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Catch the Wave at 97.9 WHAV ♦ January 05, 2021
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Dear reader,

As a public service, Greater Haverhill’s only public radio station and nonprofit local news service, remains on the job 24/7, delivering consistent coverage of the topics that matter most to you. WHAV offers more local news, more news that matters and more often than all other sources combined.

These remain difficult days. If you are in a position to support accurate, reliable and trustworthy local journalism, please consider becoming a member by clicking here. If you are already a donor or member, thank you for your support.

Haverhill News

Bay State Pallet Plans Redevelopment and Expansion Project in Ward Hill

Bay State Pallet Plans Redevelopment and Expansion Project in Ward Hill
The public has opportunities to shape policy this week as various Haverhill boards meet. In the interest of transparency in government, WHAV provides this list of upcoming meetings every week. A plan to redevelop a 5.7-acre industrial site in Ward Hill is before the Haverhill Conservation Commission this week. Commissioners meet online Thursday at 7:15 p.m. to hear plans by …

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Regional News

Andover’s Jim Lyons Keeps GOP Chair Post in Tight Vote; Defeats Shawn Dooley 39-36

Andover’s Jim Lyons Keeps GOP Chair Post in Tight Vote; Defeats Shawn Dooley 39-36
Then-state Rep. Jim Lyons delivers a press conference at the Massachusetts State House in 2018. (Creative Commons.) Shawn Dooley and positioning himself to lead the party into the next gubernatorial election. Lyons, a former state representative from Andover, defeated Dooley 39 to 36 to win a second two-year term. Seventy-five of the 80 Republican State Committee members voted during a …

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Attorney General Healey Warns of COVID-19 Vaccine Scams by Email, Phone, Online

Attorney General Healey Warns of COVID-19 Vaccine Scams by Email, Phone, Online
As Massachusetts proceeds with its first phase of COVID-19 vaccine distribution, Attorney General Maura Healey is warning of potential scams and misinformation intended to exploit the pandemic, while reminding residents to have confidence in the vaccination process. According to Healey’s office, potential scams have already begun to emerge, falsely promising early access to the vaccine, promoting disinformation and presenting risks …

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Community Spotlight

Haverhill Public Library Offers Online Papercrafting Workshop Monday Night

Haverhill Public Library Offers Online Papercrafting Workshop Monday Night
Residents may learn papercrafting and how to make their own cards when the Haverhill Public Library offers an online class Monday, Jan. 11. The workshop, led by Ruth Tinkham, is for both beginners and those with stamping and papercrafting experience. Projects include multi layered cards, bookmarks and 3-D Items, using several techniques including stamping, die cutting and embossing. It takes …

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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: 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.

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: Luis Santiago, Haverhill Veterans Services Officer; and Jenny Arndt of Haverhill Promise.
  • 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.
97.9 WHAV FM Wavelengths is sponsored by the Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce
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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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