DOWNLOAD OR LISTEN TO HOUR 1 DOWNLOAD OR LISTEN TO HOUR 2 In the first hour Tom and Paul started the show talking about BAD customer service at #Travelocity, The Tea Party, North Andover election results and the disgraceful low turnout in the election, elected officials who don’t reach out to the press, the Tea […]
April, 2015 Interviewing Actor/Comedian/Author Paul Reiser on “Tax Day” April 15, 2015 he said, “So what can I tell yah? Your job is to fill that theater, Shawn, again, no pressure.” Not performing in Boston for a long time, Reiser said that he cannot wait to do standup at The Wilbur Theatre on Friday, May […]
Haverhill Police are searching for a bank robbery suspect who held up the Pentucket Bank located at 395 Lowell Ave at approx 11:45am today. Police say the suspect fled into a grey car, possibly a Hyundai Sonata with Massachusetts plates . Anyone with information on the suspect is asked to call Haverhill Police at 978 373 […]
The State of the City of Haverhill 2015 The Haverhill of Tomorrow Good evening and welcome. I would like to welcome and introduce members of our legislative delegation, school committee members and other elected officials. Ways and Means Committee chair, Brian Dempsey, State Senator Kathleen O’Connor Ives, State Representatives Linda Dean Campbell and Diana Dizoglio, […]
By: Dr. Frank MacMillan – March, 2015 Something as important as the health of the nation should be based on good science and not influenced by manufactured fear or be politicized. Politics and debate are tools to decide and prioritize things like how much to spend on a road or bridge, or whether to go […]
By: Jessica Finocchiaro – March, 2015 The Methuen Stadium Renovation Saga began in 1986, and seems to have ended this week, though many can hardly believe it. After a sudden turn of events, the City Council passed a last minute “7 Point Stadium Financing Plan” Monday, after a similar plan failed the week before. DEPLORABLE […]
It’s that time again and One Tail at a Time Dog Rescue is holding its third annual comedy fundraiser to raise money for our organization. The show is slated for Saturday April 18th, at Mixx 360 in Malden where it was held last year. We are hoping to see all our Valley Patriot readers and […]
By: Tracey Zysk – March, 2015 In honor of our patron, Saint Patrick, a holiday we all love to celebrate, and of course being a Bostonian … let’s review the list of Celtic Canines of Ireland. Who knew there were so many breeds? Well, there are and all are adorable high energy and a bit […]
By: DJ Deeb – March, 2016 February has been a difficult month for Methuen Public Schools as it has been for residents and homeowners throughout the Commonwealth due to the multiple storms that our region has experienced. In addition to dealing with the snow and ice, a great deal of discussion ensued regarding the present […]
MTV’s Brittany Baldi took time out of her busy schedule doing reality television shows and all her other projects to talk with Valley Patriot publisher and Paying Attention Radio! host, Tom Duggan, who broadcasts his show on 980WCAP in Lowell. The Methuen native had already shot her final appearance on MTV’s Battle of the Ex’s […]
By: Cheryl Hajjar – March, 2015 From a young age, we were all asked what we wanted to be when we grow up. The boys either said a policeman, or a doctor or a lawyer, and the girls usually said they wanted to be nurses and mothers. Respectable callings for sure but where did they get […]
SJC must split their decision in the Chism appeal The defense team for Philip Chism are mustering a complex set of motions in an all out assault to protect their client. Chism, the 16-year-old is charged with first-degree murder and rape of his 24 year old math teacher, Colleen Ritzer, at Danvers High School in […]
By: Kathleen O’Connor Ives – March, 2015 The Crow Lane Landfill in Newburyport has long been the source of environmental and public safety concerns since the process of closing and capping the landfill began nearly fourteen years ago. Closure remains unfinished to date. In that time, abutters of the landfill have been subjected to ongoing […]
By: Paul Murano – March, 2015 As the third in a series “What is?” columns, it is fitting for the month of March that we go beneath the surface on the question, “What is Forgiveness?” Traditionally March inspires spring clean-up and getting one’s house in order, both literally and spiritually. Christians around the world fittingly […]