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97.9 WHAV ♦ October 03, 2024 ♦ Public Media of New England, Inc.
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Haverhill City Council Petitions State to Expand Board of Health to Five Members
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The City Council on Tuesday approved a Home Rule Petition to expand the city’s Board of Health to five members. Councilors unanimously approved the petition, the first step in adding additional seats to the board at the request of Mayor Melinda E. Barrett. “It kind of showed itself, a three-person board is a little tricky if people are out sick …
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‘Nagging’ Fire at Farm Stump Pile Keeps Haverhill Firefighters Busy
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Fire within a huge tree stump pile at Haverhill’s Kimball Farm kept Haverhill firefighters and mutual aid partners busy Tuesday night and Wednesday. The Haverhill Fire Department was dispatched around 9:40 p.m., Tuesday, to the farm at 791 East Broadway, Haverhill. Fire Chief Robert M. O’Brien said the fire appears to have started from natural heated decomposition. He said it …
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Haverhill Schools Look to Replace Services as Beth Israel Lahey Health Plans to End Clinic
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Haverhill school administrators are scrambling to determine what services families may need as they learned Beth Israel Lahey Health Community Behavioral Health Center will soon close its outpatient clinic here. Director of Guidance Counseling and Student Support Services Jami Dion recently told the School Committee she learned of the closing after having a conversation with Lahey on Sept. 23. “This …
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Sections: Education, Haverhill
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Atkinson Women’s Civic Club’s 2024 Indoor/Outdoor Artisan Market Saturday
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The Atkinson Women’s Civic Club is having its 2024 Indoor/Outdoor Artisan Market, offering the community a day of shopping and family fun. Attendees will have the opportunity to find unique gifts and crafts from among the work of 75 local artisan vendors. There will also be raffle baskets, 50/50 raffles, music and various food vendors. Proceeds benefit the Atkinson community. …
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Sections: Community Spotlight, Haverhill, Region
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Author Tavani Speaks on ‘A.I. Essentials: Unlocking the Future’ in Plaistow Library Talk Thursday
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For those wondering—or worried—about artificial intelligence and the latest technology, Professor Herman T. Tavani will provide an overview and answer questions Thursday night. Tavani, author of the textbook “Ethics and Technology,” speaks on “A.I. Essentials: Unlocking the Future” and explains the meanings behind such terms as “Ai,” “ChatGPT” and “Chatbot.” He’ll also discuss ethical and social implications and how they …
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Rollstone Bank & Trust of Fitchburg to Merge Into River Run Mutual Holding Company
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A third bank will join Newburyport Bank and Pentucket Bank under the umbrella of River Run Bancorp, MHC. Rollstone Bank & Trust of Fitchburg is merging into the network of mutual community banks, bringing combined assets above $3.5 billion. River Run was established in 2023 by Newburyport Bank and Pentucket Bank to create a multi-bank mutual holding company, allowing the …
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Sections: Business Bulletin, 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
- Gladys F. Bruce
- Janice “Jan” Godin
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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Make the Most of It
It wasn’t that long ago that residents of Essex County in Massachusetts and Rockingham County, N.H., enjoyed local news from a multitude of radio stations, but WHAV is now the only outlet serving this vast area.
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WHAV is part of a national trend of household and small business-supported nonprofit local news services stepping up to fill “news deserts” left after the collapse of other news media. On-air, online, over cable television and via smart apps, only WHAV provides hourly local news; Community Spotlight; live, daily interviews with newsmakers; government meetings; and more.
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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: Rep. Adrianne Ramos, 14th Essex District.
- 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.
- Our Miss Brooks: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
Friday’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: Rep. Andy X. Vargas and Claire Walsh of the Groveland Pines Speedway Reunion.
- 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.
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