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Catch the Wave at 97.9 WHAV ♦ November 30, 2021
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Other media are cutting back during these difficult times, but listener-supported WHAV remains on the job because local news is vital.

Support local news from Greater Haverhill’s Only Public Radio Station and nonprofit local news service on #GivingTuesday, Nov. 30. Giving Tuesday is described as a movement that unleashes the power of radical generosity around the world.

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Haverhill News

Lupoli Haverhill Project Now Includes Higher Price, Absorbs Existing Bank, Adds Food Pavillion

Lupoli Haverhill Project Now Includes Higher Price, Absorbs Existing Bank, Adds Food Pavillion
When Haverhill city councilors formally receive Lupoli Companies’ $160 million redevelopment plan tonight, they will hear about its evolution. It now includes a $1 million purchase price, absorbs the existing Pentucket Bank office at White’s Corner, features a larger parking garage and more restaurants and increases estimated annual property tax payments to $1.75 million. Following WHAV News’ report yesterday, officials …

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Judge Orders Haverhill Man, 49, Held Without Bail for Alleged 2018 Rapes of Seven-Year-Old Daughter

Judge Orders Haverhill Man, 49, Held Without Bail for Alleged 2018 Rapes of Seven-Year-Old Daughter
A 49-year-old Haverhill man faces a dangerousness hearing after being arrested on multiple charges of rape and indecent assault involving his then-seven-year-old adopted daughter in 2018. James J. Richardson of 7 Griffin St., Haverhill, was arraigned Monday in Haverhill District Court on three counts of rape of a child with force, two counts of indecent assault and battery on a …

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Northern Essex Community College Provides Online Winter Intersession Courses

Northern Essex Community College Provides Online Winter Intersession Courses
Dozens of online classes are offered by Northern Essex Community College starting in January. Registration is open for the college’s Winter Intersession, beginning Monday, Jan. 3, and running for two or four weeks. Courses include Intro to Business, U.S. History I and Statistics, providing an opportunity for students to get caught up or get ahead in their degrees. Besides Northern …

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Regional News

Podcast: Windrush Farm Seeks Volunteer Horse Handlers and Side Walkers

Podcast: Windrush Farm Seeks Volunteer Horse Handlers and Side Walkers
The holiday season provides many opportunities to help others and, at the Windrush Farm, that includes helping people and horses. The Windrush Farm Therapeutic Riding Center’s Executive Director Janet Nittmann, a recent guest on WHAV’s morning program, said the North Andover-Boxford line center has a need for more “horse handlers.” “These are people who lead the horse when it’s necessary, …

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Community Spotlight

Haverhill Council on Aging Presents Holiday Shows by Tommy Rull and Ruth Harcovitz

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Seniors are being treated to two holiday musical performances in December offered by the Haverhill Council on Aging. This Friday, Dec. 3, from 11 a.m.-noon, singer/entertainer Tommy Rull performs his show of classic Christmas songs at the Citizen Center, 10 Welcome St. A Gala Holiday Concert with singer Ruth Harcovitz, Miss Massachusetts USA, takes place Tuesday Dec. 21, at 1 …

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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. Guest: Carol Ireland, Violence Intervention and Prevention (VIP) Team.
  • 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: Live. 7 p.m.
  • 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: 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.
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