BOSTON – A Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) employee pleaded guilty today to embezzling nearly $70,000 in VA funds. Michael Donaher, 41, of Lakeville, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani to one count of embezzlement and theft of public money, property or records. Sentencing is scheduled for Sept. 10, 2020. He has […]
With graduations being cancelled, delayed or being conducted virtually on-line The Valley Patriot would like to offer friends and family members an opportunity to congratulate their graduate in the pages of the June edition of The Valley Patriot! See above example. For $99 we will include your student’s photo with a personal message to show them […]
BOSTON – A Dominican national living in Lawrence was charged yesterday in federal court with illegal reentry. Wilkin Jose Guerrero Villar, 40, was charged by criminal complaint with illegal reentry after deportation. Following his initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Judith G. Dein, Guerrero Villar was detained pending a detention hearing set for May 20, […]
With graduations being cancelled, delayed or being conducted virtually on-line The Valley Patriot would like to offer friends and family members an opportunity to congratulate their graduate in the pages of the June edition of The Valley Patriot! See above example. For $99 we will include your student’s photo with a personal message to show them […]
(BOSTON) – Two bills filed by State Senator Diana DiZoglio (D-Methuen), both aimed at helping small businesses during the COVID-19 emergency, have been voted favorably out of the legislature’s Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Businesses and advanced to the Senate for further consideration. One bill, S. 2643, An Act establishing a Massachusetts Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) for businesses […]
Financial Assistance Massachusetts is home to 380,000 of the nation’s 21 million veterans. More than half are aged 65 and older, and one in seven lives in poverty. As a result, our veterans are particularly at risk of contracting COVID19, as well as experiencing economic hardship during the current public health crisis. For low-income veterans […]
Members of the Methuen Police Superior Officer’s Union have hired a First Amendment attorney to investigate and possibly sue Methuen City Councilors (and a private individual) for defamation, libel, and slander. Andover Attorney, Peter Caruso has sent a letter to members of the Methuen City Council and the city solicitor, demanding that they preserve any […]
BOSTON – A Dominican national previously residing in Lawrence pleaded guilty and was sentenced yesterday for distributing fentanyl. Steven de Jesus de Leon Trinidad, 22, pleaded guilty during a videoconference hearing to distribution of fentanyl. U.S. District Judge Leo T. Sorokin then sentenced de Leon Trinidad to time served (approximately 11 months in prison) and […]
It’s clear now that we are more than 10 weeks into a national shutdown that the American people were lied to … again! Back in December we were told by “experts” that the Coronavirus could not be transmitted from human to human. That turned out not to be true. Dr. Fauci himself (the president’s leading “expert”) […]
Salem, MA — Today, Representative Seth Moulton (MA-06) announced five candidates from the Sixth Congressional District have accepted appointments at one of the nation’s military service academies. A video announcement from Rep. Moulton is available here. “Serving as an officer in the Marines was one of the hardest experiences of my life, but also one of the best. It […]
PDF OF THE MAY, 2020 VALLEY PATRIOT Edition #199
By: Paul Murano -April, 2020 The overall reaction to the Wuhan virus pandemic reveals the pro-life instinct in human nature. It is natural to do whatever it takes to preserve innocent human life. If that means temporarily shutting down a city, a nation, or a world, so be it. We see this instinct unfolding in […]
By: Bill Cushing – April, 2020 We are in an unprecedented period in history, and these days we are looking for ways to keep occupied during this time. Sitting down with a good TV show to watch is a great way to pass the time. So I thought I’d give you some suggestions. Here […]
By: Brian Genest – April, 2020 It’s been a heck of a good year for the MassGOP and Chairman Jim Lyons. Our Republican Party has a Republican leader at the helm – a conservative who makes the now out-of-power establishment even weaker-kneed than usual. To make matters even better, Lyons has such strong support on […]
By: Tomas G. Michel – April, 2020 Lawrence, MA — A PR start-up operating for less than 2 years, is pushing to become a rising star within the local business community of the Merrimack Valley. Thanks to Northern Essex Community College’s President, Lane Glenn, Michel PR, LLC is now partnering up with the post-secondary education […]