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97.9 WHAV ♦ January 30, 2024 ♦ Public Media of New England, Inc.
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Haverhill City Council Seeks Answers on Future of Holy Family Hospital in the City
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Haverhill city councilors tonight are expected to weigh in on the future of a hospital in Haverhill as financial pressures mount for the chain that operates Holy Family Hospital’s Haverhill campus. Councilors Melissa J. Lewandowski and John A. Michitson placed the matter on the regular City Council agenda. As late as Monday, U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren said she organized a …
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Contractors to Drill Test Borings at Basiliere Bridge Over Next Six Weeks; Part of New Design Work
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Today and for about the next six weeks, contractors will be drilling test borings below the Pfc. Ralph T. Basiliere Bridge over the Merrimack River as part of completing designs to replace the nearly 100-year-old structure. A subcontractor to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation will be investigating underground conditions. Officials said determining subsurface conditions around the bridge is “critical to …
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Live, Virtual Tour of Auschwitz-Birkenau To Become Part of Haverhill High Genocide Education
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Haverhill High School students will soon have the opportunity to attend a virtual, live tour of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, representatives from the school told school committee members last week. According to history teacher Ted Kempinski, this educational tool will transform the way students learn about genocide all over the world, with Haverhill High being the first to test it. …
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Sections: Education, Haverhill
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Last Year’s Northern Essex Production ‘Hurricane Diane’ Returns for Festival Competition
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Northern Essex Community College’s production of “Hurricane Diane” is making an encore. Last spring’s production by theater students and Professor Brianne Beatrice was selected for the Region 1 Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival, taking place today through Feb. 3. Beatrice learned of the selection just before the holiday break. “We have to remount the entire production to perform at …
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Sections: Education, Haverhill
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State to Brief Public Thursday on Two More I-495-Related Valley Bridge Replacement Projects
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State transportation officials seek public input Thursday night on plans to replace two sets of bridges—in Methuen and Haverhill—not far from where it completed Interstate 495 bridge replacements two years ago. The state will gather information during an online session, Thursday, Feb. 1, beginning at 6 p.m. The proposed project consists of replacing the northbound and southbound bridges on I-495 …
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Sections: Haverhill, Region
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Haverhill City Clerk Launches 3rd Annual ‘Top Dog’ Contest
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Haverhill’s third annual “Top Dog” contest, designed to remind residents to keep their canines licensed, is kicking off. City Clerk Kaitlin M. Wright said Monday residents who license or relicense their dogs may participate for a chance to have their loyal companion named Haverhill’s “2024 Top Dog.” The first-place winner receives 2024 dog license no. 1 and their dog’s photograph …
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Sections: Community Spotlight, Haverhill
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Supported in part by Merrimack Valley Credit Union
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Today’s Obituaries: Daryl P. Long, 75, Instrumental in Development of Digital’s Minicomputers
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GROVELAND—Daryl P. Long, 75, passed away on Thursday, January 11, 2024, at the home he shared with his wife, Tina (Lucy E.) Fuller. He was born in New Brunswick, NJ, on January 26, 1948, son of the late Alfred and Kathryn Page Long. Daryl graduated from Annapolis High School in 1966. He briefly attended the University of Maryland and was …
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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. Brad Howell, president and CEO, Waystone Health & Human Services.
- 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 City Council: Live, 7 p.m.
- X Minus One: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
- FSN World News: 11 p.m.
Wednesday’s Radio Highlights
- WIN for Breakfast: Local news, weather, traffic, sports and information. Win Damon is light, lively and local, 6-9 a.m. Guest: David Tory, author of “Retribution: The Stanfield Chronicles.”
- 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.
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