Paying Attention! Podcast (02-9-23) Child Porn Scandal in Lawrence
Lawrence Mayor’s Homeless Plan Saved Lives in Brutal Cold ~ VALLEY PATRIOT EDITORIAL (02-23)
02-23 Last week during the frigid -11 degree weather that lasted for three days, Lawrence Mayor Brian DePena and his homeless coordinator Kelly Birchall put together a plan to help the homeless and other Lawrence residents who had no heat. First, Mayor DePena mobilized the police and fire departments to visit all of the homeless […]
Methuen Council Flip Flops on “Top Heavy Police Department” ~ PAYING ATTENTION! with TOM DUGGAN
01-23 Remember last year – when the Methuen City Council was attacking Police Chief Joe Solomon on a daily basis, feeding information to the Boston media claiming the police department was “too top heavy”? Remember when they cut millions out of the police budget and laid off patrolmen and demoted superior officers because the […]
Fighting for Working Class Families in Lawrence, Methuen, and Haverhill
By: State Senator Pavel Payano – 01-23 I am honored to have the opportunity to represent the communities of Lawrence, Methuen, and Haverhill as the State Senator for the First Essex District. In the Senate Chamber, I am in seat number 13- the seat my predecessor, State Auditor Diana DiZoglio, held. Diana was a fierce […]
Phil Thibault’s Accusations Are Outright Lies, There is No Conflict of Interest
By: Alison Genest, Dracut Selectman Phil Thibault announced on his cable TV show that he would be publishing his article called “A Black Eye on Dracut” this month in the Valley Patriot. The column is factually incorrect and injurious to my reputation. The piece contains false statements about my voting record as a Dracut Selectman […]
A Black Eye On Dracut
By: Philippe Thibault – 01-23 There are milestones and benchmarks that people inevitably use to measure the growth, stagnation and decline of a community. While most would stive to foster growth by raising standards, three members of the Dracut Board of Selectman have taken the approach to removal standards for themselves and thus be held […]
Conflict of Interest Torpedoes Thibault in Dracut ~ EYE ON DRACUT
By: Brian Genest – 01-23 Here we go again: Cue the violins for Dracut’s self-proclaimed victim, Phil Thibault. This time, he’s lamenting because he was rejected by the Board of Selectmen for the newly created at-large seat on the Zoning Bylaw Review Committee—and he’s blaming everyone but himself, just like he always does. Meanwhile, the […]
The Journal of Jasper Jonathan Pierce ~ SUE PIAZZA’s BOOK REVIEW
The Journal of Jasper Jonathan Pierce by Ann Rinaldi Scholastic Inc., NY Bookmarkers: 5 of 5 Genre: Young Adult, Historical Fiction Ann Rinaldi, award winning historical writer, has done it again. This book is about a trip, an adventure and the lives that changed the world. Two brothers, Jonathan and Tom, journey to America in […]
KANE’S KORNER ~ New Year’s the History and Resolutions
By: Kane 01-23 Kane would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year, even though the horn party favor was absolutely terrifying. The other thing Kane found daunting was pressure to figure out a New Year’s Resolution. Exactly who thought up this tradition? How did it all start? A December 21st, 2020, Article on the […]
Allopathic vs. Holistic Medicine ~ THE DOCTOR IS IN!
By: Pierre Ghassibi – 01-23 Greetings everybody. Many patients these days are attracted to Integrative Medicine, Eastern Medicine, and other alternatives to Western Medicine. Western Medicine is called Allopathic Medicine. Osteopathic Medicine is very similar now to Allopathic Medicine. Allopathic and Osteopathic are based on results of scientific empirical studies that are subjected to rigorous […]
‘My Best TV Shows of 2022’ ~ TV TALK with BILL CUSHING
By: Bill Cushing – 01-23 It’s that time of year again. That time when all TV people start thinking about the best shows that they watched over the past year. As usual, it was tough to leave some shows off the list, but here are my picks for the best TV had to offer in […]
Lawrence Native Art Jacobs, US Army Silver Star and Three Purple Hearts ~ VALLEY PATRIOT OF THE MONTH, HERO IN OUR MIDST
By: John Cuddy – 01-23 Little did I know that my previous story about US Army Medic Steve Bird from Groveland, and his brave efforts to treat the wounded on the battlefields of Vietnam in 1968, would lead me to this feature about Art Jacobs, who was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, and grew up in […]
The Lasagna Lady ~ Home Health Aide Lillian Silva Delivers Different Kind of Caring
01-23 LAWRENCE – As a home health aide for 29 years at Tufts Medicine Care at Home, Lillian Silva supports her patients by assisting with their personal care and other daily living activities. On her days off, the dedicated caregiver extends her compassionate caring to the wider community as a volunteer with Lasagna Love. Founded […]
Your Priorities: Police, Capital Improvements, and The Homeless
My Priorities are YOUR Priorities! Before I begin, I want to thank the readers of The Valley Patriot. I met so many of you throughout the campaign in Methuen and Lawrence, and your support for me and this newspaper is very much appreciated. You were all a big part of the reason I am now […]
Continuing to Fight for Working Families in the Auditor’s Office ~ IN YOUR CORNER with AUDITOR Dizoglio
By: State Auditor Diana DiZoglio – 1-23 Hello Valley Patriot Readers, It has been a true honor and pleasure serving the great people of the Merrimack Valley in the Massachusetts Legislature. Every day, I’ve walked out my door in the morning determined to make meaningful progress and change that helps people at home. This public […]