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97.9 WHAV ♦ November 15, 2022 ♦ Public Media of New England, Inc.
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WHAV Fall Membership Drive Remembers Romance in the Air
Edwin V. Johnson joined WHAV in 1951, but few may remember that his future wife Pat Sprague went to work in the station’s traffic department the following year. Ed and Pat hosted the “Friday Night Shoppers” program and went on to marry April 23, 1954 in a wedding that was recorded and played back over the WHAV airwaves.
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Help celebrate WHAV’s diamond jubilee and return to its 1947 studio building in downtown Haverhill. Give a housewarming gift in support of Greater Haverhill’s only public radio station and nonprofit local news service. Just click here.
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Haverhill Homeowner Taxes Could Rise $300 Annually Unless Council Takes Other Action Tonight
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Average home property taxes will rise by almost $300 annually—what the mayor calls “the largest increase in 30 years—unless city councilors decide Tuesday to shift more of the cost to businesses and agree to take money from the city’s surplus. Mayor James J. Fiorentini told the City Council in a Thursday letter average homeowners already faced “a fairly normal tax …
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In Advance of Sunday’s VFW Santa Parade, Food, Toy, Coat Collections Taking Place This Week
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Like jolly old St. Nicholas at the north pole, the Lorraine Post 29 VFW Santa Parade Committee is making a list and checking it twice in preparation for Sunday’s 58th annual outing. Besides five divisions of entertainment, Vice Chairman Thomas J. Sullivan is calling attention to several charitable endeavors designed to feed and clothe those in need and provide toys …
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National Grid Discusses Energy Bills and Planning Tonight at Haverhill Citizen’s Center
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National Grid representatives are offering tips and information on energy cost assistance for the general public tonight at the Haverhill Citizen’s Center. The program takes place from 4-7 p.m., at the Citizen’s Center, 10 Welcome St., Haverhill. Assistance program experts and National Grid representatives say they will discuss managing energy bills and saving money on energy, especially during the winter. …
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Sections: Community Spotlight, Haverhill
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Haverhill Public Library Hosts ‘Forcing Bulbs’ Gardening Program
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Haverhill Public Library is partnering up with Master Gardener Kathi Gariepy to talk about adding color and fragrance to the home during the winter months. “Forcing Bulbs” takes place tonight, Nov. 15, from 6:30-8:30 p.m., in the auditorium of Haverhill Public Library, 99 Main St., Haverhill. Gariepy will discuss forcing, the practice of planting flowers outside of their natural season, …
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Sections: Community Spotlight, Haverhill
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Buttonwoods Festival of Trees Accepting Decorated Trees and Wreaths This Week
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The Buttonwoods Festival of Trees is still looking for donations of decorated artificial Christmas trees and wreaths in advance of this year’s seasonal event. They may be dropped off Thursday, Nov. 17, from noon-8 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, Nov. 18 and 19, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; and Sunday Nov. 20, from 11 a.m.- 5 p.m., at Buttonwoods Museum, 240 Water St., …
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Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce Holds ‘Networking at Noon’ Luncheon at Casa Blanca
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The Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce invites members and nonmembers to attend a “Networking at Noon” lunch today at Casa Blanca Mexican Restaurant. It takes place today, Nov. 15, from noon-1:15 p.m., at Casa Blanca Mexican Restaurant, 2 Essex St., Haverhill. Guests can expect a buffet including assorted quesadillas, boneless wings, nachos, roll taquitos, complimentary soft drinks and a cash …
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Sections: Business Bulletin, Haverhill
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North Shore Holiday Light Show Returns to Haverhill’s Crescent Farm Through the End of December
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The North Shore Holiday Light Show returns to Crescent Farm for its third season starting Friday and remains until the end of December. The display, operated by the business, Bold Media of Hauppauge, New York, opens Friday, Nov. 18, and continues every weekend until Saturday, Dec. 31. Tours are also available weekdays during the week of Christmas and the week …
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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. Guest: Pentucket Regional School District Superintendent Justin Bartholomew.
- 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.
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. Guests: Tammy Dobrosielski discusses Wreaths Across America and Maureen Lynch, superintendent, Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School.
- 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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