SALEM – A Lawrence man has pleaded guilty and been sentenced to state prison for trafficking fentanyl, Attorney General Maura Healey announced today. Luis Baez, age 25, pleaded guilty on Wednesday in Essex Superior Court to two counts of Trafficking Fentanyl. After the plea was entered, Judge Timothy Q. Feeley sentenced Baez to three years to […]
ORIGINAL STORY BREAKING……Two individuals have been arrested in connection with the shooting which took place earlier in week on Brook St. Both are awaiting arraignment this afternoon in Lawrence District Court. Julio Alexis Saldana age 18 Lawrence and Jesus Rivera age 20 of Springfield. Both have been charged with several firearm and narcotics […]
Lawrence, MA: Riverwalk Dental, located in the heart of the Merrimack Valley in Lawrence Massachusetts, joins Rocky Morrison, a patient of Riverwalk Dental, in his quest to clean up the Merrimack River. The effort, dubbed the “Clean River Project,” started in 2005 and continues today. “The effort Rocky and his family have put into this […]
Arrests Result of Joint Federal, State and Local Investigation LAWRENCE – A mother and son from Lawrence have been arrested and arraigned in connection with trafficking heroin and cocaine, Attorney General Maura Healey announced today. Lillian Colon, age 45, and Shawn Moreno, age 21, were arrested on Monday as a result of an ongoing joint investigation by […]
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCjpwZ7auzg&feature=youtu.be&h=380&w=280] By: Tom Duggan – 3-20-18 Two men were show Tuesday afternoon at Brook and Union Streets in Lawrence after a fight broke out early in the afternoon. Valley Patriot sources say one man was shot in the neck and was trasnsported to the Lawrence General Hospital. Shortly after the incident, a second shooting victim […]
The Valley Patriot newspaper is holding our 14th Anniversary BASH on Friday, March 23rd at the Firefighter’s Relief In at 7pm. TICKETS HERE The Valley Patriot gives awards to police, firefighters, veterans, and presents scholarships to worthy high school seniors in the Merrimack Valley paid for by generous donors and advertisers of the Valley Patriot newspaper. […]
Tom Duggan: March 13 .2018 Residents of the Museum Square Apartments in Lawrence have long complained about the safety hazards in the public parking garage owned by the City of Lawrence, but managed – partially – by the owners of Museum Square. Since 2010 The Valley Patriot has fielded complaints about concrete falling […]
Merrimack Valley Credit Union to honor veterans and home chefs in final categories Lawrence, Mass. (March 13, 2018) – Merrimack Valley Credit Union’s ‘Biggest Heart Awards’ contest, which celebrates community members for using their big hearts to promote kindness and public service, will wrap up voting in this year’s contest Friday, March 23, with the Veteran and Home […]
The Valley Patriot BASH Committee has announced the nominees for the 2018 Valley Patriot Editor’s Choice Awards. Winners will be announced on March 23rd at the Firefighters Relief’s In at 7pm. 2018 NoGet your tickets or make a donation HERE:minees: Forest Rain, From Israel to The Valley Patriot Robin Desmet, Robin’s Kitty Corner Freddie! Peter […]
While Big Tech Corporations Censor On-line Speech, You Can’t Censor PRINT! As we celebrate the 14th Anniversary of The Valley Patriot we see a troubling future for free speech and a free press here in the United States. As most people get their information about the world through the internet, print newspapers are folding daily. […]
2018 Nominees: Methuen Rep. Linda Campbell Turtle Boy Mike Demers Jana DiNatale Jessica Finocchairo Each year The Valley Patriot grants a First Amendment award to 2 individuals who show with their actions that they value the 1st Amendment to the Constitution and are willing to fight for it. Winners of this award have made a significant difference […]
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By: Bharai Padmanabhan ByMaura’s friends are the luckiest. To have the Attorney General in your corner is the best Get Out of Jail Free card. Many decisions are discretionary but can apply to mere “hoi polloi”. Where is the fun in that? To be truly special your friend must break a law for you. That […]
By: DJ Deeb – Feb.2018 I have written numerous times that the City of Methuen is truly fortunate to have Superintendent Judy Scannell at the helm as the leader of Methuen Public Schools. Members of the school committee completed their annual evaluations of Superintendent Scannell in December and as expected, Superintendent Scannell received high marks […]
Eleven year old Nathan Scanlon got the ride of his life last month when the North Andover Police and Cops for Kids with Cancer paid him and his family a visit in their Johnson Street home, lights and sirens blaring. Nathan came out of his house to a line of police officers in his […]