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97.9 WHAV ♦ March 24, 2023 ♦ Public Media of New England, Inc.
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It wasn’t that long ago that residents of Essex County in Massachusetts and Rockingham County, N.H., enjoyed local news from a multitude of radio stations, but WHAV is now the only outlet serving this vast area.
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WHAV is part of a national trend of household and small business-supported nonprofit local news services stepping up to fill “news deserts” left after the collapse of other news media. On-air, online, over cable television and via smart apps, only WHAV provides hourly local news; Community Spotlight; live, daily interviews with newsmakers; government meetings; and more.
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WHAV punches above its weight thanks to your support. Share Greater Haverhill’s only public radio station and nonprofit local news service with your neighbors, co-workers, bosses and others. Suggest they visit whav.net/become-a-whav-member.
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Haverhill Considers Moving Moody Pre-School Extension; Cancelling Main Street Lease
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School Administrators say it may be time to end the lease with Temple Emanu-El for use of extra classrooms for the Moody Pre-School Extension, but School Committee members responded by saying perhaps that plan needs a closer look. Haverhill School Assistant Superintendent Michael J. Pfifferling introduced the proposal at Thursday’s School Committee meeting. He explained the school district is in …
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Sections: Education, Haverhill
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Design of Replacement Basiliere Bridge in Haverhill Focus of April 3 Public Workshop
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A workshop, focusing on the appearance of a future Pfc. Ralph T. Basiliere Bridge over the Merrimack River, is set to take place the first week of April. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation is having its second public meeting on the three-year bridge replacement project Monday, April 3, from 5:30-7:30 p.m., at the Haverhill Public Library’s Johnson Auditorium, 99 Main …
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Asperger Works of Haverhill Wins $1,000 Grant to Support its Employment Mission
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Haverhill-based Asperger Works recently received a $1,000 grant from the WeCare 365 Adult Foster Care program. The grant is geared to help Asperger Works expand its services to resolve employment problems faced by adults with Asperger’s Syndrome, an Autism Spectrum Disorder characterized by significant difficulties in social interaction and nonverbal communication, often alongside restricted and repetitive patterns of behavior and …
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Sections: Haverhill, Region
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Haverhill Commuter Rail Again Switches to Shuttle Buses April 22-May 7
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Haverhill Commuter Rail Line trains will be replaced for 16 days in April and early May with accessible shuttle bus service between the Haverhill and Reading train stations. The MBTA said Thursday that service changes take place from Saturday, April 22-Sunday, May 7, to perform Automated Train Control, a federally mandated safety system that sends signals to trains about potentially …
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AgeSpan to Use Grant Money to Ease Patient Transitions from Hospitals to Homes
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AgeSpan, in partnership with Lawrence General Hospital, was recently awarded a $300,000 grant from the state Hospital to Home Partnership Program, which is designed to build partnerships between private non-profit agencies serving people age 60 and older and hospitals to strengthen communication and coordination. AgeSpan formerly known as Elder Services, also partnered with Malden-based Mystic Valley Elder Services, which was …
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Sections: Haverhill, Health, Region
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Easton Man Second to Plead Guilty in Lawrence, Haverhill, Methuen Gang Drug Dealing
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An Easton man pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiring to distribute cocaine as part of a large-scale Lawrence, Haverhill and Methuen gang drug trafficking operation. Forty-year-old Christopher Riley pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribute cocaine in Massachusetts and Maine. Sentencing is scheduled for June 13. Riley was charged …
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Sections: Haverhill, Region
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Henderson to Lead MassHire Merrimack Valley Career Centers in Haverhill, Lawrence
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James Henderson was recently named as the new executive director of MassHire Merrimack Valley Career Center operated by Northern Essex Community College. He replaces Linda Rohrer, who is retiring after 40 years of workforce development, including her six years with Northern Essex and MassHire. Henderson comes to MassHire from North Shore Community Action Programs in Peabody, where he was director …
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Sections: Education, Haverhill, Region
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Haverhill Observes Vietnam War Veterans Day Wednesday, March 29
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Trumpeter Neil Flewelling playing the National Anthem and a display of Ukraine’s colors in a wreath are on the schedule when Haverhill observes Vietnam War Veterans Day next week. Haverhill Mayor James J. Fiorentini is scheduled to give the keynote address and City Councilor Melinda E. Barrett, a member of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Ad Hoc Commission, again serves as …
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Secretary Tepper Kicks Off MVCC Spring Business Expo, Trade Show, Health and Wellness Fair
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State Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Rebecca Tepper will kick off the Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce’s Spring Business Expo, Trade Show, Health and Wellness Fair Tepper, who addresses a free energy and environmental breakfast forum, joins a panel of local experts who will advise on how to reduce energy costs Wednesday, April 5, from 8:30-10 a.m., at Phoenician Restaurant, …
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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: Haverhill Bank President Thomas L. Mortimer.
- 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.
Saturday’s Radio Highlights
- Classic Hits: Favorites all day, except as indicated
- Community Spotlight: News of upcoming cultural and civic events, quarter past every hour
- Wave Weather: Every 30 minutes
- FSN World News: Noon, 6 and 11 p.m.
- Take Two Movie Review: 8:45 a.m. and 1:45 p.m.
- Mass Moments: Today in Massachusetts history, 6:45 a.m. and 2:45 p.m.
- Gunsmoke: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
Sunday’s Radio Highlights
- Classic Hits: Favorites all day, except as indicated
- Community Spotlight: News of upcoming cultural and civic events, quarter past every hour
- Wave Weather: Every 30 minutes
- Pulse on Health: Greater Lawrence Family Health Center’s Speaker Series takes an in-depth look at health and health-related questions. Pulse on Health presents health inequity, the topic of the first program in the series. Panelists are Michael Curry, president and CEO of the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers, and Juan Fernando Lopera, chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer at Beth Israel Lahey Health.
- FSN World News: Noon, 6 and 11 p.m.
- Take Two Movie Review: 8:45 a.m. and 1:45 p.m.
- Mass Moments: Today in Massachusetts history, 6:45 a.m. and 2:45 p.m.
- Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
Monday’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.
- Suspense: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
- FSN World News: 11 p.m.
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