Paying Attention with Tom Duggan 2-21-15… All About Bob LeBlanc

Paying Attention with Tom Duggan 2-21-15… All About Bob LeBlanc

Download or Listen to Hour 1 Download or Listen to Hour 2 Tom and Paul started the show off talking about something but it wasn’t long before it became an entire show goofing on former Methuen Manager Bob Leblanc. Tom and Paul talked about Bob’s phone call last week where he said that “everybody in the City of Lawrence are poverty […]

Haverhill Police, ATF, U.S. Marshals and Homeland Security Arrest Lawrence Man on Drug Charges, Seeking Woman

Haverhill Police, ATF, U.S. Marshals and Homeland Security Arrest Lawrence Man on Drug Charges, Seeking Woman

Haverhill Police Narcotics Detectives, with the assistance of the ATF, Homeland Security, and US Marshal Service  arrested 34 year old Lujan Hilario Baez of 117 High St in Lawrence. The arrest took place at 11 Federal St. in Haverhill. Baez was charged with trafficking over 100 grams of heroin and conspiracy to violate drug laws […]

Baker-Polito Administration Awards Nearly $755k in Grants for Water Supply Protection Projects

Baker-Polito Administration Awards Nearly $755k in Grants for Water Supply Protection Projects

BOSTON –The Baker-Polito Administration today awarded nearly $755,000 in grants to help 12 communities with projects designed to meet water supply needs and ensure healthy water bodies. The funding is provided through the Sustainable Water Management Initiative (SWMI) Grant Program. This program is designed to assist eligible public water suppliers and municipalities with Water Management […]

Methuen School Committee Approves Net School Spending Re-Payment Plan

Methuen School Committee Approves  Net School Spending Re-Payment Plan

By: DJ Deeb – February, 2015 Members of the Methuen School Committee unanimously approved a Ne School Spending Deficit Repayment Plan Agreement compiled by the Mayor in conjunction with Superintendent Judy Scannell and School Business Administrator Ian Gosselin. Last spring, the School Committee was informed by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) that […]

New Legislative Session Opportunities for Positive Change

New Legislative Session Opportunities for Positive Change

By Senator Katy Ives – February, 2015 As I begin my second term as State Senator and a new two-year legislative session, I have filed a cross section of bills that will directly benefit constituents, municipalities and small businesses in my district. I filed 33 bills in total and also co-sponsored a number of important […]

Lowell’s Own Anthony Bourdain

Lowell’s Own Anthony Bourdain

By: John Macdonald – February, 2015  Some of us are familiar with the numerous television shows, books and magazine articles of the culinary adventurist Anthony Bourdain. Bourdain is an articulate communicator that transports the viewer or reader, though the back streets and rarely seen parts of the world, while showcasing the culinary specialties that these […]

Missing Lawrence Man with Dementia Found Safely

Missing Lawrence Man with Dementia Found Safely

LAWRENCE – Family members of a 76 year old Lawrence man, Juan Bienvenido Paulino, say they are relieved that Mr. Paulino has been found safely late Thursday night after being missing since 11am, Thursday morning. Paluino has been diagnosed with dementia but his disappearance was due to his car breaking down. Initial Posting: Paulino is described as Hispanics 5’7″ […]

O’Connor Ives and Tarr to Host Senate President and Colleagues in North Andover

O’Connor Ives and Tarr to Host Senate President and Colleagues in North Andover

State Senators Kathleen O’Connor Ives and Bruce Tarr will be hosting their Senate colleagues in North Andover on Monday, February 23, 4:00 – 5:15 pm to attend a Commonwealth Conversation focused on: “Challenges and Opportunities in the Small Business Community” at the Good Day Cafe, 19 High Street, North Andover.  The Massachusetts State Senate has […]

Moody’s Upgrades Lawrence to an A3 Rating with a Stable Outlook

Moody’s Upgrades Lawrence to an A3 Rating with a Stable Outlook

February 18, 2015, Lawrence, MA- Last week, Moody’s Investors Service upgraded the City of Lawrence’s credit rating to A3 from Baa1. This rating upgrade is the first time Lawrence has received an “A” level rating from Moody’s since 1986. The rating upgrade with a stable outlook validates the city’s financial recovery and will directly impact […]

Massachusetts Statewide Candidates Spent $33.1M in 2014 Election Cycle

Massachusetts Statewide Candidates Spent $33.1M in 2014 Election Cycle

Statewide candidates spent $33.1 million during the 2013-14 election cycle, an increase of 9 percent from the 2010 election,according to an OCPF review of campaign finance activity by candidates.  Fundraising for 2014 also totaled $33 million. The Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance (OCPF’s) review of statewide campaign finance activity included receipt and expenditure […]

Veteran Organizations Fight for Relevancy

Veteran Organizations Fight for Relevancy

By: Oscar Camargo – January 2015 Veteran organizations like the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and the American Legion are experiencing a decline in membership. In fact, membership in the VFW has been steadily shrinking for 22 years straight. Despite over a decade’s worth of conflict, newer veterans from the Iraq and Afghanistan campaigns are […]

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