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Catch the Wave at 97.9 WHAV ♦ September 28, 2021
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On-air and online, listener- and reader-supported WHAV remains on the job because local news is more critical than ever.
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WHAV provides more local news, more news that matters and more often. Please help keep this high volume of original local news reporting coming by supporting Greater Haverhill’s only public radio station and nonprofit local news service as a monthly supporter. Simply click here for new and easy giving options. If you are already a current donor or member, please accept WHAV’s heartfelt thanks for your support.
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Plan for 113 Residential Units Downtown Before Haverhill City Council Tonight
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Haverhill city councilors will hear a new proposal tonight to build a 113-unit multifamily building on a long-vacant parcel along downtown Haverhill’s waterfront. Developer 85 Water Street Development, managed by Louis P. Minicucci Jr. of Minco Development, is requesting a special permit to build the mostly one-bedroom project. It also seeks a waiver to build 30 more units than the …
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Wingate, Three Other Health Care Firms Settle Case Involving Those Treated for Opioid Disorder
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Wingate Healthcare, which operates a location in Haverhill, was among four companies recently settling a federal complaint that it turned away prospective residents because they had been treated for opioid use disorder. Besides Wingate, the U.S. Attorney’s office in Boston accused CareOne Realty; Hebrew Senior Life; and Sheehan Health Group, which manages Laurel Ridge and Presentation Rehabilitation Centers, of violating …
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Education Commissioner Riley Extends School Mask Requirement Through at Least Nov. 1
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Masks will remain required in Massachusetts public schools until at least Nov. 1. Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Commissioner Jeffrey C. Riley issued the order Monday. Last month, the board authorized him to require masks for students ages 5 and up and school staff through at least Oct. 1. The board in August also declared that “exigent circumstances” exist …
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State Honors Greater Lawrence Wastewater Plant for Offsetting Its Own Energy Use
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The Greater Lawrence Sanitary District in North Andover received state honors last week for reducing its carbon footprint to zero by creating an organics-to-energy project that produces enough power to meet the plant’s own electrical needs. As part of Climate Week in Massachusetts, Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Kathleen Theoharides and Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Martin Suuberg highlighted the …
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Haverhill’s Annual Fall Electronics Recycling Day Takes Place Saturday, Oct. 2
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Haverhill’s Annual Fall Electronics Recycling Day drop-off is this Saturday. Acceptable items for free drop-off include phones, printers, copiers, scanners, fax machines, batteries, laptops, computers, appliances, air-conditioners, dehumidifiers, microwaves, VCR, DVD, VHS and DVR players, lawn and garden power equipment, including snow blowers, lawn mowers, rototillers that are drained of gas and oil and scrap metal such as file cabinets …
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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: Thea Tsagaris, Haverhill Exchange Club, and Michael Bevilacqua of the Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce.
- 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.
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. Guests: Rep. Christina Minicucci and Donald Jarvis.
- 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.
- Spotlight on Candidates: 6 p.m. Hosts Bill Macek and Mary Ellen Daly O'Brien.
- Great Gildersleeve: 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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