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97.9 WHAV ♦ January 08, 2025 ♦ Public Media of New England, Inc.
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Public Housing in Haverhill and Methuen Receive Grants to Help Tenants Become Self-Sufficient
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The Haverhill and Methuen Housing Authorities are again sharing in federal money aimed at reducing or eliminating the need for tenants to receive welfare assistance. Haverhill Housing Authority was awarded $82,000 while Methuen received $127,681 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to retain coordinators to help tenants receive training and services to improve their economic self-sufficiency. “This …
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Sections: Haverhill, Region
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Feds Award Merrimack Valley Planning Commission $1.2 Million to Improve Bike, Walking Areas
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The federal government is awarding the Merrimack Valley Planning Commission a $1.2 million grant to plan and design bicycle and pedestrian improvements in Haverhill, Methuen, Lawrence, Merrimac and Amesbury. The amount, according to Sen. Edward J. Markey, a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, will provide “safe and comfortable active transportation options, especially in high-crash areas.” Sens. …
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Sections: Haverhill, Region
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State Renews, Adds Commitments for Northern Essex, UMass Lowell Early College Programs
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Northern Essex Community College and UMass Lowell Early College programs, enabling high school students to earn college credit, Tuesday were formally awarded state grants to continue operating, add capacity and plan expansions. All 55 existing Early College programs were awarded $50,000 to $125,000 to continue their work. These include such partnerships as Haverhill High School and Northern Essex Community College; …
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Sections: Education, Haverhill, Region
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Team Haverhill Sets March 10 as ‘Possible Dreams’ Idea Forum
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Team Haverhill is getting ready for its annual “Possible Dreams” forum which historically has heard ideas leading to community improvement. Past ideas have included Haverhill’s Woofstock, Clement Farm Disc Golf Course, revitalizing the Haverhill Farmers Market, Haverhill Restaurant Week, River Ruckus, Beyond Walls Mural Project and Cleaner and Greener Downtown Haverhill. Organizers say “This community conversation provides an opportunity to …
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Sections: Community Spotlight, Haverhill
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Merrimack Valley Chamber Members to Network at Spark Fitness Riverwalk
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Members of the Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce will hit the gym, so to speak, when they participate in a networking breakfast at Spark Fitness Riverwalk. There will be food and opportunities to reach out to sales and vendor prospects. The breakfast takes place Thursday, Jan. 23, from 8-9:15 a.m., at Spark Fitness Riverwalk, 280 Merrimack St., Lawrence. The entrance …
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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
- Benjamin Chesley Bixby
- Thomas H. Painten
- Joyce Catherine (Daley) Stevens
- Dorothy Diane Germanowski
- Edward F. Lane
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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What’s Going on Over There?
WHAV listeners and Wavelengths’ readers know the answer to this oft-asked question on social media.
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Whether it be a construction project, closed street, sighting of elected officials or unusual noise, WHAV’s audiences are among the most informed people because WHAV timely and reliably reports local news.
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Thanks to subscribers and underwriters, this free service is available from Greater Haverhill’s only public radio station and nonprofit local news service. It benefits everyone when residents know what’s going on. Repeated studies show, residents will otherwise superimpose national headlines on local happenings and come to greatly distorted conclusions.
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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: Haverhill Public-Private Partnership Director Allison Heartquist and Sen. Pavel Payano.
- 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. Guests: Michael Thompson, Haverhill SCORE Volunteer and Brian McGravey, Haverhill native, musician and composer.
- 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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