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97.9 WHAV ♦ December 16, 2024 ♦ Public Media of New England, Inc.
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Haverhill School Policy Committee to Review Safety After School Crosswalk Incident
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The Haverhill School Committee’s Policy Subcommittee will review procedures after a parent complained about communication after an incident with his daughter in sixth grade and a car at a school crosswalk. Stephen Costa thanked Caleb Dustin Hunking School Principal Timothy Betty for his work, but charged some staff responsible for traffic safety were lost when the budget was trimmed by …
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Sections: Education, Haverhill
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Haverhill City Clerk’s Office Expects to Return to First-Floor City Hall Space in January
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The Haverhill City Clerk’s office expects to move back into its first-floor spot in City Hall in mid-January after a tangle of wires literally tripped up the office’s services. City Clerk Kaitlin M. Wright said her office temporarily relocated to the basement near the Newcomb Street side of City Hall after more than 50 years of new and abandoned wires …
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Methuen Police Collecting Toys, Gift Cards During 11th Annual Toy Drive
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Methuen Police are joining in again for what is the 11th annual toy drive with Debbie’s Treasure Chest. During the last 10 years, police department staff have collected thousands of toys for children in need in the Merrimack Valley. They are asking or donations of unwrapped toys and gift cards which may be left anytime, day or night at a …
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Pentucket Regional School District Students Plan Winter Concerts, Visual Arts Displays
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Students from the Pentucket Regional School District perform in two winter concerts, while works by visual art and video students are displayed during receptions this week. The Pentucket Regional Middle School Winter Concert and Visual Arts Reception takes place Tuesday, Dec. 17, in the school’s dining commons and auditorium. The visual arts reception, featuring student works, runs from 6-7 p.m., …
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Sections: Education, Region
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Whittier Tech Beats the Odds, Invited by State to Again Pursue New School, Possibly at College
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Against the usual odds, Whittier Regional Vocational Technical School won state approval to move forward with a replacement school the same year it lost the same eligibility. During a meeting of the Massachusetts School Building Authority Friday afternoon, Whittier Tech was unanimously invited into the eligibility period toward rehabilitating or replacing the school. “This is a momentous milestone and we …
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Sections: Education, Haverhill, Region
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Haverhill Council on Aging Seeks Gifts for Seniors Through Giving Tree Program by Monday
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Today is the final day to pick up a tag from the Christmas tree at the Haverhill Council on Aging and deliver gifts to ensure local seniors in nursing homes receive holiday gifts. The annual Giving Tree initiative aims to help nursing home residents who do not have family or visitors during the holidays. Participants can visit the Haverhill Citizens …
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Sections: Community Spotlight, Haverhill
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Groveland’s Potter Receives Top Women in Marketing Award by National Organization
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Kristen Potter of Groveland, a public relations professional with John Guilfoil Public Relations, was recently selected as one of the leading women in marketing by a nationwide organization. Potter, Guilfoil’s vice president of digital and enterprise accounts, received a Top Women in Marketing Award from Ragan Communications during a lunch in New York. Ragan provides conferences, workshops, training and leadership …
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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
- Valerie A. (Gauthier) Boudreau
- Beverly June (Blunt) Weir
- Paul Joseph D’Orazio
- Nancy (Lancaster) Emerson
- Mary Anne Basque
- Lucille F. Condon
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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If you haven’t already, please add the gift of local news to the community. WHAV is Greater Haverhill’s only public radio station and nonprofit local news service. Until Dec. 31, new or increased contributions to WHAV are matched dollar-for-dollar up to $1,000 by NewsMatch. What’s more, new monthly donations are matched 12 times! Here’s some news. Your waiting may have paid off thanks to a local, matching gift from Early Contractors—effectively tripling your donations for a limited time!
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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: 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: Steve Lopez, GIS/IT program manager for Merrimack Valley Planning Commission, and Veterans Northeast Outreach Center Housing Manager and Outreach Coordinator Mandi Noguera Vega.
- 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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