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Catch the Wave at 97.9 WHAV ♦ January 22, 2021
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Greater Haverhill’s only public radio station and nonprofit local news service provides consistent and timely coverage of local news. Tune in to 97.9 WHAV for breaking news when it happens.
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More local news, more news that matters, more often than all other sources combined. If you are able, please support WHAV News with your membership. 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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Amazon Fulfillment Center Coming to Haverhill’s Broadway Industrial Park; Mayor Expects 250 New Jobs
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An Amazon fulfillment center is coming to Haverhill, filling the space off Route 97 formerly occupied by Southwick Clothing. The online retailer’s arrival in the city is something Mayor James J. Fiorentini has been seeking since he organized a regional pitch in 2017 to attract Amazon’s second headquarters. When Amazon agreed to build a distribution site in North Andover in …
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Downtown Haverhill Parking Remains Free as Commission Considers Waiting for 50% Capacity
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Parking in downtown Haverhill will likely remain free for at least a little while longer. The Central Business District Parking Commission this week agreed that, because of COVID-19 restrictions, now is not the best time to bring back paid parking. Councilor William J. Macek, one of the recently seated commissioners, told WHAV the city may follow the state’s lead. “We’re …
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Greater Haverhill Chamber Members May Meet New President at Leads Lunch Feb. 3
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Members of the Greater Haverhill Chamber have an opportunity to meet their new president during a “Leads Lunch” Wednesday, Feb. 3. Irene Haley, who has held positions at Starbucks and Exxon Mobil, succeeded Dougan Sherwood earlier this month as the organization’s next president and chief executive officer. The lunch takes place Wednesday, Feb. 3, from noon-1 p.m., at UMass Lowell …
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Second COVID-19 Contact Tracing Employee Begins Work in Groveland; Third Available
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A second person to help with COVID-19 contact tracing began working in Groveland this week. The Groveland Board of Health said it hired a part-time employee to conduct contact tracing last November in response to a significant rise in cases. It voted at an emergency meeting at the end of last month to hire the second part-time employee, noting a …
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Wheels of Hope Resumes Substance Use Disorder Transportation Services
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Wheels of Hope, which provides free transportation for Merrimack Valley residents with reserved beds at any treatment site throughout the state, relaunched this week. The service is a collaboration between community-based Merrimack Valley Project, Lowell-based Lucos Transportation and nonprofit Health Resources in Action that runs the Massachusetts Helpline. Licensed Social Worker Amy Tuneburg explained, “Transportation to substance use disorder services …
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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: Rep. Linda Dean Campbell and YMCA regional Executive Director Tracy Fuller.
- 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.
- DJ Chris on the Radio: Live, 6:10 p.m.
- Couple Next Door: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
Saturday’s Radio Highlights
- Classic Hits: Favorites all day, except as indicated
- Community Spotlight: News of upcoming cultural and civic events, quarter past every hour
- Wave Weather: Every 30 minutes
- World News: Noon and 11 p.m.
- Take Two Movie Review: 8:45 a.m. and 1:45 p.m.
- Mass Moments: Today in Massachusetts history, 6:45 a.m. and 2:45 p.m.
- Gunsmoke: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
Sunday’s Radio Highlights
- Classic Hits: Favorites all day, except as indicated
- Community Spotlight: News of upcoming cultural and civic events, quarter past every hour
- Wave Weather: Every 30 minutes
- World News: Noon, 6 and 11 p.m.
- Take Two Movie Review: 8:45 a.m. and 1:45 p.m.
- Mass Moments: Today in Massachusetts history, 6:45 a.m. and 2:45 p.m.
- Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
Monday’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.
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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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