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97.9 WHAV ♦ February 13, 2025 ♦ Public Media of New England, Inc.
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Whittier Tech Committee Spares Engineering, Accepts Some Shop Mergers and Agrees to Close Others
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The Engineering shop was spared, while Construction Craft Laborer will merge into a revised Masonry program and three other shops will eventually close following Wednesday night’s vote by the Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School Committee. Early Education and Care and Design and Visual Communications will close in 2027 after the few remaining students in the program graduate, pending approval …
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Sections: Education, Haverhill
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Haverhill Council Approves $1.5 Million in Borrowing for J.G. Whitter, Silver Hill Schools
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Rising construction costs are raising concerns among elected officials on whether Haverhill and other communities can continue to pay for school rehabilitation projects over the next decade. The City Council Tuesday approved $1.5 million in borrowing to both plan the future of the John Greenleaf Whittier School and pay for the schematic design of a new roof for the Silver …
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Sections: Education, Haverhill
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Planned Lane Closing This Weekend on Basiliere Bridge Delayed a Week Due to Expected Poor Weather
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Expected inclement weather this weekend is forcing work on the Pfc. Ralph T. Basiliere Bridge to be postponed a week. State transportation officials said Wednesday this weekend’s planned closing of the bridge’s southbound side, heading from downtown Haverhill to Bradford, will now take place between Friday and Sunday nights, Feb. 21 to 23. Basiliere Bridge carries state Route 125 traffic …
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Essex County Community Foundation Again Backs Haverhill Reading and Jobs Programs
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Two Haverhill programs—one helping students attain reading proficiency by third grade and another helping residents move into new careers—this week were awarded renewed financial support from Essex County Community Foundation. Haverhill Promise will use $25,000 to help pay for the Waterford Upstart Family Literacy Program, aimed at preparing children for kindergarten, while MakeIt Haverhill will use $50,000 to help residents …
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Sections: Haverhill, Haverhill Promise
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Police, School Admin Say Pentucket Regional Middle High School Student Posted Online Threat
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A Pentucket Regional Middle High School student was found Wednesday to have allegedly posted a threat against the school on social media. West Newbury Police Chief Michael Dwyer and school Superintendent Justin Bartholomew said they were notified by a social media platform of the online threat and launched an investigation. Police and school administrators said they “worked together to quickly …
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Sections: Education, Region
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Haverhill High’s Cinderella’s Closet Seeks Prom Dress, Suit, Accessory Donations
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Haverhill High School’s Cinderella’s Closet, offering prom apparel to all students, opens its doors for the season after school every Monday, beginning in March. Cinderella’s Closet accepts donations of suits, ties, shirts, shoes, dresses, handbags and jewelry which are provided free to all students. In addition, the school seeks donations of clothing racks and hangers. All donations may be left …
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Sections: Community Spotlight, Haverhill
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This program is supported in part by a grant from the Haverhill Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.
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Today’s Obituaries
- Jonathan Cunningham
- Roberta Lee Kearns
- Nancy Carlson
- Priscilla J. (Wright) Georgian
- Edith F. Jackson
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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An informed public is good for everyone. Buy from as many outlets as you can, but are you overlooking WHAV? Greater Haverhill’s only public radio station and nonprofit local news service has no outside investors and receives no cable television money or government grants.
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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: Michael Thompson, Haverhill SCORE Volunteer and Jennifer Coffey-Matthews and Thea Doherty, Haverhill Exchange Club Hometown Heroes.
- 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.
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. Guest: Pentucket Regional School District Superintendent Justin Bartholomew.
- 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.
- “Sean Murphy:” a Valentine’s Day reading by Georgetown author Richard Zapf, 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
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