Lawrence, MA: Riverwalk Dental, located in the heart of the Merrimack Valley in Lawrence Massachusetts, joins Rocky Morrison, a patient of Riverwalk Dental, in his quest to clean up the Merrimack River. The effort, dubbed the “Clean River Project,” started in 2005 and continues today. “The effort Rocky and his family have put into this […]
Arrests Result of Joint Federal, State and Local Investigation LAWRENCE – A mother and son from Lawrence have been arrested and arraigned in connection with trafficking heroin and cocaine, Attorney General Maura Healey announced today. Lillian Colon, age 45, and Shawn Moreno, age 21, were arrested on Monday as a result of an ongoing joint investigation by […]
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCjpwZ7auzg&feature=youtu.be&h=380&w=280] By: Tom Duggan – 3-20-18 Two men were show Tuesday afternoon at Brook and Union Streets in Lawrence after a fight broke out early in the afternoon. Valley Patriot sources say one man was shot in the neck and was trasnsported to the Lawrence General Hospital. Shortly after the incident, a second shooting victim […]
The Valley Patriot newspaper is holding our 14th Anniversary BASH on Friday, March 23rd at the Firefighter’s Relief In at 7pm. TICKETS HERE The Valley Patriot gives awards to police, firefighters, veterans, and presents scholarships to worthy high school seniors in the Merrimack Valley paid for by generous donors and advertisers of the Valley Patriot newspaper. […]
Tom Duggan: March 13 .2018 Residents of the Museum Square Apartments in Lawrence have long complained about the safety hazards in the public parking garage owned by the City of Lawrence, but managed – partially – by the owners of Museum Square. Since 2010 The Valley Patriot has fielded complaints about concrete falling […]
Merrimack Valley Credit Union to honor veterans and home chefs in final categories Lawrence, Mass. (March 13, 2018) – Merrimack Valley Credit Union’s ‘Biggest Heart Awards’ contest, which celebrates community members for using their big hearts to promote kindness and public service, will wrap up voting in this year’s contest Friday, March 23, with the Veteran and Home […]
The Valley Patriot BASH Committee has announced the nominees for the 2018 Valley Patriot Editor’s Choice Awards. Winners will be announced on March 23rd at the Firefighters Relief’s In at 7pm. 2018 NoGet your tickets or make a donation HERE:minees: Forest Rain, From Israel to The Valley Patriot Robin Desmet, Robin’s Kitty Corner Freddie! Peter […]
While Big Tech Corporations Censor On-line Speech, You Can’t Censor PRINT! As we celebrate the 14th Anniversary of The Valley Patriot we see a troubling future for free speech and a free press here in the United States. As most people get their information about the world through the internet, print newspapers are folding daily. […]
2018 Nominees: Methuen Rep. Linda Campbell Turtle Boy Mike Demers Jana DiNatale Jessica Finocchairo Each year The Valley Patriot grants a First Amendment award to 2 individuals who show with their actions that they value the 1st Amendment to the Constitution and are willing to fight for it. Winners of this award have made a significant difference […]
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By: Bharai Padmanabhan ByMaura’s friends are the luckiest. To have the Attorney General in your corner is the best Get Out of Jail Free card. Many decisions are discretionary but can apply to mere “hoi polloi”. Where is the fun in that? To be truly special your friend must break a law for you. That […]
Eleven year old Nathan Scanlon got the ride of his life last month when the North Andover Police and Cops for Kids with Cancer paid him and his family a visit in their Johnson Street home, lights and sirens blaring. Nathan came out of his house to a line of police officers in his […]
By: Joe D’Amore – Feb. 2018 Homeless population counts are now underway nationally and throughout the state sponsored by HUD and state agencies tasked with the annual census process. The goal is to identify not only numbers of homeless people but also concentrations of them so that resources and affordable housing efforts can be aligned […]
Paying Attention! is recorded at the Studio 21 Podcast Cafe in Salem N.H. above Two Guys Smoke Shop on Route 28. This is part 2. You can watch the video of this entire interview on Tom Duggan’s YouTube channel. You can watch the live taping of the program every Thursday on the Paying Attention Podcast […]
By: John MacDonald – February, 2018 Since I have announced my candidacy against incumbent Eileen Donoghue for State Senate of the 1st Middlesex, it’s fair to say that I haven’t launched a traditional approach to campaigning. I rely on facts. Unlike many campaigns that I’ve seen, all the facts on Eileen are clear and verifiable […]