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97.9 WHAV ♦ March 28, 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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Haverhill City Council Hears Plans Tonight for Three Townhouses on Eighth Avenue
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Haverhill city councilors are scheduled tonight to consider granting a special permit for the construction of a new, three-unit condominium building on Eighth Avenue. The townhouse-style building is being proposed by Michael Cassell of Snow Cassell of Haverhill. His application, submitted by attorney Michael J. Migliori, notes the vacant land is currently owned by Kenneth R. Sylvester of Kingston, N.H. …
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Podcast: Local Banking Picture Thankfully Differs Greatly From National Attention-Getters
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While problems at a few high-profile national and international banks have garnered attention lately, it is quite a different story locally. Haverhill Bank President and CEO Thomas L. Mortimer, a recent guest on WHAV’s “Win for Breakfast” program, points out the differences between the national and local stages. “It appears that Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank in New York …
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Sections: Business Bulletin, Haverhill
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Despite Reports, Plaistow, N.H., Police Find No Evidence of Shots Fired Near Business
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Plaistow, N.H., Police said Monday they are unable to confirm reports of shots being fired at, or near, a local bar and there is “no known knowledge of danger to the public.” The Plaistow Police Department said in a press release issued Monday afternoon that officers were sent to Grumpy’s Bar & Grill, 20 Plaistow Road, after “Patrons of the …
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Officials Blame Smoking for West Newbury Garage Fire Early Sunday Night
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West Newbury Fire Department is blaming the careless disposal of smoking materials for causing a garage fire Sunday night. Officials said the department, with help from its regional mutual aid partners, successfully kept the fire from spreading into the attached home and all occupants and pets escaped without injury. The West Newbury Public Safety Dispatch Center received a 911 call …
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Contaminants in Plaistow, N.H., Drinking Water Drop Below Advisory Levels
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The latest drinking water sampling in Plaistow, N.H., shows contaminant levels have dropped below warning thresholds. Officials said samples taken March 10, with testing results released last Friday, show levels of haloacetic acids falling below the maximum acceptable limit of 60 micrograms per liter. Tests were taken at town locations and several private residences. Levels leaving the East Road Pump …
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Foundation to Underwrite UMass Lowell Assistant Professor’s Plan for Improved Robot Learning
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UMass Lowell Assistant Professor Reza Ahmadzadeh envisions a future world where robots help people live more comfortably and safely—and he’s working to develop the methods to make such an environment possible. The National Science Foundation recognized the potential of Ahmadzadeh’s perspective and awarded him a faculty early-career development CAREER grant. The nearly $500,000 pays for Ahmadzadeh’s project on robot learning …
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Sections: Education, Haverhill, Region
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Whittier School Drama Club Offers Daily April Raffles to Support ‘Matilda the Musical’
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Haverhill’s John Greenleaf Whittier School Drama Club is raffling off prizes every day in April to help pay for its May production of “Matilda the Musical.” The Drama Club is selling 20 raffle tickets for $10 and offering daily winning prizes including gift cards to be used at local restaurants and local and national retailers, music lessons, lottery tickets and …
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Sections: Community Spotlight, 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 Veterans Services Officer Jeffrey Hollett and Michael Bevilacqua of the Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce.
- 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: Liam Foley, Concert for a Cause to benefit Emmaus and Ruth’s House.
- 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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