By: Dani Langevin – May, 2018 On April 26, Methuen High School students observed a Day of Silence and have been for a number of years. A Day of Silence is a national event bringing awareness to the silencing effects of anti-LGBTQ+ name-calling, bullying and harassment in schools. We silence ourselves to pay tribute to […]
Each year The Valley Patriot honors two Valley Patriot writers for outstanding writing or taking the high road in public discourse while also taking very bold stands on some of the most important issues that shape our culture and our community. Columnists, reporters, and even letter writers are eligible for this award. It is given […]
Dear Members of the Methuen City Council: I am very concerned with the dismal state of our current budget in the City of Methuen and with the budget for Methuen Public Schools. This is truly unfortunate, but was a predictable outcome of years of mismanagement. City spending increases have averaged 3% annually for the […]
A brief award ceremony was conducted prior to the monthly UNICO Merrimack Valley Board of Directors meeting on Wednesday, May 2nd at the Doubletree hotel, Andover, MA. UNICO of Merrimack Valley, celebrating its 28th year as a Chapter of UNICO National, has raised and distributed close to $1,000,000 to local charities. UNICO National is the […]
ANDOVER — Superintendent John Lavoie is pleased to announce that GLTS partnered with the Lawrence Police Department to restore three police cruisers. Juniors and seniors in the school’s auto collision and repair program, and instructor Tom Hatem, repaired three vehicles that were in need of some TLC. Students completed minor body work and […]
By: D.J. Deeb – May, 2018 Members of the Methuen School Committee voted to request that the mayor and School Committee approve a budget of $82.5 million, a 13% increase over last year’s budget of $72 million. This comes after years of not filling positions through attrition as enrollment numbers continue to climb and Special […]
By: Peter Larocque – April, 2018 I had the awesome privilege last month of being a part of the TBN, (Trinity Broadcasting Network) Hope & Grace 2018 Israel Tour. I left Boston on Sunday March 4th @3:01pm and arrived at JFK, New York @4:28pm. A small 1and ½ hours flight, but my next time in […]
FIREFIGHTERS RELIEF’S IN – 1 MARKET ST., LAWRENCE Each year Joe Zingales and Rosanna Zingales-Lopez from Century 21 TEAM ZINGALES in Methuen donate at least $1,000 for our Valley Patriot BASH Scholarships. This year they picked a superstar to receive this college scholarship, Christian Kinsley from Lawrence High School and a star basketball player. Joe Zingales […]
Project Led by Seniors from Georgetown, Haverhill and Merrimac with Assistance from Newburyport Junior HAVERHILL — After several months of hard work, final design plans for Whittier Tech’s new Allied Health Center are complete thanks to Computer Aided Drafting students. Earlier this year, Whittier received a $420,000 Skills Capital grant to create a state-of-the-art Allied […]
This year’s Valley Patriot/Greater Lawrence Tech. School scholarship goes to Jordana Cepeda thanks to two donations to the Valley Patriot. Jordan was chosen among several students who applies for the scholarship thanks to the hard work and screening of Methuen City Councilor Jessica Finocchiaro who read the reasons Jordana selected for the scholarship. Mike Gagliardi, […]
By: Paul Murano – March, 2018 We all know secular materialism has dominated the media and academia for the past half century or so. This is the philosophy that believes matter is all there is. There is no mind, no soul, no spirit, no God. Yet, despite this belief, this “progressive” mindset is wrought with […]
Students from Groveland, Haverhill and West Newbury Share Experiences HAVERHILL — At first glance, students who sat inside the orange Distractology van stationed outside Whittier appeared to be engaged in a video arcade game. In reality, young drivers were testing their ability to remain focused on the road when presented with distractions. During the week […]
By: Dani Langevin – March, 2018 I wrote this column in The Valley Patriot five years ago and nothing has changed. The talk has been cheap and the rhetoric ridiculous. Change needs to happen or there will be no one left to make it. In 1927, fifty-five year old Andrew Kehoe, school board treasurer in […]
By State Senator Katy O’Connor Ives – March, 2018 One of the most important issues limiting our state’s economy as a whole, and families and residents individually, is the issue of childcare. The state of our economy is directly connected to the state of child care options for the work force. Though Massachusetts was one […]
By: DJ Deeb – March, 2018 Members of the Methuen School Committee has been very busy these last few months as we prepare for the upcoming budget discussions, contract negotiations, and course planning for next year. I will be devoting my column next month to discussing the city and the school budget as members of […]