WCAP
 
Podcast of Saturday's Paying Attention!
with Tom Duggan
Hour
1 Nick Kolofoles needs to stop talking,
clips from North Andover Town meeting
Hour
2 State Senator Sue Tucker calls in as
well as Lawrence Budget and Finance
Director Mark Andrews, Russ Contreras
from the Globe pops into the studio to
chat
Hour
3 Jim Stokes Case, Radio Station
Ownership, Joe Solomon case in Methuen,
the 09 mayor's race in Lawrence

LAWRENCE
Group of
Veterans Scheduled to Speak at Stokes
Sentencing Hearing May 21st at 10:30am
The sentencing hearing for
former Lawrence School Committeeman Jim
Stokes has been postponed to May 21st at
10:30am. The Valley Patriot has learned
that a group of veterans from the area
will be attending the sentencing hearing
to speak about Stokes' claiming to be a
veteran on the municipal ballot last year
when runing for school committee. The
hearing will be held in Boston at the
Moakley Courthouse

HAVERHILL
Mayor Suspends
Five Highway Workers Says Misuse
of City time "will not be
tolerated"
Mayor James J.
Fiorentini today suspended five (5)
highway department workers without pay
for using sick time and other city time
while working for private companies, and
for failing to report that city equipment
was being used on private jobs. The
suspensions were from two (2) to five (5)
days.


NORTH ANDOVER
Avalon
Bay Developer pulls out of Osgood Landing
Projects
Avalon bay has officially
pulled out of a deal with Osgod
properties at the old Lucent Technologies
Complex meaning hte Town of North Andover
may have to give back $600K to the state.

LAWRENCE

Greg Morris Hired as Recycling
Coordinator
Lawrence
School Committeeman Greg Morris has been
hired by Mayor Sullivan to be the city's
recycling coordinator. Morris has been
laid off from the city's DPW since late
last year. Morris replaces Francisco
Morris who is no relation.


LAWRENCE
DPW union says
city not bargaining in good faith
Tom Duggan - The
Valley Patriot

PAYING
ATTENTION!
 
Solomon,
Manzi appear on Paying Attention Radio
Program
Methuen
Mayor Bill Manzi and fired police chief
Joe Solomon both appeared on the Paying
Attention! Radio Program Saturday
afternoon to tell their sides of the
story on why Solomon was fired and why
the chief will be appealing to Civil
Service.
Paying
Attention Hour 1
Paying
Attention Hour 2
Paying
Attention Hour 3

AROUND
THE VALLEY
Cell
phone for soldiers and Little Sprouts
kick off cell phone collection drive in
Valley



LAWRENCE
Tower
Hill Neighborhood Assn. To Thank Police,
Fire
The
Tower Hill Neighborhood Association is
holding a special meeting on Saturday May
17th at the Engine 8 Fire Station for
"Tower Hill's Public Safety
Appreciation Day." This is more
than a meeting, it is a time to say
"thank you" to our police
officers and firefighters. Granted
they can not all be in attendance,
however, the THNA will take this
opportunity to stress to all residents of
Tower Hill (Districts C &
D) the importance and history
of Engine 8 and importance of our Police
Department.

METHUEN
Manzi
Fires Police Chief Joe Solomon
Who predicted
this six months ago? The big
"NEWS" in tomorrow's Alabama
Eagle is that Methuen Mayor Bill Manzi
has fired Chief Joe Solomon. Chief to
appeal to civil service .. MORE!
Former
Police Chief Joe Solomon's termination
letter
Official
Hearing Officers Report part 1
Official
Hearing Officers Report part 2



LAWRENCE
Little
Sprouts Sponsors Breast Cancer Banquet
for One of Their Own.
Little Sprouts is
honored to sponsor The Pink Ribbon
Party a fundraiser to support Melissa
Hubert.



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