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97.9 WHAV ♦ October 18, 2023 ♦ Public Media of New England, Inc.
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Colleagues of Late Haverhill Councilor Macek Sign Off on Park Naming in His Honor
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Haverhill city councilors approved a plan Tuesday to pay tribute to former Councilor William J. Macek by naming a nearly three-acre park in his honor. Mayor James J. Fiorentini made the petition, asking the area at 90 Concord St., along Pentucket Lake, be named in his honor. Longtime friend and former Councilor Mary Ellen Daly O’Brien recounted with emotion some …
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Haverhill Police Receive One of the Largest Municipal Road Safety Grants in the Area
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The Haverhill Police Department was formally awarded yesterday one of the largest National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Municipal Road Safety grants in the area. Haverhill secured about $60,000 from the federal grant, distributed by the state to support traffic safety enforcement and outreach programming. Haverhill Deputy Police Chief Stephen J. Doherty Jr. said the grant, written by police department staff, …
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Haverhill School Committee to Consult Lawyer on Late Response to Open Meeting Law Complaint
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The Haverhill School Committee, questioned by the state attorney general’s office over its late response to an August Open Meeting Law complaint, plans to bring the matter to its lawyer for resolution. That complaint, filed by WHAV, sprang from an Aug. 24 executive session where members voted to end legal action against the Haverhill Education Association as a result of …
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Haverhill High Government Students Show Current Events Knowledge at Council Forum
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Haverhill’s housing crisis, plans for balancing the budget, crime and Merrimack River pollution were front of mind Monday night when Haverhill High School students grilled candidates for Haverhill City Council. While the audience turnout was somewhat sparse, the questions compiled by the students, all members of the Advanced Placement Government class of instructor Shaun Ashworth, were timely. Participating candidates included, …
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Sections: Education, Election Central, Haverhill
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Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Seeks Volunteers as it Readies for Holiday Drive in Haverhill
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The Salvation Army’s iconic Red Kettle fundraising campaign launches in just a few weeks and the nonprofit organization is calling on the Haverhillites to register to ring this holiday season. Officials say more volunteers are needed to help meet increasing year-round needs across critical Salvation Army programs. This year, The Salvation Army Massachusetts Division hopes to raise close to $2.5 …
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Sections: Community Spotlight, Haverhill
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Chamber of Commerce Palooza takes Place Oct. 24 at Searles Castle, Windham
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Chamber of Commerce Palooza will be hosted by Searles Castle in partnership with the Greater Haverhill Chamber of Commerce and other local chambers next week. The mixer, free for Chamber members, takes place Tuesday, Oct. 24, from 5:30-7:30 p.m., at Searles Castle, 23 Searles Road, Windham, N.H. It includes appetizers, raffle items and a cash bar. Members who wish to …
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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 City Councilor Timothy Jordan 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.
- 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: Haverhill Mayoral candidate Guy E. Cooper and Haverhill School Committee Ward 6 candidate Chad Pfeil.
- 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.
- 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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