Latest Fiorentini Podcast Episodes
Riding with MeVa Regional Bus Regulars and Driver Larry Corcoran
Merrimack Valley Newsmakers - April 22, 2024 20:00 - 5 minutesThe sky is still dark when Larry Corcoran, a bus driver for Merrimack Valley Transit, starts his route outbound from Haverhill at six a.m. For the few who ride this early in the morning, the transportation is essential. When MeVa leaders went before state lawmakers to request more money early t...
Haverhill Native McGravey Releases New Album, ‘Feather in the Wind’
Merrimack Valley Newsmakers - April 17, 2024 04:00 - 14 minutesWhen it comes to making an impact in the world of music, it often takes a lot of time to become an “overnight” success, and success knows no zip code. But, when you love to play, you play! Haverhill native Brian McGravey has released his new album “Feather in the Wind.” McGravey was a recent gu...
Haverhill Mayor Barrett Brings Listeners Behind the Scenes on School Decisions
Merrimack Valley Newsmakers - April 12, 2024 04:00 - 12 minutesIn a wide-ranging interview with WHAV this week, Haverhill Mayor Melinda E. Barrett took listeners behind the scenes on recent moves affecting the futures of both the “big” and “little” Whittier schools. Barrett, in her fourth month working out of the corner office at City Hall, took some time ...
On 50th Anniversary of Federal Program, Trahan Touts Local Decision-Making Benefits
Merrimack Valley Newsmakers - April 08, 2024 04:00 - 16 minutesFrom firefighters to fresh lettuce, Congresswoman Lori Trahan discussed local advances made possible with federal dollars on the 50th anniversary of Community Development Block Grants. During a visit Wednesday to WHAV’s “Win for Breakfast” program, she told listeners she is impressed with how t...
Merrimack Valley Chamber to Host National Small Business Week Awards Ceremony in May
Merrimack Valley Newsmakers - March 28, 2024 04:00 - 7 minutesSmall business owners from around Massachusetts are making plans to attend the annual National Small Business Week Awards ceremony, which is coming this year to the Merrimack Valley. This year, Merrimack Valley Chamber member Stephanie Vanderbilt, owner of Coastal Windows and Exteriors in Bever...
Haverhill Bank’s Temple Pruyn Offers A Word About Retirement Accounts Before Tax Day
Merrimack Valley Newsmakers - March 07, 2024 05:00 - 9 minutesFederal and state tax returns are due in a little more than a month, and for people with retirement accounts, such as a traditional IRA or a Roth IRA, it also means a deadline is approaching for making contributions that count for the 2023 tax year. It also means, for some, a deadline to start ...
Haverhill Chamber Readies for 26th Annual Winning Opportunities for Women Conference
Merrimack Valley Newsmakers - March 01, 2024 05:00 - 9 minutesThe Greater Haverhill Chamber of Commerce is getting ready for its 26th annual Winning Opportunities for Women conference in April. Chamber President and CEO Alex Eberhardt said the conference—called WOW, for short—is expected to draw more than 200 people and feature speakers discussing profess...
Pentucket Bank Closes Main Office Today in Prep For Redevelopment, Reopens Riverside
Merrimack Valley Newsmakers - February 21, 2024 05:00 - 10 minutesPentucket Bank closes its main branch today and opens a temporary downtown office as well as a revamped Riverside branch—all in preparation for a $160 million downtown Haverhill redevelopment. The long-considered plans, first reported by WHAV more than two years ago and confirmed last year, are...
Mason Expresses Thanks as Haverhill School Crossing Guards Receive $2 Raise
Merrimack Valley Newsmakers - February 19, 2024 05:00 - 6 minutesCrossing guards in Haverhill will receive a wage increase from $15 to $17 per hour effective Feb. 5. Thanks to the raise, crossing guard Debbie Mason told WHAV she will not have to find more hours as a lunch monitor or a similar position in the district. It would have been disruptive to work mo...
In Advance of 50th Anniversary Celebration, ‘Spike’ Sprague Reveals Little Known Facts
Merrimack Valley Newsmakers - February 05, 2024 05:00 - 13 minutesIt won’t be long before members of Haverhill High School’s 1973-74 hockey team gather for the 50th anniversary of the program and one of the organizers is revealing decades-old details. The celebration takes place Saturday Feb. 17, at Haverhill High School’s Veterans Memorial rink with a game a...
