http://www.hgazette.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:31:00 +0000 http://www.hgazette.com/opinion/local_story_185103137.html http://www.hgazette.com/opinion/local_story_185103137.html The people of Haverhill are being made an offer that they must not refuse. Three organizations and mdash; the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, the Haverhill Community Violence Coalition and the Northeast Coalition for Suicide Prevention and mdash; will train anyone who is willing to learn the steps to prevent suicide among their fellow citizens. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:22:00 +0000 http://www.hgazette.com/opinion/local_story_185102202.html http://www.hgazette.com/opinion/local_story_185102202.html It wasn't very long ago that we left the 20th century behind and began our journey in a new millennium. The changing times provided a good moment to look back on where we have been and what we have accomplished during the past 100 years. Perhaps we can get a view of where Haverhill is going in coming years. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:22:00 +0000 http://www.hgazette.com/opinion/local_story_185102244.html http://www.hgazette.com/opinion/local_story_185102244.html Margaretha "Rie" Feenstra wishes it weren't so, but she is a link to the girl whose diary illuminated for the world the brutality of the Nazi regime and the Holocaust. Feenstra, 76, didn't set out to make that connection known. But moved to tears at a recent performance of "The Diary of Anne Frank" at the Northern Essex Community College's Top Notch Theater, her story came to be told. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:13:00 +0000 http://www.hgazette.com/opinion/local_story_185101310.html http://www.hgazette.com/opinion/local_story_185101310.html Since it's Fourth of July weekend, I started thinking about what brings out the red, white and blue in me and I realized there is no time I feel more American than when I'm at the park, tossing around the pigskin or having a catch. There's just something about sports that ignites my patriotic side. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:12:00 +0000 http://www.hgazette.com/opinion/local_story_185101210.html http://www.hgazette.com/opinion/local_story_185101210.html TAKE A GUESS! Can you identify the top photo? Write your guess and any comments on a postcard and mail it to Thanks for the Memories, The Haverhill Gazette, P.O. Box 991, Haverhill, MA 01831, e-mail it to HGReporter@HGaaette.com, leave a comment at our Web site, www.haverhillgazette.com, or drop it off at the office of The Gazette at 180 Merrimack St. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:11:00 +0000 http://www.hgazette.com/opinion/local_story_185101107.html http://www.hgazette.com/opinion/local_story_185101107.html There seems to be less traffic on local highways lately. Is it because of summer vacations, carpoolers, or more people taking public transportation? This week's question is: How are high fuel prices changing your life? Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:36:00 +0000 http://www.hgazette.com/opinion/local_story_178093624.html http://www.hgazette.com/opinion/local_story_178093624.html TAKE A GUESS! Can you identify the top scene? Write your guess and any comments on a postcard and mail it to Thanks for the Memories, Haverhill Gazette, Post Office Box 991, Haverhill MA 01831. Last week's photo was of the Kenoza Lake Health Resort in 1957. It is now Lakeview House, but it was first owned by the Shattuck family, then by James Sexton from 1947 to 1958, but it was also part of the former Kenoza Country Club. Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:33:00 +0000 http://www.hgazette.com/opinion/local_story_178093309.html http://www.hgazette.com/opinion/local_story_178093309.html My mother is a perfect candidate to reach the century mark. She's just 3 / years shy of the milestone and all the indicators are in place. With a little luck and some help from the Lord above, we could be celebrating her centennial at the nursing home where she has lived the past two years. Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:29:00 +0000 http://www.hgazette.com/opinion/local_story_178092917.html http://www.hgazette.com/opinion/local_story_178092917.html Why is it ... that the stairs are higher and steeper? What? I'm not as nimble as I used to be and I need to live on one floor? Why is it ... that the doors are heavier and bigger? What? I'm not as strong as I used to be and I need vitamins and iron pills? Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:24:00 +0000 http://www.hgazette.com/opinion/local_story_178092444.html http://www.hgazette.com/opinion/local_story_178092444.html The July 4 holiday is almost upon us and all the kids are finally out of school. What are you going to do to have fun this summer? Send your answers by e-mail to editor@hgazette.com, by mail to 181 Merrimack St., Haverhill, MA 01830, or you may comment on our Web site, haverhillgazette.com. Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:43:00 +0000 http://www.hgazette.com/opinion/local_story_171094314.html http://www.hgazette.com/opinion/local_story_171094314.html The Haverhill Gazette last week published the photographs of some of the local residents who took part in this year's Walk for Hunger to benefit Project Bread. Participants in such fundraising endeavors often undertake them as a leap of faith. They frequently go without proof that the money they helped to raise actually did some good. Such is not the case in this fundraiser. Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:20:00 +0000 http://www.hgazette.com/opinion/local_story_171091943.html http://www.hgazette.com/opinion/local_story_171091943.html It's been more than a decade that the Essex National Heritage Commission has been handing out grants aimed at preserving and promoting the cultural and natural resources that make the area north of Boston a special place in which to live and work. Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:19:00 +0000 http://www.hgazette.com/opinion/local_story_171091903.html http://www.hgazette.com/opinion/local_story_171091903.html TAKE A GUESS! Can you identify the scene in the top photo? Write your name and any comments on a post card and send it to Thanks for the Memories, Haverhill Gazette, Post Office Box 991, Haverhill MA 01831. Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:18:00 +0000 http://www.hgazette.com/opinion/local_story_171091804.html http://www.hgazette.com/opinion/local_story_171091804.html This week's question Mayor James Fiorentini would like to bring finances and human resources for the schools under the oversight of city government. Is this a good idea? Why, or why not? Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:17:00 +0000 http://www.hgazette.com/opinion/local_story_171091714.html http://www.hgazette.com/opinion/local_story_171091714.html In honor of Title IX, the landmark education amendment enacted on June 23, 1972, that provided equal opportunities to women and girls in sports, I wanted to pay tribute to the coolest girls around and mdash; the tomboys, athletes and sports fanatics who have been bending gender stereotypes for decades.