Hero Police and Firefighter Receive Valley Patriot Officer Tom Duggan Memorial Award at Annual BASH

Hero Police and Firefighter Receive Valley Patriot Officer Tom Duggan Memorial Award at Annual BASH

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, […]

Are You Really Wearing a Che Guevara T-shirt?

Are You Really Wearing a Che Guevara T-shirt?

By: Christine Morabito – March 2014 (revised) I’ll try not to judge. I’m sure you would never knowingly celebrate a violent, bloodthirsty hit-man for Fidel Castro, the brutal communist dictator. If we learned anything from Hitler, Stalin, Pol Pot and Mao, it’s that tyrants are good at marketing. The trick to selling their snake oil is […]

Candid Camera Initiative Nabs Two Suspects Who Repeatedly Smashed Dumped Glass from Scrap Windows in Middlesex Fells Reservation

Candid Camera Initiative Nabs Two Suspects Who Repeatedly Smashed Dumped Glass from Scrap Windows in Middlesex Fells Reservation

Dangerous shards left in area frequented by hikers, dog-walkers  BOSTON – Two Revere residents are facing criminal charges stemming from flagrant illegal dumping and the shattering of large quantities of glass in the Melrose section of the Middlesex Fells Reservation, a heavily-travelled recreational area. Yvonne Rhodes of Revere was identified after being captured on surveillance […]

Lowell’s Own Anthony Bourdain

Lowell’s Own Anthony Bourdain

By: John Macdonald – February, 2015  Some of us are familiar with the numerous television shows, books and magazine articles of the culinary adventurist Anthony Bourdain. Bourdain is an articulate communicator that transports the viewer or reader, though the back streets and rarely seen parts of the world, while showcasing the culinary specialties that these […]

Missing Lawrence Man with Dementia Found Safely

Missing Lawrence Man with Dementia Found Safely

LAWRENCE – Family members of a 76 year old Lawrence man, Juan Bienvenido Paulino, say they are relieved that Mr. Paulino has been found safely late Thursday night after being missing since 11am, Thursday morning. Paluino has been diagnosed with dementia but his disappearance was due to his car breaking down. Initial Posting: Paulino is described as Hispanics 5’7″ […]

Veteran Organizations Fight for Relevancy

Veteran Organizations Fight for Relevancy

By: Oscar Camargo – January 2015 Veteran organizations like the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and the American Legion are experiencing a decline in membership. In fact, membership in the VFW has been steadily shrinking for 22 years straight. Despite over a decade’s worth of conflict, newer veterans from the Iraq and Afghanistan campaigns are […]

Podcast of Paying Attention (2-14-15) – An Interview with MTV’s Brittany Baldi, The Upcoming Valley Patriot BASH and MORE

Podcast of Paying Attention (2-14-15) – An Interview with MTV’s Brittany Baldi, The Upcoming Valley Patriot BASH and MORE

Interview with Brittany Baldi  Download or Listen to Hour 1 Download or Listen to Hour 2 Tom and Paul started the show off talking about a great service for disabled American Veterans, free snow plowing service for any disabled veteran in Dracut, Tewksbury, Lowell and Southern NH. Then The guys interviewed MTV’s Britttany Baldi about her career, her future […]

Senator L’Italien to Hold Town Hall Forum at Salvatore’s in Lawrence

Senator L’Italien to Hold Town Hall Forum at Salvatore’s in Lawrence

LAWRENCE – State Sen. Barbara A. L’Italien (D-Andover) along with Senate President Stanley Rosenberg (D-Amherst) announced today that the Senate will host a Town Hall-style meeting Feb. 23 at Salvatore’s Restaurant on Merrimack Street in Lawrence. The event from 7 to 8:30 p.m. is open to the public and is part of an eight-stop listening […]

City of Methuen Seeks Residents to Fill Boards and Commissions

City of Methuen Seeks Residents to Fill Boards and Commissions

Mayor Stephen N. Zanni is looking for prospective Methuen residents interested in joining the city’s many boards and commissions. Serving on a city board is a great way to get involved and make a difference in the community. Methuen has a number of boards and commissions with varied areas of interest including Community Development, Conservation, […]

Saving Money with Your Startup ~ Babies and Briefcases

Saving Money with Your Startup ~ Babies and Briefcases

By: Cheryl Hajjar, February, 2015 You are reading this article because you have either decided to start a new business in 2015 or you are looking for ways to save money in your existing business. Either way you are reading the right column. Many of you know that my business, The Indigo Pixies is not […]

VALLEY PATRIOT EDITORIAL – Mayor Fiorentini Must Act Now on Police Station Mold (2-15)

VALLEY PATRIOT EDITORIAL – Mayor Fiorentini Must Act Now on Police Station Mold (2-15)

It seems hard to believe. Since before the Haverhill Police Station was even occupied, concerns were raised about mold and mildew due to substandard construction work. That was in 1999. Today, 16 years later, Haverhill police officers and the civilians who work in that building continue to work in an unsafe environment. We readily concede […]

Valley Patriot Columnist Inspires Ferguson City Council Candidiate

Valley Patriot Columnist Inspires  Ferguson City Council Candidiate

The Valley Patriot received this letter from Ferguson Mo. To: Ms. Christine Morabito, The Valley Patriot  Thank-you for writing about what you saw in Ferguson. So few people have heard about the other side of our community. Early on the morning after the second riots started, I went down to the business area with a […]

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