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97.9 WHAV ♦ October 19, 2023 ♦ Public Media of New England, Inc.
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All Hail Ernie DiBurro at Site of Indoor Tennis and Pickleball Building at Haverhill High School
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(Additional photograph below.) Ernie DiBurro of the Haverhill High School class of 1952 may as well have been hoisted on the shoulders of his classmates during a ceremony Wednesday for his winning $1 million donation of an indoor tennis and pickleball court on the current Monument Street campus. DiBurro, owner of Academy Lanes in Bradford and a longtime education benefactor, …
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Sections: Education, Haverhill
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Mayor says Haverhill Residents May Have Second Chance for Flood Disaster Relief
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Haverhill residents turned away for help with flood damage earlier may have another chance thanks to the city’s reallocation of federal American Rescue Plan Act money. Haverhill Mayor James J. Fiorentini told city councilors Tuesday about another approach to provide a modicum of financial help to residents impacted by the Aug. 8 deluge. The mayor explained. “We were hoping that …
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Nurses Conduct Informational Pickets at Holy Family Hospital Campuses in Haverhill, Methuen
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(Additional photograph below.) Nurses at Holy Family Hospital campuses in Haverhill and Methuen Wednesday picketed outside to, in their words, “draw attention to the struggles they are facing in delivering safe, quality care to their patients.” Haverhill Emergency Room Nurse Jane Emery, co-chair of Massachusetts Nurses Association-affiliated unit, told WHAV nurses have left the hospital for better wages and benefits. …
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Sections: Business Bulletin, Haverhill, Region
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Front Line and Methuen Police to Create Behavioral Response Team with Federal Grant
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Front Line and the Methuen Police Department will receive a $550,000 federal grant to use over three years to establish a community response team and community support center in Methuen to bolster behavioral health services. Front Line CEO Matthew Page-Shelton and Police Chief Scott J. McNamara said Wednesday the Justice Mental Health Collaborative Partnership grant was awarded by the U.S. …
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Haverhill Public Library Plans 150th Anniversary Trivia Fundraiser Nov. 3
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The Haverhill Public Library is celebrating its 150th Anniversary with an upcoming fundraiser. There will be food, fun, a silent auction and trivia. All proceeds go directly to the library to provide services to the public. The fundraiser takes place Friday, Nov. 3, at 7 p.m., at Maria’s Galleria Banquet Room, 81 Essex St., in Haverhill. Tickets are $65 in …
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Sections: Community Spotlight, 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 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.
- Our Miss Brooks: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
- FSN World News: 11 p.m.
Friday’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 School Committee Ward 4 candidate Mikaela Lalumiere and Haverhill City Council at-large candidate Colin F. LePage.
- 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.
- 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.
- FSN World News: 11 p.m.
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