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97.9 WHAV ♦ March 15, 2024 ♦ Public Media of New England, Inc.
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Haverhill School Committee Approves Call for More State Money, Defends Use of COVID-19 Aid
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Haverhill School Committee members approved a resolution calling for the state to increase education spending as the district faces a projected $11.1 million shortfall. State education money, issued under Chapter 70 of state law, came in less than districts across the state were anticipating. Member Thomas Grannemann, who proposed the resolution, explained that, despite costs increasing significantly in fiscal years …
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Sections: Education, Haverhill
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Reports Say Two Gunmen Set Target on 20-Year-Old at Haverhill Hotel; Victim May Have Returned Fire
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Gunfire outside a Haverhill hotel seriously injured a 20-year-old man and sent others, including at least two guests, scrambling, while the main gunman appears to remain at large and possibly wounded. Police reports on file at Haverhill District Court detailed the chaotic situation that unfolded Wednesday afternoon and led to the arrest of 24-year-old Dexon Justabe of Methuen. Justabe is …
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Sections: Crime, Haverhill
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Plaistow, N.H. Mother and Daughter Reunite After Child Found in Connecticut
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A Plaistow, N.H., mother and her missing 19-month-old child were reunited overnight after the child was located Thursday in Norwich, Conn., where the estranged father was arrested on a warrant charging him with interference with custody. Plaistow Police said in a release the mother reported her missing child Thursday, at about 4:45 p.m., saying her boyfriend “may have fled the …
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Plaistow, N.H., Plans ‘Push In’ Ceremony to Launch New Ambulance Service
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Plaistow, N.H., is inviting residents to a “Push In” and ribbon cutting ceremony as the town launches its new ambulance service. The concept of a traditional “Push In” ceremony” dates back to horse-drawn engines which had to be manually pushed by into bays since horse won’t walk backward while moving cargo. The ceremony, under the supervision of the Plaistow Fire …
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Author McIntyre to Speak in Haverhill on the War on Facts and Fighting Back
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Lee McIntyre, author of “On Disinformation; How to Fight for Truth and Protect Democracy,” speaks in Haverhill on the same topic at an upcoming event by Greater Haverhill Indivisible. The author speaks on how the war on facts began and how ordinary citizens can fight back. McIntyre is a research fellow at the Center for Philosophy and History of Science …
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Sections: Community Spotlight, Haverhill
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Banks Pledge Support for Northern Essex Early College Seacoast Promise Eastward Expansion
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(Additional photograph below.) Northern Essex Community College’s Early College, already operating in Greater Haverhill and Lawrence, received recognition Tuesday as it expands eastward to additional high schools with local business support. Building on the success of the Lawrence and Haverhill Promise Programs, the new Seacoast Promise will provide full tuition, fees and books to Early College graduates from Seacoast area …
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Sections: Business Bulletin, Education, Region
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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 Cultural Council Chair John Hassan and Laurie Cantwell, Haverhill Lions 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.
- 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.
Saturday’s Radio Highlights
- Classic Hits: Favorites all day, except as indicated
- Community Spotlight: News of upcoming cultural and civic events, quarter past every hour
- Wave Weather: Every 30 minutes
- FSN World News: Noon, 6 and 11 p.m.
- Take Two Movie Review: 8:45 a.m. and 1:45 p.m.
- Mass Moments: Today in Massachusetts history, 6:45 a.m. and 2:45 p.m.
- Gunsmoke: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
Sunday’s Radio Highlights
- Classic Hits: Favorites all day, except as indicated
- Community Spotlight: News of upcoming cultural and civic events, quarter past every hour
- Wave Weather: Every 30 minutes
- FSN World News: Noon, 6 and 11 p.m.
- Take Two Movie Review: 8:45 a.m. and 1:45 p.m.
- Mass Moments: Today in Massachusetts history, 6:45 a.m. and 2:45 p.m.
- Let George Do It: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
Monday’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: Merrimack Valley Planning Commission Community and Economic Development Program Manager Ian Burns and MakeIT Haverhill founder Keith Boucher.
- 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.
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