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97.9 WHAV ♦ September 19, 2023 ♦ Public Media of New England, Inc.
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City Council Tonight Considers 10 New Haverhill Apartments, Including Elderly Units
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Ten apartments—four public for seniors and six private units—are before the Haverhill City Council tonight for special permits. The Haverhill Housing Authority proposes to build its first new apartments in years by expanding an existing four-unit building that it recently bought into eight units in the Riverside neighborhood. The Housing Authority bought the property at 335 Groveland St. and 0 …
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Celebration Tonight Welcomes ‘De La Puente’ Mural by Artist Angulo
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Creative Haverhill tonight celebrate downtown Haverhill’s latest public art, “De La Puente,” a towering mural by local artist Kevin Angulo. An artist talk, blue tape “ribbon” cutting, light refreshments and live music highlights the festivities, taking place from 5:30-7:30 p.m., on the back wall of the MeVa Transit parking garage on Granite Street with an address of 4 Batchelders Court, …
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Sections: Going Out, Haverhill
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Haverhill Mayoral Candidate Wood Withdraws Citing ‘Falsehoods;’ Cooper Joins Barrett on Fall Ballot
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Mayoral candidate and sitting 20-year School Committee member Scott W. Wood Jr., leaves public life at the end of the year after choosing by Monday’s deadline to end his mayoral run. Wood’s withdrawal, followed by his preliminary election elimination from a Ward 4 School Committee post, represents his precipitous fall since June when allegations resurfaced of racist and misogynist conduct …
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Sections: Election Central, Haverhill
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Plaistow, N.H., Plans Hearings on Plan to Group Homes to Buy Discount Electricity
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Plaistow, N.H.’s Community Power Committee is having two public hearings to detail a proposal to aggregate town households to purchase lower-cost electricity and increase use of renewable energy. According to the Committee, New Hampshire law empowers the town to create a buying group of electricity customers not yet using a competitive supplier. Plaistow will set sets terms and conditions for …
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Northern Essex Community College Offers Live and Virtual Info Sessions on Free College for Those Eligible
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Northern Essex Community College is having a series of information sessions for those newly eligible to complete their degrees at no cost to them. The new “MassReconnect” allows residents aged 25 or older who have not already obtained a college degree to attend the state’s community colleges for free. This last-dollar support covers tuition and fees, including books and materials …
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English Language Learners Circle Meets Monday Nights at Haverhill Public Library
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English Language Learners are invited to practice conversing in English with native speakers. The English Speakers of Other Languages conversation circle meets Mondays this month, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Milhendler Room at the Haverhill Public Library, 99 Main St. No registration is necessary. For more information visit haverhillpl.org under Calendar of Events.
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Sections: Community Spotlight, Haverhill
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Singer Tommy Rull Entertains Today at Noon at Haverhill Citizens Center
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A local entertainer escorts his audience today through the decades by sharing the music of popular singers including Sinatra, Elvis, Paul Anka and many others. Singer Tommy Rull performs today. Sept. 19, from noon- 1 p.m. at the Haverhill Citizen Center, 10 Welcome St. For reservations contact Paola Hussein at 978-374-2390, ext. 3916.
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Sections: Community Spotlight, Haverhill
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Second Green Goddess Golf Invitational Raises $16,000 for Patriots Helping Vets
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The Second Annual Green Goddess Golf Invitational, hosted and organized by cannabis retailer Stem of Haverhill, attracted 450 participants and raised $16,000 for Patriots Helping Vets, a Massachusetts non-profit focused on helping veterans heal through horticultural therapy and promoting veterans’ rights to cultivate medicinal plants. The Green Goddess Invitational promotes, celebrates and assists women operating in the traditional male-dominated fields …
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Sections: Business Bulletin, Haverhill
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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. Guest: Veterans Northeast Outreach Center Executive Director William Kelly.
- 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 City Council: Live, 7 p.m.
- X Minus One: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
- FSN World News: 11 p.m.
Wednesday’s Radio Highlights
- WIN for Breakfast: Local news, weather, traffic, sports and information. Win Damon is light, lively and local, 6-9 a.m. Guest: 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.
- 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.
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