Proposed eco-friendly house up for debate at Haverhill City Council tonight!.

Just before playoffs began, a regional youth softball league disqualified all of Haverhill’s teams after umpires refused to continue servicing their games. The stakes must feel unbelievably high for parents and coaches to behave this way.

As the Steward Health Care crisis continues, a grassroots movement to save Haverhill’s only hospital is brewing.

Sometimes the government does good stuff!!.

Dog poop story!!. (I tried to make it a little silly).

A healthcare organizer says higher-ups in the state have given up on keeping Haverhill's only hospital open amid the Steward Health Care crisis.

This story, I admit, is boring. However, I did take great pleasure in writing the phrase "return activated sludge pump," which I now treasure.

zoning law is cool and important!.

Plans for much-needed affordable housing in Haverhill! . The director of the housing authority started as a receptionist and is now overseeing the agency's first new development in 40 years.

I finally understand in a tangible way the significance of "checks and balances," how governmental bodies are often at odds (in a good way), after writing this story . The material is a bit technical, and I hope I did a decent job translating it.

Union staff at a Haverhill middle school called their work environment “hostile,” saying they have “no confidence” in their principals. Many more people filled the school committee meeting than usual.

I got to ride a bus a couple weeks ago and ask the driver all about how he does his job. and I got to make a podcast about it! Here's the apple podcast link, but you can also find it on Spotify, or whoever else you listen.

as state legislators work out the budget, the regional bus service made their case for more money. I was surprised to learn these drivers are sometimes the only people the area's most vulnerable residents interact with in a day.

Emotional community meeting last week as the teacher’s union advocates for higher pay for support staff . I enjoyed chatting with a couple local officials who were at the event! .

RT @troydoesnews: I was told experiencing a total solar eclipse was a lonely, existential experience. I found something else. https://t.co/….

I covered the opening of a massive Amazon warehouse yesterday, and got to interview the governor for 5 minutes . if only I'd had the gall to ask her about the department of labor's open investigation into the company's labor practices.

Fascinating conversation with a zoning board member who voted yes despite dozens of residents opposing a development .

fascinating conversation with Haverhill's first Black school board member!.

with the statewide housing shortage in the back of my mind, I started writing a series on housing in Haverhill after passionate residents filled a zoning board meeting in January. with part 3 coming out soon, here's part 1, a story on rising flood levels.

I got to go to a federal courthouse last week!. I had to get a special media badge to bring my audio recorder in, but then the judge wouldn't even let me record :(.