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97.9 WHAV ♦ July 24, 2024 ♦ Public Media of New England, Inc.
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Gov. Healey Confirms WHAV Report of Bids for Holy Family Hospital, Calls Them ‘Qualified’
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A day after WHAV was the first to relay news of bids for Steward’s Holy Family Hospitals, the governor confirmed Tuesday all of the bankrupt operator’s acute care operations attracted interest. “We have qualified bids for all the hospitals,” Gov. Maura T. Healey told reporters when asked whether any of Steward’s hospitals had not received bids, which were due on …
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Sections: Haverhill, Health
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With New Approach to Reign in Overdevelopment, Haverhill Council to Discuss Affordable Housing Next
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An update on Haverhill’s affordable housing situation is on the horizon for the City Council, which may begin asking more of developers before approving large projects. Officials said little on the subject during a consequential meeting on residential development last week, prompting Councilor John A. Michitson last night to call for a briefing from the Community Development Division. “It was …
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Judge Orders Prison Sentence for Former US Rep Candidate ‘Beej’ Das Over Election Donations
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Former congressional candidate Abhijit “Beej” Das was sentenced to a 21-month prison term and fined $25,000 for violating the Federal Election Campaign Act and making false statements. The North Andover Democrat who ran in the 2018 primary for Massachusetts’ 3rd Congressional District was convicted by a federal jury last October in Boston. As WHAV reported, the FBI alleged “Das solicited …
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Negotiators, Including Finegold, Seek to Hash Out Economic Development Bill Differences
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Lawmakers negotiating a major economic development bill have just over a week to strike a compromise on a bond bill reauthorizing the state’s longstanding life sciences initiative. The Senate favors a smaller borrowing and tax incentive package for the life sciences sector compared to the House and Gov. Maura T. Healey, and the differences need to be settled during closed-door …
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Sections: Beacon Hill News, Region
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Podcast: MassReconnect Shatters Myths, Helps 39-Year-Old Complete Degree at Northern Essex
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The new MassReconnect program, which encourages students 25 and up to complete their degrees for free, is credited with increasing community college enrollment. One local student taking part tells WHAV about how going back to school shattered some myths and gave him confidence. Thirty-nine-year-old Pedro Rentas is taking advantage of the program to attend Northern Essex Community College and was …
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Sections: Education, Haverhill
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Quigley is Greater Haverhill Arts Association’s Featured Member Artist Through August
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The Greater Haverhill Arts Association has named Dianne Quigley as its featured member artist through August. A native of Haverhill, Quigley is a pastel artist with a focus on New England coastal and interior landscapes. She uses soft and hard pastels to create a depth to the lands, seas, coasts and marshes she paints in hopes of bringing a sense …
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Sections: Community Spotlight, Haverhill
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Haverhill Garden Club Opens Garden of the Month Submissions
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The Haverhill Garden Club has opened submissions for its August and September Gardens of the Month. All gardens are welcome, including ornamental and flower gardens, vegetable gardens, container gardens and small pocket gardens. Those awarded Garden of the Month will receive a certificate and promotion of their garden on the club’s Facebook and Instagram pages. They will also receive lawn …
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Sections: Community Spotlight, Haverhill
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MakeIT Haverhill Job Fair Thursday Features High-Tech, Nursing, State Jobs and More
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Magellan Aerospace, Haverhill Pavilion Behavioral Health Hospital, state Health and Human Services Department and others will be showcasing available jobs during MakeIT Haverhill’s latest job fair tomorrow. Magellan seeks quality inspectors, machinists, bench hands, manufacturing and engineers, while Haverhill Pavilion is hiring registered nurses, housekeepers, dietary aide and maintenance technician and the state is looking for juvenile justice youth development …
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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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Today’s Obituaries
- Gregory M. Jones
- Jean M. Masucci
- Loretta K. Parke
- Lisa Barnes (Garchinsky)
- Glen G. Hamilton
- Joseph F. Sheehan
- 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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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: YWCA Director of Advancement Nicole Sammartino and Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School Superintendent Maureen Lynch.
- 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: MeVa Transit Administrator Noah S. Berger.
- 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: Live. 7 p.m.
- Our Miss Brooks: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
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