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97.9 WHAV ♦ April 09, 2024 ♦ Public Media of New England, Inc.
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As Reported Last Fall, Haverhill Considers Merging Tilton and JG Whittier Schools in State Application
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Haverhill is making formal its plans, first reported by WHAV in December, to consider merging the John Greenleaf Whittier and John C. Tilton Schools. The Haverhill School Committee last night voted at a special meeting to authorize Superintendent Margaret Marotta to submit a statement of interest to the Massachusetts School Building Authority. The expected formality is the first required step …
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Sections: Education, Haverhill
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Child on Scooter Receives Non-Life-Threatening Injuries After Being Struck by Jeep
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An eight-year-old riding a scooter received apparently non-life-threatening injuries early Monday night when he was struck by an automobile in the Mount Washington neighborhood. Haverhill Deputy Police Chief Stephen J. Doherty told WHAV the unidentified child was “was taken to a Boston area hospital for treatment.” The eight-year-old was struck by a 2004 Jeep Liberty around 6:40 p.m., near 31 …
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Ruth’s House Names McManaman-Hailson as Executive Director
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Claire McManaman-Hailson was recently named executive director of Ruth’s House in Haverhill. She has served the nonprofit sector in the administrative office of Thom Pentucket Early Intervention, as founder of the Anchor of Hope Diaper Bank and serving 27 years as an adult foster care provider. “I am excited to have been selected to join this outstanding and dedicated team …
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Gov. Healey Stops in at North Andover High School as Part of National Robotics Week
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Besides her visit to Amazon’s new distribution facility Monday, Gov. Maura T. Healey visited North Andover High School as part of National Robotics Week. The governor met with the high school robotics club and congratulated them ahead of the Vex Robotics World Championships, which they will compete in later this month. She saw their robotics projects and presented a proclamation …
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Sections: Education, Region
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Haverhill Students in Grades 4-7 Can Learn Digital Game Design
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The UMass Lowell Innovation Hub will host a free digital game design workshop for Haverhill students in fourth to seventh grade and who live in or go to school in Haverhill. The workshop takes place Saturday, April 27, from 10 a.m. to noon. Limited available spots will fill quickly; those who are interested may visit uml.edu/ihub to register. Participants will …
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Sections: Community Spotlight, Haverhill
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Supported in part by Merrimack Valley Credit Union
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State’s First Robotic Amazon Warehouse Opens in North Andover; Town Made ‘Generous’ Agreement
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A grand opening of the state’s first automated Amazon warehouse in North Andover near the Haverhill border brought in such dignitaries as Gov. Maura T. Healey yesterday morning. Amazon workers fill customers’ orders alongside robots at the new building that opened in January, bringing over 1,500 jobs to the area, according to Sergiy Sushalskyy, the facility’s general manager. Higher-ups at …
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Sections: Business Bulletin, Region
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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: YMCA Regional Executive Director Tracy Fuller and Boys and Girls Club of Greater Haverhill Executive Director Javier Bristol.
- 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. Guests: Haverhill Public-Private Partnership Director Allison Heartquist and Mayor Melinda E. Barrett.
- 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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