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97.9 WHAV ♦ March 14, 2023 ♦ Public Media of New England, Inc.
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On-air and online, listener- and reader-supported WHAV remains on the job because local news is more critical than ever.
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WHAV provides more local news, more news that matters and more often. Help keep this high volume of original local news reporting coming and support expanded coverage by becoming a monthly supporter of Greater Haverhill’s only public radio station and nonprofit local news service. Simply click here to choose among new and easy giving options.
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If you are already a current donor or member, please accept the community’s heartfelt thanks.
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Council Hears Plan Tonight on Spending $37.5 Million Federal Aid, Includes Rosemont Bridge
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Haverhill could spend $10.2 million—or a little more than a quarter of its federal pandemic aid—on roadway and intersection improvements, such as replacement of the Rosemont Bridge. Rosemont Bridge, an improved intersection at Hilldale Avenue and Rosemont Street and street paving projects were among a limited project list prepared by consultants Anser Advisory on how the city might spend $37.5 …
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Sections: COVID-19, Haverhill
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Haverhill Man Pleads Guilty to Leading Effort to Steal Identities and Fraudulently Buy Cars
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A 39-year-old Haverhill man pleaded guilty Monday to using the stolen identities of U. S. citizens from Puerto Rico to fraudulently purchase vehicles and other merchandise and open and use bank and credit card accounts. The U.S. Attorney’s office in Boston described Alvin Rivera as the “leader of a conspiracy in Massachusetts that used stolen identity information of United States …
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Sections: Crime, Haverhill, Region
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Local Health Leaders Join Congresswoman Trahan in Support of Pandemic Preparedness
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Armed with knowledge of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, local health leaders joined with Congresswoman Lori Trahan Monday during a roundtable discussion of a proposed renewal of a law to guard against future “public health emergencies involving chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear agents, as well as emerging infectious disease threats.” Dr. Guy Fish, Greater Lawrence Family Health Center CEO …
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Sections: COVID-19, Region
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Vargas Appeals to Healey’s Pledge, Says Free School Meals Saving Families $1,200 A Year
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While lawmakers wait for Gov. Maura Healey to file promised legislation paying for another year of universal school meals, Haverhill Rep. Andy X. Vargas pitched the program as a way to tackle one of the governor’s top goals: affordability. Vargas, in a bid seeking a permanent extension of the program he has long championed, told administration officials Monday that in …
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Sections: Education, Haverhill
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Memory Laners Return Next Tuesday to Women’s City Club
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Memory Laners will bring their toe tapping tunes to the Women’s City Club of Haverhill at next week’s meeting. Memory Laners perform Tuesday, March 21, 1 p.m. in the lower level meeting hall of the Advent Christian Church, 160 Carleton St., Haverhill. Doors open at 12:15 and the meeting ends at 3 p.m. Memory Laners give a special tip of …
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Sections: Community Spotlight, Haverhill
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Merrimack Place, Haverhill’s First Major Water Street Housing in 50 Years, Opens in 2024
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Merrimack Place, the first large scale housing development on downtown’s Haverhill Water Street in more than 50 years, is officially underway. Bethany Community Services, the nonprofit that already owns and operates nearby Merrivista, Mission Towers and Phoenix, ceremonially broke ground Friday for 48 new, affordable senior apartments adjacent to its Merrivista building. Bethany President and CEO Jered Stewart welcomed the …
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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 Public-Private Partnership Director Allison Heartquist and Boys and Girls Club of Greater Haverhill Executive Director Javier Bristol.
- 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: 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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