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97.9 WHAV ♦ June 23, 2023 ♦ Public Media of New England, Inc.
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Effort by Three School Committee Members to Obtain City Records on Colleague Fails in Tie Vote
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A tie vote Thursday stopped an effort by three members of the Haverhill School Committee to officially request copies of city records dealing with their colleague, Scott W. Wood Jr. Committee member Richard J. Rosa made the motion asking that Mayor James J. Fiorentini and the City of Haverhill provide the Committee with all unredacted documents relating to an investigation …
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Sections: Education, Haverhill
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Plans Call for Haverhill’s Plug Pond to Open Saturday; Crews Hope to Wrap Up Electrical Work
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The beach at Haverhill’s Lake Saltonstall, popularly known as Plug Pond, is scheduled to open this weekend for the season. Human Services Director Vincent Ouellette said workers plan to install an electrical transformer today, completing the last phase of burying all overhead wires at the park. Ouellette said the electrical project is part of $600,000 in renovations at the recreation …
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Podcast: ‘Revitalize Buttonwoods’ Aims to Renovate Local Museum, Include Diverse Audiences
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Haverhill’s keeper of history, Buttonwoods Museum, plans a building renovation project and greater inclusion of Haverhill’s diversity in its collections. Buttonwoods Executive Director Jan Williams calls the effort “Revitalize Buttonwoods—Restore the Past, Shape the Future.” Appearing on WHAV’s “Win for Breakfast” program Thursday, she details what is a two-pronged approach, starting with renovation of the main visitor center and gallery …
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Sections: Haverhill, What's On?
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New State Report Flags Haverhill for Dramatic Drop in Overdose Deaths, While Lawrence Rate Increases
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New figures released Thursday by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health show opioid-related overdose deaths in Haverhill dropped from 33 in 2021 to 21 a year later, while Methuen increased from 12 to 13 and Lawrence rose from 48 to 58 during the same period. Officials highlighted Haverhill for its drop in deaths and Lawrence for its increase as overall …
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Sections: Haverhill, Health, Region
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Food Drive Saturday at Two Haverhill Supermarket Locations
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There will be a food collection Saturday at two Haverhill supermarket locations. The food drive takes place Saturday, June 24, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., at Market Basket stores at 2 Water St., and 400 Lowell Ave., in Haverhill. It is organized by the United Way of Massachusetts Bay in cooperation with the Merrimack Valley Central Labor Council and Merrimack Valley …
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Sections: Community Spotlight, Haverhill
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Merrimack Valley Credit Union Awards $17,500 in Scholarships to 16 Graduates
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Merrimack Valley Credit Union recently awarded a total of $17,500 in scholarships to 16 high school students from the Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire. Students were honored with a special ceremony and dinner with the institution’s senior leadership team at the credit union’s Lawrence headquarters. Winners were selected from a pool of close to 400 applicants, who were asked in …
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Sections: Business Bulletin, Haverhill, Region
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Before You Go...
“Let the truth…undisguised, naked, terrible as it is, stand out before us.”
—John Greenleaf Whittier
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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: Barbara Canyes of 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.
- 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.
- Let George Do It: 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 Greater Lawrence Community Action Council’s Oneirys Rondon, discussing the Merrimack Valley Lead Poisoning Prevention Program.
- 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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