Lawrence’s Captain McNamara Appointed Methuen Police Chief (Methuen)

Lawrence’s Captain McNamara Appointed Methuen Police Chief (Methuen)

8-31-21 After a highly competitive selection process, Mayor Perry has announced he has selected Lawrence Police Captain Scott McNamara to be the city’s next Police Chief. McNamara brings over 25 years of law enforcement experience with the City of Lawrence. “This was an extremely difficult decision as both candidates did a fantastic job in all three of […]

Former Dept of Unemployment Employee Pleads Guilty to Fraud, Identity Theft Related to COVID-19

Former Dept of Unemployment Employee Pleads Guilty to Fraud, Identity Theft Related to COVID-19

8-30-21 BOSTON – A former employee of the Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Assistance (DUA) pleaded guilty today to fraud and identity theft charges arising from her claims for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) funds. Tiffany Pacheco, a/k/a Tiffany Tavery, 35, formerly of New Bedford, pleaded guilty to six counts of wire fraud, one count of conspiracy […]

Illegal Alien Enmanuel Brioso Fabal of Lawrence Sentenced for Fentanyl Conspiracy

Illegal Alien Enmanuel Brioso Fabal of Lawrence Sentenced for Fentanyl Conspiracy

August 27, 2021 BOSTON – A Dominican national previously residing in Lawrence was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for fentanyl conspiracy charges. Enmanuel Brioso Fabal, 31, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper to four years in prison and three years of supervised release. On April 7, 2021, Brioso Fabal […]

North Andover’s Hogan Graduates U.S. Merchant Marine Academy

North Andover’s Hogan Graduates U.S. Merchant Marine Academy

Christina Shea Hogan of North Andover recently graduated from the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) at Kings Point, NY. Hogan earned a Bachelor of Science degree and a commission in the U. S. armed forces. She also earned a Merchant Marine officer license, qualifying her to serve as an officer on any ship in […]

IN YOUR CORNER with SENATOR DIZOGLIO ~ Reducing the Property Tax Burden on Seniors

IN YOUR CORNER with SENATOR DIZOGLIO ~ Reducing the Property Tax Burden on Seniors

Aug, 2021 Hello Valley Patriot Readers, As a member of the Legislature’s Elder Affairs Committee, one of my top focuses this session is assessing bills filed that impact our older adults. Among these pieces of legislation is an important bill I have co-sponsored, Senate Bill 1823, An Act relative to property tax deferral for estates. […]

Pearlstein Ignored Leadership Failures and Faulty Government Systems in Holyoke Nursing Home Tragedy

Pearlstein Ignored Leadership Failures and Faulty Government Systems in Holyoke Nursing Home Tragedy

By: Linda Dean Campbell – Aug. 2021 In May, a special committee formed by the Massachusetts Legislature released the report on its investigation of the COVID-19 outbreak at the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home that resulted in 77 deaths. The report by the Special Joint Oversight Committee, which we chair, is most notable for taking the opposite […]

Methuen’s Councilor Saba Says He Would Rather People Go Hungry

Methuen’s Councilor Saba Says He Would Rather People Go Hungry

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRpoMpiLgOc&w=380&h=280] Methuen City Councilor Steve Saba (who is Chairman of the city council) says that he would rather Methuen residents go hungry than to receive food donations delivered by a company he is upset with. The revelation came during a city council meeting last month when it was revealed that a minority (Latino) owned taxi […]

Puerto Rican Art Exhibit at the Buttonwoods Museum

Puerto Rican Art Exhibit at the Buttonwoods Museum

Buttonwoods Museum Guest Curator Dr. Graciela Trilla, of Haverhill, MA is thrilled to share her family’s collection of Puerto Rican art works by the artists of the distinguished “Generación de los Cincuenta” (the generation of the 1950s). It will feature 41 pieces of art created in various mediums including paintings, drawings, lithographs, wood carving prints, and […]

Moulton: Congress Should be Ashamed, Afghanistan a “Moral and Operational Failure”

Moulton: Congress Should be Ashamed, Afghanistan a “Moral and Operational Failure”

Moulton Statement on the Situation in Afghanistan WASHINGTON — Representative Seth Moulton (D-MA) issued the following statement on Afghanistan: To say that today is anything short of a disaster would be dishonest. Worse, it was avoidable. The time to debate whether we stay in Afghanistan has passed, but there is still time to debate how we manage […]

Attorney General Finds Methuen City Council Subcommittee Violated the Open Meeting Law ~ Will Take No Action

Attorney General Finds Methuen City Council Subcommittee Violated the Open Meeting Law ~ Will Take No Action

Aug. 17, 2021 The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office has ruled that a Subcommittee of the Methuen City Council has violated the open meeting law. In a letter sent to councilors, the AG’s office said that they will impose no penalty on the council members involved because Councilor DiZoglio – the head of the IT (internet and […]

Illegal Alien Francis Yohan Mateo Guerrero of Lawrence Pleads Guilty to Making False Statements & Illegal Reentry

Illegal Alien Francis Yohan Mateo Guerrero of Lawrence Pleads Guilty to Making False Statements & Illegal Reentry

Francis Yohan Mateo Guerrero, 29, a Dominican national formerly residing in Lawrence, pleaded guilty to one count of making a materially false statement and one count of illegal reentry of a previously deported alien. U.S. Senior District Court Judge Mark L. Wolf scheduled sentencing for Jan. 5, 2022. Mateo Guerrero was indicted in December 2020. […]

Methuen Discourages Participation in Local Elections ~ VALLEY PATRIOT EDITORIAL (Aug. 2021)

Methuen Discourages Participation in Local Elections ~ VALLEY PATRIOT EDITORIAL (Aug. 2021)

Aug. 2021 For years we have called the public’s attention to the way Methuen elections are structured to subvert democracy and keep political insiders in power. This year’s upcoming municipal elections are a perfect example of how this system discourages voter participation in elections and needs to change. First, Methuen has a deadline for potential […]

More People Would Get Vaccine if Not for All The Lies! ~ PAYING ATTENTION! with TOM DUGGAN

More People Would Get Vaccine if Not for All The Lies! ~ PAYING ATTENTION! with TOM DUGGAN

Aug. 2021 If you’re looking for someone to blame for all the unvaccinated deaths in this country, look no further than the “news” media and government officials. Despite the fact that the vast majority of the “news” media continues to blame Donald Trump and his supporters for refusing to take the vaccine – the fact […]