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102-year-old Tony Zukas, US Army, World War II ~ VALLEY PATRIOT OF THE MONTH, HERO IN OUR MIDST
By: John Cuddy – Feb. 2019 Haverhill’s Anthony J “Tony” Zukas lived at Haverhill Crossing on Amesbury Road near Northern Essex Community College when I interviewed him. The students at…
Valley Patriot Renames Hero Veteran Award for John Ratka
Last month, hero veteran John Ratka of Veterans Northeast Outreach Center in Haverhill unexpectedly passed away. Ratka was a member of The Valley Patriot family and received the 2016, Valley…
Staff Sergeant Robert Belleau ~ HERO IN OUR MIDST, VALLEY PATRIOT OF THE MONTH
By: John Cuddy – Jan. 2019 Dracut’s Robert Belleau is one of the many US Military Veterans in the Merrimack Valley of French Canadian heritage. He joined the new US…
VALLEY PATRIOT OF THE MONTH – HERO IN OUR MIDST: Peter Fantasia, 102-yr-old World War II US Army Medic
By: John Cuddy – Dec. 2018 Somerville’s Peter Fantasia, now living in Reading, Massachusetts at the Artis Senior Living, vividly described to me how he got captured near Rodalbe, France.…
HERO IN OUR MIDST – Commander Marilisa G. Elrod, Medical Corps, U.S. NAVY
By: John Cuddy – November, 2018 In honor of Veteran’s day, November 11th, I sought out a Veteran that is still serving our nation; she is Commander Marilisa G.…
Methuen Native Roddrick Guerra Serves in Navy Hunting Mines in the Pacific
By: Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class David Wyscaver, Navy Office of Community Outreach SAN DIEGO – A 2015 Methuen High School graduate and Methuen, Massachusetts native is serving aboard an…
9th Annual Pancake Breakfast and the 6th Annual Walk & Wag for Veterans
On Saturday November 10th, 2018, Operation Delta Dog will be holding their 6th Annual Walk & Wag for Veterans Fundraiser. The event will be held from 10am to 3pm at…
Columbia Gas Brought Out the Best in Lawrence ~ PAYING ATTENTION with TOM DUGGAN
THE DISASTER Sitting in my office listening to the police scanner it was obvious from the time the first call went out that the explosion on Chickering Road in Lawrence…
Middleton’s Douglas Bryant – 5 Combat Patrols vs. the Japanese, Before He Turned 20 ~ HEROES IN OUR MIDST
VALLEY PATRIOT OF THE MONTH By: John Cuddy – September 2018 The Silent Service Middleton’s Douglas Bryant originally hailed from Amesbury, Massachusetts where his father worked in the automotive industry.…
Essex County Sheriff’s Dept. Pays Tribute to MIA/POW’S on Nat’l Recognition Day
Sheriff Kevin F. Coppinger led a service on September 21, 2018 to commemorate National POW/MIA Recognition Day. Ceremony was held at the Essex County Sheriff’s Department (ECSD) Headquarters in…
Methuen Police Celebrate Lt. Frank Korn’s Retirement
METHUEN — Chief Joseph Solomon is pleased to announce that the Methuen Police Department recently celebrated the retirement of Lt. Frank Korn after 32 years of dedicated service.…
John Gallant ~ VALLEY PATRIOT OF THE MONTH, HERO IN OUR MIDST
The Battle of the Atlantic – Defeating the Nazis on the High Seas! By: John Cuddy – Aug. 2018 Haverhill’s John Gallant served in the Atlantic Theater of Operation during…
Veterans Legislation Goes to Governor Baker’s Desk to Be Signed
By: State Rep. Linda Dean Campbell ~ August, 2018 I am proud that the Massachusetts Legislature has renewed its commitment to our Veterans by passing the BRAVE Act. As…
Robert Crowley and “Saving Japan from the Red Menace” ~ VALLEY PATRIOT OF THE MONTH, HERO IN OUR MIDST
By: John Cuddy – July, 2018 Lawrence’s Robert Crowley, a graduate of Central Catholic’s Class of 1944, had a unique role during and after World War II. Upon joining the…
Press Release from the Methuen Superior Officers Union in response to state rep Linda Dean Campbel
The Methuen Police Superior Officers Association applauds State Representative Linda Dean Campbell in calling for a state investigation into the city’s contract with our union. We welcome the…
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