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Board Meeting Minutes on Sweetheart Inn Debacle
APRIL 11, 2018 METHUEN PLANNING BOARD (AKA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BOARD) MINUTES. The audio tape of this meeting was destroyed according to the City Clerk’s office. Tom DugganTom Duggan…
A Day of Silence at Methuen High ~ YE GAY OL’E VALLEY
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…
Methuen School Committeeman Releases Letter to City Council on School Budget/Layoffs
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…
Sheriff Coppinger, Paying Attention to the Opioid Epidemic
PART 1 Last month Essex County Sheriff Kevin Coppinger appeared on the Paying Attention Podcast with Tom Duggan to discuss the opioid crisis and what he is doing in the…
House Passes DiZoglio Bill to Assist Veterans with Cost of Emergency Medical Services
(BOSTON) – The Massachusetts House of Representatives has passed legislation sponsored by State Representative Diana DiZoglio (D-Methuen) to assist veterans in need of emergency medical assistance. Currently, veterans in need of…
Methuen Firefighters Anthony Coco and Ryan Colvin named 2018 recipients of the “EMS Stewards of the Community” award
Methuen Fire Chief Tim Sheehy and the Methuen Fire Department are proud to announce that Firefighters Anthony Coco and Ryan Colvin have been named 2018 recipients of the “EMS Stewards…
Methuen Methuen School Committee Increases Budget a Whopping 13%
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…
Five Spices To Spice Up Your Health ~ YOUR HEALTH with RICK BELLANTI
By: Rick Bellanti – April, 2018 Over the last year you have seen me write about what foods to stay away from, what foods make you unhealthy and also cause…
Team Zingales/Century 21 Gives $1K Scholarship to LHS Star at Charity BASH!
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…
Clean River Project Invites Community to “Earth Day Awareness Rally” Launch of the Merrimack Riverkeepers Coalition
RALLY TO TAKE PLACE April 22nd, 11 am to 2 pm G.A.R. Park in Haverhill, MA On Sunday, April 22nd from 11 am to 2 pm at the G.A.R Park in…
2018 OUTSTANDING WOMEN OF FAMILY BUSINESS NAMED!
BOSTON – Twelve Massachusetts family business leaders have been named an Outstanding Woman of Family Business by The Warren Group editorial board. The Outstanding Women Award is an annual award that honors…
Valley Patriot Reader Contribute $1,500 for Gr. Lawrence Tech Scholarship
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…
School Shootings: An Epidemic ~ YE GAY OL’E VALLEY
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.…
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…
Armed Marshals Needed Nationwide to Prevent School Shootings
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,…
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