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97.9 WHAV ♦ April 01, 2025 ♦ Public Media of New England, Inc.
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MeVa to Allow Open Strollers on Public Buses as Employee Experience Helps Change Policy
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Parents traveling with children in strollers will be allowed to drive their children onto buses operated by MeVa Transit beginning Sunday, April 13, instead of having to break down and fold the unit, in a policy change meant to make the free transit option more attractive. Currently parents must take their child out of their stroller along with any belongings, …
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Sections: Haverhill, Region
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Public Meetings This Week: Cedar’s Mediterranean Foods Donates $60K to Police Station
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The public has opportunities to shape policy this week as various Haverhill boards meet. In the interest of transparency in government, WHAV provides this list of upcoming meetings every week. Remodeling and updating of the Haverhill Police Station’s fitness and training room will take place following an expected Haverhill City Council vote Tuesday night to accept a $60,000 donation from …
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Healey Awards State Farm Food Grants to Haverhill Agency, Others; Draws Comparison to Trump Cuts
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Gov. Maura T. Healey’s administration said Monday it awarded state farm food grants to a Haverhill-based agency and others following cuts in a similar federal program by the Trump administration. The competitive Massachusetts Farming Reinforces Education and Student Health—or FRESH—grants went to 26 school districts and 11 early education and care programs, including $28,053 to Community Action and $20,785 to …
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Sections: Beacon Hill News, Haverhill, Region
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Judge Sends Former Lawrence Mayoral Chief of Staff to Prison for Child Porn
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The former chief of staff to Lawrence Mayor Brian A. DePeña was sentenced Monday in federal court in Boston for transporting and possessing child sexual abuse material. Fifty-year-old Jhovanny Martes-Rosario was sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV to a little more than three and a half years in prison, to be followed by five years …
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Haverhill City Clerk’s Student Art Contest Aims to Improve Future Voter Participation
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Haverhill’s city clerk told city councilors last week that one of her goals behind a student design contest is to get them ready for a future of casting ballots. As WHAV previously reported, Haverhill students have an opportunity to share their love of art and civics during the city’s next election in a contest where one student’s artwork will be …
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April School Vacation Programs Set at Buttonwoods Museum
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Buttonwoods Museum is ready for public school’s April break, offering special programs. The Haverhill museum celebrates Earth Day with the Legend of the Three Sisters, telling the history of indigenous agricultural practices and offering kids, kindergarten through fourth grade, a chance to start their own Three Sisters garden by planting corn, beans and squash. It takes place Tuesday, April 22, …
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Sections: Community Spotlight, Haverhill
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Supported in part by BrightBridge Credit Union
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Plaistow Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics Offers School Education Visits
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Plaistow Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics says it is offering free dental health education visits to local schools and daycares with the aim of teaching children the importance of oral health. During visits, the dental team provides interactive lessons on proper brushing and flossing techniques, cavity prevention and the importance of regular dental check-ups. “Children also receive a hands-on experience with …
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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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No Subsidies, But There’s Still 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—remarkable when one considers it is the least funded, getting no paid municipal legal notices, no federal or state subsidies and no cable television dollars.
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Today’s Obituaries
- Roger V. Osborne, 78
- Kathleen R. Patuto, 76
- Thomas Bradley, 76
- Dianne A. (Cullen) Burns, 81
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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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: Sen. Barry R. Finegold.
- 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: YMCA Regional Executive Director Tracy Fuller and Haverhill Poet Laureate Dan Speers.
- 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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