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97.9 WHAV ♦ October 17, 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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WHAV is Greater Haverhill’s only public radio station and nonprofit local news service.
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State Reports Haverhill School Administrators Saw Leaked Union Documents, Scoured Staff Emails
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Haverhill schools are closed to students today because of a strike by members of the Haverhill Education Association, but school administrators are said to have received plenty of advance notice. A Saturday ruling by the state Employment Relations Board ordering the union, its members and supporters to “cease and desist” from planning a strike, also revealed how administrators used various …
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Sections: Education, Haverhill
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Haverhill Schools to Close to Students Monday as Teachers’ Strike Expected to Begin
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(Additional photographs below.) Haverhill schools are closed to students Monday, but the administration said staff are still required to report as teachers fulfill their promises to go on strike. Haverhill school Superintendent Margaret Marotta said negotiations with the Haverhill Education Association concluded Sunday afternoon with some progress, but no tentative agreement. Defying a state order, teachers voted Friday afternoon to …
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Sections: Education, Haverhill
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Haverhill Native Vonleh Takes One of Celtic’s Opening Night Spots
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Former Haverhill High School athlete F. Noah Vonleh, who signed a one-year contract in August with the Boston Celtics, earned one of the team’s 15 roster spots for opening night, according to a report from ESPN. Opening night is Tuesday, Oct. 18, when the Celtics host the Philadelphia 76ers in the first game of the season. Twenty-seven-year-old Vonleh attended Haverhill …
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Updated: As Haverhill Teachers Go on Strike, Union Maintains Mayor Calls All Shots Behind the Scenes
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(Additional photograph below.) Editor’s Note: Haverhill schools are closed to students Monday The Haverhill Education Association isn’t yielding on its contention Haverhill’s mayor is driving the issue over whether the city can afford to pay teachers more and make other educational improvements. During Saturday’s teachers’ rally at Haverhill City Hall and in previous statements, the union pushed its view even …
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Sections: Education, Haverhill
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Vampires, Zombies and Horror Movies Lecture Tonight at Langley-Adams Library in Groveland
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Groveland’s Langley-Adams Library is offering a virtual and in-person program called “Vampires, Zombies…The History and Impact of Horror Movies.” The free lecture takes place Monday, Oct. 17, from 7-8 p.m., online or at Langley-Adams Library, 185 Main St., Groveland. Film speaker and English and film teacher Frank Mandosa is leading the discussion on the history and impact of horror films. …
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Sections: Community Spotlight, 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: Rep. Christina A. Minicucci. Election Central: Sal DeFranco, Republican candidate for Massachusetts State Senate 2nd Essex and Middlesex District.
- 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: Cynthia Graham of the Haverhill Firefighting Museum and Emile (Bert) Lecerte, author, “Noam’s Fall Garden.”
- 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: When in session, live. 7 p.m.
- X Minus One: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
- FSN World News: 11 p.m.
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