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Catch the Wave at 97.9 WHAV ♦ August 17, 2021
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Haverhill News

City Council Hears Plans Tonight for 15 Market Rate Apartments Above Downtown Haverhill Restaurants

City Council Hears Plans Tonight for 15 Market Rate Apartments Above Downtown Haverhill Restaurants
Plans to build 15 market rate apartments while maintaining two restaurant spaces on Wingate Street in downtown Haverhill go before the Haverhill City Council tonight for approval. Developers of the Kelly Block at 45 Wingate St., home to the Peddler’s Daughter and Shoe City Urban Bistro, are seeking the Council’s major plan approval to construct nine studios and six one-bedroom …

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Appeals Court Judges Rule in Favor of the City of Haverhill and Cannabis Retailer Stem in Zoning Dispute

Appeals Court Judges Rule in Favor of the City of Haverhill and Cannabis Retailer Stem in Zoning Dispute
A state Appeals Court ruled yesterday in favor of the City of Haverhill and Stem, a downtown cannabis retailer, over the legality of zoning where the shop is located. The appeal of last year’s Land Court decision was requested by J. Bradford Brooks and Lloyd Jennings, as trustees of L&B Realty Trust, and Stavros Dimakis, as trustee of Evthokia Realty …

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Regional News

Health and Human Services Secretary Becerra Visits Valley to Promote COVID-19 Vaccinations

Health and Human Services Secretary Becerra Visits Valley to Promote COVID-19 Vaccinations
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra visits the Merrimack Valley today to promote COVID-19 vaccinations and the work the Biden administration has been doing to reach vulnerable communities. The visit by Becerra to Massachusetts, a state with the second-highest vaccination rate in the country, was announced by the Biden administration and Congresswoman Lori Trahan, who will accompany the …

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Community Spotlight

Wood School Neighborhood Association Hosts Free ‘Literary Zoo’ This Saturday

Wood School Neighborhood Association Hosts Free ‘Literary Zoo’ This Saturday
The Wood School Neighborhood Association hosts a free “Literary Zoo” this Saturday at Wood School in Bradford. The event aims to promote childhood literacy in Haverhill and help local youngsters get back into the reading mindset as school starts up in the fall. Children of all ages are encouraged to bring a favorite book to talk about and share with …

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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: Michael Thompson of SCORE.
  • 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 City Council: 7 p.m. Live
  • Lights Out: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.

Wednesday’s Radio Highlights

  • WIN for Breakfast: Local news, weather, traffic, sports and information. Win Damon is light, lively and local, 6-9 a.m. Guest: Nate Robertson, community and economic development planner, Merrimack Valley Planning Commission.
  • 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.
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