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97.9 WHAV ♦ January 22, 2024 ♦ Public Media of New England, Inc.
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HHS Student Council Tells School Committee Early College Diverts Some from AP, Needs Overhaul
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Members of the Haverhill High School Student Council say the school’s Early College program with Northern Essex Community College is causing scheduling problems and fewer of the students who would benefit the most are enrolling. The students made their case about the program, through which students take college courses, during a recent Haverhill School Committee meeting. They received backing from …
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Sections: Education, Haverhill
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Whittier Tech Special Election Hours Tuesday are 11 a.m.-7 p.m.
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Polls are open Tuesday in all 11 communities that send students to Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School, but voting hours differ from typical elections. Unlike other elections, polling locations will be open 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. State law governing regional school special elections requires that “The number and location of the polling place, or places, in each town …
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Sections: Election Central, Haverhill, Region
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Federal Grand Jury Indicts Haverhill Man for Illegally Having Pistol, Ammunition
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A 37-year-old Haverhill man, previously convicted of a felony, was arrested Thursday for illegally having a semiautomatic pistol and ammunition. Rashad Diggs, also known as “Summers,” was indicted by a federal grand jury for being a felon in possession of firearm and ammunition. He made an initial appearance in federal court in Boston and is being held pending a hearing …
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Sections: Crime, Haverhill
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Fire Officials Urge Residents to Make Room Around Space Heaters After Friday Fire
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After a space heater fire Friday morning in Haverhill and with more bitter cold temperatures in the forecast, state Fire Marshal Jon M. Davine and Haverhill Fire Chief Robert M. O’Brien are reminding residents to “Keep Warm, Keep Safe” and avoid fire and carbon monoxide hazards while heating their homes. Fire Chief Robert M. O’Brien said the fire started Friday, …
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North Andover and Haverhill Share in $1.2 Million in State Flood Disaster Aid
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North Andover and Haverhill are receiving the largest amounts of state flood disaster aid in Essex County. Both communities were hard hit last August with flood waters collapsing a Mount Washington sewer line and creating a sinkhole, among other damage, in Haverhill, and an estimated $30 million of destruction in North Andover. Relief money from a supplemental state budget awards …
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Sections: Haverhill, Region
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Groveland Council on Aging Plans Poet’s Inn Lunch Outing
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The Groveland Council on Aging plans a Poet’s Inn Lunch Outing at Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School. The Council provides transportation to the school for the lunch Thursday, Feb. 8, at 10:40 a.m. The cost is $8 per person, which does not include a meal. Individuals will be responsible for paying for their own lunch. To make a reservation …
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Sections: Community Spotlight, Region
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Covanta, Aubuchon Help Kick Off Haverhill Inner City Boxing Club Fund Drive
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The Haverhill Inner City Boxing Club has received the first donations of its capital campaign that kicked off this month. Both Covanta and Aubuchon Hardware stepped up to launch the campaign. Inner City Boxing Club co-founder and President Joe Ferguson told WHAV the Club, staffed entirely by volunteers, had been hard hit following the COVID-19 outbreak. He said the organization …
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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: Greater Haverhill Chamber President and CEO Alex Eberhardt and Haverhill Exchange Club President Kerri Petalidas.
- 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: Haverhill Veterans Services Officer Jeffrey C. Hollett and Michael Bevilacqua of the Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce.
- 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.
- X Minus One: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
- FSN World News: 11 p.m.
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