DiZoglio, Iannuccillo Trade Emails With Town Manager on Gas Work Done by Feeney Brothers in North Andover

DiZoglio, Iannuccillo Trade Emails With Town Manager on Gas Work Done by Feeney Brothers in North Andover

State Representative Diana Dizoglio and Register of Deeds M. Paul Iannuccillo each sent a letter to North Andover Town Manager Andrew Maylor concerning the gas repair work done by utility contractor, Feeney Bothers in the town of North Andover, after Feeney was thrown out of both Lawrence and Andover citing safety concerns.  Manager Maylor did […]

Methuen City Councilors Are Playing Games with People’s Lives ~ VALLEY PATRIOT EDITORIAL (OCT. 2018)

Methuen City Councilors Are Playing Games with People’s Lives ~ VALLEY PATRIOT EDITORIAL (OCT. 2018)

  Methuen City Councilors are playing games with people’s lives and the safety of police officers and it has to stop. Last month, City Councilor Steve Saba mounted a successful effort to cut $1.8M out of the city’s police budget. He did this to get even with superior officers for accepting raises in their contract […]

Columbia Gas Brought Out the Best in Lawrence ~ PAYING ATTENTION with TOM DUGGAN

Columbia Gas Brought Out the Best in Lawrence ~ PAYING ATTENTION with TOM DUGGAN

THE DISASTER Sitting in my office listening to the police scanner it was obvious from the time the first call went out that the explosion on Chickering Road in Lawrence was not a routine call. Not long after that call went out I was jarred out of my seat by the urgency and bewilderment in […]

Gas Contractor Feeney Brothers Caught Doing Gas Work in Lawrence, Mayor Sends Police To Have Them Removed

Gas Contractor Feeney Brothers Caught Doing Gas Work in Lawrence, Mayor Sends Police To Have Them Removed

By: Tom Duggan – Oct. 21, 2018 Just days after Lawrence Mayor Dan Rivera ordered Dorchester Gas Contractor Feeney Brothers out of his city for their role in the gas explosions on September 13th, Valley Patriot news spotters sent us these photos of Feeney Brothers on Loring Street in Lawrence doing gas work Sunday. Within […]

Gas Contractor Feeney Brothers Thrown Out of Lawrence and Andover, Still Doing Gas Work in North Andover

Gas Contractor Feeney Brothers Thrown Out of Lawrence and Andover, Still Doing Gas Work in North Andover

By: Tom Duggan – Oct. 20, 2018 RIVERA THROWS FEENEY OUT OF LAWRENCE Despite denying responsibility for the gas explosions in the Greater Lawrence area on September 13th, and an NTSB preliminary report saying that sub-contractor Feeney Brothers may not have been responsible, Lawrence Mayor Dan Rivera has thrown Feeney Brothers out of Lawrence during […]

Andover Police, Police in Four States on Alert After Body of Newborn Found at Conn. Recycling Plant

Andover Police, Police in Four States on Alert After Body of Newborn Found at Conn. Recycling Plant

ANDOVER — Chief Patrick Keefe and the Andover Police Department are distributing the following press release issued today by the Stamford, Conn. Police Department:  Unedited release:  “This morning at 0839 am, an employee of City Carting contacted the Stamford 911 Communication Center and described that a baby was discovered while they were processing materials. Stamford […]

MEGA MILLIONS JACKPOT INCREASED TO $900 MILLION FOR FRIDAY’S DRAWING

MEGA MILLIONS JACKPOT INCREASED TO $900 MILLION FOR FRIDAY’S DRAWING

Wednesday night’s Powerball jackpot remains at $345 million, in-state Megabucks Doubler jackpot at $3.4 million BRAINTREE, MA (OCTOber 17, 2018) – The Mega Millions jackpot has been increased to an estimated $900 million for Friday night’s drawing.  It is the second-largest jackpot in U.S. lottery history.  The cash option on the prize is an estimated […]

Arrest Made in Brickhouse Mele (VIDEO INCLUDED)

Arrest Made in Brickhouse Mele (VIDEO INCLUDED)

As a result of an ongoing investigation, and the combined efforts of the Methuen Police Departments Detective Division and Criminal Intelligence Division, a male subject involved in the altercation that occurred on Sunday, 10/07/18 at the Brickhouse Tavern 105 Pleasant Valley St. was arrested. VIDEO OF FIGHT  CAREY HAMILTON, AGE 49, METHUEN, MA was arrested […]

Bulletproof Backpacks; the Newest Quick Fix for Gun Violence at Schools?

Bulletproof Backpacks; the Newest Quick Fix for Gun Violence at Schools?

By: Abigail Juknavorian – Sept. 2018 Two hundred dollars; that’s the average price for the newest back to school accessory. What kind of accessory could be that expensive? Bulletproof backpacks. Following the deadly shooting at a high school in Parkland Florida, the demand to keep children safe and protected in school is higher than ever. According […]

Warren Calls on VA Inspector General to Provide Update on Criminal Investigation into Veteran’s Death at Bedford VA

Warren Calls on VA Inspector General to Provide Update on Criminal Investigation into Veteran’s Death at Bedford VA

Senator Demands Clear, Substantive Update from Inspector General More Than Two Years After Veteran’s Tragic Death Text of the Letter (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent a letter to the Inspector General (IG) of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to reiterate her request for an update on the status […]

Results Demonstrate Legislature’s Commitment to Education

Results Demonstrate Legislature’s Commitment to Education

By: Linda Dean Campbell – Sept. 2018 As back-to-school season rolls around, now is as good a time as ever to express our appreciation to all who are dedicated to educating our students here in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is no surprise that Massachusetts was once again ranked the “Best State for Education” by […]

What Happens at the Dump

What Happens at the Dump

WELLESLEY’S TRASH By: Aliana Brodmann E. von Richthofen A 2016 posting in the “The Swellesley Report” lamented the moral demise at the Wellesley Dump, otherwise known as the Take & Leave area within the town’s Recycling & Disposal Facility. Apparently certain volunteers on site had turned this genteel Wellesley institution into a contentious environment by looting […]