MakeIt Haverhill’s Boucher Tells of Motivation by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Merrimack Valley Newsmakers - January 18, 2024 05:00 - 11 minutesThis week’s observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day brought back memories for some and reinstilled long held values motivated by the slain civil rights leader. Among them, Keith Boucher, founder of MakeIt Haverhill, who first became aware the concept of equity when he was a child. “When I...
Community Colleges are ‘Hot’ Right Now; Dolan-Wilson Explains How to Avoid Debt
Merrimack Valley Newsmakers - January 16, 2024 05:00 - 13 minutesCommunity colleges are seeing enrollment growth with new state initiatives and are poised for more if the state Senate is successful in providing free community college for everyone. Northern Essex Community College Vice President of Institutional Advancement Allison Dolan-Wilson, a recent gues...
Whittier School Drama Club Readies for Disney ‘Descendants: The Musical’
Merrimack Valley Newsmakers - December 29, 2023 05:00 - 12 minutesA new theatrical season is about to open at the John Greenleaf Whittier School in Haverhill with the production of Disney’s “Descendants: The Musical.” Music teacher and JGW Drama Club Executive Director Robert D. “Bobby” Gariepy III explained how to audition for a part during a recent appearan...
Haverhill Bank’s Liz Cronin Gives Tips on Protecting Yourself Against Holiday Fraud
Merrimack Valley Newsmakers - December 18, 2023 19:00 - 9 minutesThe potential for fraud, especially around the holidays, is a prime concern and a local banker recently provided tops on staying safe. Haverhill Bank Vice President of Compliance Liz Cronin appeared recently on WHAV’s “Win for Breakfast” program. “Most importantly, my message today is to put e...
Coach ‘Spike’ Sprague Prepares to Celebrate 50th Anniversary of HHS Hockey Team
Merrimack Valley Newsmakers - December 18, 2023 05:00 - 13 minutesThis season represents a milestone for the Haverhill High School hockey team. It was 50 years ago that the first Haverhill High Varsity team hit the ice. For those oldest enough to remember, Gerald Ford was sworn in as vice president in December, the film “The Exorcist” made its debut and Richa...
Looking Back, Fiorentini Details 20-Year Path to Haverhill’s Turnaround
Merrimack Valley Newsmakers - December 11, 2023 05:00 - 37 minutesHaverhill Mayor James J. Fiorentini was sworn in almost 20 years ago against the backdrop of the largest municipal debt in state history, downtown buildings that had been mostly vacant for decades, the recent layoffs of 43 city workers and even a ragged carpets in City Hall held together with du...
Temple Emanu-El’s Rabbi Stevens Discusses Hanukkah, Which Begins Thursday
Merrimack Valley Newsmakers - December 02, 2023 15:00 - 17 minutesThe Jewish festival of lights, Hanukkah, begins Thursday. Rabbi Ashira Stevens, of Haverhill’s Temple Emanu-El, speaking on WHAV’s “Win for Breakfast” program, discussed the historical significance of the holiday. “When the Jews won against their enemies, back in those days, back in the days o...
As Dice Retires, Pentucket Regional High School Plans to Recruit New Service Dogs
Merrimack Valley Newsmakers - November 10, 2023 05:00 - 12 minutesA retirement is on the horizon one of the beloved members of the Pentucket Regional High School staff, who offers comfort to both students and staff. Pentucket Regional School Superintendent Justin Bartholomew, a recent guest on WHAV’s “Win for Breakfast” program, talked about the service dog n...
Haverhill’s Mayoral Candidates Favor Route 97 Fire Station, Share Other Views
Merrimack Valley Newsmakers - November 01, 2023 04:00 - 21 minutesHaverhill’s two finalists for mayor approach the city’s problems in different ways, but both agree construction of a new Broadway-area fire station is a top spending priority. Councilor Melinda E. Barrett and retired Police Officer Guy E. Cooper both took time to visit WHAV’s downtown studios t...
Haverhill Exchange Club’s Annual Hillie Hunt Sends Teams Scurrying Next Week
Merrimack Valley Newsmakers - October 20, 2023 04:00 - 15 minutesAn old-fashioned scavenger hunt, using modern technology, sends teams traveling around town next week in search of the most clues to win. Haverhill Exchange Club’s annual Hillie Hunt offers prizes for first, second and third place as well as for best Halloween costume. There’s also an after-par...
