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Catch the Wave at 97.9 WHAV ♦ August 11, 2021
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Haverhill News

Haverhill Voters to be Asked Their Opinions on Changing How City Council, School Committee are Elected

Haverhill Voters to be Asked Their Opinions on Changing How City Council, School Committee are Elected
Facing the possibility of a legal challenge, the Haverhill City Council agreed last night the time has come to let voters decide whether to make changes in the way councilors and school committee members are elected. Voters will see two nonbinding questions on the final Nov. 2 ballot—the first asking them whether Haverhill should elect one city councilor from each …

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Haverhill Mayoral and City Council Candidates Plan Parties; Michel Kicks-Off Campaign Tonight

Haverhill Mayoral and City Council Candidates Plan Parties; Michel Kicks-Off Campaign Tonight
Two Haverhill candidates for mayor and two for City Council are among those planning campaign fundraising events. Tonight at 5, Tomas Michel hosts his campaign kick-off at Maria’s Galleria Banquet Room located, 85 Essex St. Michel, a former U.S. Army Reserve service member, said his mission is to “promote equity in the community he serves one action at a time” …

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Regional News

Friday’s Expanded Police Patrols Along Route 125 in N.H. Bring 10 Arrests and 64 Citations

Friday’s Expanded Police Patrols Along Route 125 in N.H. Bring 10 Arrests and 64 Citations
Last Friday’s expanded police patrols along Route 125 from Plaistow to Milton, N.H., resulted in 294 vehicle stops, 64 citations, 240 warnings and 10 arrests. The directed patrols were aimed at impaired and distracted drivers and those speeding. The stretch of highway was selected by local and state police because it is heavily traveled and where traffic crashes frequently occur. …

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Windrush Farm Again Offers Kathy Blanton Memorial Scholarship for Therapeutic Riding Session

Windrush Farm Again Offers Kathy Blanton Memorial Scholarship for Therapeutic Riding Session
Windrush Farm of North Andover is offering a new Kathy Blanton Memorial Scholarship to provide a child, adolescent or adult with disabilities to take a therapeutic riding session this fall. The scholarship is for a participant over the age of six, with physical, cognitive or emotional challenges whose family qualifies on financial need and consideration of circumstances. The scholarship is …

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Community Spotlight

Haverhill Art Walk This Saturday Offers Live Music, Artists, Children’s Activities and More

Haverhill Art Walk This Saturday Offers Live Music, Artists, Children’s Activities and More
Haverhill Art Walk continues this Saturday with a full lineup of music, painting and pottery artists, children’s art show and more. The monthly event takes place Saturday, Aug. 14, from 3-7 p.m., at various venues in downtown Haverhill. Musical performances include Heaventown Haverhill in Washington Square; open mic at The Switchboard, 43 Washington St.; local duo The Tims at G’s, …

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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: Bonnie Sisson, Elder Services of the Merrimack Valley and North Shore, and Annette Distefano, pioneer woman with the Sons of Italy Drum and Bugle Corp.
  • 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: Father John Delaney of Sacred Hearts Parish in Haverhill and Methuen Director of Veterans Services Paul Jensen.
  • 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 School Committee: 7 p.m. Live
  • Our Miss Brooks: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
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