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Rafferty Fired, Rehired as North Andover Football Coach
By: Mark Behan – February 15, 2013 He’s back! And we are not talking Arnold Schwarzenegger and his next Terminator movie. John Rafferty is back as North Andover High’s head…
RONNIE FORD’S LAST RANT
By: Marilyn McCarthy Ralph - February 2013 Ronnie Ford’s family and friends are still reeling from the suddenness of his death. Laughing and telling stories one week, then buried the next. We…
Local Students Make Deans List
February 2013 BOXFORD: Alexander Dzwil, Junior at Bentley, Business major. Margeaux Guercia, Junior at Bentley, Marketing major. Michael Mahalati, Junior at Bentley, Marketing major. Joshua Stavis of Boxford, Junior at…
VALLEY PATRIOT OF THE MONTH: Lieutenant Colonel Don Sheehan, USAF
By: Helen Morradkanian – February 2013 TEWKSBURY – When 6,000 Marines were trapped at their base during the 77-day siege of Khe Sanh—a surprise attack by 40,000 heavily armored North…
Harriet Beecher Stowe and Black History in Andover
By: Anne Knowles – January 2013 She was born at Litchfield, Conn. In 1811, into a lively housedhold, of six Sisters and brothers. Her father was a renown Congregationalist and…
Million Veteran Program Now Enrolling in Lowell
BOSTON -The Million Veteran Program (MVP) is a trailblazing VA effort to consolidate genetic, military exposure, health, and lifestyle information together in one single database. The database will be used…
Bill Blood: Beloved Methuen Coach and Teacher Remembered
By: Mark Behan – January 2013 While he could appear as serious as another coach named Bill – as in Belichick – Bill Blood had a lighter side. “He…
Latino High School Seniors Wanted for Summer Enrichment Program
Northern Essex Community College is currently recruiting students for the NECC Bridge Program, a two-week summer enrichment program for Latino students who plan to attend NECC in the fall. Running…
Police Officers, Firefighters and EMTs of the Year (Lawrence, Andover, North Andover)
The Lawrence Exchange Club held their annual Police, Firefighter and EMT of the Year awards last month honoring first responders in the valley. Police and Fire Chiefs from Lawrence, Andover…
Lawrence Registry will Come Down this Month
The Registry of Deeds Building in Lawrence—now owned by the Northern Essex Community College Foundation— will be demolished later this month, making room for green space connecting two of…
The American Legion in the Year 2013
By: John Lenotte – American Legion – January 2013 Here we are again, another year has passed. And for the short term, a fiscal crisis has been averted. At…
My Journey To Jerusalem: One Woman’s Trip to the Holy Land – PART I
FROM METHUEN TO TEL AVIV! By Catherine Chang – January 2013 My journey to Jerusalem began many years ago as a child. I was a lonely child and spent a…
Valley Patriot of the Month – Lawrence Native Fred Pietrowski, U.S. Navy
By: Helen Mooradkanian – January 2013 LAWRENCE – It was early 1961 during the Cold War. The United States had just closed its embassy in Havana, Cuba. The Cuban…
New Book to tell the tales of Lowell’s Own Bobby Christakos
By: Tom Duggan – January 2013 Five-time Golden Glove boxing champion, Bobby Christakos may live in a modest home in a quiet neighborhood in Lowell, but once visitors get…
Radio, Political Legend Ronnie Ford Dies at 75
Hero war Veteran Ronnie Ford not only served his country in the military but when he came home from battle became a police officer in Methuen to serve his community. …
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