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97.9 WHAV ♦ March 26, 2024 ♦ Public Media of New England, Inc.
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Report: City of Haverhill Spending on Target; Gets Boost From Investing Federal Grant Money
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The Haverhill City Council is expected to see relatively good news when it undertakes its review tonight of usually rather mundane monthly finance reports. City Auditor and CFO Angel A. Perkins, in a written preview of her report, says the city has enjoyed substantial returns in its investment account by earning interest on federal American Rescue Plan Act money. “As …
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Haverhill Updates Approach to Public Spaces, Asks Residents for Input Through Online Survey
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(Additional photograph below.) As Haverhill updates its approach to its open and recreational spaces, Environmental Health Technician Robert E. Moore Jr. asks residents to share their thoughts via an online survey. “To develop meaningful objectives, we need input from the public, for it’s the public’s needs we are trying to meet,” Moore wrote in an email to WHAV. Public opinion …
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Hillie David Martinez Joins Governor’s New Youth Council at Beacon Hill Ceremony
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(Additional photographs below.) Standing on the State House Grand Staircase with 60 other young representatives, David Martinez, a junior at Haverhill High School, was inducted as a member of Gov. Maura T. Healey’s new youth council yesterday. Observing some of his peers cutting class and wandering the halls, Martinez said he hopes to work against “widespread apathy” at Haverhill High School. …
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Sections: Education, Haverhill
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Lawrence Airport in North Andover to Receive $475,000 Federal Grant for Drainage, Erosion Control
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Lawrence Municipal Airport in North Andover is receiving $475,000 in a federal grant to improve airport drainage and erosion control. The airport was one of six Massachusetts municipal airports sharing in about $3.3 million in federal money distributed by the state Department of Transportation. The money, announced last week, comes from the third round of 2024 Federal Aviation Administration Airport …
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State Sets Local Information Sessions in April on Plans to Replace Six I-495 Bridges
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The public has two upcoming opportunities to learn about the state’s plans to replace six highway bridges carrying Interstate 495 traffic over the next four years. Massachusetts Department of Transportation’s Andover-Lawrence Bridge Replacement Project involves four bridges carrying traffic over Route 28 while the other two carry the interstate over the MBTA Haverhill Commuter Rail Line. Work is scheduled to …
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Atkinson Congregational Church Plans Holy Week and Easter Services, Easter Egg Hunt
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Atkinson Congregational Church continues Holy Week and Easter celebrations. “Hope, gratitude and renewal—Holy Week can elevate these feelings in very personal ways. It’s one of the most meaningful times of the year,” said church Pastor Jim Thomas. On Maundy Thursday, March 28, church deacons wll lead a short, inspirational program in the sanctuary to commemorate the Last Supper of Jesus …
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Sections: Community Spotlight, Region
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Supported in part by Merrimack Valley Credit Union
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Jaskelevicus Becomes Pentucket Bank Executive Vice President and Senior Credit Officer
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Pentucket Bank’s Steve Jaskelevicus was recently named to the concurrent roles of executive vice president and senior credit officer. Lloyd Hamm, CEO and Jonathan H. Dowst, president, of River Run Services, the shared services organization of River Run Bancorp, MHC said in a statement that Jaskelevicus is responsible for the oversight of credit policy and risk management. “Steve is an …
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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 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.
- Haverhill City Council: Live, 7 p.m.
- X Minus One: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
- FSN World News: 11 p.m.
Wednesday’s Radio Highlights
- WIN for Breakfast: Local news, weather, traffic, sports and information. Win Damon is light, lively and local, 6-9 a.m. Guest: YWCA Advancement Director Eunice Zeigler.
- 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.
- Great Gildersleeve: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
- FSN World News: 11 p.m.
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