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97.9 WHAV ♦ April 30, 2025 ♦ Public Media of New England, Inc.
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Youth Mental Health and Activities Get Mayor’s, Councilors’ Money Commitment
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Youth services programming focused on safety and mental health received the resounding support of Haverhill city councilors and the mayor Tuesday after concern over future funding was in question. Eridania Neives and Leydi Diaz Breton, representatives of Haverhill High School’s Girls Empowered Means Success program, and Pat Corr of the Bradford Swim Club gave testimony before the Council on how …
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Early Signs of Haverhill’s City Election Take Shape in Advance of Nomination Papers
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Next Monday is the first day Haverhill mayoral, City Council and School Committee candidates may take out nomination papers, but there are already signs of what those races will look like. Haverhill Mayor Melinda E. Barrett plans to launch her campaign for re-election Wednesday, May 14, with a reception at Casa Blanca Cantina Haverhill in downtown Haverhill, while Ward 1 …
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Sections: Election Central, Haverhill
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Haverhill High Football Boosters Get Early Start on Cleanup; Citywide Earth Day on Saturday
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Although Haverhill’s formal Brightside Annual Earth Day Cleanup was postponed to this Saturday, Haverhill High School Football Boosters got a head start sprucing up Trinity Haverhill Stadium last week. The Boosters, comprised of supporters—including the School Football Team, members of the cheer team, Mayor Melinda E. Barrett and state Rep. Ryan M. Hamilton, took part. City cleanup continues this Saturday, …
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Sections: Education, Haverhill, Sports
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NH Continues to Shift Education Funding to Local Property Taxpayers
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by GARRY RAYNO, InDepthNH.org, InDepthNH.org April 29, 2025 By GARRY RAYNO, InDepthNH.org CONCORD — If you are a property taxpayer in New Hampshire, the latest National Education Association annual report on school statistics across the country will not be a surprise. New Hampshire is a kind of reverse lottery: property taxpayers pay the highest percentage of public school costs of …
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Sections: Education, Region
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Team Haverhill Leads Planting Project May 1 at Riverside Park
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Team Haverhill is organizing a planting day this week to install several dozen plants and shrubs in the new Edible Avenue Project in Riverside Park off Lincoln Avenue. Volunteers are asked to gather Thursday, May 1, at 1 p.m. at the new sidewalk spur behind the old Building 19 store in Rivers Edge Plaza, 298 Lincoln Ave., Haverhill. Ann Jacobson, …
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Sections: Community Spotlight, Haverhill
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Greater Haverhill Chamber Plans 109th Annual Dinner and Wine Tasting June 5
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The Greater Haverhill Chamber of Commerce is planning its 109th Annual Dinner—this year with wine tasting. The festivities include networking, full dining and sampling of a curated selection of wines. It takes place Thursday, June 5, from 5:30-9:30 p.m., at Haverhill Country Club, 58 Brickett Lane, Haverhill. Tickets are $125 per person for members and $135 for non-members and may …
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Sections: Business Bulletin, Haverhill
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- William Gerald Collins Jr., 78
- David A. DeRoche, 74
- Zoraida Draiby
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: Habitat for Humanity Director of Charitable Giving Kevin Hudson and Haverhill City Councilors Thomas J. Sullivan and Devan M. Ferreira discuss Haverhill’s upcoming Pride Parade.
- 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.
- Fortune Business Update: Hosted by Geoffrey Colvin, 9:45 a.m. and 12:45 p.m.
- Car Chronicles: Hosted by CBS News AutoBeat Reporter Jeff Gilbert, 10:45 a.m. and 6:45 p.m.
- 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: Recreation Director Ben Delaware and Rep. Adrianne Ramos, 14th Essex District.
- 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.
- Fortune Business Update: Hosted by Geoffrey Colvin, 9:45 a.m. and 12:45 p.m.
- Car Chronicles: Hosted by CBS News AutoBeat Reporter Jeff Gilbert, 10:45 a.m. and 6:45 p.m.
- 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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