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97.9 WHAV ♦ December 13, 2023 ♦ Public Media of New England, Inc.
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Haverhill Councilors Express Support for New Whittier Tech, But Urge Cost Cutting if Possible
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Haverhill city councilors were largely favorable Tuesday night towards plans to build a replacement Whittier Regional Technical Vocational High School, but pressed for a lower price tag in hopes of gaining voter approval during a Jan. 23 districtwide vote. Superintendent Maureen Lynch advocated for the $444.6 million rebuilding of the 50-year-old school. After reimbursement from the Massachusetts School Building Authority, …
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Sections: Education, Haverhill
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Haverhill Promise and MakeIt Haverhill Receive Grants to ‘Bridge the Digital Divide’
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Haverhill Promise and MakeIt Haverhill are among five nonprofits awarded grants by the Essex County Community Foundation to advance digital equity and bridge, what’s been called, “the digital divide.” Haverhill Promise will build an online program to prepare students for kindergarten in Haverhill, where only 11% of children attend Pre-K, while MakeIt Haverhill will work to advance adoption of the …
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State Puts $50,000 Towards Study of Cochichewick River Dam Removal in North Andover.
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The state will pay $50,000 towards a study into removing the Cochichewick River Dam in North Andover. The grant was one of seven by the state Department of Fish and Game’s Division of Ecological Restoration and designed to help dam owners assess risks and opportunities and provide the state with critical information for future ecological restoration and climate adaptation planning. …
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Methuen Woman Pleads Guilty to Taking Social Security Benefits Intended for Her Child
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A 57-year-old Methuen woman pleaded guilty Monday in federal court in Boston to stealing Social Security benefits intended for her child. Karen Silva-Brown, pleaded guilty to theft of public funds before U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs, who scheduled sentencing for March 7. She was arrested and charged in November 2022 for continuing to take benefit payments after her …
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Congressional Committee Advances Relief That Would Aid Greater Lawrence Family Health Center
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Greater Lawrence Family Health Center, with offices in Haverhill, Methuen and Lawrence, is among community health centers nationwide that could enjoy continued and expanded federal aid if legislation approved by a congressional subcommittee becomes law. Congresswoman Lori Trahan a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee, hailed passage Monday of bipartisan legislation she helped advance. “Community health …
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Sections: Haverhill, Health, Region
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Sixth Annual John Greenleaf Whittier School Winter Concert Dec. 15
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The Sixth Annual John Greenleaf Whittier School Winter Concert takes place this Friday. Selections include songs from The Addams Family, Into the Woods and Matilda. There will also be some hit holiday classic. Produced by the JGW Drama Club, the concert takes place Friday, Dec. 15, at 4 p.m., at John Greenleaf Whittier School cafeteria, 256 Concord St., Haverhill. The …
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Sections: Community Spotlight, Education, Haverhill
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Lanam Club to Host Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce Networking Holiday Mixer
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The Lanam Club host the Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce for a Business Networking Holiday Mixer next Tuesday. There will be appetizers and door prizes. Attendees are also asked to bring a toy to benefit the Hope for the Holidays Toy Drive. The mixer takes place Tuesday, Dec. 19, from 5-7 p.m., at the Lanam Club, 260 N. Main St., …
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Sections: Business Bulletin, Region
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Today’s Obituaries: Bruce D. Desmarais, 65, CFO of DeRoma Construction
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Bruce D. Desmarais, 65, a resident of the Town of Atkinson since 1982, died on Sunday December 10, 2023 at Lawrence General Hospital, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Haverhill, son of the late Ernest and Frances (Besso) Desmarais, Bruce attended Saint Joseph Grammar School and was a member of the Haverhill High School Class of 1976. He received …
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Don’t Forget Your WHAV News ‘Subscription’
During December, nonprofit WHAV asks for your help.
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Most people are already paying for what some loosely call news. Sometimes, it’s a newspaper or magazine subscription and, in many cases, a cable TV bill with part of the fee going to one of those national channels. WHAV asks you to also support Greater Haverhill’s only public radio station and nonprofit local news service. After all, WHAV is first with the most talked about local news.
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Today’s Radio Highlights
- WIN for Breakfast: Local news, weather, traffic, sports and information. Win Damon is light, lively and local, 6-9 a.m. Guests: Haverhill Public-Private Partnership Director Allison Heartquist and Pentucket Regional School District Superintendent Justin Bartholomew.
- Classic Hits: Favorites all day, except as indicated
- Local News: Every half hour from 6-9 a.m., hourly 9 a.m.-3 p.m., every half hour from 3-6 p.m.
- Community Spotlight: News of upcoming cultural and civic events, quarter past every hour
- Mass Moments: Today in Massachusetts history, 6:45 a.m. and 3:45 p.m.
- Melinda’s Garden Moment: Melinda Myers offers tips, 7:45 and 4:45 p.m.
- Sound Beat: 8:45 a.m. and 5:45 p.m.
- Insight Daily: 9:45 a.m. and 6:45 p.m.
- Great Gildersleeve: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
- FSN World News: 11 p.m.
Thursday’s Radio Highlights
- WIN for Breakfast: Local news, weather, traffic, sports and information. Win Damon is light, lively and local, 6-9 a.m. Guests: Michael Thompson, Haverhill SCORE Volunteer, and Laurie Cantwell, Haverhill Lions Club.
- Classic Hits: Favorites all day, except as indicated
- Local News: Every half hour from 6-9 a.m., hourly 9 a.m.-3 p.m., every half hour from 3-6 p.m.
- Community Spotlight: News of upcoming cultural and civic events, quarter past every hour
- Mass Moments: Today in Massachusetts history, 6:45 a.m. and 3:45 p.m.
- Melinda’s Garden Moment: Melinda Myers offers tips, 7:45 and 4:45 p.m.
- Sound Beat: 8:45 a.m. and 5:45 p.m.
- Insight Daily: 9:45 a.m. and 6:45 p.m.
- Haverhill School Committee: Live. 7 p.m.
- Our Miss Brooks: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
- FSN World News: 11 p.m.
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