Mayor Orders Mosquito Spraying in Haverhill due to Mosquitoes Testing Positive for WNV

Mayor Orders Mosquito Spraying in Haverhill due to Mosquitoes Testing Positive for WNV

HAVERHILL- Mayor James J. Fiorentini has ordered mosquito control spraying to occur overnight on Tuesday and Wednesday, September 3rd and 4th, from 9PM until midnight. The Department of Public Health has notified us that two mosquitoes have tested positive in Haverhill for West Nile virus. No human cases have been discovered and no cases of […]

Fall River State Rep. Alan Silvia to pay $20,000 for Concealing Campaign Finances

Fall River State Rep. Alan Silvia to pay $20,000 for Concealing Campaign Finances

State Rep. Alan Silvia of Fall River agreed to pay $20,000 to the state’s general fund as part of a disposition agreement with the Office of Campaign and Political Finance to resolve campaign finance violations.  In 2012, a state election year, Silvia’s campaign committee did not comply with several requirements of the state’s campaign finance […]

Billerica-based Realty Corp. Fined $11,647 Penalty for Violating Waste Site Cleanup Requirements at Ayer Facility

Billerica-based Realty Corp. Fined $11,647 Penalty for Violating Waste Site Cleanup Requirements at Ayer Facility

  BOSTON – The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) has issued an $11,647 penalty to 123 Central Ave. Realty Corp., the owner of a former metal plating facility in Ayer, for failing to notify MassDEP within the timelines established under the Commonwealth’s hazardous waste site cleanup regulations of a release of hazardous materials. The […]

Tom Duggan on the Bill Manzi Program – HOW LAWRENCE PROVES VOTER ID DOES NOT DISENFRANCHISE MIORITIES

DOWNLOAD PODCAST OR RIGHT CLICK TO SAVE TO YOUR COMPUTER OR IPOD   Today Tom Duggan filled in for Bill Manzi on the Bill Manzi show. Tom talked about the media lies about Voter ID and how the argument against voter ID “disenfranchises” minorities. How Lawrence, Massachusetts proves Voter ID not only works but does […]

BREAKING…. Attorney General Files Suit Against Lantigua for Campaign Finance Violations … Bogus Reporting, Cash Donations, Donations not Declared…. MORE

BREAKING…. Attorney General Files Suit Against Lantigua for Campaign Finance Violations … Bogus Reporting, Cash Donations, Donations not Declared…. MORE

 Complaint Seeks Civil Penalties and Future Compliance with Finance Laws  August 27, 2013 2:15PM OTHER BREAKING NEWS BOSTON – The Mayor of Lawrence has been sued for allegedly committing several campaign finance law violations, including accepting several thousands of dollars in potentially illegal cash and corporate contributions, Attorney General Martha Coakley and the Office of […]

Openings on Andover Boards

By: Anne Knowles – August, 2013 There are several openings throughout the Town of Andover for a variety of town boards and committees. For those who are interested, there follows a list with the number of spots available. The Ballardvale Historic District Committee (three vacancies);Ballardvale Fire Station Building Committee (one vacancy); Cable Advisory Committee (three […]

Andover 1640

  By Anne Knowles – August, 2013 Kathleen Kent is a tenth generation descendent of Martha Carrier. What does this mean to Andover today? Well, going back to the early settlers of Andover and Essex County, Martha, a citizen of Andover was hanged as a witch; a result of the craze that swept this area […]

Ethics Commission: Former Chelmsford Planning Board Member Richard McClure Guilty of Violating Conflict of Interest Law

 Acted as attorney for clients in two lawsuits in which the Town of Chelmsford was a party  The Massachusetts Ethics Commission issued a Decision and Order  finding that former Chelmsford Planning Board member Richard McClure  violated section 17(c) of Massachusetts General Law c. 268A, the conflict of interest law, by representing clients in two separate […]

TV TALK WITH BILL CUSHING – Ray Donovan Another Winner for Showtime

By: Bill Cushing – August, 2013 Showtime’s newest series, Ray Donovan, which premiered on June 30 on the premium cable network looks like another winner. The show, about a South Boston transplant working as a fixer for the rich and powerful in Hollywood, stars Liev Schreiber as the title character, and Jon Voight playing his […]

Valley Patriot of the Month – WWII VETERAN: CORPORAL WILLIAM T. POULIOS, U.S. ARMY

By: Helen Mooradkanian – August, 2013 Nineteen-year old Corporal William T. Poulios, of Chelmsford, 87th Infantry Division, 347th Regiment, swept across France, Belgium, Luxembourg, central Germany, to Czechoslovakia—in 154 days of combat! From December 6, 1944, to May 8, 1945 (when Germany unconditionally surrendered), the 87th drove relentlessly from Metz, France, to Plauen on the […]

Methuen Mayor Steve Zanni Responds to Methuen’s Credit Downgrade

Methuen Mayor Steve Zanni Responds to Methuen’s Credit Downgrade

Manzi: It was Zanni’s Call to Spend Reserves But Prior Council was Calling the Shots OTHER METHUEN STORIES In an Exclusive interview with the Valley Patriot, Methuen Mayor Steve Zanni discussed the downgrade of Methuen’s bond rating by Moody’s Investment Services. The report cited specifically: “The downgrade to A2 reflects the city’s negative financial position which […]

The Paying Attention! Radio Program with Tom Duggan, August 24, 2013

  LISTEN TO HOUR ONE (RIGHT CLICK TO DOWNLOAD) LISTEN TO HOUR TWO (RIGHT CLICK TO DOWNLOAD) LISTEN TO HOUR THREE (RIGHT CLICK TO DOWNLOAD) Today Tom and Paul talked about Barry Nolan and Tennis Lilly and why some liberals are reasonable and others are just too crazy to talk to, What ever happened to […]

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