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Catch the Wave at 97.9 WHAV ♦ December 16, 2021
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The stories below are among dozens of local news reports heard over 97.9 WHAV radio and featured on WHAV.net. Keep local news coming from Greater Haverhill’s Only Public Radio Station and nonprofit local news service by becoming a member here.

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Police Say Haverhill Corrections Officer Tried to Smuggle Drugs into Prison, Joins 20 Others Arrested

Police Say Haverhill Corrections Officer Tried to Smuggle Drugs into Prison, Joins 20 Others Arrested
A Haverhill man, who has since been fired from his job at the Essex County Sheriff’s Department, allegedly smuggled a cell telephone to a prison inmate and unsuccessfully tried to deliver fentanyl, cocaine and Suboxone into the Middleton House of Correction. Twenty-seven-year-old Gregorit Sanchez was a correctional officer and arrested Wednesday with another Haverhill man and 19 others from nearby …

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Haverhill Schools Plan Added Police Presence Following Generic, National Shooting Threat

Haverhill Schools Plan Added Police Presence Following Generic, National Shooting Threat
Haverhill school officials are telling parents they are fully aware of generic videos on social media, threatening a school shooting somewhere in the country Friday. Superintendent Margaret Marotta emailed families Thursday afternoon, saying “the safety and security of our schools are our priority.” “While these postings are determined to be a non-credible threat, HPD will continue to monitor the situation …

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