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Catch the Wave at 97.9 WHAV ♦ June 18, 2021
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Haverhill News

Gov. Baker Picks Haverhill to Make His Case to the Legislature for Spending of Federal Relief Aid

Gov. Baker Picks Haverhill to Make His Case to the Legislature for Spending of Federal Relief Aid
Gov. Charlie Baker and his team celebrated the construction of affordable homeownership Thursday in Haverhill’s Mount Washington neighborhood. He used the setting to declare he wants to spend $1 billion of federal COVID-19 aid to support similar homeownership and housing priorities across the state. Standing in the driveway of one of the new owner-occupied homes built along Gilbert Avenue with …

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Clean and Green Team Reports Progress on Downtown Painting, Planting and Restoring

Clean and Green Team Reports Progress on Downtown Painting, Planting and Restoring
Downtown Haverhill is looking cleaner and greener these days because of the work of more than 50 volunteers known as the Clean and Green Team. Team Haverhill Vice President Lisa Marzilli, chairperson of the Clean and Green Downtown Committee updated the City Council this week on the group’s latest efforts. “We’ve organized opportunities to clean litter downtown, to paint, to …

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Incoming Haverhill High School Principal Meland Sends Letter of Introduction, Sets Goals

Incoming Haverhill High School Principal Meland Sends Letter of Introduction, Sets Goals
Jason Meland, the new principal of Haverhill High School, introduced himself yesterday in a letter to students, families and faculty. Superintendent Margaret Marotta called Meland, principal of James P. Timilty Middle School in Boston, an “exceptional leader” when she announced Thursday he accepted the district’s offer. Meland made it clear at the outset he has firmly joined the “Hillies.” “Haverhill …

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Regional News

Methuen Goes Purple for Alzheimer’s and Brain Month with Awareness Events

Methuen Goes Purple for Alzheimer’s and Brain Month with Awareness Events
Methuen has gone purple for Alzheimer’s and Brain Month. Awareness events taking place include Alzheimer’s awareness displays and activities for 2.4 miles including a Memory Lane along the Methuen Rail Trail. On Saturday, June 19, Chipotle, 90 Pleasant Valley St., Methuen, is hosting a “Dine and Donate” event, while Nevins Library, 305 Broadway, offers featured titles about Alzheimer’s and purple …

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Community Spotlight

Volpe Discusses Replica Engraving of Paul Revere’s Boston Massacre Saturday in Haverhill

Volpe Discusses Replica Engraving of Paul Revere’s Boston Massacre Saturday in Haverhill
Andy Volpe is sharing a slide presentation this Saturday at Haverhill’s Museum of Printing on his recently completed replica engraving of Paul Revere’s Boston Massacre. Volpe, who is making available exclusive, limited edition prints of his replica, painstakingly researched and replicated the engraving for the 250th anniversary of the Massacre last March. During his presentation, he discusses how he went …

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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. Guests: Anya Wilczynski, operations director at Essex National Heritage Area, and Sen. Diana DiZoglio.
  • 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. Guests: Rep. Christina Minicucci and Richard Padova of Lawrence Heritage State Park.
  • 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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