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97.9 WHAV ♦ April 07, 2025 ♦ Public Media of New England, Inc.
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Nearly 1,000 Take Part in Downtown Haverhill Hands Off Rally, Protesting Trump Cuts and Actions
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(Additional photographs below.) Close to 1,000 protestors waving colorful signs and banners joined more than half a million across the country Saturday morning, filling the sidewalks on both sides of Main St. in Haverhill from city hall to the Ralph T. Basiliere Bridge as part of the national Hands Off Rally, organized by progressive groups across the country to protest …
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Red Sox ‘Hats Off to Heroes’ Honors Haverhill’s Jarvis on Opening Day
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(Additional photograph below.) Haverhill’s Donald R. Jarvis, injured in Afghanistan while serving with the U.S. Army, was the recipient of the Red Sox’s “Hats Off to Heroes” program on opening day Friday. Jarvis, who became Billerica’s director of veterans services in 2022, was nominated by a Billerica veteran who thanked Jarvis for helping with benefits. Jarvis wore a Pedro Martínez …
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Sections: Haverhill, Sports
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Lawrence General Hospital Nurses Plan Picket Tuesday Over ‘Stalled’ Contract Talks
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Lawrence General Hospital’s 550 registered nurses plan an informational picket Tuesday afternoon in front of the hospital as they say contract negotiations have “stalled over the nurses’ call for appropriate staffing, wages and health insurance benefits.” Action by the nurses, who are represented by the Massachusetts Nurses Association, is the first public demonstration since Lawrence General purchased Holy Family Hospital …
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Plaistow Begins Mosquito Control Program, Checking Standing Water and Treating as Needed
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Plaistow’s Mosquito Control program begins today as crews from Dragon Mosquito Control are checking swamps, marshes, woodland pools, ditches, catch basins, storm drains and other shallow, stagnant water for mosquito larvae. If mosquito larvae are found, treatment with insecticides, including VectoBac, VectoPrime and BVA 2 Mosquito Larvicide Oil may be used. The town said there is currently no plans to …
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Hurd Displays Portion of 5,000-Pencil Collection at Haverhill Public Library
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A portion of a vast, more than 5,000-pencil collection is on display at the Haverhill Public Library Jay Hurd, formerly of Methuen, who has family living in Haverhill and is now a resident of Bristol, R.I., has been collecting pencils for more than 30 years. As a librarian himself, Hurd says he wants to share information. At first, he said, …
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Sections: Community Spotlight
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Pridestar Trinity EMS Employees Extend Lifesaving Mission, Adopting 10 Puppies
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Nine employees of Pridestar Trinity EMS have adopted 10 rescue puppies through the Adopt A Stray agency, echoing their company’s lifesaving mission. Officials of the ambulance company say forever home adoption effort began when one employee adopted a puppy after her dog, Sadie, a frequent visitor to the office, passed away a few months back. “We’re proud of the dedication …
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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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Today’s Obituaries
- Sandra Y. (Roth) “Sandy” Keefer, 84
- Joanne M. Torpey, 99
- David A. Chase, 75
- Anthony Paul DelGrosso, 84
- Robert E. Edgerly, 79
- Douglas Sanford Frizzell, 76
- Anthony J. Maxwell, 71
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. Guests: Emmaus Vice President of Strategic Planning and Administration Eunice D. Zeigler and Haverhill High Drama Coach Melissa Allen discusses Drama Club show “Cinderella.”
- 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.
- Suspense: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
Tuesday’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: David Daly and John Chemaly of Pridestar Trinity EMS Boys and Girls Club of Greater Haverhill Executive Director Javier Bristol.
- 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: When in session, live, 7 p.m.
- X Minus One: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
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