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97.9 WHAV ♦ May 16, 2025 ♦ Public Media of New England, Inc.
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Residents at Three Haverhill Housing Complexes to Receive New Electric Stoves
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Residents of three public housing complexes in Haverhill are receiving new electric stoves to replace gas models shortly thanks to a state grant. The Haverhill Housing Authority is receiving $693,000, part of $45 million awarded to 17 housing authorities across the state to fund capital improvement projects. Haverhill Housing Authority Executive Director Clara Ruiz Vargas said the grant is to …
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Morrow, Rentas, Diodati Among Newcomers Seeking Haverhill Elected Office
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Haverhill’s city election season is shaping up with a former City Council candidate taking out nomination papers for one of three at-large School Committee seats. Josiah Morrow, whose first run in 2021 for City Council was unsuccessful, said in a release he will “bring to the School Committee his abilities including budgeting, contract negotiation and community outreach.” Morrow and Daniel …
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Sections: Election Central, Haverhill
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Haverhill, Methuen Seek Volunteers to Place American Flags on Veterans’ Graves
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To mark Memorial Day, the Veterans Services Departments in Haverhill and Methuen are looking for helpers to place American flags on the graves of veterans. In Methuen, volunteers will fan out Saturday, May 17, to place flags at Elmwood Cemetery, St. Anthony’s Cemetery as well as the Lithuanian, Polish and Russian cemeteries, the Walnut Hill Cemetery, Meeting House Hill and …
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Sections: Haverhill, Region
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Healey Signs Public Employee Health Insurance Bill as System Nearly Runs Out of Money
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Editor’s note: Haverhill city employees are among those that rely on the state Group Insurance Commission for health insurance coverage. The prospect of the system running out of money alarmed employees who contacted WHAV. By Colin A. Young, State House News Service Gov. Maura Healey gets 10 days to act on legislation that reaches her desk, but she used no …
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Sections: Beacon Hill News, Haverhill
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Bird Walk May 18 at Tattersall Farm in Haverhill
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Birding exert David Williams is offering a guided walk this weekend at Haverhill’s Tattersall Farm. Birders will search for both migratory and resident birds. Waterproof footwear and long pants are suggested as the trails may be wet and ticks abundant. Dogs are not allowed on the property. The walk takes place Sunday, May 18, at 9 a.m., at Tattersall Farm, …
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Sections: Community Spotlight, Haverhill
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Two From Haverhill Take Part in Ipswich River Community Choral Event May 18
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Two Haverhill residents will lift their voices as part of the upcoming Ipswich River Community Chorus’ 40th Anniversary Concert. Betty Inco and Larry Raimondi will join more than 80 other singers from 29 cities and towns across the North Shore in the spring concert Sunday, May 18, from 4 to 5 p.m., in the Joanne M. Benton Auditorium at Wilmington …
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Sections: Community Spotlight, Haverhill, Region
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Groups Plan First Ghost Walk of Season Saturday
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The Hilldale Cemetery Association is offering its first guided ghost walk of the 2025 season this Saturday. The Essex County Ghost Project and New England Para Fest is sponsoring the walk Saturday, May 17, 331 Hilldale Ave., Haverhill, which will take about two hours. The gates open at 7 p.m. and the walk will begin at 7:30 p.m. Participants should …
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Sections: Community Spotlight, Haverhill
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MassCPAs Award Scholarships to Three Area Students
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A student from Haverhill and two from Methuen are among scholarship winners named this week by the Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants’ Educational Foundation’s 2025 Scholarship Program. Haverhill’s Patricia Pham, attending UMass Lowell, was awarded the Johnson O’Connor Feron & Carucci Scholarship, while Methuen’s Osman Chacon, also attending UMass Lowell, was awarded the PKF O’Connor Davies Firm Named Scholarship. …
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Sections: Business Bulletin, Haverhill, Region
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- Robert J. “Bob” Bouchard, 85
- Nicole O. (Lussier) Paine, 79
- Eleanor M. (Blackwood) Poley, 93
- Martin T. Sice, Retired Haverhill Police Officer, 83
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 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. Guests: Michael Thompson, Haverhill SCORE Volunteer and Haverhill City Downtown Events Coordinator Hailey Pearson.
- 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.
- All Request Friday Night: Chris Porter, live, 6:15 p.m. Call 978-374-1900.
- Short Waves: “Daisy Chain” by Georgetown author, Dr. Richard Zapf, and read by Jenifer Cosgrove, and Fibber McGee and Molly, 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
Saturday’s Radio Highlights
- Classic Hits: Favorites all day, except as indicated
- Community Spotlight: News of upcoming cultural and civic events, quarter past every hour
- 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.
- Take Two Movie Review: 8:45 a.m. and 1:45 p.m.
- Mass Moments: Today in Massachusetts history, 6:45 a.m. and 2:45 p.m.
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Frontier Gentleman: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
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Sunday’s Radio Highlights
- Classic Hits: Favorites all day, except as indicated
- Community Spotlight: News of upcoming cultural and civic events, quarter past every hour
- 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.
- Take Two Movie Review: 8:45 a.m. and 1:45 p.m.
- Mass Moments: Today in Massachusetts history, 6:45 a.m. and 2:45 p.m.
- Let George Do It: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
Monday’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: MakeIT Haverhill Program Director Lisbeth Valdez.
- 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.
- Suspense: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
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