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97.9 WHAV ♦ May 21, 2025 ♦ Public Media of New England, Inc.
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Haverhill’s Temple Emanu-El Celebrates 88 Years at Farewell Dinner This Past Saturday
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Haverhill’s Temple Emanu-El congregation came together this past weekend to celebrates its long history in Haverhill and look towards a new chapter. Saturday night’s farewell dinner welcomed more than 75 people, many who had driven a distance to mark the occasion. While many said the moment was bittersweet, retired Rabbi Ira L. Korinow encouraged the group to look forward while …
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Haverhill High School Senior Trebicka Wins ‘I Voted’ Sticker Contest
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(Additional photograph below.) A design drawn by Haverhill High School senior Ryan Trebicka will grace the “I Voted” stickers given out during the city’s next election. Haverhill City Clerk Kaitlin M. Wright said Trebicka’s entry features Haverhill’s signature brown and gold colors and blends themes of civic duty and patriotism. Eighteen-year-old Trebicka said he was shocked when he learned he …
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Mayor’s Office Calls Temporary Closing of Basiliere Bridge Without Notice ‘Unacceptable’
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Unexpected street paving work by National Grid is being blamed for this morning’s complete shut down of the Pfc. Ralph T. Basiliere Bridge that snarled traffic from downtown Haverhill and throughout the Bradford section of the city. Josselyn De León-Estrada, deputy chief of staff to Mayor Melinda E. Barrett, told WHAV National Grid notified the city Monday morning of its …
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Haverhill High Ninth Graders to Virtually Tour Auschwitz-Birkenau
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Haverhill High School ninth graders will have the opportunity take a real time virtual guided tour through the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp as part of a series of in-school field trips organized by the high school’s history department this week. “By immersing students in this significant experience, we hope to inspire a new generation to confront prejudice and foster empathy in …
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Sections: Education, Haverhill
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Greater Haverhill Arts Association Seeks Art to Show
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The Greater Haverhill Arts Association is seeking artwork for its annual show and sale. This year’s Annual Open Art Exhibit will be held Sunday, May 25, through Sunday, June 8, at Buttonwoods Museum, 240 Water St. The museum is open Sundays from noon to 5 p.m. and Tuesdays through Saturdays 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. So far, some 55 pieces …
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Sections: Community Spotlight
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Fifth Annual Hometown Heroes Tribute Moves to City Hall Thursday Because of Rain
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Haverhill Exchange Club’s Fifth Annual Hometown Heroes Tribute Ceremony is moving indoors Thursday because of expected rain. The ceremony remains open to the public and takes place Thursday, May 22, 2 p.m. at Haverhill City Hall auditorium, second floor, Haverhill City Hall, 4 Summer St. The Hometown Heroes Committee is behind all of those downtown lamp post banners honoring veterans …
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Sections: Community Spotlight, Haverhill
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Stem’s ‘Bong and Pong’ Event Raises $3,000 for Patriots Helping Vets Charity
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Massachusetts cannabis retailer Stem in Haverhill recently hosted its second “Bong and Pong” event, attracting more than 250 people and raising $3,000 for Patriots Helping Vets, a nonprofit that helps veterans heal through cannabis horticulture. The money will help the group provide 15 complete cannabis grow sets to veterans across the nation. “Once again, the cannabis community has come together …
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Sections: Business Bulletin, Cannabis
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- Joan E. (Crowley) Driscoll, 91
- Edwin G. “Jerry” Ellis, 77
- John P. Harland, 76
- Mary D. (Cronin) Regan, 90
- Roger Fred Roach, 82
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: Katie Cook, president and CEO Greater Haverhill Chamber of Commerce, and Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School Superintendent Maureen Lynch.
- 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: Bobby Gariepy, founder of Haverhill Performing Arts Workshop, and MeVa Transit Administrator Noah S. Berger.
- 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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