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97.9 WHAV ♦ July 17, 2024 ♦ Public Media of New England, Inc.
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One Downtown Haverhill Lot Now Reserved for Residents; Additional Parking to Open Across the Street
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It’s a matter of differing interpretations, but for now the temporary parking lot adjacent to Harbor Place in downtown Haverhill is reserved for residents only. Haverhill Economic Development and Planning Director William Pillsbury Jr. told WHAV Tuesday that replacement spaces stem from an agreement reached last December with Harbor Place. It called for spaces for “residents, tenants, occupants and visitors” …
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Haverhill Men Face Drug-Related Charges for Alleged Illegal Sales at Vape and Smoke Shop
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Two Haverhill men associated with a smoke and vape store were arrested Tuesday by Georgetown Police for allegedly selling THC vape cartridges and related charges after an investigation by police, Department of Revenue and the North Shore/Cape Ann Tobacco Policy Program. Thirty-year-old Ram Gupta and 29-year-old Dinesh Kumar Yadav were charged with distribution of a class C substance, possession with …
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Sections: Crime, Haverhill, Region
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Methuen Plans Purchase of Historic Searles Estate; Perry to Seek Council Support
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Methuen plans to purchase the historic estate of the late Edward F. Searles from the Sisters of Presentation of Mary and establish an independent commission to guide its future. Methuen Mayor Neil Perry said Tuesday the city last Friday signed an agreement, subject to City Council approval, to buy the 19-acre parcel at 209 Lawrence St. It includes 12 historic …
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Whittier Tech, Essex Tech Share in Career Technical Initiative Grants for Job Training
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Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School and Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School were among schools awarded Career Technical Initiative grants Tuesday to train jobseekers for careers in high-demand occupations within the trades, construction, and manufacturing sectors, Whittier was awarded $784,000 from the Healey-Driscoll Administration while Essex Tech was given $2 million. Whittier will provide training to 98 participants …
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Sections: Education, Haverhill, Region
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Tampa Bay Rays Draft Northern Essex Community College’s Voelker
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Northern Essex Community College sophomore right hander Jayden Voelker has been drafted in the eighth round of the 2024 Major League Baseball Draft. Selected by the Tampa Bay Rays as the 246th overall pick in draft taking place at the Cowtown Coliseum in Fort Worth, Texas. Voelker becomes the first MLB Draft pick out of Northern Essex since Spencer Brown …
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Sections: Education, Haverhill
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Whittier Birthplace Celebrates Poets and Writers Weekend
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Among Haverhill’s greatest claims to fame is poet and writer John Greenleaf Whittier. In his day, he was the inspiration for many who sought careers as published writers, so it’s only fitting that his birthplace hosts a weekend’s worth of activities for modern-day writers with similar aspirations. Whittier Birthplace’s Poets and Writers Weekend kicks off with a Poetry Happening, hosted …
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Sections: Community Spotlight, Haverhill
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MeVa Transit Promotes Mendez to Second in Command, Names Two Others to Posts
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Merrimack Valley Transit, known as MeVa, for short, recently promoted two—as deputy administrator and outreach coordinator respectively—and hired a comptroller. Niorka “Nio” Mendez, who received her start at the agency as a bus driver in 2014 and promoted three years later to administration, was elevated to second in command as deputy administrator at the start of the month. Besides beginning …
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Sections: Business Bulletin, Haverhill, 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 Obituaries
- Paul A. Caron
- Joan P. Driscoll (Peabody)
- Scott A. Krueger
- Beth Eileen Robinson
- Eric W. Watts
- 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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First with the Most Talked About News
Greater Haverhill’s only public radio station and nonprofit local news service provides consistent and timely coverage of local news. Tune in to 97.9 WHAV for breaking news when it happens.
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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.
- 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: Haverhill Promise Director Jessica Kallin.
- 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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