Five months after the Corona virus hit the United States we know a lot more about it than we did back in March. We were initially told many things by our government leaders and experts that turned out not to be true. Because of this, there are still people running our government who did not […]
The Justice Department today filed a lawsuit in the District of Massachusetts alleging that PRTaylor Enterprises LLC, a company doing business as Father & Son Moving & Storage (Father & Son), violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) by failing to obtain a court order before auctioning off the entire contents of a U.S. Air […]
METHUEN — Mayor Neil Perry and Police Chief Joseph Solomon are pleased to welcome back Methuen Police Officer Eric Ferreira after his year-long military leave. Officer Ferreira was deployed from June 2019 to June 2020 with the United States Marines in Okinawa Japan. During this time overseas, he was also stationed in mainland Japan and […]
August 11, 2020 Each year The Valley Patriot newspaper holds a charity BASH Scholarship and Award Night in the third week of March. This year’s BASH was cancelled less than a week before the event but the BASH committee decided to hold an event at the podcast studio (Studio21 Podcast Cafe) for all the […]
DRACUT — Acting Chief Stephen D. Chaput reports that the Dracut Police Department responded to a serious crash today, continuing a trend of increased motor vehicle crashes in town this summer. At 9:39 a.m. Dracut Police were dispatched to Route 110 near the Lowell line for a report of a crash. Upon arrival, first […]
By: Don Jarvis – July, 2020 What started a few weeks ago has led to a wonderful community event serving meals directly to the homes of our veterans. Recently I was in touch with Sarah Sweeney from Military Friends Foundation who offered me a $1,000 COVID 19 Military Relief Fund grant to go towards immediately […]
Boston– This month marks the first official time in the country of formal recognition by proclamation of the United States Cadet Nurse Corps (USCNC) under the provisions of legislation filed by State Senate Minority Leader Bruce Tarr (R- Gloucester) and signed into law by Governor Charlie Baker. The bill, co-sponsored by Representative Dave Robertson (D […]
By: Paul Murano – July, 2020 Law and order is an interesting phrase. Its opposite is anarchy and disorder. Donald Trump says he is your law and order president. In today’s social climate that could be a political asset for him in an election year. But is law and order necessary? Does it restrain liberty […]
By: Senator Diana DiZoglio – July 2020 Hello Valley Patriot Readers, Now more than ever, it is important that we explore new ways to make our health care system more affordable and accessible for Massachusetts residents. In that spirit, the Massachusetts Senate recently passed the Patients First Act, comprehensive health care legislation to increase access […]
By: Aliana Brodmann E. von Richthofen -July, 2020 America’s identity since her inception was defined by the fundamental principles of democracy that encompass the inalienable right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness for all citizens. Despite of this obligation the height of disregard for these inalienable rights was broadcast last month world-wide when […]