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97.9 WHAV ♦ August 17, 2023 ♦ Public Media of New England, Inc.
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State Senate Delegation Tours Haverhill, North Andover Disaster Sites, Pledge Support
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(Additional photographs below.) The Massachusetts Senate president, touring flood-damaged sites Wednesday in Haverhill and North Andover, said the realities of climate change mean the state must do more to prevent disasters from occurring. Senate President Karen E. Spilka, accompanied by Sens. Barry R. Finegold and Pavel Payano and local officials, told WHAV there’s a need for more money for dams, …
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Sections: Haverhill, Region
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Haverhill Junior Girl Scout Aims to Protect Pollinators with Environmentally Friendly Bat House
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(Additional photograph below.) Cottrell Duclos, a Junior Girl Scout with local troop 67111, knows what many don’t—the use of pesticides to control mosquitos is harming bees, important pollinators, but there is a natural solution. The 11-year-old, daughter of Michelle Wickwire and Thomas Duclos, took a major step Wednesday toward solving the problem at Haverhill’s Plug Pond recreation area. “I wanted …
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Essex District Attorney Identifies 59-Year-Old Plaistow, N.H., Man as Haverhill Drowning Victim
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Essex County District Attorney Paul F. Tucker Wednesday identified 59-year-old Robert Levesque of Plaistow, N.H., as the man who drowned Saturday night in Haverhill. According to an earlier report from Tucker’s office, Levesque was on a boat at Marianna’s Marina, 72 Coffin Ave., when he suffered an apparent medical emergency and fell into the Merrimack River. Haverhill Police arrived at …
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Cecropia Strong Doubles Grants to Windrush Farm for Adults with Disabilities
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North Andover, Windrush Farm and Cecropia Strong are offering new grants to allow adults with disabilities to experience the joy of horseback riding. “We’ve doubled the number of grants and we’ve increased the value of each one. Twelve weeks of lessons would normally cost $840, but we’ve reduced that to $120,” said Julie Hahnke, Cecropia Strong’s president. At Windrush Farm, …
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UMass Lowell Secures $5.5 Million for Miniature Space Satellite Program; Could Fuel Startups
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Drawing on UMass Lowell’s expertise in spacecraft design and track record of successful missions, the university has secured $5.5 million in state funding to launch a research center where scientists, industry leaders and startups can build and test miniature satellites and components essential to spaceflight. The initiative, known as the Massachusetts Alliance for Space and Technology and Sciences, or MASTS, …
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Haverhill Council on Aging to Host Senior Luau Luncheon Aug. 25
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The Haverhill Council on Aging is hosting a senior Luau Luncheon. Well-known local entertainer and Elvis impersonator, Rick Anthony, will perform and lunch is included. Attendees are encouraged to wear Hawaiian attire. The Luau Luncheon takes place Friday, Aug. 25, from noon to 2 p.m., at the Haverhill Citizen Center, 10 Welcome St. Tickets are $10 per person. For more …
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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: Jered Stewart, president and CEO, Bethany Communities, and Haverhill Promise Director Jessica Kallin.
- 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.
- Our Miss Brooks: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
- FSN World News: 11 p.m.
Friday’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.
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