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Home » Archives by category » Corruption (Page 2)
Methuen Councilor Calls for Police Investigation of McQuillan’s Interference in Hiring Process
ANOTHER… VALLEY PATRIOT EXCLUSIVE! By: Tom Duggan – March 29, 2013 Less than a day after the Valley Patriot broke a story about Methuen City Solicitor Peter McQuillan interfering with…
Candidate for Solicitor in Methuen Says Current Solicitor Sabotaging his Chances
By: Tom Duggan – March 28, 2013 The search for a new city solicitor in Methuen has turned ugly as one of the two finalists to replace fired Attorney Peter…
Ethics Commission’s Alleges Conflict of Interestby Groveland Selectwoman Elizabeth Gorski
Allegedly used her position to try to get her police officer son restored to active duty The State Ethics Commission’s Enforcement Division issued an Order to Show Cause, alleging that…
Lyons Calls for Reform at Department of Public Health
BOSTON – This Department of Public Health is in desperate need of top-to-bottom reform,” said Rep. Jim Lyons. “The DPH acts like bureaucratic bullies, when it deals with families and…
The Abuse of Restraining Orders to Gain an Advantage in Child Custody Proceedings
By Attorney Christine Sullivan The husband and wife both love their children and spend as much time with their children as possible. There has never been any physical or mental…
Parties Unify on Public Records in Massachusetts!
By: Tom Duggan While the Democrat leadership on Beacon Hill has blocked any attempt by Republican Legislators to change the Massachusetts Public Records Law (M.G.L. Ch. 66), a revolt among…
Ethics Commission’s Enforcement Division Alleges Conflict of Interest Law Violations in Lawrence Public Schools Printing Scandal
Allegedly kickbacks paid to Lawrence School Department employees The State Ethics Commission’s Enforcement Division issued an Order to Show Cause (“Order”) alleging that Wellington House Publishing, Inc. (“Wellington House”) owner Algird…
A First Hand Account of Westford’s Selectman Meeting on Banning Guns
In an effort to break through the white noise of news media bias, The Valley Patriot accepts first hand accounts of local events to give our readers a chance to…
Paying Attention with Tom Duggan (Topic Media Lies and propaganda) Feb 16, 2013
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD HOUR 1 CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD HOUR 2 Today Tom and Paul talked about the lies and incompetence of today’s American news media as…
Note to Lawrence Citizens, Beware of False Prophets!
By: Peter Larocque – February 2013 Usually when one reads the Title of Prophet, they immediately think of Biblical Prophets. Biblical Prophets are those called by God to speak…
Nothing Out of the Ordinary: Aaron Swartz & the Trouble with Prosecutors
DEMOCRAT CORNER WITH MARA DOLAN By: Mara Dolan – February 2013 The one thing certain about the Aaron Swartz case is that we don’t have all the facts yet, and…
Lawrence Councilor LaPlante Responds to Mayor Lantigua’s State of the City Address
“He did make mention during his speech that crime was the lowest in ten years. That’s not the case. It’s actually a 36% increase in felonious crimes since Lantigua has…
That Illegal Diadamo Lease at the School Department Central Offices in Lawrence
By: Mark Gray – January 2013 What could your city/town do with 500,000 a year? Throw it in the garbage, right? Isn’t that what all your politicians and elected officials…
Senator Eldridge Champions Public Accountability in Records Law
By: Tom Duggan – January 2013 With several Valley Legislators filing legislation to reform the state’s public records law in response to The City of Lawrence’s refusal to turn…
My First Weeks as Your State Senator
By: Senator Katie O’Connor Ives (D) Newburyport – January 2013 Thanks to Tom Duggan for letting me set up shop here at the “Senator’s Corner” so I can update readers…
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