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PAYING ATTENTION with TOM DUGGAN: A Sane Immigration Policy that Democrats Hate
July, 2018 With all the lies and misinformation in the so called “news” industry, it’s important to keep focus on what is real and what is true when it comes…
House Passes Legislation to Create Automatic Voter Registration in Massachusetts
Bill seeks to remove barriers to voter registration and increase voter turnout (BOSTON) – Representative Frank A. Moran joined his colleagues in the House to pass legislation creating an efficient…
MA It’s time to Vote Republican ~ By John MacDonald
By: John MacDonald – June, 2018 Like thieves in the night State Senate progressive Democrats snuck in another midnight amendment to approve Massachusetts becoming a Sanctuary State. Progressive Democrats are…
Lawrence Firefighters Local 146 Endorse Vega for Registry of Deeds
Unions are Unanimous for Alexcy Vega June 7, 2018, Lawrence, MA- The Lawrence Firefighters Union Local 146 voted unanimously to endorse Alexcy “Alex” Vega for Northern Essex Registry of Deeds…
Rep. Colleen Garry Should Blame Herself For Challengers
By: Brian Genest – May, 2018 Congratulations to State Rep. Colleen Garry (D-Dracut). She has accomplished something that few entrenched Democrat legislators in Massachusetts ever seem to do: draw two…
The Problem Everyone Wants to Ignore, The Homeless in Lawrence ~ PAYING ATTENTION with TOM DUGGAN
MAY, 2018 Driving through the City of Lawrence it’s almost impossible not to notice the homeless population, whether they are pan-handling on the corners of the busiest intersections, or…
Study: Mayoral Candidates Spend $6M in ’17 Election ~ Rivera Ranks #7 Among Big Spenders
According to the Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance (OCPF), mayoral finalists in 35 cities reported $6,092,517 in expenditures during the 2017 election. HERE ARE THE TOP TEN BIG…
Phil Thibault Can’t Just Walk Away Now ~ DRACUT TODAY
By: Brian Genest – April, 2018 There’s nothing more swamp-like than Dracut politics. Our town keeps living up to its reputation for local politics that is personal and putrid. The current…
Sen. Donoghue – A Showcase of Solutions Looking for a Problem
By: John MacDonald – March, 2018 When will Senator Donoghue work on and support bills that really matter to the people of the 1st Middlesex? Donoghue’s latest proposed bill that…
Lisa Yarid Ferry To Run For DiZoglio State Rep. Seat
LIFELONG RESIDENT AND ACTIVE COMMUNITY MEMBER Lisa Yarid Ferry, who has lived in the Prospect Street area of Methuen for most of her life, has taken out nomination papers…
Laborers Union Local 175 & 609 Endorse Dan Koh for Congress
ANDOVER, MA – Laborers Local 175 and Laborers Local 609 both endorsed Dan Koh today in the 3rd District Congressional race. Local 175, based out of Methuen, represents more than 1000 members…
We Support The Osgood Project ~ VALLEY PATRIOT EDITORIAL (Jan. 2018)
For once, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts got something right… at least for a while. Decriminalizing marijuana in Massachusetts as the state did several years ago, only made sense. It released…
Nice Work if You Can Get It
By: Kathy Runge – Dec. 2017 The city election has come and gone and not much has changed. Mayor Rivera is happy thinking that most of the voters preferred him.…
Three Losses in a Row – Lantigua’s Not Going Away! ~ PAYING ATTENTION with TOM DUGGAN
Nov. 2017 Since the late ’80s or early ’90s Willie Lantigua has been involved in every city election in Lawrence in some capacity or another. Whether as a candidate,…
Print Edition of the November, 2017 Valley Patriot Newspaper
DOWNLOAD THE PDF OF THIS EDITION Tom DugganTom Duggan is president and publisher of The Valley Patriot Newspaper in North Andover, Massachusetts. He is an author, host of the Paying…
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