Court Upholds Conviction of Former Lantigua Chief of Staff, Lenny Degnan

Court Upholds Conviction of Former Lantigua Chief of Staff, Lenny Degnan

By: Tom Duggan – 3/30/17 Former Lawrence Mayor Willie Lantigua’s Chief of Staff Lenny Degnan, was denied an appeal of his conviction for his role in soliciting a bribe from Allied Waste, the company that contracts with the City of Lawrence for trash removal.  Degnan was sentenced to pay a fine of $10,000 and serve 18 months in […]

Vietnam Veteran Richard Russell – VALLEY PATRIOT OF THE MONTH – HEROES IN OUR MIDST

Vietnam Veteran Richard Russell – VALLEY PATRIOT OF THE MONTH – HEROES IN OUR MIDST

By: Beth D’Amato – Feb. 2017 The Valley Patriot is celebrating its 13th year in publication this month! As part of that tribute, we are spotlighting one of our very own for this month’s Hero, Vietnam Veteran: Rich Russell. Richard Lawrence Russell was born on August 17th 1946 in Lynn, MA. Rich went up through […]

Methuen Presents Action Plan for Downtown

Methuen Presents Action Plan for Downtown

  METHUEN — Mayor Stephen Zanni is pleased to announce that Methuen hosted a presentation outlining a new action plan for the city’s downtown today. Building upon the work of a Visioning Committee appointed by the Mayor in 2014, members of the Department of Economic & Community Development, along with the city’s design firm, Harriman, […]

Fugitive Douglas Pereira Lemes Arrested in Panama

Fugitive Douglas Pereira Lemes Arrested in Panama

Extradition Underway by the FBI Boston Division’s Violent Crimes Task Force Douglas Pereira Lemes, a fugitive wanted for armed assault with intent to murder, has been turned over to United States authorities following his arrest in Panama. Special Agents from the FBI’s Violent Crimes Task Force escorted Lemes from Panama to Logan International Airport on […]

International, counter-terrorism expert Robert Milton to Speak at Northern Essex Community College

International, counter-terrorism expert Robert Milton to Speak at Northern Essex Community College

 Thursday, April 6, from noon to 1:30 p.m. This talk is free and open to the public Terrorism Expert to Speak at Northern Essex British international and counter-terrorism expert Robert Milton will present a lecture titled “The Path to Violent Radicalization” at Northern Essex Community College on Thursday, April 6, from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Hartleb […]

Methuen School Committee Ambush is Unacceptable

Methuen School Committee Ambush is Unacceptable

Last month, the Methuen School Committee went into executive session (a private meeting excluding the public) for the purpose of ambushing School Committee Member Jana DiNatale. Her offense? She dared to ask for public input on an internet survey about Methuen residency, and she did so without their permission or input. (SEE STORY HERE) First, […]

Business owner, company, paid $150K for Covering Up Illegal Campaign Contributions

Business owner, company, paid $150K for Covering Up Illegal Campaign Contributions

J. Derenzo Companies, a Brockton-based construction business, and its owner, David Howe, made a $125,000 payment to the state’s general fund to resolve campaign finance issues, according to a disposition agreement between the Massachusetts Office if Campaign and Political Finance (OCPF) and Howe. Howe also made a $25,000 contribution to a charity of his choice […]

MA Auditor Finds More Than $17.6M in MassHealth Fraud

MA Auditor Finds More Than $17.6M in MassHealth Fraud

Bump Says Findings Pointing to Persistent Deficiencies in Payment System BOSTON, MA — Auditor Suzanne M. Bump today announced that during a one year period, her office’s Medicaid Audit Unit identified more than $17.6 million in unallowable, questionable, duplicative, unauthorized, or potentially fraudulent billings at MassHealth. She estimates that corrective actions would save $8.6 million […]

Auditor Bump Touts Her Office’s Work to Modernize Government Services

Auditor Bump Touts Her Office’s Work to Modernize Government Services

BOSTON, MA — State Auditor Suzanne M. Bump today testified before the Joint Committee on Ways and Means in support of her budget request, where she highlighted the work her office is doing to assist state agencies and departments to modernize government services and improve the effective management of government resources. “One of my priorities […]

Methuen School Committee Holds Illegal Meeting, Ambushes DiNatale

Methuen School Committee Holds Illegal Meeting, Ambushes DiNatale

By Tom Duggan – March, 2017 On January 23rd, the Methuen School Committee went into an executive session, (a meeting where the public is excluded) claiming they were going to discuss a “litigation” matter. The actual matter of litigation to be discussed was not revealed to the public, as required by law. An email was […]

TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE – Valley Patriot Announces Nominees for 2017 BASH Awards

TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE – Valley Patriot Announces Nominees for 2017 BASH Awards

The Valley Patriot newspaper has announced the nominees for the 2017 Valley Patriot BASH Awards. Winners will be announced at The Valley Patriot BASH, held on March 24th, at the Firefighter’s Relief In, at 6pm. GET TICKETS HERE     *VALLEY PATRIOT 1ST AMENDMENT PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD Each year this award is given to 2 individuals […]