Haverhill brief: Wednesday, September 30, 2026
Haverhill School Committee confronts MCAS essay scores after quarter of students left answers blank
Haverhill School Committee confronts MCAS essay scores after quarter of students left answers blank.
From Haverhill News
- School Committee digs into dismal MCAS essay scores. Haverhill's School Committee reviewed stark MCAS essay data for Haverhill High School and debated a new subcommittee arrangement to help set Superintendent Margaret Murata's goals, a plan one member called undemocratic.Haverhill News
Coming up
- Thu, Oct 1: Consentino School Building Committee meets Thursday. The Consentino School Building Committee is scheduled to meet Thursday, Oct. 1, according to the city's online meeting calendar.City of Haverhill
- Thu, Oct 1: License Commission holds meeting Thursday. Haverhill's License Commission is scheduled to meet Thursday, Oct. 1, according to the city's online meeting calendar.City of Haverhill
- Sat, Oct 3, 11:00 a.m.: Library cancels Saturday Spanish conversation session. Haverhill Public Library's Spanish Conversation Practice session, normally held the first and third Saturdays, has been canceled for Saturday, Oct. 3.Haverhill Public Library
- Sun, Oct 4: Haverhill library closed Sunday, Oct. 4. Haverhill Public Library will be closed Sunday, Oct. 4.Haverhill Public Library
- Mon, Oct 5, 4:00 p.m.: Library marks World Space Week with model rockets. Haverhill Public Library celebrates World Space Week Monday, Oct. 5, from 4 to 5 p.m. with Recyclable Rockets, where kids ages 6 to 11 build model rockets from recycled materials. Registration required.Haverhill Public Library
- Tue, Oct 6: City Council holds regular meeting Tuesday. The Haverhill City Council holds its regular meeting Tuesday, Oct. 6, according to the city's online meeting calendar.City of Haverhill
- Tue, Oct 6, 6:00 p.m.: Library launches first kids 'read anything' book club. Haverhill Public Library holds its first Kids 'Read Anything' Book Club Tuesday, Oct. 6, from 6 to 7 p.m., letting readers roughly ages 8 to 13 discuss any book of their choosing. Registration required.Haverhill Public Library
- Wed, Oct 7, 4:00 p.m.: Teens decorate fortune teller signs at library craft event. Haverhill Public Library hosts a Teen Crafternoon Wednesday, Oct. 7, from 4 to 5 p.m., where teens ages 11 to 18 decorate a wooden fortune teller sign. Registration required.Haverhill Public Library