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New School Math: Spend $4M to Save $40k? Article 19 North Andover Town Meeting Vote Expected May 21
By: Clare Donegan NORTH ANDOVER: Town Meeting voters are considering a $4M expenditure involving 16 municipal buildings, including 8 schools. If the contract is awarded to AMERESCO the $40k study…
Triumvirate Environmental, Inc. Penalized $17,250 for Hazardous Waste Management Violations in Lowell
BOSTON – The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) penalized Triumvirate Environmental (Merrimack), Inc. $17,250 for hazardous waste management violations found at the company’s hazardous waste treatment, storage and disposal…
Defendants Pay $4.25 Million Settlement for Restoring Natural Resources at Industri-plex Superfund Site in Woburn
BOSTON – State and federal officials have received a $4.25 million settlement from the Pharmacia Corporation and Bayer CropScience Inc. for damages to natural resources at the Industri-plex Superfund…
MassDEP Fines Methuen Woman $42,975 for Numerous Environmental Violations at Springfield Rental Property
BOSTON – The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) has issued a $42,975 penalty to Ms. Rubia Avila of Methuen for violating environmental regulations at her two-family residential rental property,…
A New Year’s Climate Resolution: Let’s Address Global Warming in 2013
By: Danielle Falzone – January 2013 In 2012 the impacts of global warming hit us and it hit us hard. Massachusetts began last year with some of the least…
MassDEP Penalizes Yankee Environmental Services of Billerica $35,625 for Asbestos Violations on Babcock Street in Boston
BOSTON – The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) has penalized Yankee Environmental Services $35,625 for asbestos violations that occurred during an asbestos removal project on a structure located…
MassDEP Penalizes Waltham Demolition Contractor $41,150 for Asbestos, Demolition Violations at Old Colony Housing in South Boston
BOSTON – The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) has penalized NASDI, LLC, a contractor hired to conduct demolition work at the Old Colony Housing Project in South Boston,…
A Bird’s Eye View of the 2012 Election – Evaluations, Endorsements & Links
Paying Attention! with Tom Duggan November 3, 2012 After watching all the debate, interviewing the candidates, consuming the news and commercials every day I have made my final decisions…
Methuen Police Now Have Remote Submarine for Search and Rescue
By: Tom Duggan – November 1, 2012 METHUEN – The City of Methuen’s Police Department has one more tool in it’s’ arsenal when responding to public safety emergencies in…
Hidden Cameras allow Scofflaws to be Identified, Penalized for Dumping Debris
Using Remote Surveillance, MassDEP and City of Lawrence Target Illegal Dumping in Public Spaces BOSTON – In a cooperative effort to combat illegal dumping in the City of Lawrence,…
Who Really Cares About the Environment?
Just Look Locally at Lawrence and Listen Carefully for the Crickets By: Tom Duggan – March, 2012 In July of 2009 the Valley Patriot wrote an explosive story, publishing Documents…
Newt Gingrich: The Best Republican Candidate for President
Only Gingrich Can Institute the Fundamental Reforms Needed to Return America to Its Founding Principles and to the Prosperity That Will Quickly Follow VALLEY PATRIOT EDITORIAL! Today,America is stuck on…
An Interview with Presidential Candidate Thaddeus McCotter
Valley Patriot President Tom Duggan and Tea Party Columnist (and activist) Christine Morabito sat down with Congressman Thaddeus McCotter (R) Michigan, in Concord, NH last month for a one on…
The Canine Heroes of September 11, 2001
By: Tracey Zysk – September, 2011 Ten years later…it is as if it was yesterday. After the buildings went down, the search started. Images of firefighters, police, military, New…
Green or Shovel Ready – Government Fails to Create Jobs
By: John Golnik – September, 2011 In mid August, Representative Tsongas was in Lawrence to present a $300,000 grant to the Workforce Investment Board, federal monies from the EPA, for…
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