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Catch the Wave at 97.9 WHAV ♦ April 14, 2021
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Local news is best served fresh.
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Listener- and reader-supported WHAV remains on the job because local news is more critical than ever. WHAV provides more local news, more news that matters and more often. Support Greater Haverhill’s only public radio station and nonprofit local news service as a monthly supporter.
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Despite Traffic Worries, Haverhill City Council Grants Special Permit for 18 Condominium Homes
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The Haverhill City Council last night approved a special permit to construct six triplex condominium homes on a new subdivision at 1240 Boston Road. Currently, that three-acre site is occupied by a single-family home owned by David W. O’Leary. Development plans would keep O’Leary’s home on the property, while moving it back 240 feet. Attorney Paul A. Magliochetti, representing development …
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City of Haverhill Drawing Awards Restaurant Gift Cards for Pothole Reports
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Haverhill’s annual pothole contest serves this year to support a number of local restaurants by giving meal gift cards as prizes. Residents enter by calling in a pothole to 311 or 978-358-1311 for the city’s Department of Public Works to repair. Names will be entered into a drawing for one of 10 $50 gift cards to participating restaurants, including Barrio, …
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Northern Essex Community College Meets Certified Nurse Assistant Demand, Recruits for Free Program
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Northern Essex Community College is joining with area health care employers to meet an urgent need for certified nurse assistants and is now recruiting for free, grant-funded programs beginning in May, June and August. After completing the four-week training, graduates are prepared to take the Massachusetts Red Cross Nurse Aide Certification Exam. The college’s Center for Corporate and Community Education …
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Haverhill, Area Communities Alter Plans Following ‘Pause’ in Use of J and J Vaccine
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Area communities are making adjustments following the “pause” in use of the Johnson and Johnson/Janssen COVID-19 vaccine, but all are vowing to continue protecting residents. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention called for the halt early Tuesday morning to study rare blood clotting issues occurring in six people out of nearly seven million vaccinated. Methuen cancelled a planned …
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Haverhill Firefighting Museum to Award $1,000-$3,000 During Virtual Kentucky Derby
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Haverhill Firefighting Museum is offering a top prize of $3,000 during its virtual Kentucky Derby “Race for the Roses.” Besides the $3,000 “Win” race, a $1,500 “Place” and $1,000 “Show” award will be picked Saturday, May 1. Following the grand prize drawings, names will be drawn for tickets to the catered 2022 Kentucky Derby Gala with entertainment by Dan Sky …
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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. Guest: Cynthia Graham of the Haverhill Firefighting Museum.
- 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.
Thursday’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: Deborah Chiaravalloti, Holy Family Hospital.
- 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.
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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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