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97.9 WHAV ♦ September 16, 2024 ♦ Public Media of New England, Inc.
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Haverhill Celebrates ‘Tree Canopy’ for Primrose Street, Part of $1 Million Federal Grant
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(Additional photograph below.) Actual tree plantings along Haverhill’s Primrose Street, currently under full redevelopment, helped bring attention Friday to the city’s receipt of $1 million in federal Inflation Reduction Act money for green spaces. The ceremony, with Congresswoman Lori Trahan doubled as a celebration of Deputy Tree Warden Neil Kelleher’s 51 years of service to Haverhill. He leads a team …
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Haverhill-Based Veterans Northeast Outreach Center Considers Options as Major Fed Grant Ends
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The ending of a significant federal grant may bring changes to Haverhill-based Veterans Northeast Outreach Center, but its leader said Friday core services such as food and housing will continue. Veterans Northeast Executive Director William Kelly told WHAV the nonprofit was recently informed that its “single largest grant”— Supportive Services for Veterans and Families from the Veterans Administration—will not be …
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Proposed Haverhill Assistant Superintendent Job, Admin. Pay Increases Go to Committee
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The Haverhill School Committee on Thursday night sent proposals for an assistant superintendent position and administration salary increases to its Finance Subcommittee for further study. Haverhill Public Schools previously conducted an “extensive four-month search,” according to a Sept. 10 letter from Superintendent Margaret Marotta. “Given the challenges we faced in securing a suitable candidate, the search committee comprised of the …
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Sections: Education, Haverhill
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Lawsuit: DCYF Failed Harmony Montgomery, Then State Lied About It
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by DAMIEN FISHER, InDepthNH.org, InDepthNH.org September 13, 2024 (Haverhill’s connection to this case.) Read full lawsuit here: https://indepthnh.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/216-2024-CV-722-Complaint.pdf By DAMIEN FISHER, InDepthNH.org New Hampshire’s Division for Children, Youth and Families failed Harmony Montgomery in the months before her death as an agency investigator ignored clear warning signs she was being abused, according to the lawsuit filed Friday. Crystal Sorey, Harmony’s …
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Sections: Haverhill, Region
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Moonoogian Presents Watercolor Painting Demonstration for Women’s City Club of Haverhill Tuesday
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Dianne Moonoogian, watercolor painter, launches the season’s first meeting of the Women’s City Club of Haverhill. Moonoogian shares her talent and all attendees are invited to paint a bookmark. The meeting takes place Tuesday, Sept. 17, from 11:45 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Advent Christian Church, 160 Carleton St., Haverhill. It starts with business followed by a light lunch and …
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Sections: Community Spotlight, Haverhill
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Red Sox Impossible Dream Team’s Petrocelli Shares, Aids Memories in Haverhill
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One of the stars of the Boston Red Sox 1967 Impossible Dream Team helped put the spotlight on Alzheimer’s disease with a talk in Haverhill. Shortstop Rico Petrocelli addressed guests last Thursday at Benchmark at Haverhill Crossings, an assisted living and memory care center at an event organized by the Northeastern Massachusetts Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association, a group that …
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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
- George V. Dirago
- Raymond R. Glenn Jr.
- Michael J. Bernard
- Linda Ann (Gambino) Baxter
- Carol A. Gamble
- T. Richard "Dick" Latham
- Frank W. Atwood Jr.
- Sandra Ellen (Trull) Roach
- Andrew P. Wilson
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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There’s So Much Going On
As someone who follows local news presented by 97.9 WHAV, you surely have noticed the ever-growing number of important stories and events presented daily.
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Whether it is pent up demand or a new trend, the numbers of events and critical happenings also have grown substantially. And, only WHAV reliably covers these developments.
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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: Jimmy Carbone, Whittier Birthplace, and MakeIT Haverhill founder Keith Boucher.
- 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.
Tuesday’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: Bill Fitzgerald of Mann Orchards and Veterans Northeast Outreach Center Executive Director William Kelly.
- 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 City Council: Live, 7 p.m.
- X Minus One: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
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