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97.9 WHAV ♦ September 13, 2023 ♦ Public Media of New England, Inc.
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Barrett Tops Mayoral Ticket 3,877 Votes to Wood’s 1,031; Cooper Considers Recount Over 8 Votes
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Haverhill City Councilor Melinda E. Barrett was far and away the top vote-getter in yesterday’s mayoral contest, topping School Committee member Scott W. Wood Jr. by a nearly four to one margin. Barrett, in unofficial results, garnered 3,877 votes to Wood’s 1,031. Wood’s hold on second place—and therefore a ballot spot in November—remains fragile, however, with third place finisher Guy …
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Sections: Election Central, Haverhill
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Lane Closings Start Sunday Night on Haverhill I-495 Southbound Bridge
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There will be lane closings overnight beginning Sunday night to adjust the new Interstate 495 southbound bridge in Haverhill. Massachusetts transportation officials said Tuesday lanes will close overnights between Sunday, Sept. 17, at 9 p.m., to Friday, Sept. 22, at 5 a.m., on the southbound bridge over the Merrimack River. Work involves jacking and realignment of elastomeric bearing pads on …
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Valley to Benefit From $1.2 Million Rail Freight Grants for Projects in Lawrence
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Two projects, totaling about $1.2 million, are slated to expand the availability of commercial rail freight to Lawrence. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation provided two awards—$700,000 to Environmental Rail Partners and $460,337 to the City of Lawrence. The money is to improve rail and freight access, economic opportunity and job growth. Grant recipients must match state grant funds with other …
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Exchange Program Acquaints German Students with Pentucket Regional High Counterparts
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Pentucket Regional High School students will participate in the German American Partnership Program beginning next month. Superintendent Justin Bartholomew said students will meet their virtual exchange partners in person this year as students from Germany visit Pentucket from Oct. 2-15, where they will live with host families to experience American family life firsthand. “In the past, life-long connections have been …
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Sections: Education, Region
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Five High-Rise Murals Begin Going up in Haverhill Friday with Arrival of Beyond Walls
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As many as five murals will be installed in Haverhill over a two-week period beginning this Friday, showcasing the impact of the city’s young people and cultural communities. The project by Beyond Walls, which previously completed murals in Lynn, Chicopee and Holyoke, was paid, in part, by a $50,000 legislative earmark for Beyond Walls’ partnership with the city, Creative Haverhill …
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Sections: Community Spotlight
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Greater Haverhill Chamber Names Kimberly Jones Photography Business of the Month
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Kimberly Jones Photography of Haverhill has been named as the August Business of the Month by the Greater Haverhill Chamber of Commerce. Jones specializes, in her words, in “capturing the grins of preschoolers and photographing weddings.” She was trained at the New England School of Photography and The Center for Digital Imaging Arts in Waltham. She was previously employed at …
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Sections: Business Bulletin, Haverhill
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Today’s Obituaries: Albert ‘Al’ Corneau Jr., 71, Retired from General Electric
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Albert “Al” Corneau Jr., of Haverhill, and Fort Myers Beach, Fla., passed away peacefully surrounded by love on Sept. 11, at High Pointe House in Haverhill at age 71. Al leaves behind his cherished wife, Linda, and their devoted daughter, Allison. He will be terribly missed by his older brothers Dave and Kenny, along with their wives Arleen and Pat. …
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Today’s Radio Highlights
- WIN for Breakfast: Local 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 Pentucket Regional School District Superintendent Justin Bartholomew.
- 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.
- 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: 8:45 a.m. and 5:45 p.m.
- Insight Daily: 9:45 a.m. and 6:45 p.m.
- Great Gildersleeve: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
- FSN World News: 11 p.m.
Thursday’s Radio Highlights
- WIN for Breakfast: Local news, weather, traffic, sports and information. Win Damon is light, lively and local, 6-9 a.m. Guests: Michael Thompson, Haverhill SCORE Volunteer, and Old Farmer’s Almanac Senior Editor Sarah Perreault.
- 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.
- 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: 8:45 a.m. and 5:45 p.m.
- Insight Daily: 9:45 a.m. and 6:45 p.m.
- Haverhill School Committee: Live. 7 p.m.
- Our Miss Brooks: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
- FSN World News: 11 p.m.
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