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Catch the Wave at 97.9 WHAV ♦ July 07, 2021
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Haverhill News

Developers Present Five Jaw-Dropping Visions for Downtown Haverhill Reconstruction

Developers Present Five Jaw-Dropping Visions for Downtown Haverhill Reconstruction
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

Podcast: Vargas Explains Legislature’s Tug of War with Gov. Baker on COVID-19 Relief Money
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

Northern Essex Community College Course Provides Training in Mental Health First Aid
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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Regional News

Methuen Democrats Plan Hybrid In-Person and Online Caucus July 13

Methuen Democrats Plan Hybrid In-Person and Online Caucus July 13
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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Community Spotlight

Haverhill Public Library Extends International Labor Poster Exhibit to July 26

Haverhill Public Library Extends International Labor Poster Exhibit to July 26
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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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: 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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