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97.9 WHAV ♦ April 21, 2023 ♦ Public Media of New England, Inc.
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Haverhill Conservation Commissioners Back West Newbury Climate Change Preparedness
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The Haverhill Conservation Commission is throwing its weight behind the neighboring Town of West Newbury in its pursuit of an Action Grant from the state’s Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Program. West Newbury is looking for a grant of between $100,000 and $200,000 to be used to address flood risk and bank stability concerns at vulnerable locations along the Merrimack River. Of …
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Sections: Haverhill, Region
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Haverhill Fire Chief O’Brien Repeats Alarm After Fifth of Six Recent Major Fires Caused by Smoking
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Haverhill firefighters battled, what the fire chief called, a “stubborn” blaze at a multifamily home Wednesday afternoon on White Street that was the latest to be caused by cigarette smoking. The fire was reported at 4:18 p.m., at what is listed in city records as a two-family home built around 1850. Fire Chief Robert M. O’Brien said he is troubled …
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At White House Event, Payano Lauds Haverhill, Methuen Bridges and Lawrence Buses
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State Sen. Pavel Payano was among those Wednesday that attended “Communities in Action: Building a Better Massachusetts,” hosted by President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House complex. Payano joined legislators, local officials, and community leaders from across the Commonwealth, including state Reps. Tram Nguyen and Vanna Howard and, as WHAV already reported, Haverhill City Councilor …
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Continental Paving Expects to Begin Danville Road Work Monday, April 24
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Improvements to Danville Road in Plaistow, N.H., begin Monday and will take about two weeks to complete. New Hampshire Department of Transportation hired Continental Paving to complete roadwork on Danville Road, between Routes 125, Plaistow Road, and 121A, Main Street, is expected to begin April 24.
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Whittier Tech Senior Craig of Haverhill Receives Outstanding Technical Student Award
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Jaidyn Craig of Haverhill, a senior at Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School, was recently honored during the 37th Annual Outstanding Technical Student Award ceremony in Worcester. Craig, who studies in the Medical Assisting program at Whittier, was one of more than 50 students recognized during the event co-sponsored by the Massachusetts Association of Vocational Administrators and Massachusetts Career and …
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Sections: Education, Haverhill, Region
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Author Rachel Miranda Shares Recipe Stories at Sunday Temple Emanu-El Talk
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Rachel Miranda, author of “The World at Our Table: A Euro-American Cookbook of Family Favorites,” shares recipe stories and more this Sunday during Haverhill’s Temple Emanu-El’s author series. Miranda is a freelance writer and editor of cultural, literary and academic works. She will also give her thoughts on the power of sharing home-cooked meals with family and friends. The in-person …
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Sections: Community Spotlight, Haverhill
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Cannabis, Printing, Health and Other Employers Hiring at April 27 MakeIT Haverhill Job Fair
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Employers will be interviewing for a variety of jobs—including those in the cannabis, offset printing, health care and social service sectors—at MakeIT Haverhill’s April 27 job fair. Entities seeking to hire are Bradford & Bigelow Printing, U.S. Postal Service, Amazon, Opportunity Works, A Better Life Homecare, Community Action, L’Arche Boston North, Waystone Health & Human Services and Mass CultivatED. Mass …
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Sections: Business Bulletin, Cannabis, 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: Michael Thompson, Haverhill SCORE Volunteer, and Laurie Cantwell, Haverhill Lions Club.
- 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
- 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. Guests: Greater Haverhill Chamber President and CEO Alex Eberhardt and Nate Hartwell, Yes for Consentino, Yes for Haverhill Committee.
- 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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