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97.9 WHAV ♦ April 09, 2025 ♦ Public Media of New England, Inc.
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Shared Whittier Tech, Northern Essex Campus Hinges on Community Agreement
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Haverhill city councilors were told for the first time Tuesday the legislature could set the terms guiding the relationship that governs the 11 communities sending students to Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School. The revelation came as the school’s superintendent, Maureen Lynch, and Northern Essex Community College President Lane A. Glenn briefed councilors on a study backing a shared Haverhill …
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Sections: Education, Haverhill, Region
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Haverhill to Begin $14.7 Downtown Sewer and Water Project with State Loans and Grants
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Groveland, Methuen and Lawrence also Receive Partial Grants Haverhill will benefit from a combination of low-interest loans and state grants this year to separate a combined downtown sewer and an prepare an overall city stormwater management plan. State officials said Tuesday Haverhill’s $14.7 million downtown sewer project will benefit from a low-interest loan with some loan forgiveness expected from the …
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Sections: Haverhill, Region
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Haverhill Man, Working as Seabrook Officer, Returns to Court in May to Face Child Porn Allegations
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Haverhill resident John Giarrusso III is due back in court next month on allegations of possession of child pornography and distribution of graphic sexual images to a minor. Forty-eight-year-old Giarrusso, who had been working as a Seabrook, N.H., police officer, was arrested last month after the Haverhill Police Department received a tip Feb.11 from the National Center for Missing and …
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Sections: Crime, Haverhill
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State Lawyers Ask Federal Appeals Court to Restore NH ‘Banned Concepts’ Law
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by Ethan DeWitt, New Hampshire Bulletin April 8, 2025 The New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office argued before a federal appeals court Tuesday that a federal district court was wrong when it struck down a 2021 state law barring teachers from endorsing certain concepts related to race and gender. Appearing before the First Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston, the Attorney …
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Northern Essex Coach Stratton, Staff Receive Recognition for Third Consecutive Championship Win
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Northern Essex Community College men’s basketball coach Darren Stratton and his staff were recognized Sunday morning at the National Association of Basketball Coaches Champions Breakfast at the NCAA Division I Final Four. The breakfast ceremony recognized Stratton’s achievement of winning a third consecutive NJCAA Region 21 Championship as he was presented a “Champion of the Game” plaque by CBS Sports …
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Sections: Education, Haverhill, Sports
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Tattersall Farm Offers Free Backyard Beekeeping Demonstration Sunday
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Frank Valadao returns to Haverhill’s Tattersall Farm Sunday for a Backyard Beekeeping demonstration and information session. Valadao, of Soney Bees of Haverhill, provides an introduction to beekeeping, covering such topics as how to find a good location for a hive, how to assemble the hive and how to install a package of bees or five-frame Nuc. There will also be …
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Sections: Community Spotlight, Haverhill
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SCORE Outlines Business Bankruptcy Options During Online Presentation April 17
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Businesses considering reorganization or liquidation may learn about choices when SCORE presents a free online presentation next week. During “What Small Businesses Need to Know When Considering Bankruptcy,” David Berman of SCORE Boston, centers on issues in connection with both a liquidation and reorganization proceeding under federal bankruptcy laws, but also out-of-court alternatives. There will be opportunities to ask questions …
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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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Today’s Obituaries
- Jeanine M. Hickey, 68, Longtime Hale Hospital Nurse
- Judith L. (DeRoche) Thornton, 73
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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Local Journalism Tells You the Way It Is
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—John Greenleaf Whittier
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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: Haverhill Public-Private Partnership Director Allison Heartquist and Haverhill school Superintendent Margaret Marotta.
- 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. Guests: Michael Thompson, Haverhill SCORE Volunteer and Jimmy Carbone of the Pentucket Kiwanis Club.
- 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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