By: Tom Duggan – August 8, 2014 LAWRENCE, MA – Lawrence State Representative Marcos Devers (D-Lawrence) says he favors Voter ID and says that as a Dominican he is “offended” when he hears people say that those who support voter ID are “racist”. “I am for Voter ID, it’s a matter of transparency”, Devers says. […]
Reviewed and approved payments to vendor that employed his wife as a bus monitor on GLEC routes The State Ethics Commission approved a Disposition Agreement in which Richard Prue, the transportation director of the Greater Lawrence Educational Collaborative (“GLEC”) admitted to repeatedly violating Massachusetts General Law Chapter 268A, the conflict of interest law by, as transportation […]
By: Bharani Padmanabhan, MD – July, 2014 “All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others.” – George Orwell Valley Patriot readers read last month about the mind-boggling fraud associated with Sir Donald Berwick and his close friends Dr. Lucian Leape and Dr. Charles Denham. Readers also were introduced to the corrupt recommendation from […]
By: Attorney Timothy Stark – July, 2014 For this month’s article I decided to describe the various Federal and State agencies that enforce employment laws in Massachusetts. I have listed the names of the agencies, along with contact information, and a brief description of the services that they provide: Massachusetts Office of Business Development: This […]
By: Tom Duggan – July, 2014 You have to hand it to former Lawrence Mayor Willie Lantigua. Even as a private citizen, he continues to conspire for revenge against his so-called enemies and everyone he believes has ever slighted him, real or imaginary. Not only has Lantigua been targeting Rep. Marcos Devers […]
By: Tom Duggan – July, 2014 The Hampstead Academy private grammar school in Hampstead, NH was first opened in 1978 as the Atkinson Learning Center and services kids from pre-K through 8th grade. The school is dedicated to teaching the “whole child”. The school’s founder Lyn Kutzelman says that the basic premise of Hampstead Academy […]
Murphy was allegedly paid by clients of his private company to prepare plans for submission to the Conservation Commission The Enforcement Division of the State Ethics Commission issued an Order to Show Cause (“OTSC”) alleging that Canton Conservation Commission (“ConCom”) consultant Robert Murphy violated 268A, the conflict of interest law, by working on behalf of […]
VALLEY PATRIOT EDITORIAL Four years ago our impotent Attorney General Martha Coakley prosecuted State Treasurer Tim Cahill for running state lottery commercials with our tax money while he was running for governor. State law prohibits elected officials from using tax dollars for advertising 60 days before an election if their name appears on the ballot. […]
By: Jeff Katz – July, 2014 When you look for the definition of a nation, you immediately will see that there is mention of a specified piece of territory with clearly defined borders. From there, the accepted definition branches out in to the areas of common language and shared values but at the very core, […]
Paying Attention is hosted by Tom Duggan, Co-host Paul Murano and is produced by Chris Poublon. Paying Attention and airs on 980WCAP in Lowell. VIDEO BELOW. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD AUDIO HOUR 1 CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD AUDIO HOUR 2 In the first hour State Senate Candidate Jessica Finocchiaro talked about her campaign and why […]
By: Tom Duggan – July 18, 2014 Lawrence Mayor Dan Rivera has begun the process of finding a permanent fire chief to lead the Lawrence Fire Department. Rivera named the members of what he calls his “Fire Chief Search Committee”, and says he has began the first stages of the search process this week. The function […]
By: Tom Duggan – July 17, 2014 The turmoil surrounding the removal of Arthur T. Demoulas as the head of the Market Basket supermarket chain continues as a letter was sent to all employees today informing them that a “special meeting” has been called for next Monday July 21st to discuss the demands of employees that Arthur […]
BOSTON – Two candidates for governor have qualified for matching public funds for their primary election campaigns, according to the Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance. According to OCPF, Democratic gubernatorial candidates Donald Berwick and Attorney General Martha Coakley have submitted the necessary qualifying contributions and were certified by OCPF to receive funding. Each […]
Paying Attention is hosted by Tom Duggan, Co-host Paul Murano and is produced by Chris Poublon. Paying Attention and airs on 980WCAP in Lowell. VIDEO BELOW. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD HOUR 1 CLICK HERE TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD HOUR 2 This week Tom and Paul talked about The Supreme Court’s unanimous decision to strike down abortion clinic […]
By: Tom Duggan 6-23-14|3PM According to Massachusetts Secretary of Public Safety Andrea Cabral, at least seven flights landed in Massachusetts recently containing illegal aliens transported from the Mexican border prior to April 18, 2014. Five flights landed at Hanscom Air Force base, two landed at Logan. “These flights were routine transports of detainees either to […]