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97.9 WHAV ♦ May 23, 2025 ♦ Public Media of New England, Inc.
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Haverhill Exchange Club Honors Hometown Heroes, From Military to First Responders
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Haverhill honored its hometown heroes Thursday at a City Hall ceremony that featured the reading of the names of fallen service members and the 69 others whose photographs are on banners hanging off street light poles downtown. State Rep. Andy X. Vargas spoke about what the ceremony and the upcoming Memorial Day holiday means to him. “In Haverhill we know …
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Haverhill Law Day Honors Gleason with Moody Award, Ruth’s House with Liberty Bell Award
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Haverhill attorney Scott F. Gleason was awarded the prestigious Justice William H. Moody Award by the Haverhill Bar Association during annual Law Day ceremonies Thursday at Haverhill District Court. The award is given to the attorney who is held in high esteem by his peers because of his work with his clients and the court system, explained Bar Association Vice …
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Recent Rains Help Region Leave Drought Status; Groundwater Levels Still Monitored
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Ongoing rain has taken the state’s Northeast Region, which includes Greater Haverhill, out of drought status. Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Rebecca Tepper this week declared the Northeast, Connecticut River Valley and Western Regions downgraded, joining the Central Region. The Islands and Southeast Regions remain in Mild Drought, while the Cape Cod Region continues at in Significant Drought. “It is …
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Sections: Haverhill, Region
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Imprisoned Salvadoran Man, Who Once Lived in Methuen, Receives Second Sentence
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A 57-year-old Salvadoran man, formerly living in Methuen, who was already serving a 20-25-year Massachusetts prison sentence for rape of child, was sentenced Wednesday in federal court in Boston for unlawfully reentering the United States after deportation. Agustin Landaverde-Romero was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Richard G. Stearns to 21 months in prison to be served simultaneously with his …
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Inaugural Military Appreciation Day Honors Several Local Veterans at State House
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The state’s first Military Appreciation Day Thursday brought honors to several local veterans. Hosted by the Executive Office of Veterans Services in collaboration with the Massachusetts Legislature, the event recognized the contributions of veterans, active-duty service members and military families from across Massachusetts. Haverhill Veteran Service Director Jeffrey C. Hollett, a retired U.S. Army sergeant, was nominated by Rep. Andy …
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Sections: Haverhill, Region
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Museum of Printing offers Happy Accident Broadsides Workshop Saturday
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Print your own broadside using everyday items like bathmats and pool covers to create unique backgrounds at the Museum of Printing’s upcoming Happy Accident Broadsides Workshop. The free event is Saturday, May 24, any time between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. at the Museum, 15 Thornton Ave., Haverhill. Letterpress artists Mitchel Cohen, co-founder of the Printmaking and Book Arts Center …
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Sections: Community Spotlight, Haverhill
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Sen. Finegold to Address Greater Haverhill Chamber Members and Guests at ‘Eggs & Issues’
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Sen. Barry R. Finegold will address, and take questions from, members of the Greater Haverhill Chamber of Commerce during its next “Eggs & Issues” forum. Each Eggs & Issues breakfast, which take place the third Wednesday of each month, are intended to bring influential public and private figures together with the local business community for “crucial conversations around the challenges …
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Sections: Business Bulletin, Haverhill
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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 News that Really Matters
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WHAV strives to bring order to the daily chaos, putting aside falsehoods from mischief makers on social media and bringing the public more local news, more news that matters and more news that audiences can act on and, in many cases, take to the bank.
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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. Guest: Haverhill Bank Vice President Compliance Liz Cronin.
- 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.
- Couple Next Door: 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.
- 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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