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Catch the Wave at 97.9 WHAV ♦ March 29, 2021
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Haverhill News

Police, Fire, EMS, HazMat Teams Respond to Report of Drugs Found at Haverhill Home

Police, Fire, EMS, HazMat Teams Respond to Report of Drugs Found at Haverhill Home
There were no logged arrests, but Haverhill Police and Fire, Trinity EMS and hazardous material teams responded to a report of drugs found last week at a home on Cedar Street. A police report confirms only that officers were dispatched last Wednesday night, just before 9:30 p.m., to 59 Cedar St., Haverhill. No details were released about what appears to …

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Two-Year Wait to Bring Charges in Fatal Haverhill Hit and Run Not Unusual Says District Attorney

Two-Year Wait to Bring Charges in Fatal Haverhill Hit and Run Not Unusual Says District Attorney
The more than two-year wait for charges in the hit and run case that resulted in the death of a 59-year-old pedestrian walking a crosswalk has raised eyebrows, but the district attorney’s office says the timeline isn’t unusual. WHAV reported first on Friday that 76-year-old Dimitrios Zaralidis of Haverhill faces charges of motor vehicle homicide by negligent operation, leaving the …

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AG: Students Lost More than $1 Million When Driving School Closed Following Drug Arrest

AG: Students Lost More than $1 Million When Driving School Closed Following Drug Arrest
Attorney General Maura Healey is seeking more than $1 million in refunds from a driving school that operated in Haverhill and North Andover and conducted driver’s education programs at North Andover High and Greater Lawrence Technical Schools. Healey filed a lawsuit against MV Auto and North Andover Auto Schools that closed after owner Michael J. Larocque, 56, of Lawrence, was …

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Whittier Tech Students May Now Earn Northern Essex Early College Credits for Free

Whittier Tech Students May Now Earn Northern Essex Early College Credits for Free
Students of Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School taking part in an Early College program are now able to earn credits at no cost. The Early College partnership between Whittier Tech and Northern Essex Community College was recently awarded designation as a Massachusetts Early College Program, which takes effect this fall. Whittier students have been taking Northern Essex Early College …

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Regional News

U.S. Sen. Warren and Rep. Trahan Tour Methuen Family Health Center Vaccine Clinic Today

U.S. Sen. Warren and Rep. Trahan Tour Methuen Family Health Center Vaccine Clinic Today
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Congresswoman Lori Trahan tour the Methuen Family Health Center and Greater Lawrence Family Health Center’s vaccination clinic late this morning. Health Center staff are expected to discuss their efforts to address the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on the Latino community across their sites in the Merrimack Valley, including Lawrence, Methuen and Haverhill. The agency was …

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Area’s Federal Delegation Seeks to Save Essex National Heritage Area by Fall Deadline

Area’s Federal Delegation Seeks to Save Essex National Heritage Area by Fall Deadline
For the third year in a row, federal legislators are working to keep the Essex National Heritage Area operating after Sept. 30. Sens. Edward J. Markey and Elizabeth Warren and Reps. Seth Moulton and Lori Trahan recently filed the Essex National Heritage Area Permanency Act of 2021 that would keep money flowing to, and maintain the existence of, the Essex …

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Community Spotlight

Haverhill Begins Fall Kindergarten Registration with Online Information Session Tonight

Haverhill Begins Fall Kindergarten Registration with Online Information Session Tonight
Haverhill Public Schools kindergarten registration for the fall has begun and an online information session takes place tonight to explain the process and answer questions. The session, in both in English and Spanish, takes place tonight at 6 p.m. via streaming video on the Haverhill Public Schools website. Children turning five years old on or before Aug. 31 are eligible …

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Radio Listings

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: Greater Haverhill Chamber President and CEO Irene Haley.
  • 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. Guest: Rep. Linda Dean Campbell.
  • 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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