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Catch the Wave at 97.9 WHAV ♦ September 20, 2021
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No need to log-in. Full 97.9 WHAV Local News is available to everyone, every day on-air at 97.9 FM or online at WHAV.net thanks to WHAV members.
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If you are not already a member, please support original journalism and keep local news coming from Greater Haverhill’s only public radio station and nonprofit local news service by becoming a WHAV member by clicking here.
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MVRTA Expects Work to Begin in Spring to Fix Haverhill Riverbank; Erosion Threatens Building
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Plans are in the works to shore up a 500-foot-long stretch of riverbank that threatens the Merrimack Valley Regional Transit Authority’s garage and offices on Railroad Avenue. Consultant Daniel Bourdeau told the Haverhill Conservation Commission last Thursday that erosion is significant enough to cause damage to the building. He presented photographs, showing the bank has eroded, in some spots, up …
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97.9 WHAV Celebrates Five Years of Original, Continuous Local News on FM Radio and Evolving New Media
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Tomorrow, Greater Haverhill celebrates a milestone with five years of original, local news on FM radio! It is all thanks to you—WHAV’s members, underwriters, listeners and others who continue to believe in the bright future of Greater Haverhill and the Merrimack Valley. In 2016, WHAV made the successful transition to FM radio. Not surprisingly, the very first program emanating from …
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Ruhl to Discuss his Book, ‘The Observant Leader,’ Geared to Nonprofits, Next Week
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Dr. Donald Ruhl, formerly of Haverhill, discusses his book, “The Observant Leader: Warning Signals That Can Cost You Your Job and What to Do About Them,” during a free webinar next week. Ruhl’s book, his fourth for nonprofits, was published earlier this year. “The Observant Leader” is described as providing “insights into the inner workings of successful leadership in smaller …
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Methuen Police Win Friendly Rivalry with Firefighters—All to Benefit Methuen Field of Honor
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Methuen Police were the victors in a friendly rivalry with the Methuen Fire Department, raising nearly $6,000 for the upcoming and first-ever Methuen Field of Honor. The real winners are veterans in need who will be helped with the money raised to support the Office of Veterans Services. As WHAV reported earlier, The Methuen Field of Honor will see American …
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Andover Native Hawn Takes Over at Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command in Washington
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An Andover native recently become the 10th commanding officer of the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command in Washington. Capt. Eric J. Hawn relieved Capt. Gregory G. Vinci Aug. 27 of the Command, established in 2004, and Naval District Washington regional engineer. “To the entire NAVFAC Washington family here and in the field, I look forward to performing to plan, further …
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Haverhill SEPAC Hosts Webinar on Managing an ABLE Tax-Advantaged Savings Plan
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The Haverhill Special Education Parent Advisory Council hosts a webinar on managing a tax-advantaged savings plan at its first meeting of the school year this Wednesday. Mary Rubenis, from the Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority, discusses an Achieving a Better Life Experience account, or “ABLE,” for short. An ABLE account is for someone with a disability to save for qualified expenses. …
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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. Guests: Wes Pettengill, Carraigetown Car Show.
- 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.
- Suspense: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
Tuesday’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: Guests: Michael Thompson of SCORE and Mary Martin, New England Equine Rescue.
- 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.
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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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