By: Kevin Dube – 3/24 I was ahead of the curve on one of the more unfortunate trends in our society today. I was the child of a single mother. My parents were married in 1968, and I was conceived shortly thereafter. Within a few months my father decided this whole family thing wasn’t for […]
How Come Nobody Investigates Corrupt Judges Anymore? By: Atty Gary Dolan – 3/24 Question: what’s the difference between a lawyer and a catfish? Answer: one is a slimy bottom feeder and the other’s a fish. The general public obviously has a dim view of the legal profession considering the whole genre of lawyer jokes […]
By: State Rep. Ryan Hamilton – 3/24 Congratulations to the Valley Patriot on their 20th anniversary. I appreciate the opportunity they give me every month to inform the residents of Haverhill and Methuen about what is happening on Beacon Hill. As we enter the month of March, I’d like to wish everyone a happy St. […]
Valley Patriot investigation shows Lawrence Homeless Coordinator tried to steer federal funds to her own non-profit, funds administered through her department. Felon Kelly Birchall Frazier, Homeless Coordinator for the City of Lawrence, and her husband Donald Frazier of New Hampshire (also a convicted felon who goes by the “street name” Debo Brown) filed […]
Sheriff’s Department prohibited by law from holding a person on civil immigration detainer when court-issued bail conditions are met In response to a press release issued by the U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement Agency on April 3, 2024, the Essex County Sheriff’s Department releases the following statement: The Essex County Sheriff’s Department reviewed the details […]
HAVERHILL – Audits are a process typically thought of as painful inconveniences to businesses and organizations. Recently, however, several Merrimack Valley mayors joined with State Auditor Diana DiZoglio (D-Methuen) to highlight the positive experience that went along with a routine audit of MeVa. “While audits can be daunting, Auditor DiZoglio and her office understood […]
By: State Senator Pavel Payano – 03/24 As the warmth of spring approaches, my dedicated team and I are working tirelessly to strengthen community bonds and advance key legislative initiatives. A recent and pivotal highlight was the historic unveiling of Frederick Douglass’s bust in the Massachusetts Senate, symbolizing not only our commitment to justice and equality […]
By: Tom Duggan – 03-24 Salisbury resident Ron Anthony Giordano has filed a lawsuit against the Town of Salisbury seeking unspecified damages for town officials labeling him a sex offender to stop his appointment to the town’s planning board. The libel/slander lawsuit was filed alleging that planning director for the Salisbury Planning Board, Lisa Pearson […]
By: Dr. Bharani Padmanabhan MD PhD In 2012 I wrote in the Valley Patriot that the toxic Martha Coakley refused to get justice for 15yo Tiffany Guyette when the exalted Jerry Remy’s son Jared raped her. Coakley intentionally let Jared walk between the raindrops without registering him for statutory rape. She did it […]
By: Tom Duggan – 03/24 Once considered the best Roast Beef on the North Shore, Harrison’s Roast Beef in North Andover has been purchased by Dean Chongris of Peabody who promises to restore the original recipe. Chongris appeared on the Paying Attention! Podcast last month with Tom Duggan, revealing for the first time that […]
U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Massachusetts Claim allegedly filed for a migrant smuggler who resides in Brazil BOSTON – A Haverhill man was arrested and charged today in connection with a Massachusetts Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) claim he filed in 2020 for a man who was living in Brazil and who has since been charged […]
By: Paul Murano – 03/24 One of the more consequential rulings of the past century quietly took place in a state court recently, and it could potentially make overturning Roe v. Wade look like child’s play. The Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos conceived by the in-vitro fertilization (IVF) process are human children […]
Tom Duggan: 03-24 Salisbury Beach is a complex barrier beach system, comprised of coastal beach, coastal dunes, and the Great Salt Marsh. Memories of old Salisbury Beach with small summer cottages and fun-filled amusement parks have disappeared – torn down and replaced with overdevelopment of large multi-family homes, massive condos, and virtually no views […]
By: State Rep. Estela Reyes 3/24 Before I begin, I want to congratulate Tom Duggan and everyone at The Valley Patriot on your impressive achievement of celebrating your 20th Anniversary publishing news for the Merrimack Valley. I’m so excited to have attended the the 20th Anniversary Charity BASH on March 22nd at The Relief’s In […]
03-24 Tom Duggan Methuen and Dracut residents and business owners are up in arms over a state “road improvement” proposal that would add bike lanes, guardrails, and sidewalks to the Route 110 stretch of Lowell Street, which goes from Methuen into Dracut and Lowell. State Representative Ryan Hamilton (D-Methuen) says that the proposal is being […]