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97.9 WHAV ♦ March 14, 2025 ♦ Public Media of New England, Inc.
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Haverhill Proclaims Irish American Heritage Month, Declares Free Parking on St. Patrick’s Day
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Haverhill’s mayor is taking Irish pride to new heights—delivering a proclamation and then following up by sharing some of the gold at the ends of rainbows with downtown drivers. Mayor Melinda E. Barrett Thursday declared there will be free parking along downtown streets and within city-managed parking lots Monday, March 17—St. Patrick’s Day. Barrett showed pride in her heritage Tuesday …
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Reframe Systems of Andover Receives $277,000 State Grant for Clean Energy Demonstration
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An Andover company was awarded $277,000 Thursday from the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center to demonstrate solar integration at its factory. Reframe Systems was among clean energy and climatetech companies and researchers receiving InnovateMass grants, offering technical support for teams deploying new clean energy technologies or innovative combinations of existing technologies with strong commercial potential. Officials said it will make the …
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Sections: Business Bulletin, Region
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Northern Essex Community College Readies for 4th Annual Giving Day April 3
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Northern Essex Community College is getting ready for its fourth annual Giving Day April 3. The college’s Giving Day is a 24-hour fundraising effort that aims to unite alumni, friends, staff, faculty and students toward a common goal: supporting the college and its students. In addition to encouraging support for the college’s annual fund, Giving Day celebrates healthy camaraderie and …
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Sections: Education, Haverhill
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Hometown Heroes Banner Program Expands to Include First Responders as well as Military
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Families of first responders may now have their loved ones honored among military veterans on colorful, outdoor banners as part of the Haverhill Exchange Club’s Hometown Heroes program. As WHAV has reported, the fifth annual Hometown Heroes program displays 160 banners along the city’s central business district from Memorial Day through Veterans Day. First responders include past and present police …
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Sections: Community Spotlight, Haverhill
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Barrett to Address Greater Haverhill Chamber Members at ‘Eggs & Issues’ Breakfast
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Haverhill Mayor Melinda E. Barrett will discuss property taxes for businesses and residents, among other topics, when she meets with members of the Greater Haverhill Chamber of Commerce next Wednesday. Barrett is the latest public official to address business leaders during the Greater Haverhill Chamber’s “Eggs & Issues” breakfast Wednesday, March 29, from 7:30-9 a.m., at Pinnacle, Harbor Place, 2 …
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Sections: Business Bulletin, Haverhill
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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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- Thomas W. Gouldsbrough, 67
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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WHAV News Does the ‘Heavy Lifting’ to Keep You Informed
Every day, more than all other sources combined, WHAV does the heavy lifting, reporting timely and consequential stories that make a real difference in the lives of residents.
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Members and underwriters of Greater Haverhill’s only public radio station and nonprofit local news service help make local news available because they realize an informed public makes for better neighbors, employees, volunteers, customers, leaders and voters.
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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: North Andover Historical Society Executive Director Joanna Collantine Kerr and 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.
- Couple Next Door: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
Saturday’s Radio Highlights
- Classic Hits: Favorites all day, except as indicated
- Community Spotlight: News of upcoming cultural and civic events, quarter past every hour
- 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.
- Take Two Movie Review: 8:45 a.m. and 1:45 p.m.
- Mass Moments: Today in Massachusetts history, 6:45 a.m. and 2:45 p.m.
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Frontier Gentleman: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
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Sunday’s Radio Highlights
- Classic Hits: Favorites all day, except as indicated
- Community Spotlight: News of upcoming cultural and civic events, quarter past every hour
- 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.
- Take Two Movie Review: 8:45 a.m. and 1:45 p.m.
- Mass Moments: Today in Massachusetts history, 6:45 a.m. and 2:45 p.m.
- Let George Do It: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
Monday’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.
- The St. Paddy’s Day Misunderstanding (special): An original story by Dr. Richard Zapf, read by Jenifer Cosgrove, 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
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