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97.9 WHAV ♦ June 10, 2024 ♦ Public Media of New England, Inc.
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Haverhill, North Andover and Merrimac Schools Receive Awards at Safe Routes to School Ceremony
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Schools in Haverhill, North Andover and Merrimac were recognized last Thursday by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation in its Annual Safe Routes to School Award Ceremony, which celebrates the schools, community members, stakeholders and crossing guards who have championed the safety of Massachusetts students on their daily routes to school. The ceremony honored partners of the Massachusetts Safe Routes to …
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Sections: Haverhill, Region
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Podcast: Spurr Relates Story Behind Finally Donning Graduation Cap and Gown After 65-Year Wait
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(Additional photographs below.) School graduation season offers a time for reflection, planning and often some heartwarming stories, but it was considerably more for 82-year-old Jean Spurr of Groveland. Spurr was awarded an honorary diploma June 1 from Georgetown High School where she was a member of the class of 1959 at graduation ceremonies on Saturday morning. She recently told WHAV …
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Sections: Education, Region
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State Awards Lawrence $250,000 for Expansion of Fiber Optic Network
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Lawrence was the only area recipient in the state’s latest round of Community Compact Municipal Fiber grants. The city was formally awarded $250,000 last week to expand the city’s fiber optic infrastructure. It was part of $9 million in grants—more than double the amount awarded in the previous cycle—awarded to 53 communities statewide to support the construction or completion of …
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Sections: Beacon Hill News, Region
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Plaistow Extends Old Home Day To 3 Days to Celebrate 275 Years
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Plaistow’s 2024 Old Home Day Celebration will be a three-day event to honor the town’s 275th anniversary. In addition to the traditional Old Home Day, there will be a Kids Fest to open the celebrations Thursday, June 20, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Town Hall, and a Decades Dance Friday, June 21, from 6 to 10 p.m. at the …
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Atkinson Women’s Civic Club Indoor/Outdoor Artisan Market This Saturday Rain or Shine
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The Atkinson Women’s Civic Club is hosting its Spring 2024 Indoor/Outdoor Artisan Market with 75 unique handmade craft and food vendors. There will be authors, chocolate, empanadas, Indian food, hamburger, hot dogs, sausages and French fries, jewelry, photography, pottery, quilted items, soap vendors and wooden items. It takes place rain or shine Saturday, June 15, from 10 a.m. to 3 …
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Haverhill Public Library Holding Patron Food Drive for Sacred Hearts Food Pantry
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Haverhill Public Library is asking for donations during its Patron Pantry Food Drive to support the St. Vincent de Paul Sacred Hearts Food Pantry. Contributors are encouraged to bring non-perishable food items such as canned foods, peanut butter, pasta and pasta sauce, olive oil, spices, baby food and formula. The food drive will run from Monday, June 17, to Saturday, …
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Sections: Community Spotlight, Haverhill
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Pentucket Bank Donates $2,500 as Sponsor of National Small Business Week Award Ceremony
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Pentucket Bank last month donated $2,500 in sponsorship of the Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce’s 2024 National Small Business Week Massachusetts Award Ceremony with U.S. Small Business Administration District Director Robert Nelson and other officials. Pentucket Bank CEO Jonathan H. Dowst said the bank is proud to have sponsored the event. “Small businesses are the engine of our economy providing …
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Sections: Business Bulletin, Haverhill
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For more business news, listen to CBS National Business Correspondent Brian Banmiller’s “Banmiller on Business,” Monday-Friday, 9:45 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. on 97.9 WHAV.
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An informed public is good for everyone. Buy from as many outlets as you can, but are you overlooking WHAV? Greater Haverhill’s only public radio station and nonprofit local news service has no outside investors and receives no cable television money or government grants.
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Today’s Radio Highlights
- WIN for Breakfast: Local news, national and world news from CBS News, weather, traffic, sports and information. Win Damon is light, lively and local, 6-9 a.m. Guest: Rep. Ryan Hamilton.
- 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.
- CBS News: Hourly, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, except as noted.
- Wave Weather: Meteorologist James Covington provides Merrimack Valley-specific reports, every half hour, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, except as noted.
- 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: Hosted by Brett Barry, 8:45 a.m. and 5:45 p.m.
- Banmiller on Business: Hosted by CBS National Business Correspondent Brian Banmiller, 9:45 a.m. and 12:45 p.m.
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Car Chronicles: Hosted by CBS News AutoBeat Reporter Jeff Gilbert, 10:45 a.m. and 6:45 p.m.
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- Insight Daily: 11:45 a.m. and 1:45 p.m.
- Suspense: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
Tuesday’s Radio Highlights
- WIN for Breakfast: Local news, national and world news from CBS News, weather, traffic, sports and information. Win Damon is light, lively and local, 6-9 a.m. Guest: American Legion Post 4 Ladies Auxiliary President Jan Curtis.
- 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.
- CBS News: Hourly, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, except as noted.
- Wave Weather: Meteorologist James Covington provides Merrimack Valley-specific reports, every half hour, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, except as noted.
- 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: Hosted by Brett Barry, 8:45 a.m. and 5:45 p.m.
- Banmiller on Business: Hosted by CBS National Business Correspondent Brian Banmiller, 9:45 a.m. and 12:45 p.m.
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Car Chronicles: Hosted by CBS News AutoBeat Reporter Jeff Gilbert, 10:45 a.m. and 6:45 p.m.
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- Insight Daily: 11:45 a.m. and 1:45 p.m.
- Haverhill City Council: When in session, live, 7 p.m.
- X Minus One: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
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