The Methuen Police Department has named Detective John Delano as their police officer of the year. The Methuen Police released the following statement this afternoon: “It is with great pleasure that the Methuen Police Department announces our Police Officer of the year for 2013. As we are all well aware, there are several Methuen Police […]
By: Jeff Katz – October, 2013 It should be a great time to be a Boston police officer according to all of the spin that I’m reading about the more than 25% pay hike which is supposedly going to come their way. I’ve heard the nasty whispers about “those greedy cops” and the ugly […]
HAVERHILL- After careful assessment with the Board of Health, Mayor James J. Fiorentini with the recommendation of the Board of Health has removed the outdoor activities ban due to cold weather. At this time of year, the evening temperatures drop below 50 degrees and mosquitos are less active, die or hibernate for the winter. […]
Methuen Patrolmen and Superior Police Officers’ Unions have come out in full force in support of City Councilor Jen Kannan’s candidacy for Mayor against incumbent Steve Zanni. “We have endorsed Jen because she is willing to listen,” Said Lieutenant Frank Korn, president of the Superior Officer’s Union. “When it comes to problem solving, she […]
Reward Offered for Information Leading to Arrest and Charging ARMED AND DANGEROUS Boston, MASS – A task force of Massachusetts law enforcement agencies is seeking the public’s assistance to identify a bank robber who is alleged to have violently robbed a bank at gunpoint in Cambridge, Massachusetts on October 1, 2013. The robber is considered […]
On Friday September 27, 2013 detectives from the Methuen Police Department working in conjunction with members of the FBI, ATF and Dept. of Homeland Security working on a tip, seized the following firearms after an investigation. 1 – AK-47 rifle variant described as a “WASR-10” with two 30 round banana clip magazines with 7.62cal rounds […]
By: Joe D’Amore – September, 2013 Christopher Lane went out for a jog Friday night as it was his routine as a college-bound athlete. He hailed from Melbourne Australia and was passionate about American baseball. In fact, he was not only passionate about the sport, but also good enough to be a star athlete for […]
The Paying Attention Radio Program with Tom Duggan airs every Saturday morning from 10AM to noon on 980WCAP in Lowell, Massachusetts. The show is produced by George Papoulias and is podcast on archive.org. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO OR DOWNLOAD HOUR 1 In the first hour Tom talked about the Tomaselli sisters in Salisbury […]
Craig Floyd, Executive Director, National Law Enforcement Memorial March 2004 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Almost every day this past year we have heard the reports of new casualties in the fight for freedom-another assault, another injury, another death. A few of the casualties drew national attention, but most remained faceless and nameless, just another statistic […]
By: Phil Lahey – September 2013 I started writing a letter to the editor stating that September is National Recovery Month. Then Tom Duggan asked me to write a column instead. So here goes. Every September is recovery month. So what does that mean? Many of us that have lived the life of addiction, either […]
Lawrence Firefighter’s Union Local 146 endorsed one of their own this month in the Lawrence mayor’s race. With 125 dues paying members, a motion was made and seconded at the September monthly union meeting to endorse Juan “Manny” Gonzalez in his campaign for Mayor for the City of Lawrence. Gonzalez is running against James Patrick O’Donoghue, […]
Mayor Stephen Zanni and the City of Methuen Board of Health want to inform residents that the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) announced today that West Nile virus (WNV) has been detected in mosquitoes collected from Methuen along the I-93 corridor. The City is working with Northeast Massachusetts Mosquito Control (NEMMC) to identify a […]
BREAKING….. August 30, 2013 11:AM Methuen Police spent over an hour this morning on Lowell Street near the Methuen Armory (in the 700 block area) with their weapons drawn in an armed standoff with an elderly man whom his family said was suicidal. At the time of the standoff police were unsure if there was […]
BOSTON – The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) has issued an $11,647 penalty to 123 Central Ave. Realty Corp., the owner of a former metal plating facility in Ayer, for failing to notify MassDEP within the timelines established under the Commonwealth’s hazardous waste site cleanup regulations of a release of hazardous materials. The […]
DOWNLOAD PODCAST OR RIGHT CLICK TO SAVE TO YOUR COMPUTER OR IPOD Today Tom Duggan filled in for Bill Manzi on the Bill Manzi show. Tom talked about the media lies about Voter ID and how the argument against voter ID “disenfranchises” minorities. How Lawrence, Massachusetts proves Voter ID not only works but does […]