By Diana DiZoglio – Sept. 2019 Hello Valley Patriot Readers, Distracted driving, the act of driving while engaging in other activities that divert the driver’s attention away from the road, has become an epidemic on our roadways. We’ve all seen the constant news headlines reporting car crashes and fatalities. Take, for instance, a recent early-morning […]
By: Brian Genest – September, 2019 So much for a nice, quiet summer in Dracut. In recent weeks, a tidal wave of self-inflicted bad news has washed over town hall. With a flood of lawsuits, potential legal issues and plenty of well-deserved scrutiny, it certainly hasn’t been a day at the beach for Town Manager […]
By: Tomas G. Michel – Sept. 2019 “The everyday person is no longer voiceless or passive” —Jacob Benbunan, Disruptive Branding After the Columbia Gas explosion disaster on September 13 of 2018, the business community of Lawrence faced a harsh reality they had to acknowledge the hard way: their lack of sustainability. There was a wide […]
September, 2019 This month marks the one-year anniversary of the Columbia Gas explosions that rocked Lawrence, Andover and North Andover. For those who lived through it, it will be something we will never forget. Homes and businesses blew up, caught fire and the magnitude of the disaster eventually resulted in the evacuation of all of […]
Devon Michael Brantmuller graduated from Salem, NH, High School on June 12, 2015. He then enlisted in the United States Marines and left for Paris Island (Boot Camp) on November 30, 2015. Brantmuller started as PFC and was promoted to Lance Corporal 1 in November of 2016. He was again promoted to Corporal 1 in […]
9-16-19 METHUEN – Central District City Council Candidate Joel Faretra is crying foul on absentee ballots one day before the Methuen municipal election after his daughter, Hanna – registered at 6 Clossen Court -received the wrong absentee ballot. Faretra says his daughter received her absentee ballot on Saturday, September 14th and was unable to complain […]
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