By: Senator Kathleen O’Connor Ives – August, 2014 July is one of the busiest months in the legislature because the legislative session comes to a close on July 31, 2014. As such, the Senate acted on a number of notable pieces of legislation. S. 2337 An Act Relative to Unsolicited Loans This bill was one […]
By: State Rep. Linda Dean Campbell – August, 2014 This session produced many important pieces of legislation: On-line voter registration and challenges to Citizens United that require a listing of the top contributors to Political Action Committees (PACs) on TV ads. This will help us sort through some smoke in this coming election; Increased legal […]
North Andover, MA – The North Andover police department received a $4,990 grant to combat underage drinking. It is one of 76 grants to local police departments awarded on a competitive basis that varied between $3,500 and $15,000. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Juvenile […]
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Kip and Valerie Durney of Georgetown will participate in the 42nd Annual Falmouth Road Race to raise funds and awareness for the New England Organ Bank. The team consists of 20 athletes who will run in “Organ Donors Save Lives” running shirts to raise awareness of the importance of organ and tissue donation, and to […]
By: John MacDonald – August, 2014 For some time now it has bothered me how the tide has turned against the classic blue dog, John F. Kennedy Democrats. The tide I describe isn’t a Republican tide, but rather a Progressive tide that has overtaken the Democratic Party. A battle within the Democratic Party that […]
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD OR LISTEN TO HOUR 1 CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD OR LISTEN TO HOUR 2 Paying Attention is hosted by Valley Patriot Publisher Tom Duggan. Tom’s, Co-host is Paul Murano. Paying Attention with Tom Duggan is produced by Chris Poublon of Dracut. Paying Attention airs on 980WCAP in Lowell, Massachusetts on Saturday’s from 10am to […]
DiZoglio Urges DOT Secretary & RMV to Apply the Brakes on Proposed Move in Lawrence LAWRENCE – State Representative Diana DiZoglio (D-Methuen) is urging Richard Davey, Secretary of MassDOT, and the Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) to reconsider the recent proposal by Lawrence Mayor Dan Rivera to move the Lawrence RMV branch from its current location on Route 114 […]
Jerusalem Day Speech – Newton Commons Valley Patriot Publisher Tom Duggan was honored to be the Emcee of Christians and Jews United for Israel‘s Jerusalem Day in Newton MA. He was so moved by the speech given by Charles Jacobs that he chose to publish it word for word in the August, 2014 print […]
This is part II of our series on Law Enforcement in Massachusetts Methuen Police Chief Joe Solomon appeared on Valley Patriot publisher Tom Duggan’s radio program (Paying Attention!) on 980WCAP last month to talk about the city’s new “shooter detection system” being used in the Methuen Schools. During the interview the subject of over […]
Mass Dept. of Transportation and Inspector General Reportedly Investigating Lantigua By: Tom Duggan – August 13, 2014|12:35pm VIDEO BELOW Valley Patriot sources at the state’s Department of Transportation say that the department has been working with the state’s Inspector General as part of a multi-agency criminal investigation against former Mayor William Lantigua over a paving […]
BOSTON – The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) penalized the New England Power Company $15,156.25 after an inspection found repeated instances of erosion from the company’s substation in Amesbury. The erosion caused unpermitted filling and alteration of a bordering vegetated wetland and other wetland resource areas. This is the second consent order with the […]
Pavegate Costs City Again Over $600,000 to fix and re-do Pavegate roads When Lawrence former Mayor Willie Lantigua tried to use state Chapter 90 money to help his reelection campaign he chose to use substandard paving materials and then plastered signs on every street stating the roads were being paved due to the efforts of Lanitgua. […]
Company Will Pay $100,000 of Penalty to Support Regional Transportation Service BOSTON – The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) penalized the Lahey Clinic Hospital, Inc. $540,000 for installing and operating a 3,000-kilowatt combined heat and power engine at its Burlington location without proper air quality approval and for submitting misleading and inaccurate information. “A […]
August 13, 2014 The Unknown Bandit has hit two banks in the Greater Boston Area Boston, MASS – The FBI’s Violent Crimes Task Force is seeking the public’s assistance to identify an unknown serial bank robber who robbed two banks in the Greater Boston area from July 28-August 11. The robber is a black male, […]