January 2014 Valley Patriot Edition #123 – A NEW DAY IN LAWRENCE, Maloney to be Fired

January 2014 Valley Patriot Edition #123 – A NEW DAY IN LAWRENCE, Maloney to be Fired

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Rivera Team Releases 76 Page Report: Goals for New Administration, Build New Police Station, Put Fire Dept. In Charge of Ambulance, Build Youth Center

Rivera Team Releases 76 Page Report: Goals for New Administration, Build New Police Station, Put Fire Dept. In Charge of Ambulance, Build Youth Center

By: Tom Duggan – January 10, 2014 LAWRENCE – Lawrence Mayor Dan Rivera’s Transition Committee Co-Chairs Zoila Gomez and Maggie Super Church released a 76 page transition team report on Friday with detailed recommendations and goals for the Rivera Administration over the next four years.  While a large portion of the report addresses cultural concerns, health, […]

Illegal Alien Gets 3 Years in Jail for Dealing Heroin in Lawrence, Will be Deported After Serving Sentence

By; Tom Duggan – January 9, 2014 Lawrence resident Angel Morales was sentenced to three years in jail today in Lawrence District Court after being arrested by The Lawrence Police Street Narcotic’s Enforcement Unit last March. Morales was caught with a “finger” of heroin. When Morales finishes serving his sentence he will be deported as law […]

BREAKING…. UPDATED… METHUEN, ONE ARRESTED Four Home Invasion Suspects Still At Large After Methuen Hit with Two Home Invasions in One Night

By: Tom Duggan UPDATED…. January 9, 2014, 5PM Methuen Police have arrested  and charged Carlos Rivera age 20 from Lawrence in the Larchwood Rd. home invasion last night. Rivera was sought on warrants for threat to commit murder and assault with intent to commit murder.  He is being held at the Methuen Police Station pending a […]

Stabbing at Methuen Hospital Leaves Three Employees Injured By Behavioral Patient, Attempted Murder Charges Sought

Stabbing at Methuen Hospital Leaves Three Employees Injured By Behavioral Patient, Attempted Murder Charges Sought

METHUEN POLICE PRESS RELEASE DATE: JANUARY 8, 2014 FROM: CAPTAIN RANDY HAGGAR RE: HOLY FAMILY HOSPITAL INCIDENT On January 8, 2014 at 4:27 p.m. the Methuen Police Department received a call from the Holy Family charge nurse of the Behavioral Health Unit relating a patient had stabbed three individuals within the unit. It was relayed […]

BREAKING…. New Lawrence Mayor Puts Indicted Deputy Police Chief on Unpaid Suspension

By: Tom Duggan January 8, 2014 (Rivera’s Other Moves) LAWRENCE – Just days after taking office as Lawrence’s new mayor, the Valley Patriot has learned that Mayor Dan Rivera has put Deputy Police Chief Melix Bonilla on unpaid suspension.  Bonilla is making $140,00 a year and was placed on paid leave by former mayor William Lantigua […]

A New Day: Rivera to Fire Clerk, Says Changes are “Just the Beginning”

A New Day: Rivera to Fire Clerk, Says Changes are “Just the Beginning”

  By:  Tom Duggan – January, 2014  Lawrence’s new Mayor, Dan Rivera, wasted no time making personnel changes in Lawrence City Hall, firing the City Comptroller David Camasso on his first day, and telling the Valley Patriot in an exclusive interview that he also plans to fire City Clerk William Maloney. Maloney’s firing must be […]

The Paying Attention! Radio Program with Tom Duggan, January 4, 2014 – Best Interviews of 2013

  CLICK TO DOWNLOAD OR LISTEN TO HOUR 1 CLICK TO DOWNLOAD OR LISTEN TO HOUR 2   Today Tom, Paula and George played audio clips of their favorite interviews of 2013. But first Tom talked about Congressman John Tierney who pretends to care about women and the “war on women” but is running against […]

Lawrence’s Mayor Rivera Starts Naming His Team, Fires Comptroller

Lawrence’s Mayor Rivera Starts Naming His Team, Fires Comptroller

Rivera Hires Three Assistants, Neighborhood Planner and Business Development Director By: Tom Duggan – January 3, 2014 LAWRENCE – Less than twenty four hours after taking office as the new Mayor of Lawrence, Dan Rivera has started naming new members of his administration and removing  The Valley Patriot has learned that on Friday, Lawrence’s City […]

An Assignment on “Forbidden Love” – TEEN TALK WITH ANA DEBERNARDO

An Assignment on “Forbidden Love” – TEEN TALK WITH ANA DEBERNARDO

By: Anna DeBernardo – December, 2013 This past week, my Spanish teacher required the class to write an essay about amor prohibido, or “forbidden love”. The assignment was given after we read a story about a prince and a princess from different lands who fell in love but were unable to live out their lives […]

The TJX Companies (Parent Company of TJ MAX) Penalized $7,187 for Failing to Report Hydraulic Oil Spill at Chelsea Property

The TJX Companies (Parent Company of TJ MAX) Penalized $7,187 for Failing to Report Hydraulic Oil Spill at Chelsea Property

BOSTON – The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) penalized The TJX Companies, Inc. of Framingham $7,187 for a waste site cleanup violation at its 162 Everett Avenue location in Chelsea.  The company was penalized for failing to notify MassDEP within two hours as required following the release of an estimated 15 gallons of hydraulic […]

Greater Boston Tea Party President Steps Down, New President, Officers Elected

Morabito Looks Back at Two Years of Fighting the Status-Quo, Internal Friction, Media Bias By: Tom Duggan – January 1, 2013 After two years leading the Greater Boston Tea Party (GBTP), Christine Morabito says she is stepping down from her post, paving the way for Patrick Humphries to be elected president of the anti-tax group. […]