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Catch the Wave at 97.9 WHAV ♦ March 23, 2021
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Local news is best served fresh.
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On-air and online, listener- and reader-supported WHAV remains on the job because local news is more critical than ever.
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WHAV provides more local news, more news that matters and more often than all other sources combined. Please support Greater Haverhill’s only public radio station and nonprofit local news service as a monthly supporter. Simply click here for new and easy giving options.
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If you are already a current donor or member, please accept WHAV’s heartfelt thanks for your support.
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VA Bedford and Haverhill Veterans’ Services Administer COVID-19 Vaccine to 240 Veterans
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VA Bedford Healthcare System and the Haverhill Department of Veterans’ Services vaccinated 240 veterans during a clinic Sunday at Dr. Albert B. Consentino School in Haverhill. Haverhill Veterans’ Service Officer Luis Santiago said administration of COVID-19 vaccines was a success because of the well-coordinated efforts of all, including Haverhill Police and Fire Department personnel. The collaboration that I had with …
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2nd Update: Haverhill Firefighters Knock Down Jackson Street Blaze; Report No Injuries
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Updated No injuries are being reported as Haverhill firefighters knock down a two-alarm blaze that broke out around noon on Jackson Street. Haverhill Fire Chief Robert M. O’Brien said at the scene nine residents were displaced at the four-family building at 38 Jackson St. The chief said an initial report of people trapped in the building was investigated and found …
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Haverhill’s Public Works Department Selling Rain Barrels Online; Buy Before April 11
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Haverhill residents may save up to 40% on their summer water bills by saving rain water in specially designed barrels. Haverhill’s Public Works Department is selling Great American Rain Barrels online for $69 and making them available for pickup Saturday, April 17. The 60-gallon plastic containers weigh 20 pounds empty and have plastic spigots threaded for garden hose connections. City …
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Greater Haverhill Chamber Invites You to ‘Make the Most of Your Chamber Membership’
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The Greater Haverhill Chamber is inviting businesses and their employees to “Make the Most of Your Chamber Membership,” during a webinar tomorrow. The free online event is aimed at those who are new to the Chamber, a new employee at a member business or simply want to learn more about the organization. The Meet the Chamber team will review basic …
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‘Light the Falls’ Methuen Placemaking Project Receives $25,000 ECCF Grant
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“Light the Falls,” focused on Methuen’s historic Spicket River Falls, is one of six new collaborative public art and creative placemaking projects being funded by Essex County Community Foundation’s Creative County Initiative. Arts Institute Group of the Merrimack Valley/Methuen Arts, in partnership with the City of Methuen, Olson Electric and the lighting architectural firm Lam Partners, was granted $25,000 for …
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Haverhill Promise and Ruth’s House Collaborate to Bring More Reading Options for Children
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Haverhill Promise and Ruth’s House are joining forces to interest more children in reading, in more places throughout the community and with fewer barriers. The organizations are working together to develop a system for the donation and redistribution of gently used books back into the community, whether through Little Free Libraries, the Ruth’s House Thrift Shop, or pop-up projects like …
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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: Ginny Salem, Northern Essex Elder Transport and Jesus Ruiz, Leaving the Streets Ministry.
- 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.
- State of the City Address by Mayor James J. Fiorentini: 7 p.m., Live.
- Lights Out: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
Wednesday’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: Renee McGuire, YWCA White Ribbon Panel, and Margot Regan, Emmaus 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.
- Great Gildersleeve: 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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