By: Bill Cushing – Feb. 2021 In 2018, the original cast members of the iconic 1984 film ‘The Karate Kid’ reunited for the revival series ‘Cobra Kai.’ What resulted was a fresh, thoroughly enjoyable spin on the well-established franchise, as well as a surprisingly heartfelt look at the immense power the past can hold over us. […]
The Public Health Museum in Massachusetts is welcoming back visitors, albeit in a slightly different, socially-distanced manner. The museum is offering timed entry tours limited to two per day. “Our volunteers will remain safely spaced and masked as they guide visitors through our exhibits” said Sandra Price, the museum’s Coordinator of Volunteer Engagement. Through original […]
By: Kane – Feb. 2021 Kane felt privileged to tour Clear Path for Veterans New England to learn about the numerous ways the program assists Veterans in building upon their many strengths to create a well lived and balanced life, after honoring their country in the military. The program provides direct and indirect programs and services […]
By: Eric Spagnoli Although COVID-19 cases continue to rise, certain towns have adopted cautious optimism, as trends improve in some areas and some have received their first shipments of vaccines. LAWRENCE As of February 4th, Lawrence has reported 73 new positive cases, while the total number of COVID deaths stands at 220. The office of […]
By: John Cuddy – Feb, 2021 This is our third US Navy Seabee, who after serving in the Navy, became a police officer. Tom Murphy Jr. is a retired Lawrence Police Officer, who later retired from the Merrimack College Police Department as well. He grew up across the street from my father Jim, and my […]
Bill would compel insurance companies to honor business interruption insurance claims filed during the pandemic Boston – Working with local advocacy groups, State Senator Diana DiZoglio (First Essex) and State Representative Dylan Fernandes (Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket) filed legislation in both the Senate and the House last week that would provide another much-needed lifeline to small […]
Carroll participated as a Planning Board member in matters affecting his father’s property The State Ethics Commission has issued a Final Order approving a Disposition Agreement in which Templeton Planning Board member Charles Carroll admits to violating the conflict of interest law by participating in Planning Board decisions related to proposals to rezone an area […]
Jeurys Santiago is a 2020 NECC Grad Feb. 2021 Television talk show host and author Oprah Winfrey is helping Jeurys Santiago, a 2020 Northern Essex Community College Business Transfer graduate, to continue his studies at UMass Lowell. Santiago, a 2017 Lawrence High School graduate, was awarded the Oprah Winfrey Scholarship, which will provide him with […]
Feb. 2021 THE FUTURE OF THE LOOP “I have been chasing the managers of the loop hard because I think the answer there is in the entertainment field. I have personally offered to charter management to solicit groups like Wamesit to get them there. Because, I think something like that would be a big hit […]
Feb. 2021 Hello Valley Patriot Readers, Beyond the physical and financial anxiety that countless of us have felt since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, many have also experienced feelings of loneliness and isolation. While many of us have gone through life without the internet and mobile devices in the past, we haven’t gone through […]
David Ismay, Governor Baker’s Undersecretary for Climate Change, told a group of Vermont climate extremists that in order for Massachusetts residents to lower carbon emissions the state needs to “break their will” and “turn the screws on” ordinary people. No public servant should be approaching public policy with this kind of attitude. The video of […]
BOSTON – A Lawrence man and a Methuen man were indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury in connection with a scheme involving the use of stolen identities to fraudulently obtain Economic Injury Disaster Loans from the Small Business Administration (SBA) and to launder the funds. Darwyn Joseph, 24, of Lawrence, and Ramon Joseph […]
Vilma Martinez-Dominguez’s campaign for Mayor announced that former Mayor Dan Rivera has endorsed her campaign “I’ve known Vilma for years, first as an advocate for our most vulnerable families, and now as a public servant for our city,” Said Rivera. “She will be a fighter for all of Lawrence, and I’m proud to endorse her […]
“The public deserves to know the details of circumstance behind Robinhood’s decision to restrict trading and about other actions that appear to be treating individual investors in an unequal or unfair fashion.” “I am also troubled by Robinhood’s inclusion of forced arbitration clauses in its customer agreement, which suggests that investors will not have sufficient […]