WHAT: 29th annual family-friendly Feaster Five Thanksgiving Day Road Race, one of New England’s largest running events with 10,000+ runners and walkers and an apple pie for all finishers. Every year, Feaster Five participants get up early to run for pie before they sit for turkey. WHEN: Thanksgiving Day on Thursday, Nov. 24 – […]
BOSTON, MA — An audit of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), released today by Auditor Suzanne M. Bump, found that the entity has left long overdue accounts receivable balances on their books without collecting them or writing them off as uncollectable. In total, $1,863,103 in funds due to the agency’s accounts receivable were more […]
November, 2016 At Annual Town Meeting, Article 18 (Sewer User Fees charged by Actual Metered Water Method) the Selectmen/Sewer Commissioners voted against the interests of the single families, seniors and those who conserve water in the Town of Salisbury. According to them, it is perfectly fair for the Town of Salisbury to charge senior citizens […]
Inspired by Methuen’s Phil Lahey, students at the Greater Lawrence Tech School have started a Drug Education Task Force. Lahey, a former Methuen Councilor and the main force in the Merrimack Valley to spearhead public discussions and educational forums for families of drug dependent individuals, says he believes having high school kids involved in solving […]
An Avon-based businessman and his bookkeeper who illegally contributed to Attorney General Maura Healey’s political campaign have agreed to pay $7,500 and $2,500 respectively to resolve a review by the Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finances. The state fined Brian Bairos, the owner and president of Colorado Ave., LLC, in Rhode Island, and McIsaac […]
The highly anticipated premiere of AMC’s ‘The Walking Dead’ aired on October 23rd to near record ratings. Fans of the show will know that this episode promised to resolve last April’s cliffhanger. That episode ended with our group of survivors being captured by Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) and his followers, The Saviors. Negan was bent […]
Donald Trump not only won the presidential election, he got a higher number of Latino votes on Election Day than Mitt Romney did four years ago. He also did better with women than Romney, and won states that no republican has won in more than 30 years. The fact is, the media propaganda was wrong. […]
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The Valley Patriot confirmed Saturday, that North Andover Police Lt. Dan Lanen, is seeking to return to the board of selectmen in this Spring’s town elections. Lanen, a hero police officer who has been named police officer of the year by the Lawrence Exchange Club, and received the Officer Tom Duggan, Hero Police Officer award […]
Boston– The Massachusetts state Senate today advanced a bill intended to provide family caregivers with critically needed information and guidance to effectively care for a patient once released from a hospital. The bi-partisan backed legislation was co-sponsored by Senate Minority Leader Bruce Tarr (R – Gloucester) who called the bill “a big boost for the […]
Lawrence’s District “D” City Councilor Jeovanny Rodriguez is in Washington, D.C. this week for a three day policy conference with the race-based National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials. “I welcome the opportunity to learn how to better serve my constituency in Lawrence, and I am eager to represent our community at this national […]
The Baker-Polito Administration has appointed Lawrence City Councilor Marc Laplante to the state Housing Appeals Committee where he will address (Chapter 40B) appeals in an impartial forum to resolve conflicts arising from the siting of new affordable housing. He serves as the city council representative on the Committee. “Marc has been an important partner in […]
For the third time in in the last two weeks, an inmate at the Lawrence jail has escaped. Essex County Sheriff Frank G. Cousins Jr. reported this morning that his office is seeking to capture an inmate who walked away from the minimum security Lawrence Correctional Alternative Center Tuesday ROBERT P. REIDY, AGE 24, OF NASHUA, N.H., […]
From Northern Essex Registrar of Deeds M. Paul Iannuccillo (All properties are listed in order; seller, buyer, address, and price.) ANDOVER Peter & Shirley Schwarz, Terrance & Jennifer Healy, 103 Abbot Street, $1,095,000.00 Russell J. Arsenault, RDM Lakeside LLC, 10 Lakeside Circle, $407,500.00 Christopher & Jennifer Samaras, Chunyan Qian, 38 Tewksbury Street, $480,000.00 Christopher […]
Donald Trump wants to build a wall protecting our southern border with Mexico. Hillary Clinton wants open borders. Trump will deport criminals who are also illegal aliens and put them in jail if they come back illegally a second time. Clinton will make them all citizens and give them welfare. Trump wants those here […]