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Monday, October 5, 2026

Haverhill will hold its last household hazardous waste drop-off of the year Saturday morning.

From Haverhill News

• Four of 14 Haverhill deeds show a sale price so far. Haverhill News is tracking this period's property deed recordings and finds only four of 14 filed so far include a recorded sale price.Haverhill News

Today in Haverhill

• Library cancels Tuesday's kids read anything book club. Haverhill Public Library's calendar shows its Tuesday, October 6 session of the new read anything kids book club for ages 8 to 13 has been canceled.Haverhill Public Library
• New book revisits Haverhill's socialist mayor history. A new book by Philip Brown, "The Socialists of Shoe City," examines Haverhill's early 20th century socialist movement, according to CNHI News.CNHI News
• Library rolls out October Halloween book displays. Haverhill Public Library's October displays spotlight Halloween themed nonfiction, LGBTQIA+ horror fiction, and paperback thrillers as part of its seasonal reading promotions.Haverhill Public Library

Coming up

• Tue, Oct 6: City Council holds regular session Tuesday. Haverhill's City Council meets at City Hall on Tuesday, October 6, as part of its regular fall meeting schedule, according to the city's calendar.City of Haverhill
• Wed, Oct 7: Consentino School Building Committee meets Wednesday. The Consentino School Building Committee holds its next meeting Wednesday, October 7, continuing its oversight of the school construction project, per the city's calendar.City of Haverhill
• Wed, Oct 7, 4 p.m.: Library hosts teen fortune teller sign craft. Haverhill Public Library's Teen Crafternoon on Wednesday, October 7 lets ages 11 to 18 decorate a wooden fortune teller sign for Halloween; registration is required.Haverhill Public Library
• Thu, Oct 8, 6 p.m.: Library's board game night returns Thursday. Haverhill Public Library hosts Game Night Thursday, October 8 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. in the Milhendler Room, open to all skill levels with no registration required.Haverhill Public Library
• Fri, Oct 9, 2 p.m.: Library offers adult cork pumpkin craft Friday. Haverhill Public Library runs an adult cork pumpkin craft session Friday, October 9 from 2 to 3:30 p.m., with a second session set for October 17; registration required.Haverhill Public Library
• Sat, Oct 10, 9 a.m.: Last hazardous waste drop-off set for Saturday. Haverhill's final household hazardous waste drop-off of the year runs Saturday, October 10 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Wastewater Treatment Plant, 40 South Porter Street. Proof of residency is required and vehicles are limited to 25 pounds or 25 gallons.City of Haverhill
• Sat, Oct 10, 2 p.m.: Kids build art-making robots at library Saturday. Haverhill Public Library's Art Bot program Saturday, October 10 lets kids ages 8 to 12 build a marker-legged robot that creates its own drawings; registration required.Haverhill Public Library
• Sun, Oct 11: Merrimack River shoreline cleanup rescheduled for Sunday. A Merrimack River shoreline cleanup postponed from September 26 is rescheduled for Sunday, October 11, according to the city's events calendar.City of Haverhill
• Mon, Oct 12: Trash and recycling delayed a day for Columbus Day. Curbside trash and red recycling routes will run a day late the week of Monday, October 12, Columbus/Indigenous Peoples Day, with Friday's route serviced Saturday.City of Haverhill

Recent editions

• Sunday, October 4, 2026 — New parking garage opens in downtown Haverhill, adding capacity for shoppers and visitors
• Friday, October 2, 2026 — Haverhill library swaps paused Friday Flicks for new weekly adult activity session amid renovation
• Wednesday, September 30, 2026 — Haverhill School Committee confronts MCAS essay scores after quarter of students left answers blank
• Monday, September 28, 2026 — Haverhill escalates its drought emergency, banning all outdoor watering as dry conditions continue across the city
• Sunday, September 27, 2026 — Haverhill police get a new deputy chief as Meaghan Pare takes the department's number two post
• Friday, September 25, 2026 — Haverhill postpones its Merrimack River shoreline cleanup to Oct. 11 as a nor'easter approaches this weekend
• Thursday, September 24, 2026 — Deputy tax collector's office window to close for three days next week
• Tuesday, September 22, 2026 — Haverhill imposes a full outdoor watering ban as its drought emergency deepens citywide
• Sunday, September 20, 2026 — Haverhill home sales ranged from $514,000 to $1.135 million in the latest roundup