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Catch the Wave at 97.9 WHAV ♦ July 07, 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.
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Developers Present Five Jaw-Dropping Visions for Downtown Haverhill Reconstruction
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Hundreds of new residential units, a new parking garage and options for a new north-south street and direct connection to the Merrimack River are among the possibilities five different developers envision for downtown Haverhill. The city recently solicited proposals to replace the Herbert H. Goecke Jr. Memorial Parking Deck and develop surrounding parcels that have been vacant since a 1970s …
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Podcast: Vargas Explains Legislature’s Tug of War with Gov. Baker on COVID-19 Relief Money
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The state legislature and Gov. Charlie Baker have differing opinions on who should determine how new federal COVID-19 aid gets distributed. State Rep. Andy X. Vargas, a recent guest on WHAV’s morning program, said Baker had “full latitude” on how to spend the money during the emergency, but now the legislature wants a say. “We in the legislature, as the …
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Northern Essex Community College Course Provides Training in Mental Health First Aid
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Recognizing many college students suffer from anxiety and depression, Northern Essex Community College is working to identify students who are struggling and connect them with help. In the two years it has been offered at the college, 130 members of the faculty and staff completed the national Mental Health First Aid certification training through the college’s Center for Professional Development. …
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Methuen Democrats Plan Hybrid In-Person and Online Caucus July 13
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Methuen Democrats are having a hybrid online and in-person caucus next Tuesday to elect 22 delegates and five alternates to the 2021 MassDems Platform Convention. They will elect 11 male and 11 female delegates and the five alternates Tuesday, July 13, at 6 p.m., online or at Methuen City Hall, Searles Building, 41 Pleasant Street, Great Hall, third floor, Methuen …
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Haverhill Public Library Extends International Labor Poster Exhibit to July 26
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An international labor poster exhibit at the Haverhill Public Library has been extended to Monday, July 26. Stephen Lewis’ collection of May Day posters continues Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.- 9 p.m., and Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Lewis presents posters he has collected from France, Spain, Namibia, Australia, Denmark, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Cuba, Germany and Liechtenstein, among others. …
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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: 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.
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. Guests: Deborah Chiaravalloti, Holy Family Hospital, and Margot Regan, Emmaus Cycle for Shelter.
- 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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