Methuen Stadium Funding Saga Ends, New Beginning for Students

Methuen Stadium Funding Saga Ends, New Beginning for Students

By: Jessica Finocchiaro – March, 2015 The Methuen Stadium Renovation Saga began in 1986, and seems to have ended this week, though many can hardly believe it. After a sudden turn of events, the City Council passed a last minute “7 Point Stadium Financing Plan” Monday, after a similar plan failed the week before. DEPLORABLE […]

The LUCK of the Irish Dog Breeds

The LUCK of the  Irish Dog Breeds

By: Tracey Zysk – March, 2015 In honor of our patron, Saint Patrick, a holiday we all love to celebrate, and of course being a Bostonian … let’s review the list of Celtic Canines of Ireland. Who knew there were so many breeds? Well, there are and all are adorable high energy and a bit […]

An Interview with MTV Star, Brittany Baldi of Methuen

An Interview with MTV Star, Brittany Baldi of Methuen

MTV’s Brittany Baldi took time out of her busy schedule doing reality television shows and all her other projects to talk with Valley Patriot publisher and Paying Attention Radio! host, Tom Duggan, who broadcasts his show on 980WCAP in Lowell. The Methuen native had already shot her final appearance on MTV’s Battle of the Ex’s […]

Awaken The Genius in Your Child ~ BABIES AND BRIEFCASES

Awaken The Genius in Your Child ~ BABIES AND BRIEFCASES

By: Cheryl Hajjar – March, 2015 From a young age, we were all asked what we wanted to be when we grow up. The boys either said a policeman, or a doctor or a lawyer, and the girls usually said they wanted to be nurses and mothers. Respectable callings for sure but where did they get […]

Joe D’Amore’s Crime Notebook

Joe D’Amore’s Crime Notebook

SJC must split their decision in the Chism appeal The defense team for Philip Chism are mustering a complex set of motions in an all out assault to protect their client. Chism, the 16-year-old is charged with first-degree murder and rape of his 24 year old math teacher, Colleen Ritzer, at Danvers High School in […]

Legislation Needed to Hold Landfill Owners, Operators Responsible -IN YOUR CORNER WITH SENATOR KATY IVES

Legislation Needed to Hold Landfill Owners, Operators Responsible -IN YOUR CORNER WITH SENATOR KATY IVES

By: Kathleen O’Connor Ives – March, 2015 The Crow Lane Landfill in Newburyport has long been the source of environmental and public safety concerns since the process of closing and capping the landfill began nearly fourteen years ago. Closure remains unfinished to date. In that time, abutters of the landfill have been subjected to ongoing […]

What is Forgiveness? ~BENEATH THE SURFACE WITHPAUL MURANO

What is Forgiveness? ~BENEATH THE SURFACE WITHPAUL MURANO

By: Paul Murano – March, 2015 As the third in a series “What is?” columns, it is fitting for the month of March that we go beneath the surface on the question, “What is Forgiveness?” Traditionally March inspires spring clean-up and getting one’s house in order, both literally and spiritually. Christians around the world fittingly […]

Internet Sales Tax in New Hampshire

Internet Sales Tax in New Hampshire

By: DJ Bettencourt – March, 2015 It is unsurprising that in a state with no general sales tax, the topic of Internet sales taxes has become a key issue for potential GOP presidential candidates testing the waters in New Hampshire. In particular, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has had to answer some tough questions about […]

10 Things to do With Your Kids in Manchester, NH

10 Things to do With Your Kids in Manchester, NH

By: Justess Jacobson March, 2015 Uh-oh! It’s that time of year… The dreaded “summer vacation”. You know, where things go all haywire and your children walk around like mindless zombies complaining that they are bored, but don’t want to do any housework or clean their room. So, what do you do? You can only take […]

 $200K to Lawrence for Abandoned Rail Redevelopment Promise of Future Jobs and Rail Trail

 $200K to Lawrence for Abandoned Rail Redevelopment Promise of Future Jobs and Rail Trail

March 27, 2015, Lawrence, MA – Today Nancy Barmakian of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Congresswoman Niki Tsongas join Mayor Daniel Rivera to announce a $200,000 grant to plan for the future reuse and revitalization of the Manchester & Lawrence Rail Road (MLRR) line. Lawrence was one of 20 communities nation-wide selected to receive […]

1 2 3