By: Peter Larocque – April 2013 In this column I would like to put forth what I am looking for in a candidate to be the next Mayor of the Great City of Lawrence. First and foremost I want to make it clear that I am not looking for a Savior for the city of […]
LAWRENCE – Executive Director Evelyn Friedman has appointed Rosa Talero as Chief Operating Officer and Tracey Chalifour as the new Director of Development and Planning for the Greater Lawrence Community Action Council Inc. The two new members of senior management add a combined three decades of professional experience in operations and fundraising for non-profit organizations. […]
WILL BE CHARGED WITH METHUEN BANK ROBBERY OTHER CHARGES TO FOLLOW By: Tom Duggan – April 23,, 1013 (7:44pm) A multi-jurisdictional task force made up of local law enforcement in the Merrimack Valley and the Boston Office of the FBI captured the Merrimack Valley Bandit on Tuesday. According to photos the bandit is responsible […]
PAYING ATTENTION WITH TOM DUGGAN By: Tom Duggan – April 2013 Private citizen Richard D’Agostino applied for the open city solicitor’s job in Methuen among eleven other candidates. He was by far the most qualified for the position as he was one of the last two finalists before political shenanigans derailed his chances of employment […]
“The help we give to Lawrence will not be an infusion of capital it will be getting at some management changes.” Deval Patrick January, 2010 “My goal is to decentralize” Jeff Riley 2011 By: Tom Duggan – April 16, 2013 When State Receiver Jeff Riley took over the failing Lawrence Public Schools more than two years ago, he promised to decrease the […]
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4wgEVi_9LM] By: Tom Duggan – April 14, 2013 The Merrimack Valley Bandit struck again twice this weekend. The first robbery occurred at a TD Bank North in Dracut on Saturday evening. The second robbery occurred Sunday night at the Rt 110 Convenience Store on Merrimack Street in Methuen. “He was brandishing a […]
$10,000 Reward Offered for Information Leading to Arrest Banks robbed in Lawrence, Methuen, Dracut and Groveland BOSTON – A task force of Massachusetts law enforcement agencies is seeking the public’s assistance to identify a bank robber allegedly responsible for seven armed bank robberies in northeastern Massachusetts since February. The “Merrimack Valley Bandit” is considered […]
VALLEY PATRIOT EDITORIAL – APRIL 2013 Lawrence City Councilor Dan Rivera is running for mayor against incumbent Willie Lantigua. We find that odd. For the last two and a half years, Lawrence City Councilor At-Large, Dan Rivera has approved nearly every hack appointment made by the embattled Mayor Lantigua. His approvals included the now indicted […]
By Mark Behan – April 4, 2013 Following in the footsteps of his namesake and late father, Dr. Robert Fitzgerald Jr. is a hall of famer. The longtime Methuen High wrestling coach was recently inducted into the New England Wrestling Hall of Fame. He was honored with three others during a ceremony in Providence, RI, […]
By Peter Larocque – March, 2013 In spite of all that may be wrong with the City of Lawrence, including all the negative press surrounding the State and Federal investigations concerning allegations of wrong doing by Mayor Lantigua and his administration, in spite of it all, there’s Good in Lawrence. How do I know this? […]
LAWRENCE, MA: The Lawrence City Council will hold a public hearing, followed by a vote at its Chambers on April 2, 2013, to determine whether the city will place a six month moratorium to prevent medical marijuana dispensaries to be placed within its borders. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is finalizing its regulation of the […]
(Posted March 31, 2013) As one of two final applicants for the city solicitor’s position in Methuen, Richard D’Agostino has written a letter to the Methuen City Council asking them to put aside the smear campaign against him and evaluate both candidates on their record and references. D’Agostino calls on councilors to complete the process […]
CLICK TO DOWNLOAD OR PLAY HOUR 1 CLICK TO DOWNLOAD OR PLAY HOUR 2 Today’s discussions: A review with audio clips of the 9th Anniversary BASH and the politics of Methuen with the arrival of Willie Lantigua
By: Tom Duggan – March 29, 2013 Lawrence Mayor Willie Lantigua has written a scathing letter to members of the Methuen City Councilor in an effort to sink Attorney Richard D’Agostino’s chances to become the next Methuen City Solicitor. D’Agostino was fired by Lantigua the day he returned to work after being out on medical […]
By: Tom Duggan The Great City of Lawrence may no longer be the arson capital of the world but the family devastation left behind by weekly house and apartment fires in the Mill City continue. Often times with just the clothes on their backs these families have to start rebuilding their lives from scratch. “I […]