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97.9 WHAV ♦ January 12, 2023 ♦ Public Media of New England, Inc.
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As someone who follows local news presented by 97.9 WHAV, you surely have noticed the growing number of important stories and events presented daily.
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Whether it is pent up demand after three years of the pandemic or a new trend, the numbers of events and critical happenings also have grown substantially.
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WHAV, Greater Haverhill’s only public radio station and nonprofit local news service, seeks to keep you abreast of what’s happening, but your membership support is needed. If you’re not already a member, consider a monthly subscription by reviewing the many giving options here.
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Haverhill Lauds Retiring City Clerk Koutoulas, Welcomes Wright
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Haverhill this week offered well wishes to retiring City Clerk Linda L. Koutoulas, while welcoming her successor, Kaitlin M. Wright. Mayor James J. Fiorentini this week promoted Wright, who has served as assistant city clerk since October 2021 and previously served as chief of staff for Republican state Rep. Steven Xiarhos. As assistant city clerk, Wright worked closely with Koutoulas …
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Former Haverhill High School Athlete Dies After Three-Story Fall in Cancún; Services are Friday
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Family and friends are mourning a 20-year-old former Haverhill High School athlete who died after falling three stories from a balcony Friday while on vacation in Cancún, Mexico. Mexican police ruled Leah “Lee” Pearse’s death accidental. An obituary reports she attempted to enter her Airbnb through a third-floor balcony after locking her keys inside. “Tragically she slipped, fell and died …
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Sections: Haverhill, Obituaries
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Members Vote to Close League of Women Voters of Greater Haverhill After 15 Years
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Members of the League of Women Voters of Greater Haverhill decided Wednesday night to fold the organization, citing “several years of declining membership and financial difficulties.” Founders joined members in voting overwhelmingly to disband the local chapter after 15 years, but advised members may join another chapter or the state League directly as a member-at-large. “While we are sad at …
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Police Seek Public’s Help Locating Groveland Native Reported Missing After New Year’s Trip
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Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a Groveland native who was reported missing after a New Year’s Eve weekend stay in Provincetown. Fifty-six-year-old Bruce Crowley, most recently of Malden, was reported missing by family members Wednesday, Jan. 4. His car, a gray, 2011 Mini Cooper was found in a parking lot in Provincetown. Provincetown Police are assisting …
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Students, Nearby Households Safe After Contractor Accidentally Strikes Gas Line Near Pentucket Regional
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Pentucket Regional Middle and High School students stayed in their classrooms and several nearby homes were evacuated as a precaution Wednesday morning when a contractor accidentally struck a natural gas pipeline near the school’s new athletic fields. Pentucket Regional School Superintendent Justin Bartholomew was on the air live from WHAV studios when notification came around 8:50 a.m. West Newbury Fire …
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Sections: Education, Region
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Whittier Birthplace Offers Talk on Colonial-Era Counterculture in N.H.
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Author Jnana Hodson discusses his book “Quaking Dover: how a counterculture took root and flourished in colonial New Hampshire” during an upcoming, online presentation sponsored by Haverhill’s Whittier Birthplace. Hodson said the “book springs from three decades as an active member of one of the seven oldest Quaker congregations in North America, not that anyone quite knew its deep roots …
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Sections: Community Spotlight, Haverhill
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MakeIT Haverhill Plans Jan. 26 Job Fair; Seeks Employer Confirmation by Friday
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MakeIT Haverhill is welcoming employers to participate in its free, monthly job fairs. The organization, which provides tables and chairs and bilingual assistance, has scheduled in-person job fairs for each month of 2023. The first one is Thursday, Jan. 26, between 4 and 6 p.m., at MakeIT Haverhill, 301 Washington St., Haverhill. Companies and organizations seeking to participate are asked …
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Sections: Business Bulletin, Haverhill
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Joseph B. Spero, Retired Haverhill Police Officer, Dies at 82
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Retired Haverhill Police Officer Joseph B. Spero, 82, of Haverhill, died Tuesday morning, Jan. 10, at Lawrence General Hospital, Lawrence. He was born in Haverhill, March 27, 1940, son of the late Bernard and Cecile (Gouin) Spero. Educated in the Haverhill school system, Spero graduated from Essex Agricultural High School, Danvers, class of 1959. For more than 20 years, beginning …
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Sections: Haverhill, Obituaries
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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: Veterans Northeast Outreach Center Executive Director Scott Forbes.
- 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 School Committee: Live. 7 p.m.
- Our Miss Brooks: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
- FSN World News: 11 p.m.
Friday’s Radio Highlights
- WIN for Breakfast: Local news, weather, traffic, sports and information. Win Damon is light, lively and local, 6-9 a.m.
- 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.
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