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Catch the Wave at 97.9 WHAV ♦ May 06, 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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Haverhill Health Board Rescinds Local COVID-19 Orders, Deferring to Current State Rules
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In a sign the coronavirus pandemic may be nearing an end, the Haverhill Board of Health today rescinded its previous protective mandates, opting instead to follow Gov. Charlie Baker’s timetable for a return to normalcy. The Health Board repealed its first order, adopted more than a year ago, that placed conditions on essential businesses, such as extra cleaning, mask wearing …
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Haverhill School Committee to Reopen School Grounds for Public Use After Hours
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As coronavirus restrictions are being eased across the state, the Haverhill School Committee agrees after-hours use of school campuses should, once again, be open to the public. School Committee member Toni Sapienza-Donais raised the matter Thursday, saying she has received reports of people walking on school grounds during the evening or weekends being told they had to leave. “They understand …
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Whittier Tech, GLTS and Essex North Shore Share in State Career Technical Initiative Grants
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Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School, Greater Lawrence Technical School and Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School recently shared in $2.1 million in state grants. The money is part of the state’s Career Technical Initiative, supporting additional training programs for students and adults. Grants support training and skill-building programs in construction, trades and manufacturing across 23 different career pathways. …
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Work to Change I-93 Exit Numbers Between Methuen and Boston to Match Mileposts Starts Next Week
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Those traveling along Interstate 93 between Methuen and Boston will soon see exit numbers changing as the state follows a federal mandate to renumber exits to match mile markers. Local sign installations are scheduled to begin next Monday, May 10, nightly during overnight hours from 8 p.m.-5 a.m., between old exits 28 to 48, northbound and southbound. The Massachusetts Department …
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MakeIT Haverhill Hosts No Appointment Necessary COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic Friday
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MakeIT Haverhill is hosting a vaccination clinic tomorrow with no appointments required. The Mount Washington neighborhood-based organization invites the public Friday, May 7, from noon- 4 p.m., at 301 Washington St., Haverhill. MakeIT Haverhill, whose mission is matching community opportunity with community need from training to jobs, also operated previous vaccination clinics at its offices.
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Today’s Obituaries—Joseph G. Janvier, 66, Longtime Technician at Copilabs
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Joseph G. Janvier, 66, of Haverhill, died Monday morning, May 3, at Kaplan Family Hospice, Danvers. He was born in Methuen, July 2, 1954, son of the late Russell and Virginia (Gagnon) Janvier and was educated in Sacred Hearts Grammar School and graduated from Central Catholic High School. Joe was employed as a head cashier for Market Basket prior to …
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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. Guest: Deborah Chiaravalloti, Holy Family Hospital.
- 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.
Friday’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: Rep. Andy X. Vargas and Patty Sargent of Community Action’s Head Start Early Childhood program.
- 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.
- DJ Chris on the Radio: Live, 6:10 p.m.
- Couple Next Door: 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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