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Catch the Wave at 97.9 WHAV ♦ August 04, 2021
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Haverhill News

Haverhill’s National Night Out Draws Large Crowds, Brings Community Together for Food, Fun and More

Haverhill’s National Night Out Draws Large Crowds, Brings Community Together for Food, Fun and More
After a year off because of the pandemic, Haverhill’s National Night Out appeared to draw record crowds that enjoyed games, food and conversation. Newly installed Police Chief Robert P. Pistone called the celebration at Swasey Field one of his “favorite events of the entire year.” “We’ve got the entire community out here, all the officers, fire department, Trinity Ambulance. This …

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Conservation Commission Hears Plans to Protect Sturgeon at 290-Unit Bradford Housing, Retail Site

Conservation Commission Hears Plans to Protect Sturgeon at 290-Unit Bradford Housing, Retail Site
Plans for a 290-unit housing and commercial development on the Merrimack River in Bradford will require conditions to protect two endangered sturgeon species. The Haverhill Conservation Commission formally hears Procopio Companies’ notice of intent this Thursday—the first meeting since the state Division of Fisheries and Wildlife declared the former Ornsteen Heel factory site borders areas that are habitat for the …

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Tasty Awards and After Party Join Haverhill’s Fourth Annual Restaurant Week Lineup

Tasty Awards and After Party Join Haverhill’s Fourth Annual Restaurant Week Lineup
Haverhill’s Fourth Annual Restaurant Week, a showcase of culinary delights from more than 30 restaurants, is adding the “Tasty Awards” and an After Party to this year’s lineup. Haverhill Restaurant Week kicks off with L’Arche Boston North’s sold-out Longest Table along Wingate Street and continues with “7 Tasty Days of Summer” through Thursday, Aug. 26. Haverhill Restaurant Week Chairperson Eva …

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Regional News

Greater Lawrence Family Health Center’s Lawrence Family Medicine Residency Graduates 10

Greater Lawrence Family Health Center’s Lawrence Family Medicine Residency Graduates 10
Ten family physicians recently graduated from Greater Lawrence Family Health Center’s Lawrence Family Medicine Residency program and all have accepted full-time attending positions at various hospitals across the country. In their four years of residency, the Class of 2021 delivered more than 1,800 babies and treated more than 24,000 patients at the Health Center’s clinical locations in Lawrence, Haverhill and …

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Community Spotlight

Haverhill Public Library Hosts Meditation Class this Saturday Morning, Downtown

Haverhill Public Library Hosts Meditation Class this Saturday Morning, Downtown
The Haverhill Public Library is hosting an outdoor meditation class this Saturday morning. It is described as a “guided mindful meditation for all levels” and led by Wyatt Ward Saturday, Aug. 7, from 10 to 10:45 a.m., in GAR Park. To register, visit haverhillpl.org and click on Calendar of Events.

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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: Methuen Veterans Services Officer Paul Jensen and Haverhill City Councilor Thomas J. Sullivan, discussing Haverhill becoming a Purple Heart City.
  • 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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