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Methuen Teen Being Held on Terrorism Charges Becomes Free Speech Poster Boy

By: Tom Duggan – May 22, 2013 First Amendment advocates and free speech organizations have taken notice of Methuen High School student Cameron D’Ambrosio, who is being held pending a…

May 22, 20134 CommentsRead More

Rep. DiZoglio’s Campaign Finance Proposal Gets Early Hearing

BOSTON – State Representative Diana Dizoglio (D) Methuen, got a hearing on her Campaign finance bill last week and is fighting hard to hold accountable those elected officials…

May 20, 2013No CommentRead More

BABIES AND BRIEFCASES: Can’t Hold Us Down

By: Cheryl Hajjar – May, 2013 As I listen to my Ipod, I hear Christina Aguilera’s voice reciting “Nobody’s gonna hold us down, nobody’s gonna hold us down “,…

May 17, 20132 CommentsRead More

Once Moderate on Taxes, Campbell Now Sticks it to State Tax Payers

By D.J. Deeb – May, 2013 After 10 hours of debate on the evening of Monday, April 8, 2013, the Massachusetts State House of Representatives voted 97-55 to increase…

May 16, 2013No CommentRead More

Knights capture Region XXI, advance to World Series

By: Mark Behan May – 2013 This was supposed to be a rebuilding year for the Northern Essex Community College baseball team. After all, the Knights were coming off a magic…

May 16, 2013No CommentRead More

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…

May 15, 2013No CommentRead More

GLCAC’s Head Start Wins Award for STEM Curriculum

The GLCAC’s Head Start program recently won recognition for its innovation and leadership in teaching science, technology, engineering and mathematics to preschoolers. In a ceremony attended by Lawrence Mayor William…

May 13, 2013No CommentRead More

EDITORIAL: The Fleecing of Taxpayers – Ultimate Power, No Transparency, No Outrage in Lawrence

VALLEY PATRIOT EDITORIAL MAY, 2013 The corruption and the fleecing of the state taxpayers by Lawrence officials is staggering, and we believe the biggest scandal going on in the…

May 12, 2013No CommentRead More

Lawrence Man Charged with Extortion and Illegal Firearm Possession

From the U.S. Attorney’s Office BOSTON—Felix Paulino, 35, of Lawrence was indicted on charges of interstate extortionate threats and being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. On…

May 9, 2013No CommentRead More

Valley Patriot Publisher Tom Duggan Delivers Some Tough Love to the Tea Party and Conservatives

Video of Valley Patriot Publisher Tom Duggan delivering some tough love to the Tea Party and Conservatives Tom DugganTom Duggan is president and publisher of The Valley Patriot Newspaper in…

May 7, 2013No CommentRead More

McVeigh and Tildsley retire; Dunham leads Striders

By: Mark Behan – May 2013 After a combined 70 years of coaching and 875 wins between them, two Lions of the Winter have retired. Longtime Andover High School girls’…

May 2, 2013No CommentRead More

Methuen Police Arrest High School Student on Terrorism Charges

One of Cameron D’Ambrosio’ s Youtube videos By: Tom Duggan – May 1, 2013 Methuen Police Chief Joe Solomon told The Valley Patriot this afternoon that Carmen D’Ambrosio sent…

May 1, 2013292 CommentsRead More

Godsmack’s Sully Erna Opens the Doors at Hampton Casino Ballroom for 2013

By: Ron Mushow – April 2013 Performing at The Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom, Godsmack drummer, lead singer and Lawrence native Sully Erna took the stage with a full house of…

May 1, 20134 CommentsRead More

Lowell City Councilor Rita Mercier Offers a Lesson About Civility and Democracy

By: George Deluca – (Lowell2020.com) April 2013 On Tuesday night, about 100 people crammed into the Lowell City Council Chambers to participate in a discussion about a motion to clear…

April 29, 20131 CommentRead More