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97.9 WHAV ♦ August 11, 2023 ♦ Public Media of New England, Inc.
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Withdrawal of Haverhill Minority Candidate Means No Name on Ward 1 School Committee Ballot
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One of the seats seen as most critical for delivery of minority representation to Haverhill city government will have no candidates this fall. The surprise revelation came Thursday when Esteban Marte withdrew his name from consideration for the Ward 1 School Committee seat. It was the final day for withdrawing nominations for elected office. Marte, who was a last-minute candidate …
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Sections: Election Central, Haverhill
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More than $1 Million in Flood Damage Prompts Haverhill Emergency Declaration
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Haverhill Mayor James J. Fiorentini declared a state of emergency Thursday, saying flooding this week delivered more than $1 million in damage to the city’s sewer system and, as yet, untotaled damage to businesses and homes. The Haverhill City Council is also expected to call an emergency meeting next Tuesday. Fiorentini said a formal state of emergency isn’t required by …
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Sections: Business Bulletin, Haverhill
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Volunteers Work to Prepare Haverhill’s Gale Park for Arrival of New Fountain
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(Additional photograph below.) Volunteer electricians are working at Haverhill’s Gale Park in preparation for the installation of a new, three-tier fountain at the site between Kenoza Avenue and Mill Street. Electricians Don Miller, Ken Artz and Ryan Miller, associated with International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 103, are pulling wires and installing new LED lighting. The project involves illuminating the …
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Haverhill Commuter Rail Line Passengers Face Rerouting, Shuttle Buses for Two Months in Fall
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(See also map below.) Those relying on the Haverhill commuter rail line will find their trip a little more complicated for about a two-month period this fall as the MBTA implements a federally mandated signal system. Train service for passengers between Ballardvale and Haverhill will be rerouted along the Lowell Line after Ballardvale, making one additional stop at Anderson/Woburn station …
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Sections: Haverhill, Region
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Haverhill’s Classes of 1965 Plan Reunion Sept. 22
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The reunion for Haverhill’s Classes of 1965 is scheduled for Friday, Sept. 22. It brings together graduates and their friends from Haverhill High School, Haverhill Trade School, St. James High School and Central Catholic that day, from 1 to 5 p.m., at Roma Ristorante, 29 Middlesex St., Bradford. The event is a casual social gathering. A cash bar is available …
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Sections: Community Spotlight, Haverhill
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Make the Most of It
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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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.
- 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: Rep. Ryan Hamilton and Haverhill Farmers Manager Jeff Grassie.
- 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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