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For Second Time in About a Month, MeVa Haverhill-Salisbury Bus Struck by Motorist; No Injuries

For Second Time in About a Month, MeVa Haverhill-Salisbury Bus Struck by Motorist; No Injuries
For the second time in as many months, a Merrimack Valley Transit bus on the Haverhill-Salisbury Route was struck Friday, leaving reactively minor damage but no injuries. MeVa Administrator Noah Berger told WHAV an elderly driver missed a stop sign on School Street in Merrimac and struck the side of the bus at a low speed, damaging the bus’s middle …

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Children at YMCA’s Camp Tricklin’ Falls Get Heat Reprieve Thanks to East Kingston Firefighters

Children at YMCA’s Camp Tricklin’ Falls Get Heat Reprieve Thanks to East Kingston Firefighters
The 300 children taking part in the Haverhill and Plaistow YMCA’s Camp Tricklin’ Falls and the 60 staff got a break from the heat at least for a little while last week. Continuing an annual tradition, the East Kingston, N.H., Fire Department sent a truck and firefighters last Thursday to spray campers and staff. They even accepted a return soaking …

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Regional News

Podcast: Groveland COA’s EngAGEment Celebration and Symposium Saturday; More to Come

Podcast: Groveland COA’s EngAGEment Celebration and Symposium Saturday; More to Come
The Groveland Council on Aging’s “EngAGEment Celebration and Symposium” this Saturday, features an address by Dr. Katharine Esty, author of “Eightysomethings,” workshops and connections to community resources. Groveland Council on Aging Director Alyssa Lee visited WHAV’s “Win for Breakfast” show recently to welcome attendance at the free event and explain its purpose. “That is an opportunity to celebrate and promote …

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Education

A Dozen Pentucket Regional High School Students Take Part in German-American Partnership

A Dozen Pentucket Regional High School Students Take Part in German-American Partnership
A dozen Pentucket Regional High School students are again participating in the German American Partnership Program, supported by the U.S. State Department and the German Federal Foreign Office. Last fall, 12 German students visited Pentucket and stayed with host families. They shadowed students learning German at the high school and explored Massachusetts destinations such as Boston, Plum Island, and Newburyport. …

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Community Spotlight

Golf Tournament to Support Riverside-Bradford Baseball June 28

Golf Tournament to Support Riverside-Bradford Baseball June 28
The 12u Cooperstown Team of the Riverside-Bradford Baseball League, also known as the Riverside Bradford Bandits, holds its golf tournament Friday. The tournament will include breakfast, lunch, a raffle and prizes for both tournament and raffle winners. Breakfast will start at 7 a.m. followed by a shotgun start to the tournament at 8 a.m., lunch and raffles at noon, and …

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Business Bulletin

Eammon’s Heart Freedom Illumination Project Gets Boost From North Shore Realty Group

Eammon’s Heart Freedom Illumination Project Gets Boost From North Shore Realty Group
Eammon’s Heart Foundation for Recovery and Prevention received a boost recently for its Freedom Illumination Project from local representatives of the North Shore Realty Group. The Freedom Illumination Project, the brainchild of Eammons Heart Foundation President Helen Sheehan, was created more than two years ago to use solar-powered lighting to light up United States flags flying above Haverhill monuments. In …

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  • 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 Bevilacqua of the Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce.
  • 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.
  • Car Chronicles: Hosted by CBS News AutoBeat Reporter Jeff Gilbert, 10:45 a.m. and 6:45 p.m.
  • Insight Daily: 11:45 a.m. and 1:45 p.m.
  • Haverhill City Council: Live, 7 p.m.
  • X Minus One: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.

Wednesday’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. Guests: YWCA Director of Advancement Nicole Sammartino and Hailey Moschella, Wisteria Montessori Schools.
  • 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.
  • Car Chronicles: Hosted by CBS News AutoBeat Reporter Jeff Gilbert, 10:45 a.m. and 6:45 p.m.
  • Insight Daily: 11:45 a.m. and 1:45 p.m.
  • Great Gildersleeve: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
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