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97.9 WHAV ♦ March 19, 2025 ♦ Public Media of New England, Inc.
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Continuing Critical Drought Brings Water Restrictions to Haverhill
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Haverhill has declared a drought emergency, effective Wednesday, after seven months of lower-than-expected rainfall in the region, with new water restrictions in effect for businesses and residents. Haverhill city councilors heard the rationale and what it means for resident Tuesday night from Public Works Director Robert E. Ward. In this exchange with Councilor Melissa J. Lewandowski, he explained. “Basically, the …
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Haverhill Theater Group Pentucket Players Puts on Disappearing Act
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Pentucket Players, Haverhill’s premier local community theater group since 1994, appears to have replaced its April performance of the classic “Murder on the Orient Express” with “The Case of the Disappearing Theater Group.” The official website for the Pentucket Players, PentucketPlayers.org, is down as is its official Facebook page. The official ticketing link for the Agatha Christie classic, scheduled for …
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Haverhill and Amesbury Students Join Massachusetts Agricultural Youth Council
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Two area students, including one from Haverhill, are the newest members of the Massachusetts Agricultural Youth Council. Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources Commissioner Ashley Randle on Tuesday announced Ray Budd of Haverhill and Natalee Peña of Amesbury, both attending Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical High School, as members of the Agricultural Youth Council, which is now in its second …
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Sections: Education, Haverhill, Region
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Inflation-Adjusting School State Aid Plan Gaining Traction at State House Says Haverhill’s Grannemann
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A proposal to overhaul how the state accounts for inflation when it gives financial aid to communities is gaining interest, according to the Haverhill official who first crafted the idea. Haverhill School Committee member Thomas Grannemann told his colleagues last week his proposed fix gained traction among legislators during an online presentation. “What was remarkable about this is, Sen. (Pavel …
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Sections: Education, Haverhill
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Former Patriots Lineman Matt Light, Sal Lupoli Welcome Camp Students
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(Additional photograph below.) Matt Light, the former offensive lineman for the New England Patriots, was in Lawrence Tuesday to name four deserving eighth-graders to attend his two-week leadership and youth development camp this summer in his Ohio hometown. Light, three-time Super Bowl Champion, was in the city at the invitation of Salvatore N. Lupoli, principal of the Lupoli Companies, who …
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Sections: Business Bulletin, Region
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YWCA Names 22 Tribute to Women Nominees; Honors Lunch Takes Place May 15
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The YWCA Northeastern Massachusetts has named the 22 women it will honor this year at its annual Tribute to Women awards lunch. Honorees are Marina Acosta, Mary-Jo Anderson, Deirdre Budzyna, Alison Burns, Waleska Caceres, Luz Frazier, Kim Hearst, Edith Joyce, Zoe Larsen, Cynthia Masai, Lorie Mendoza, Isis Ortiz-Belton, Dawn Palmer, Linette Perez, Peggy Pistone, Peggy Ready, Luz Rodriguez, Kretcha M. …
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Sections: Community Spotlight, Haverhill, Region
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Today’s Obituaries
- Charlotte L. (Anderson) George, 89
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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How Do You Get the Word Out to Everyone?
If you want to reach a whopping 80-90% of the local market with your news or offering, where would you turn?
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A new report by Pew Research Center confirms about eight in 10 Americans ages 12 and older listen to over-the-air radio, like 97.9 WHAV, in a given week. In 2022, 82% of Americans ages 12 and older listened to terrestrial radio in a given week, according to Nielsen Media Research data.
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Thank you to WHAV members, donors and underwriters that help pay for original local news reporting that is shared with the community.
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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: Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School Superintendent Maureen Lynch.
- 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. Guest: Ray Hebert, founder of Haverhill Downtown Boxing.
- 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.
- Our Miss Brooks: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
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