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97.9 WHAV ♦ December 11, 2023 ♦ Public Media of New England, Inc.
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Podcast: Looking Back, Fiorentini Details 20-Year Path to Haverhill’s Turnaround
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Haverhill Mayor James J. Fiorentini was sworn in almost 20 years ago against the backdrop of the largest municipal debt in state history, downtown buildings that had been mostly vacant for decades, the recent layoffs of 43 city workers and even ragged carpets in City Hall held together with duct tape. The downtown commercial district had been in decline for …
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Sections: Haverhill, What's On?
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Pridestar Trinity Lauds Paramedic Who Let His ‘Instincts Take Over’ at Haverhill Crash Site
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Pridestar Trinity is hailing an off-duty paramedic for letting his instincts take over when he came across an overturned car recently on Interstate 495 in Haverhill. The company, identifying its employee only as Roland from Hudson, N.H., said Roland was traveling south on the highway Friday, Dec. 1, when he came across a car that veered off the road and …
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Haverhill Police and Fire Share in $278,160 in State Staffing Grants
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The Haverhill Police and Fire Departments were together awarded $278,160 in state grants last week to bolster staffing. The amounts—$203,160 for police and $75,000 for fire—is geared to cities with a population of at least 60,000 on the 2010 Census and whose police departments had an operating budget of less than $200 per resident. “Through this investment, cities are able …
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Essex County Sheriff Coppinger’s Office Receives $30,000 Grant for Inmate Drug Rehab
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Essex County Sheriff Kevin F. Coppinger’s office was formally awarded $30,000 last week to administer substance use disorder treatment programs for inmates. The federal money was part of $310,000 distributed by the state as part of the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners Grant Program. The program strives to improve outcomes for individuals by reducing illegal drug use and …
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Collins to Receive Award During Haverhill’s Calvary Baptist Church MLK Celebration
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Haverhill’s Calvary Baptist Church presents its Special Drum Major for Justice Award to newly elected Haverhill School Committee member Yonnie Collins during next month’s “Lifting as We Climb” celebration of the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Calvary Baptist Church, the oldest African American Church in the Merrimack Valley, says the celebration is open to the …
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Sections: Community Spotlight, Haverhill
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CNA Stores Names Massachusetts Fallen Heroes as December Charity of the Month
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CNA Stores has designated Massachusetts Fallen Heroes—an organization honoring the memories of fallen servicemembers and supporting Gold Star families—as its December charity of the month. CNA Stores, a veteran-owned cannabis company, with locations in Haverhill and Amesbury, places charity jars at every checkout to support charitable causes in Amesbury, Haverhill and neighboring communities. Last month, the designated charity was Veterans …
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Sections: Business Bulletin, Haverhill, Region
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Founder and Namesake of Ben Consoli Realty Dies at 86
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The founder and longtime owner of Ben Consoli Realty, Ben (Biaggio) Consoli, in Bradford died Friday at age 86. He was born and raised in Lawrence, the son of Paul Consoli and Mary (Liciardello) Consoli. He grew up in a loving family and was destined to create his own one day. Following his graduation from Lawrence High School, he dedicated …
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Help WHAV Continue the ‘Heavy Lifting’ in 2024
During this end of year appeal, nonprofit WHAV asks for your help in paying for local news in 2024.
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Every day, WHAV does the heavy lifting, reporting timely and consequential stories that make a real difference in the lives of residents. Members and underwriters of Greater Haverhill’s only public radio station and nonprofit local news service help make local news available because they realize an informed public makes for better neighbors, employees, volunteers, customers, leaders and voters.
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For values worth supporting, make a donation or monthly pledge now by clicking on “Membership.” Checks may also be made out to WHAV and sent to:
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Haverhill, MA 01830
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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: Rep. Ryan Hamilton and Rev. Kenneth Young of Calvary Baptist Church.
- 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.
- Suspense: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
- FSN World News: 11 p.m.
Tuesday’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: Richard Zapf, local author of “The Night the Wolves Came to Christmas,” and Kathy Fitts of the Haverhill Garden Club.
- 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.
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