By: Justess Jacobson March, 2015 Uh-oh! It’s that time of year… The dreaded “summer vacation”. You know, where things go all haywire and your children walk around like mindless zombies complaining that they are bored, but don’t want to do any housework or clean their room. So, what do you do? You can only take […]
March 27, 2015, Lawrence, MA – Today Nancy Barmakian of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Congresswoman Niki Tsongas join Mayor Daniel Rivera to announce a $200,000 grant to plan for the future reuse and revitalization of the Manchester & Lawrence Rail Road (MLRR) line. Lawrence was one of 20 communities nation-wide selected to receive […]
By: Linda Dean Campbell – March , 2015 This session I am sponsoring and co-sponsoring approximately fifty pieces of Legislation targeting substance abuse prevention in the Merrimack Valley. Perhaps the most challenging legislation that I am filing is that drafted by the Massachusetts District Attorney’s Association. After meeting with DA Blodgett to discuss his perspective on […]
Do teachers’ unions really care about the teachers they are responsible for protecting and defending? It seems like every time I see a story about teachers unions they are always painted, and painting themselves, as caring about “the children” and “unwavering” defenders of teachers who are bullied by savage administrators and superintendents. Meet Lawrence Public […]
2015 VALLEY PATRIOT AWARD WINNERS From the Valley Patriots 11th Anniversary BASH 3-20-15 State Auditor Suzanne Bump welcomed the crowd as the keynote speaker at The Valley Patriot newspaper’s 11th Anniversary BASH last Friday, to a more than sold out crowd at the Lawrence Firefighters Relief’s In. The annual BASH is held each year to thank the […]
1st Amendment award Winner Colonel Sam Poulten (Ret.) The Valley Patriot newspaper honored Ret. Army Colonel, Sam Poulten, owner of 980WCAP radio in Lowell with the 1st Amendment Award lat Friday for his courage to defend free speech and a free press during a 1st Amendment lawsuit filed against the station. “It really is my […]
FIRST AMENDMENT AWARD WINNER JIM LYONS The Valley Patriot newspaper bestowed its’ highest honor Friday to Andover State Rep. Jim Lyons (R) of Andover. Lyons received the Valley Patriot newspaper’s 1st Amendment Award for his dedication to the releasing of public documents to the public in the face of stonewalling by government officials. Lyons is […]
Valley Patriot 1st Amendment Lifetime Achievement Award The Valley Patriot bestowed its highest honor Friday to Michael R. Sweeney with the 1st Amendment Lifetime Achievement Award. The Award ceremony was held at the Firefighters Relief In. Presenting the award to Sweeney were 1st Amendment warriors and media personalities Michele McPhee and The Guy From Boston […]
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQwSQ240x0g&W=380&h=285] Valley Patriot Hero Veteran Award Winner Bruce Arnold Salvucci (3-22-15) The Valley Patriot newspaper gave away one Hero Veteran Award at their annual BASH on Friday to WCCM radio legend Bruce Arnold Salvucci. The Award was presented by Massachusetts Secretary of Veterans Services Francisco Urena who himself is a 2014 winner of the Valley Patriot […]
OFFICER TOM DUGGAN SR. LAW ENFORCEMENT AWARD Each year, The Valley Patriot newspaper gives awards at the annual BASH to members of the community and members of The Valley Patriot family who do outstanding things. Throughout the evening of the Valley Patriot’s 11th Anniversary BASH, publisher Tom Duggan gave out two awards in 6 categories, […]
By: Alex Talcott – March 2015 (George Pataki served as New York’s governor from 1995-2006. He is counsel with the law firm Chadbourne & Parke LLP, chairman of the Pataki-Cahill Group for business strategy, and chairman of the “We the People, Not Washington” Super PAC supporting his political activities. Pataki is a prospective 2016 Republican […]
Retired Woburn Police Officer Bob DiNapoli was given the Valley Patriot newspaper’s highest awards Friday night during the newspaper’s 11th Anniversary BASH where he was honored with the Officer Tom Duggan Sr. Law Enforcement Memorial Award. Valley Patriot publisher Tom Duggan is the son of former Officer Tom Duggan Sr. who was killed in […]
BOSTON—Calling his crime “heinous” and “dastardly,” a U.S. District Court Judge sentenced a Lawrence man to 16 years in federal prison yesterday for his role in a 2012 kidnapping. Edgar Acevedo, 34, was sentenced to 16 years in prison and two years of supervised release. In December 2014, Acevedo pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit […]
By: Dani Langevin – February, 2015 I keep hearing about The Gay Agenda. What exactly is that and why haven’t I received a hard copy? I’d like to keep udated on what is coming next in the “gay world”. Actually, I’d like to know what’s coming next in the world, but heteros seem to like […]
How a Hero was Killed And a Killer Went Free . (March 7, 1943 – March 16, 1990) By: Tom Duggan, Jr – March 2010 Lawrence police officer Tom Duggan Sr., was a police officer for 18 years. He was my father. It wasn’t always easy being the son of a cop and the family member […]