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Catch the Wave at 97.9 WHAV ♦ May 12, 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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Sources Report Haverhill Police Veteran Doherty Assumes Job of Deputy Police Chief
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A nearly 25-year veteran of the Haverhill Police force is slated to be formally sworn in as deputy police chief tomorrow morning. Capt. Stephen J. Doherty Jr. was reportedly promoted this week by Mayor James J. Fiorentini. There has not yet been a public release detailing the appointment from the mayor’s office despite the mayor’s promise in January to fill …
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Last Essex Street Industrial Building to Become 42 Apartments with Ground Floor Commercial Space
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One of city’s last remaining mill buildings will see new life as a combination residential and commercial building in the heart of downtown Haverhill. The Haverhill City Council gave the okay last night to Boston-based Rise Development to restore the building at 86 Essex St., creating 42 apartments as well as a number of ground floor commercial spaces. Donald F. …
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Cooper Pulls Nomination Papers for Haverhill Mayoral Run; Others Also Seek City Elected Offices
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Haverhill Patrolman Guy Cooper recently took out nomination papers to seek the corner office in City Hall. Cooper took out papers during the first week they were available from City Clerk Linda L. Koutoulas. As WHAV reported in February, Cooper had already established the “Cooper Committee” in a filing with the state Office of Campaign and Political Finance. While incumbent …
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Legislative Committee Testimony Reports Marijuana Host Agreement Exploitation
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Advocates, lawmakers and former regulators urged a legislative committee on Tuesday to provide more oversight of required contracts between municipalities and marijuana businesses, arguing that the system continues to be exploited by some cities and towns, which creates a barrier for small and minority owned businesses to get started in the industry. A suit against the City of Haverhill, filed …
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Groveland Voters to Decide Next Evolution of Local Government at Town Meeting May 24
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Former Groveland Selectman Joseph D’Amore says the town has evolved greatly since its founding in 1850, but relatively low citizen involvement in recent years suggests more changes are need. D’Amore, a force behind expanding the board of selectmen to five members, tells WHAV volunteerism may be up in some areas such as church and nonprofit work, but down in local …
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Haverhill Garden Club Annual Plant Sale and Garden Supplies Raffle Takes Place May 22
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A sure sign of spring. The Haverhill Garden Club is having its annual plant sale with selection of perennials from members’ gardens, herbs, vegetables, annuals and a raffle of a wheelbarrow full of gardening supplies. The Annual Plant Sale takes place Saturday, May 22, beginning at 8 a.m. and continuing until items are sold out, at Bradford Common. Cash, checks …
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Today’s Obituaries—Alex Malvers, Advocate for Merrimack Valley’s Disabled, Dies at 70
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Alex J.C. Malvers, 70, of Haverhill, passed away Tuesday, May 4, at St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center. He was born in Haverhill on June 6, 1950, son of the late Charles and Olga (Singelakis) Malvers. Malvers graduated from Northern Essex Community College in 1983. He had an interest in politics and served as chairman of the City of Haverhill Transportation Board …
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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: UMass Lowell Professor Timothy Ford discusses herd immunity against COVID-19.
- 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 Massachusetts Marine Trades Association Executive Director Randall Lyons discusses new program at Whittier Tech.
- 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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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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