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97.9 WHAV ♦ July 26, 2024 ♦ Public Media of New England, Inc.
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U.S. Senate Committee Votes to Question Steward Hospital CEO in Bipartisan Vote
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The U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions voted Thursday to authorize an investigation into the bankruptcy of Steward Health Care—owner of Holy Family Hospital in Methuen and Haverhill—and subpoena company CEO Ralph de la Torre. The order, the first issued by the HELP Committee since 1981, compels de la Torre to testify at a Sept. 12 hearing …
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Sections: Haverhill, Health, Region
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Groveland Police Dept. Promotes L’Italien to Sergeant
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Groveland Police Officer Chris L’Italien was promoted to the rank of sergeant at the start of the month. L’Italien joined the department in 2015 as a reserve officer and dispatcher, following his graduation from the Massachusetts Law Enforcement Training Alliance Reserve/Intermittent Police Academy. He joined the department as a full-time officer in 2017 after graduating from the Northern Essex Community …
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Area Ice Cream Shops Help Make Up Newly Launched Massachusetts Ice Cream Trail
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A number of local ice cream shops made it onto the Massachusetts Ice Cream Trail, an initiative launched Thursday by Gov. Maura T. Healey, celebrating the history of ice cream making in the Bay State and encouraging residents and visitors to explore more than 100 ice cream destinations. The trail, which was developed by the Massachusetts Dairy Promotion Board, Massachusetts …
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State Appealing Federal Court Decision Against ‘Banned Concepts’ Law
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by Ethan DeWitt, New Hampshire Bulletin July 25, 2024 Months after a federal court held that a 2021 state law regulating how teachers address race, gender, and other topics was unconstitutional, New Hampshire’s Attorney General’s Office has filed an appeal. In a filing to the First Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston announced Wednesday, the office argued that the U.S. …
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Adventurous Readers Club Meeting at Haverhill Public Library July 27
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Haverhill Public Library hosts its monthly Adventurous Readers Club meeting Saturday. Anyone 18 or older may join and get the chance to choose the monthly book and lead discussions. No book is off limits, and club members may read across all genres based on what piques the club’s interest. The club’s July pick is Ernest Hemingway’s “A Farewell to Arms.” …
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Sections: Community Spotlight, Haverhill
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Essex County Ghost Project Plans Hilldale Cemetery Benefit Event Saturday Night
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The Essex County Ghost Project plans a night of “paranormal intrigue” this Saturday. Thomas Spitalere, who organized the fundraiser to support Hilldale Cemetery, said visitors will explore many of the “hot spots” in the cemetery. He urges attendees to wear proper shoes and bring their own recorders, cameras and dousing rods. It takes place Saturday, July 27, with gates open …
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Sections: Community Spotlight, Haverhill
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Pentucket Bank Charitable Foundation Gives $12,500 to Lawrence DyeWorks Redevelopment
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The Pentucket Bank Charitable Foundation recently donated $12,500 to Lawrence Community Works. The money will contribute to Lawrence Community Works’ Capital Campaign for the transformation of the DyeWorks mill building into the hub of a new neighborhood in the historic North Canal Mill District of Lawrence. The redevelopment of DyeWorks will include a new, expanded home for LCW’s successful Movement …
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Sections: 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
- Sandra ‘Sandi’ Bentham (Pienta)
- Lawrence ‘Larry’ Penn
Featuring listings from all Haverhill funeral homes:
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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
- H.L. Farmer & Sons Funeral Homes
- Paul C. Rogers Funeral Homes
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Business News Subscription
Do You ‘Give at the Office?’
There was a time when large employers worked with the United Way to encourage employees to give to charity through payroll deductions.
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Major donors, such as employees of the Merrimack Valley Works of Western Electric in North Andover, helped popularize the phrase, “I gave at the office.” While programs still exist on a much less aggressive scale, employers also subsidized local news by taking out newspaper and magazine subscriptions with coffee table copies distributed throughout their enterprises.
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WHAV is Greater Haverhill’s only public radio station and nonprofit local news service.
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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: Bobby Gariepy and Maddie Hanson discuss Shrek the Musical Jr.
- 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.
- All Request Friday Night: Chris Porter, live, 6:15 p.m. Call 978-374-1900.
- Couple Next Door: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
Saturday’s Radio Highlights
- Classic Hits: Favorites all day, except as indicated
- Community Spotlight: News of upcoming cultural and civic events, quarter past every hour
- 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.
- Take Two Movie Review: 8:45 a.m. and 1:45 p.m.
- Mass Moments: Today in Massachusetts history, 6:45 a.m. and 2:45 p.m.
- Gunsmoke: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
Sunday’s Radio Highlights
- Classic Hits: Favorites all day, except as indicated
- Community Spotlight: News of upcoming cultural and civic events, quarter past every hour
- 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.
- Take Two Movie Review: 8:45 a.m. and 1:45 p.m.
- Mass Moments: Today in Massachusetts history, 6:45 a.m. and 2:45 p.m.
- Let George Do It: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
Monday’s Radio Highlights
- WIN for Breakfast: Local news, national and world news from CBS News, weather, traffic, sports and information. Marc Lemay fills in for Win Damon, 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.
- Suspense: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
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