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Catch the Wave at 97.9 WHAV ♦ February 02, 2021
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As a public service, Greater Haverhill’s only public radio station and nonprofit local news service, remains on the job 24/7, delivering timely and 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.
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If you are in a position to support accurate, reliable and trustworthy local journalism, see the new and easy giving options here. If you are already a donor or member, thank you for your support.
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Developer Proposes Five Apartments in Existing Downtown Haverhill Mixed-Use Building
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A wooden mixed-use building not far from the downtown Haverhill train station is slated to become five apartments if the City Council gives its approval for a special permit tonight. Developer Timothy Woodland proposes to locate five residences at 149-153 Washington St. According to the application, the existing building was built around 1900 and converted in 2003 to a commercial …
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Haverhill Parents Now Able to Watch Senior Athletes Once During Winter Sports
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Parents of Haverhill High School seniors that play winter sports will soon have the opportunity to see their sons and daughters in action. The Haverhill School Committee responded favorably to a request last Thursday that the school’s “no visitors” policy be suspended for one game in each sport. Athletic Director Thomas O’Brien told the Committee the 11 directors of the …
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Storm Closings: For Haverhill Schools, Storm Started Early with Frozen Pipes, But Caught in Time
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97.9 WHAV’s Wave Weather is heard every half-hour, 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week. Haverhill schools plan remote-only learning Tuesday with a two-hour delayed start. For the city’s public schools, the winter storm arrived early with freezing temperatures bursting pipes at two city schools over the weekend. Haverhill’s school superintendent said problems were caught before much damage could take place. Haverhill firefighters were dispatched …
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Podcast: A Virtual Meeting with New Haverhill Chamber CEO Irene Haley
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The new president and CEO of the Greater Haverhill Chamber of Commerce will be “Guest of Honor” at tomorrow’s Virtual Leads Lunch hosted by the organization. Irene Haley took over job last month. Speaking recently on WHAV’s morning program, Haley praised her predecessor Dougan Sherwood “Dougan did some excellent work with support, of course, of the board and I am …
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Groveland Fire Dept. Receives FEMA Grant for COVID-19 Supplies and Equipment
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Groveland Fire Department was recently awarded $7,226 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to buy personal protective equipment and related disinfectant supplies and equipment to help prevent, prepare for and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The money is part of $560,726 in direct assistance grants to 39 volunteer and combination fire departments nationwide as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief …
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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.
- 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.
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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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