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97.9 WHAV ♦ July 27, 2022 ♦ Public Media of New England, Inc.
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“Let the truth…undisguised, naked, terrible as it is, stand out before us.”
—John Greenleaf Whittier
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Soraghan Returns to Haverhill High as Interim Principal After School Administration Pauses Search
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A familiar face will take over the reins at Haverhill High School as interim principal after the school administration decided a search did not turn up enough experience to manage, what was called, the “current complexity of needs.” Kevin Soraghan, who retired as principal at Billerica Memorial High School in 2013, steps in this school year. He spent most of …
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Sections: Education, Haverhill
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Haverhill Councilors Approve Apartment, Deny Fueling Station in Separate Decisions
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Two public hearings, one for a special permit to add an additional one-bedroom apartment to an existing building on South Main Street, and the other for the installation of an underground flammable storage tank on Amesbury Road, had different outcomes at last night’s Haverhill City Council meeting. The first involved an application by Salon Val Bros, 381 South Main St., …
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Haverhill Solicits Public Input on Spending $30 Million From Feds; Neighborhood Meeting Monday
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Haverhill wants ideas from the public on how to best spend the remaining $30 million in federal COVID-19 aid and will give you a hot dog in exchange. Mayor James J. Fiorentini is hosting a community meeting Monday, Aug. 1, from 4-6 p.m., at Wysocki Park, at Washington Avenue and Curtis Street. He said he will solicit ideas on spending …
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Plaistow, N.H., Selectmen Plan Public Hearing to Accept $1.5 Million PFAS Clean-Up Grant
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Plaistow, N.H., selectmen plan a public hearing to accept a $1.5 million grant for removing certain “forever chemicals.” State law requires selectmen to have hearings before accepting “unanticipated revenue.” The money is intended for a Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance, known as PFAS for short, Remediation Grant and Loan Fund. The hearing takes place Monday, Aug 8, at 6:30 p.m., on …
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Methuen Man Pleads Guilty to Armed Bank Robbery
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A Methuen man pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court in Boston to armed bank robbery. Twenty-six-year-old Caio Costa pleaded guilty to armed bank robbery and using and carrying a firearm during a crime of violence. U.S. District Court Judge Leo T. Sorokin scheduled sentencing for Oct. 31. Costa was indicted by a federal grand jury in January 2021. “Mr. Costa …
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All 2022 Northern Essex Community College Radiologic Tech Grads Pass Licensing Test on First Try
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For the second year in a row, all the Northern Essex Community College Radiologic Technology students passed their national licensure exam on the first try. Professor Angela Bowers, program coordinator of radiologic technology, said “These students have accomplished so much starting in the middle of a pandemic: adapting to Zoom classes and clinical expectations.” Graduate Heather Macleod of Groveland said, …
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Sections: Education, Haverhill, Region
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Buttonwoods Museum Presents ‘Rolling on the River’ Tuesday
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Buttonwoods Museum is presenting an educational program on the Merrimack River for children. “Rolling on the River” presents the history of the Merrimack River and how the Penacook people and English settlers used the river in their daily lives. The program takes place Tuesday, Aug. 2, from 2-3:30 p.m., at Buttonwoods Museum, 240 Water St., Haverhill. Admission is $12 per …
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Sections: Community Spotlight, Haverhill
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Greater Haverhill Area Ranks Second in State in Job Growth Between May and June
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Greater Haverhill was one of the state’s top job gainers in June. According to figures released Tuesday by the state Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development, the Haverhill-Newburyport-Amesbury labor market recorded a 2% growth in jobs, ranking second behind Barnstable. The statewide seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in June 2022 was 3.7 %. Unemployment rates dropped in three labor areas, …
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Sections: Business Bulletin, Haverhill, 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. Guest: Eunice Zeigler of the YWCA.
- 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.
Thursday’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: Greater Haverhill Chamber President and CEO Alex Eberhardt.
- 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.
- Our Miss Brooks: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
- FSN World News: 11 p.m.
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