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97.9 WHAV ♦ February 25, 2025 ♦ Public Media of New England, Inc.
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Haverhill Councilor Michitson Outlines Positives and Concerns Around Healey Tech School Plan
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Haverhill City Councilor John A. Michitson plans to brief his colleagues Tuesday night on both opportunities and concerns surrounding the governor’s proposed career technical education changes, including adopting a lottery system at schools with waitlists. The city councilor, who has long advocated for educational opportunities that better prepare youth for productive careers, told WHAV he believes a lottery replacing existing …
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Sections: Education, Haverhill
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Haverhill and Methuen Each Receive $100,000 State Grants to Improve Student Mental Health
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Haverhill and Methuen were among 60 school districts to be officially awarded grants Monday to improve student access to behavioral and mental health services and support. Haverhill and Methuen Public Schools will each receive $100,000 plus related professional development for school district staff from the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. “We have a mental health crisis that was …
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Sections: Education, Haverhill
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Haverhill Republicans Urge Solidarity with Bibas Family, Call for Release of All Israeli Hostages
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The Haverhill Republican City Committee is calling for every Israeli hostage, including five Americans, to be returned and reunited with their families. The statement comes as the Committee said it “stands in solidarity with the Bibas family” following the murders of the family’s children—4-year-old Ariel and nine-month-old Kfir and their mother, Shiri. The family, including the father, Yarden, were abducted …
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State Certifies Methuen’s Nearly $21 Million Surplus—$2.5 Million More Than Last Year
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Methuen is touting its nearly $21 million surplus as evidence of its “remarkable turnaround.” Mayor David P. “D.J.” Beauregard Jr. said Friday the state Department of Revenue’s Division of Local Services certified Methuen’s free cash at $20,926,263. Beauregard called the amount “historic” and noted the amount is $2.5 million more—or 14% higher—than last year. “Thanks to the exceptional stewardship of …
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Panel of Poets Discuss State of Society and Future Vision at March 20 Haverhill Forum
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A panel of speakers and poets will discuss “Where We’ve Been and Where We’re Going: Envisioning a Better Future” during a March forum at Buttonwoods Museum. Historian and professor Edward Carson, labor and community organizer Shoshana Bollinger, Haverhill Poet Laureate Dan Speers; State of Maine Beat Poet Laureate Claire Conroy and New England Poetry Renaissance founder Jeremiah Walton will participate …
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Sections: Community Spotlight, Haverhill
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Supported in part by Merrimack Valley Credit Union
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Today’s Obituaries
- Jacqueline (Bonin) “Jackie” Gulezian, 68
- Ruth Anne (Berrett) Carroll, 73
- Ann Catherine (Tanski) Casey, 85
- Antoinette D. “Toni” Heider, 78
- Richard “Dick” Mailloux, 90
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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Massachusetts Registrar of Motor Vehicles Colleen Ogilvie appears on
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WHAV’s “Win for Breakfast” show live, Wednesday, Feb. 26, at 8:15 a.m. (State House News Service photograph.)
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Of Course There’s News Today!
As a public service, Greater Haverhill’s only public radio station and nonprofit local news service, remains on the job 24/7, delivering timely and consistent coverage of the topics that matter most to you.
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WHAV offers more local news, more news that matters and more timely.
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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: Haverhill Veterans Services Officer Jeffrey C. Hollett.
- 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.
Wednesday’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: YWCA Director of Advancement Nicole Sammartino and Registrar of Motor Vehicles Colleen Ogilvie.
- 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.
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