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97.9 WHAV ♦ June 12, 2024 ♦ Public Media of New England, Inc.
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DA Confirms Apparent Drowning Death of 3-Year-Old Boy Saturday at Haverhill Home
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A 3-year-old boy died Saturday due to suspected drowning in a pool at a home on Liberty Street in Haverhill. Essex County District Attorney Paul F. Tucker’s office confirmed the death Tuesday. The district attorney’s office is required by law to investigate all unattended deaths. The unidentified boy was reported as unresponsive. Haverhill police were dispatched, treated the boy at …
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Park, Roadway Construction Near ‘The Beck’ in Bradford Begins
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Construction is beginning on a redesigned intersection and the new “First Nations Park” near the site of a 290-unit housing, restaurant and retail complex, “The Beck,” on Railroad Avenue across from the Bradford commuter rail station. A $1.95 million state infrastructure grant helps pay for a redesign to reduce traffic at the intersection of South Elm Street, Blossom Street, Laurel …
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Higginbottom to Continue This Fall as Interim J.G. Whittier School Principal
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Kevin Higginbottom will continue as the interim principal of John Greenleaf Whittier School when the fall term commences. Haverhill school Superintendent Margaret Marotta notified families Tuesday that Higginbottom, who was named to the job in May, would continue in the post until a permanent principal is named. “We are confident that his leadership and dedication will greatly benefit our school …
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Sections: Education, Haverhill
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NECC Hoops Standout Reynoso Goes Pro
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When the Dominican Republic’s top professional basketball league, the six-team LNB, begins its Super League season on June 18, Northern Essex Community College standout Luis Reynoso will be there. Reynoso, the most-decorated hoops player in the Northern Essex Community College Knights’ history, was selected 16th overall in the Dominican national league’s draft this month by the Santiago Metros. Of the …
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Sections: Education, Region, Sports
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Greater Haverhill Boys and Girls Club Hosting Camp Tasker Open House Thursday-Friday
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The Boys and Girls Club of Greater Haverhill is holding an open house at Camp Tasker tomorrow and Friday. The open house will give potential campers the opportunity to tour the camp, learn about its facilities and ask questions. The event will be held Thursday and Friday, June 13and 14, from 4-6 p.m. at the camp on 36 Country Pond …
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Sections: Community Spotlight, Haverhill
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Bigbelly Opens Waste Bin Manufacturing Plant on Methuen/Lawrence Line
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Bigbelly, marked the grand opening this week of its U.S. manufacturing plant Monday at the former Malden Mills Complex on the Methuen/Lawrence border. The way the plant is laid out, Bigbelly waste bins are built in Methuen and shipped from Lawrence to sites throughout North America and abroad. There are approximately two dozen employees at the Methuen location, performing jobs …
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Sections: Business Bulletin, Region
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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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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: Arike Michelle Broadnax, Haverhill Multicultural Festival.
- 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.
- Great Gildersleeve: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
Thursday’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: Michael Thompson, Haverhill SCORE Volunteer.
- 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 School Committee: When in session, Live. 7 p.m.
- Our Miss Brooks: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
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