red Sox said Ryan died in his sleep Tuesday in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire....

A native of Haverhill, Ryan appeared in 636 games with the Red Sox, Phillies and Pirates from 1964-74. He was Boston’s...

A man is dead and four others are injured after a fatal rollover crash on Route 495 in Haverhill, Massachusetts early Monday morning. At 5:33 a.m., Massachusetts State Police responded to a crash on I-495 northbound in Haverhill. Troopers found a van that rolled over into an embankment. A preliminary investigation indicates another the vehicle may have cut into the…

A non-profit shop in Haverhill, Massachusetts, has issued a public plea for people to stop dumping their junk outside. Two months ago, someone illegally dumped “useless junk” outside the Ruth’s House thrift shop in Lafayette Square, according to manager Kimberley Smyly. She told the Eagle-Tribune the store had to spend money to get rid of things like a broken...

A non-profit shop in Massachusetts has issued a public plea for people to stop dumping their junk outside.

The Essex District Attorney’s Office is investigating an officer-involved shooting in Haverhill, Massachusetts, on Friday morning. The district attorney’s office said a male was shot in the area of 23 Thorndike St. and taken to Lawrence General Hospital. He is in the process of being transported to a Boston hospital. He is still alive at this time. The district...

An officer-involved shooting that injured a man in Haverhill, Massachusetts, on Friday morning is under investigation by the Essex District Attorney’s office.

A Massachusetts teenager is facing a murder charge following the fatal stabbing of another teen Tuesday evening outside a stadium in Haverhill, according to the Essex County District Attorney’s Office. Police received a call at about 8:40 p.m. for a report of stabbing after they say a 19-year-old man arrived at Merrimack Valley Hospital at Holy Family for treatment....

With concerns about the coronavirus on top of people’s minds, one of the largest health clubs in the region is taking steps to combat the spread of the virus. There are more than 4,000 members at Cedardale Health and Fitness in Haverhill, Massachusetts. That’s a lot of sweat in one place, and a lot of strangers all touching the...

With the threat of the coronavirus, one of the largest health clubs in New England is taking steps to combat the spread of the coronavirus.

Police in Haverhill, Massachusetts, who were looking for a woman missing since Wednesday say she has been found safe. Bonnie Kristiansen had last been seen around 5 p.m. on Feb. 12. Police said Saturday she was found safe. Police had said Kristiansen was wearing a green long-sleeve shirt, a white coat, blue jeans, white sneakers and a maroon backpack when…