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97.9 WHAV ♦ July 10, 2024 ♦ Public Media of New England, Inc.
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The Sordid History of Haverhill’s Downtown Parking Deck—A Loss Few Will Mourn
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Contractors this week began deliberately tearing down the downtown parking deck, but it was doing that to itself as far back as 1979. Anyone who’s chronicled the thing would likely say ‘good riddance’ to the horror that started 50 years ago this year. In 1974, the Haverhill Housing Authority, then the agency responsible for the city’s ill-fated urban renewal program, …
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Sections: Haverhill, Haverhill Heritage Series
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Haverhill Councilors Approve ‘Green’ Home Near Water Supply
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A special permit request for a single-family home near Round Pond passed Haverhill City Council last night with flying colors. Using words like “tremendous,” “thoughtful” and “inspirational,” councilors praised the environmentally friendly design, which sends clean runoff into Round Pond, has no carbon footprint and improves drainage in the area. The home, located at 0 Stanley Drive, is less than …
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Plaistow Police Welcomes Officers Merwarth, Ventullo and Medvecky
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The Plaistow Police Department recently swore in Officers Colten Merwarth, Ryan Ventullo and Christian Medvecky. Merwarth and Ventullo will be going to the New Hampshire Police Standards and Training July 29 for 16-weeks, followed by a 12-week field training program. Merwarth is a sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves, squad leader of the of the Combined Anti Armor Team …
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Program Drove Over Age 25 Enrollment at Northern Essex, Other Community Colleges Nearly 45%
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The Healey-Driscoll Administration says MassReconnect drove community college enrollment of those over age 25 up nearly 45% and overall enrollment 8% during its first academic year, supporting more than 4,500 students, including Pedro Rentas of Haverhill. The enrollment increase reversed a decade of declines. The state Education Department highlighted Pedro Rentas of Haverhill who began last fall in the business …
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Sections: Education, Haverhill
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Greater Haverhill Indivisible Hosts ‘Inequality for All’ Documentary Screening July 11
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Greater Haverhill Indivisible is screening “Inequality for All,” a documentary about wealth disparity in the United States, this Thursday. The documentary is based on former Labor Secretary Robert Reich’s book “Aftershock: The Next Economy and America’s Future.” It seeks to examine the widening income gap in the U.S. and Reich’s work to reverse it during his time with the Clinton …
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Sections: Community Spotlight, Haverhill
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Chefs and Farms Pair Up to Celebrate Summer’s Bounty at Tattersall Farm-to-Table July 25
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Local chefs and restaurants partner with regional farms Thursday, July 25, at Tattersall Farm-to-Table for a walk-around tasting event to support local businesses. Attendees can enjoy all-evening access to locally grown food, drinks and live music. Peak-season food such as summer vegetables, pork sausage and Greek lamb will be provided by the participating farms including Heron Pond Farm, Lillooet Farm, …
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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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- Berube-Comeau Funeral Home
- Brookside Chapel & Funeral Home
- Kevin B Comeau Funeral Home
- Dole Childs & Shaw Funeral Home
- Driscoll Funeral Home
- Paul C. Rogers Funeral Home
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You Benefit When Your Neighbor is Informed
“People not only don’t know what’s happening to them, they don’t even know that they don’t know.”
― Noam Chomsky
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We’ve all seen it. That friend on social media who spouts off about outdated news or just spreads rumors or misinformation.
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Save them from embarrassment by encouraging them to tune in 97.9 WHAV every weekday for accurate, reliable and trustworthy local news. Even better, remind them they can sign up for the free Wavelengths eNewspaper.
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Greater Haverhill’s only public radio station and nonprofit local news service thanks WHAV members and donors who make this free service available because they realize an informed public makes for better neighbors, employees, volunteers, customers, leaders and voters.
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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. Guests: Haverhill Public-Private Partnership Director Allison Heartquist and Whiz Kidz Science Fun with Mark McKellar.
- 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. Guests: Michael Thompson, Haverhill SCORE Volunteer, and Erin Padilla of the Rotary Club of Haverhill.
- 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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