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‘Anyone But Deval’ – A year in Review
By: Lawrence, “Lonnie” Brennan – January, 2010 They say that every path has a few puddles, and for many, 2009 was a washout. The year began with Gov. Deval…
Five questions for Lawrence Mayor William Lantigua
By: Robert O’Koniewski, Esq. – January, 2010 As we go to print, the City of Lawrence stands on the threshold of history. On Monday, January 4, Lawrence state…
Recovery Act Dollars being spent in The Valley
How Some of Your Money is Being Spent “Since Recovery Act dollars began to be released in March, the Fifth District has received more than $350 million, helping to create…
North Andover Merchants … stay local, shop locally!
By: Phil Decologero, January, 2010 Truly North Andover’s finest…. Formed to advocate on behalf of the business community of North Andover, the North Andover Merchants Association (N.A.M.A.) is…
Some of North Andover’s finest wear a collar
By: Tracey Zysk, Doggie Columnist January, 2010 Kyzer, Julie, Iris, and Eiko. Over the past five years these are names North Andover residents have heard or read about time…
Governor announces Stimulus Fund Disbursement to Local Communities
Valley Patriot Questions Tsongas, Governor Patrick on Spending By: Tom Duggan – January, 2010 LINK: How Some of Your Money Was Spent Deval Patrick: As the senator said, we have…
The Holidays in North Andover, Massachusetts
VALLEY PATRIOT EDITORIAL December, 2009 One of the reasons the entire Valley Patriot editorial board loves living in North Andover is because the town has never bowed down to…
The holiday controversy in North Andover
An eight day Menorah, a one day Menorah, no Menrorah…. The Merry Christmas sign is up, the Merry Christmas sign in down, ……wait it’s back up again… what happened to…
Lawrence City Council refuses to set tax rate, sticks freshmen councilors with budget mess
Blanchette Pats himself on the back while purposely trying to create budget deficit, state takeover By: Tom Duggan, December, 2009 Under the leadership of Council President Patrick Blanchette,…
The City of Lawrence has No Idea What is About to Hit Them
PAYING ATTENTION with Tom Duggan – November, 2009 Few people can really understand the magnitude of the changes that are about to occur in the City of Lawrence with…
Lantigua victory masterfully done – now the real work begins
By: Robert O’Koniewski – November, 2009 The votes are in and Lawrence finally has met demographic expectations to attain its first popularly elected mayor of Hispanic descent. We will…
Today we are all Lawrencians
VALLEY PATRIOT EDITORIAL November, 2009 In last month’s race for the Mayor’s office in Lawrence, Willie Lantigua (da chief) defeated David Abdoo. While we have some serious reservations about Lantigua’s ability…
Who Will Lead Lawrence? An Evaluation of the two Candidates for Mayor in 2009
By: Tom Duggan – October, 2009 ELECTION EDITION Lawrence Mayor Michael Sullivan is finishing his final term because the city charter limits the mayor’s job to two, four year terms.…
If you don’t vote, you’re part of the problem
VALLEY PATRIOT EDITORIAL October, 2009 Last month, the city of Methuen held a preliminary election for mayor and city council and only 9% of the registered voters bothered to participate. In…
Five of ten mayoral candidates fail to file campaign finances
By: Tom Duggan – October, 2009 Only half of the ten candidates running for mayor in Lawrence filed their campaign finances reports with Lawrence City clerk Billy Maloney by the September 15th…
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