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97.9 WHAV ♦ February 22, 2022 ♦ Public Media of New England, Inc.
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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 to choose among 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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Elected and Business Leaders to Celebrate Launch of Free Valley Bus Service Next Week
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Members of Congress, area mayors and local business people will be on hand next Monday when the Merrimack Valley Regional Transit Authority celebrates the launch of free bus service the next day. The two-year pilot is aimed partly at winning back riders lost during the COVID-19 pandemic. MVRTA Administrator and CEO Noah S. Berger said free, system wide bus fares …
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Sections: Haverhill, Region
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Greater Lawrence Family Health Center Offers COVID-19 Vaccines Thursday in Haverhill
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Greater Lawrence Family Health Center is providing COVID-19 vaccines for parents, all students at least five years old and school staff during this Haverhill school vacation week and one day in March. First, second and booster doses will be available. Those under 18 must have a signed parental consent and are preferred to be accompanied by an adult. Clinics takes …
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Sections: COVID-19, Education, Haverhill
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DiZoglio Pledges Scrutiny of Pay, Diversity and Police Anti-Bias Rollout if Elected Auditor
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Sen. Diana DiZoglio, a candidate for state auditor, last week outlined her plans to report on pay equity, diversity and inclusion in agency contracting; equity in the cannabis industry; and the implementation of anti-bias training for police. Accompanied by Sens. Adam Gomez, Lydia Edwards and Julian Cyr for an online press conference, the Methuen Democrat rolled out what she called …
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Sections: Election Central, Haverhill, Region, State House News
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Greater Lawrence Tech To Lift Mask Mandate After School Vacation Effect is Known
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Greater Lawrence Technical School Committee chose last week modify the district’s school mask mandate, but only after any spikes resulting from school vacation are checked. During its regular meeting, members voted to revise the policy to make masking optional for all students beginning on Monday, March 7. The decision is based on Education Commissioner Jeffrey C. Riley’s statewide school mask …
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Sections: COVID-19, Education, Region
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Walnut Square School PTO Seeks Alumni Recipes and Photos for Cookbook by March 1
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Haverhill’s Walnut Square School PTO is seeking alumni recipes and past school photographs by next Tuesday for a fundraising cookbook. PTO members said last year’s cookbook of favorite family recipes was so well received, they decided to do it again and include Walnut Square alumni. They are asking for one or two appetizer, entrée and dessert recipes along with any …
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Sections: Community Spotlight, Education, Haverhill
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James E. Simmons, Former WHAV Program Director and Longtime Newspaper Editor, Dies at 95
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James E. Simmons, of Haverhill, a former WHAV program director, died peacefully last Saturday afternoon at age 95. Simmons died after a period of declining health at Mary Immaculate Nursing and Restorative Center in Lawrence, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Haverhill, Dec. 21, 1926, he was the son of the late Percy J. and Ruth G. (Boody) Simmons. …
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Sections: Haverhill, Obituaries
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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: Nate Robertson, community and economic development planner, Merrimack Valley Planning Commission.
- 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.
- 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: Eunice Zeigler of the YWCA.
- 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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