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Catch the Wave at 97.9 WHAV ♦ March 01, 2021
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School Committee Negotiator Disputes Characterization of State of Current Support Staff Talks
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The chairman of the committee negotiating a new contract with education support professionals is disputing the union’s characterization of progress during current talks. School Committee Member Paul A. Magliocchetti, who chairs the negotiating subcommittee which also includes member Toni Sapienza Donais, said Sunday that not only does the full School Committee value the support staff, it has offered a three-year …
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Proposal to Return Haverhill Students to Classrooms Next Month Waits on State Guidance
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The question of when students can safely return to the classroom continues to be a hot topic with no clear answers from the Haverhill School Committee. While Mayor James J. Fiorentini recently asked for plans to return students to the classroom next month, Committee members remain divided, in no small part because the state has yet to issue clear guidelines …
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Greater Lawrence Family Health Center Physicians Take COVID-19 Vaccine Questions Tuesday
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Physicians from Greater Lawrence Family Health Center are going online tomorrow afternoon to take the public’s questions about the COVID-19 vaccine. The free forum is sponsored by Northern Essex Community College and takes place Tuesday, March 2, at 4:30 p.m. Those interested are asked to register here or email [email protected]. Greater Lawrence Family Health Center offers primary health care through …
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Grand Jury Indicts Owners of Trucking Company Involved in Crash That Killed 7 Motorcyclists
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A federal grand jury has returned indictments against the owners of a trucking company that hired the driver who crashed into and killed seven motorcyclists, including a former Haverhill man, during the spring of 2019 in Randolph, N.H. Thirty-six-year-old Dunyadar Gasanov, also known as Damien Gasanov, and 35-year-old Dartanayan Gasanov owners of Westfield Transport, were each indicted on a charge …
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John Greenleaf Whittier’s Last Poem
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Hear Whittier’s Last Poem read aloud There is something poignant about “last” things. The word last often possesses the sad, sometimes heroic, connotation of finality, including death. Think of a loved one’s last words, or the last time you saw a good friend, or a soldier’s last stand. Whittier’s last poem holds this poignancy. It is also, as I will …
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Methuen Honors Victims of COVID-19 At Outdoor Memorial Ceremony Monday at Noon
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The City of Methuen honors its COVID-19 dead in a memorial program at noon, Monday. The presentation is expected to feature an honor guard, remarks by Mayor Neil Perry, recognition of victims’ families, symbolic 71 bell tolls, moment of silence and COVID-19 victim memorial flag display. The memorial begins at noon, on the front lawn of the Quinn Building, 90 …
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‘Possible Dreams 2021: Moving Forward Together’ Visioning Takes Place Next Monday
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Team Haverhill’s annual “Possible Dreams” community visioning event is going online this year. Called “Possible Dreams 2021: Moving Forward Together,” the event is described as “an opportunity to meet new people, discover more that Haverhill has to offer and shape the future of our community by sharing and incubating new ideas. This is the first time the event is taking …
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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.
- Suspense: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
Tuesday’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: Sarah Wescott, Haverhill Exchange Club’s 19th Annual Rick Barry St. Patrick’s Day Celebration; and Haverhill school Superintendent Margaret Marotta.
- 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: 7 p.m., Live.
- Lights Out: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
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97.9 WHAV FM Wavelengths is sponsored by the Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce
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Before You Go…
If you believe, as WHAV does, that an informed public makes for better neighbors, employees, volunteers, customers, leaders, voters and citizens, we have a small favor to ask.
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Unlike others, WHAV makes its journalism available to all. If you’re not already a donor or member, WHAV needs your ongoing support to do its job. The news media is hurting with thousands of outlets closing across the country. Local news has suffered the most. While we may not always agree on what event should or should not have been covered, WHAV’s philosophy is to err on the side of disclosure. If you share a belief in these principles, help WHAV to continue being Greater Haverhill’s most trusted, reliable and thought-provoking source of news—whether on-air, online, over cable television or in social media.
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