NORTH ANDOVER – Valley Patriot sources at Lawrence District Court and in law enforcement tell The Valley Patriot that North Andover volleyball player Erin Cox was in court last month with a signed confession, admitting she was in possession of alcohol and consuming alcohol at an underage drinking party. Cox claimed initially that she was […]
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By: Celleste Begley – October, 2013 Prescriptions can be the key to a longer, fuller life; but if not handled properly, they can also cause serious problems. To help us all use prescriptions properly and minimize risk, Right at Home has been instrumental in raising awareness in the communities north of Boston, as well as […]
By: Dr. Charles Ormsby – October 2013 A student recently stopped by my office and opined that the destruction caused by war has positive economic consequences because of the demand generated to rectify the resulting damages. He claimed that post World War II Europe proved his point. My student’s misguided belief is an example of […]
SECTION 1. Authorizes the Homeless Animal Prevention and Care Fund, which consists of revenues received from a voluntary tax check-off, to collect and expend money for the care and protection of abused animals. SECTION 2. Requires the State Police or their designee to establish and advertise a toll-free telephone hotline and website for reporting suspected […]
Says Football Quarterback Treated Differently for being Male By: Tom Duggan – October 28, 2013 | 12:01am NORTH ANDOVER, MA – According to documents obtained by The Valley Patriot (see below for actual documents) the mother of suspended North Andover High School Volleyball player Erin Cox, was in Lawrence District Court and Lawrence Superior […]
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD OR LISTEN TO HOUR 1 CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD OR LISTEN TO HOUR 2 Today Tom took on the Bob Leblanc controversy in Methuen but spent the majority of the show reading from court documents and explaining parts of his breaking story in the Erin Cox case in North Andover. Stunning […]
Senate Republicans Fight for Animal Cruelty Law October, 2013 | Updated 10-28-013 Massachusetts State Senate Minority Leader Bruce Tarr (R-Gloucester) released the following statement today, following the arrest of 32-year-old Radoslaw Czerkawski on multiple charges of animal cruelty in connection with the infamous “Puppy Doe” case: “The prosecutors and the police in this case deserve […]
Was She or Wasn’t She? Anatomy of a North Andover Student’s Story Embroiled in National Controversy October 23, 2013 Despite emphatic claims by famed attorney Wendy Murphy, and a retraction of part of yesterday’s Valley Patriot story, the Eagle Tribune is now reporting that North Andover student Erin Cox was summonsed and slated to […]
STATEMENT BY WENDY MURPHY ATTORNEY FOR THE COX FAMILY Silly claims meant to distract public attention and insulate the North Andover School District from shame will not be dignified. The statement of a police officer at the scene was provided in court and to North Andover school officials making it very clear that Erin Cox did not have even […]
By: Tom Duggan – October 22, 2013 (8AM)-Updated 3PM Despite Attorney Murphy’s Assertions, Eagle Tribune Backs Claims that Erin Cox WAS Summonsed to Appear in Court for Possession of Alcohol STORY UPDATED NOVEMBER 8, 2013 The Valley Patriot published a story this morning citing Law enforcement sources in North Andover who claimed High School student […]
By: Cheryl Hajjar – October 2013 Having it all. That quintessential line brought on by the feminist movement that has been driven in every young girl’s mind including myself over the last 25 years. Lucky us. In today’s world, there are many more opportunities for women than ever before in history and we as women […]
BREAKING… The Board of Health has announced that mosquito samples have tested positive for the West Nile Virus near the Senior Center in North Andover. Truck spraying of pesticides will take place in the following locations: West of Chickering Road and and North of Mass Ave, using Sutton Street and Rt 495 as a border. […]
TRANSCRIBED BY KATHLEEN LAPLANTE READ PART 1 Valley Patriot publisher Tom Duggan, (an alum of Saint Patrick’s Grammar School) sat down with the (now) Lawrence Catholic Academy Principal Jorge Hernandez. You can read part 1 of this interview on www.valleypatriot.com VP: Do you get any help from St. Patrick’s Church? I know when you were […]
By: State Senator Kathleen O’Connor Ives, September, 2013 In 2007 a federal audit found that about one in seven elderly residents were being given antipsychotic medication in nursing homes despite the fact that those drugs carry a “black box” warning from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). A “black box” warning is designed to call […]