Sixth Annual Methuen Day Saturday Brings Bands, Organ Concert, Food and More
Merrimack Valley Newsmakers - October 06, 2023 04:00 - 11 minutesA community celebration is set to take place tomorrow in downtown Methuen with the observance of the sixth annual Methuen Day. Methuen City Council Chairwoman Eunice D. Zeiger was a recent guest on WHAV’s “Win for Breakfast” program and outlined what to expect. “We have the police station open...
Trahan Says Programs Like Haverhill Fire Staffing Grant at Risk with Federal Shutdown
Merrimack Valley Newsmakers - September 29, 2023 04:00 - 16 minutesEyes are on Washington to see how Congress deals with a budget deadline and looming shutdown of the federal government. Congresswoman Lori Trahan, went live Thursday on WHAV’s “Win for Breakfast” program, noting the Haverhill Fire Department recently benefited from an operating federal governme...
Rocks Village Memorial Association’s Yard Sale This Weekend Offers Bonus Tours
Merrimack Valley Newsmakers - September 27, 2023 04:00 - 12 minutesFurniture, vintage items and modern kitchen tools, hand-sewn quilts, artwork and more are among the finds when the Rocks Village Memorial Association’s yard sale takes place this Saturday and Sunday to support restoration of the Hand Tub House. Association member Christine Kwitchoff, a recent g...
Haverhill Author Releases ‘Killer Dreams’ Novel Even as he Gives Life Himself
Merrimack Valley Newsmakers - September 19, 2023 04:00 - 11 minutesA Haverhill author’s latest novel focuses on loss of life following an accident even as he regains his strength in real life after personally giving the gift of life. Vincent Donovan has two stories to tell. His new book is called “Killer Dreams,” while his kidney is helping someone fulfill the...
Back to School and Back to Work are Related at Haverhill’s Leaving the Streets Ministry
Merrimack Valley Newsmakers - September 11, 2023 04:00 - 11 minutesLeaving the Streets Ministry in Haverhill is finding jobs for youth that help them stay in school and out of trouble. The nonprofit, which placed teens into 286 jobs so far this year, is also building a new relationship with Haverhill Public Schools’ enlarged Gateway Academy in the former St. J...
All Five Haverhill Mayoral Candidates Answer Questions About Pressing Issues
Merrimack Valley Newsmakers - September 08, 2023 04:00 - 52 minutesAll five candidates running to become Haverhill’s next mayor have spoken directly to listeners during a series of live interviews with Win Damon, host of WHAV’s “Win for Breakfast” program. All interviews, running about 10 minutes each, are now available to be heard on demand at WHAV.net and al...
Community Celebration This Saturday Celebrates 30 Years of Methuen Festival of Trees
Merrimack Valley Newsmakers - September 05, 2023 04:00 - 13 minutesOver the past 30 years, historic preservation around the region has received a $2 million boost thanks to the Methuen Festival of Trees. To celebrate its first three decades, thank supporters and usher in this year’s effort, the Methuen Festival of Trees is having a Community Celebration with t...
MeVa Transit Extends Six Bus Routes Two Hours Later Into the Night with Added State Money
Merrimack Valley Newsmakers - September 04, 2023 04:00 - 11 minutesMeVa Transit’s six highest bus ridership routes will be running two hours later starting tomorrow thanks, in part, to a $56 million statewide budget increase for regional transit authorities. MeVa Transit Administrator Noah Berger, a recent guest on WHAV’s “Win for Breakfast” program, said he a...
Pentucket Bank Stadium Branch Renovations in Progress; 24 Operations Offices to Move There
Merrimack Valley Newsmakers - August 24, 2023 00:00 - 12 minutesThose traveling along Lincoln Avenue by Haverhill Stadium may have noticed some changes taking place. The stadium branch of Pentucket Bank, at 120 Lincoln Ave., is undergoing renovations that take into account the times as well as plan for the future. Recent guests on WHAV’s “Win for Breakfast”...
Veterans Northeast Outreach Center to Rededicate Intake Center to Late Leader Forbes
Merrimack Valley Newsmakers - July 19, 2023 04:00 - 11 minutesVeterans Northeast Outreach Center is Haverhill is ready to return to its home base, recently damaged by a burst water pipe, and will honor its fallen, former leader during a rededication early next month. The Scott Forbes Memorial Intake Center is to be dedicated at the 10 Reed St., Haverhill,...
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