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97.9 WHAV ♦ October 11, 2023 ♦ Public Media of New England, Inc.
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Firefighters Endorse Haverhill Mayoral, City Council Candidates who Support Staffing, More
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Haverhill Firefighters Local 1011 have named their slate of candidates the union endorses for mayor and City Council. The union recommends one person for mayor and six others for City Council. Local 1011 President Timothy Carroll told WHAV why these candidates rose to the top. “They stand with our issues. They stand with the issues that are important to the …
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Sections: Election Central, Haverhill
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Sen. Finegold Among Those Holding Nation’s First Legislative Hearing on State Role in Youth Sports
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State Sen. Barry R. Finegold convenes Thursday the first legislative hearing in the nation to determine what, if any, role the state should play in regulating youth sports. Finegold, co-chair of the legislature’s Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies, said legislators will weigh a comprehensive range of benefits and issues associated with youth sports. “This Thursday’s hearing looks …
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Sections: Haverhill, Region, Sports, State House News
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Haverhill Democratic City Committee Puts Out Last Call to Breakfast Saturday
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The Haverhill Democratic City Committee is putting out the last call for the public to hear Governor’s Councilor Eileen Duff, meet candidates for local office and take part in a straw poll. Duff, who is running for Southern Essex District Register of Deeds next year, will be honored as the Haverhill Democratic City Committee’s Distinguished Democrat during the Roz McKeon …
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Sections: Election Central, Haverhill
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Methuen Police Arrest Two for Alleged Trafficking in More Than 100 Grams of Fentanyl
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Methuen Police say two men, both 31-years-old, were arrested last Friday for selling the deadly drug fentanyl. Methuen Police Chief Scott J. McNamara reported Tuesday the arrests of Derek Ayotte of Laconia, N.H., and Jose Rafael Villar of Lawrence. Both were charged with trafficking fentanyl over 100 grams but less than 200 grams. Villar was also charged with being a …
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National Merit Scholarship Program Names Whittier Tech Student Shramko a Commended Scholar
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Nathaniel Shramko of Groveland was recently commended by the National Merit Scholarship Program for his exceptional academic performance. Shramko, a student at Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School in the Electronics/Robotics program, earned the distinction of being a National Merit Scholarship Program Commended Scholar based on his performance on the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test in October 2022 and on the …
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Sections: Education, Haverhill, Region
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Whittier Birthplace Invites Homeschooled Students for a Freeman Trail Hike Thursday
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Homeschooled students and their families are invited to take a trip back in time as they get to know poet John Greenleaf Whittier during a short hike through the woods and fields around his birthplace. Students ages 6-12 are invited to join the hike along the Donald C. Freeman Memorial Trail Thursday, Oct. 12, from 10 a.m. to noon. At …
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Sections: Community Spotlight
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Benn Johnson-Tatelbaum Takes on New Role at Pentucket Bank
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Pentucket Bank recently promoted Benn Johnson-Tatelbaum to business banking officer. Johnson-Tatelbaum, who has been with Pentucket Bank as a branch manager for two years, reports to Stacey Palovich, senior vice president and senior banking officer. “In this new role Benn will help manage a portfolio of small business customers and work to develop new business relationships for the bank,” said …
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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. 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.
- Countdown to Halloween: Special, every day in October, 10:45 a.m. and 10:45 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 Michael Joy, Haverhill Exchange Club Hillie Scavenger Hunt.
- 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.
- Countdown to Halloween: Special, every day in October, 10:45 a.m. and 10:45 p.m.
- Our Miss Brooks: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
- FSN World News: 11 p.m.
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