Valley Patriot/980WCAP Lawrence Mayoral Debate download and listen on your IPOD! (September 7, 2013)

Valley Patriot/980WCAP Lawrence Mayoral Debate download and listen on your IPOD! (September 7, 2013)

CLICK here to download or listen to HOUR 1 CLICK here to download or listen to HOUR 2 Today, four of the five challengers to Lawrence Mayor Willie Lantigua came in for a debate on Paying Attention. James Patrick O’Donoghue, Dan Rivera, Manny Gonzalez, and Marcos Devers sparred on taxes, Lantigua’s corruption, laying off cops […]

BREAKING…. West Nile Virus Confirmed in Mosquitoes from Methuen

BREAKING…. West Nile Virus Confirmed in Mosquitoes from Methuen

Mayor Stephen Zanni and the City of Methuen Board of Health want to inform residents that the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) announced today that West Nile virus (WNV) has been detected in mosquitoes collected from Methuen along the I-93 corridor. The City is working with Northeast Massachusetts Mosquito Control (NEMMC) to identify a […]

Mayor Orders Mosquito Spraying in Haverhill due to Mosquitoes Testing Positive for WNV

Mayor Orders Mosquito Spraying in Haverhill due to Mosquitoes Testing Positive for WNV

HAVERHILL- Mayor James J. Fiorentini has ordered mosquito control spraying to occur overnight on Tuesday and Wednesday, September 3rd and 4th, from 9PM until midnight. The Department of Public Health has notified us that two mosquitoes have tested positive in Haverhill for West Nile virus. No human cases have been discovered and no cases of […]

Fall River State Rep. Alan Silvia to pay $20,000 for Concealing Campaign Finances

Fall River State Rep. Alan Silvia to pay $20,000 for Concealing Campaign Finances

State Rep. Alan Silvia of Fall River agreed to pay $20,000 to the state’s general fund as part of a disposition agreement with the Office of Campaign and Political Finance to resolve campaign finance violations.  In 2012, a state election year, Silvia’s campaign committee did not comply with several requirements of the state’s campaign finance […]

Billerica-based Realty Corp. Fined $11,647 Penalty for Violating Waste Site Cleanup Requirements at Ayer Facility

Billerica-based Realty Corp. Fined $11,647 Penalty for Violating Waste Site Cleanup Requirements at Ayer Facility

  BOSTON – The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) has issued an $11,647 penalty to 123 Central Ave. Realty Corp., the owner of a former metal plating facility in Ayer, for failing to notify MassDEP within the timelines established under the Commonwealth’s hazardous waste site cleanup regulations of a release of hazardous materials. The […]

Tom Duggan on the Bill Manzi Program – HOW LAWRENCE PROVES VOTER ID DOES NOT DISENFRANCHISE MIORITIES

DOWNLOAD PODCAST OR RIGHT CLICK TO SAVE TO YOUR COMPUTER OR IPOD   Today Tom Duggan filled in for Bill Manzi on the Bill Manzi show. Tom talked about the media lies about Voter ID and how the argument against voter ID “disenfranchises” minorities. How Lawrence, Massachusetts proves Voter ID not only works but does […]

BREAKING…. Attorney General Files Suit Against Lantigua for Campaign Finance Violations … Bogus Reporting, Cash Donations, Donations not Declared…. MORE

BREAKING…. Attorney General Files Suit Against Lantigua for Campaign Finance Violations … Bogus Reporting, Cash Donations, Donations not Declared…. MORE

 Complaint Seeks Civil Penalties and Future Compliance with Finance Laws  August 27, 2013 2:15PM OTHER BREAKING NEWS BOSTON – The Mayor of Lawrence has been sued for allegedly committing several campaign finance law violations, including accepting several thousands of dollars in potentially illegal cash and corporate contributions, Attorney General Martha Coakley and the Office of […]

Openings on Andover Boards

By: Anne Knowles – August, 2013 There are several openings throughout the Town of Andover for a variety of town boards and committees. For those who are interested, there follows a list with the number of spots available. The Ballardvale Historic District Committee (three vacancies);Ballardvale Fire Station Building Committee (one vacancy); Cable Advisory Committee (three […]

Ethics Commission: Former Chelmsford Planning Board Member Richard McClure Guilty of Violating Conflict of Interest Law

 Acted as attorney for clients in two lawsuits in which the Town of Chelmsford was a party  The Massachusetts Ethics Commission issued a Decision and Order  finding that former Chelmsford Planning Board member Richard McClure  violated section 17(c) of Massachusetts General Law c. 268A, the conflict of interest law, by representing clients in two separate […]

Methuen Mayor Steve Zanni Responds to Methuen’s Credit Downgrade

Methuen Mayor Steve Zanni Responds to Methuen’s Credit Downgrade

Manzi: It was Zanni’s Call to Spend Reserves But Prior Council was Calling the Shots OTHER METHUEN STORIES In an Exclusive interview with the Valley Patriot, Methuen Mayor Steve Zanni discussed the downgrade of Methuen’s bond rating by Moody’s Investment Services. The report cited specifically: “The downgrade to A2 reflects the city’s negative financial position which […]

The Paying Attention! Radio Program with Tom Duggan, August 24, 2013

  LISTEN TO HOUR ONE (RIGHT CLICK TO DOWNLOAD) LISTEN TO HOUR TWO (RIGHT CLICK TO DOWNLOAD) LISTEN TO HOUR THREE (RIGHT CLICK TO DOWNLOAD) Today Tom and Paul talked about Barry Nolan and Tennis Lilly and why some liberals are reasonable and others are just too crazy to talk to, What ever happened to […]

A Conversation with Lawrence Catholic Academy Principal, Jorge Hernandez, PART 1

Transcribed by Kathleen Laplante Lawrence Catholic Academy is located on Parker and Salem Streets in Lawrence and was once Saint Patrick’s Grammar School, run by Saint Patrick’s Church. Jorge Hernandez was hired earlier this year as the first lay person to be the principal of the School. Valley Patriot publisher, Tom Duggan, sat down with […]

59 Legislators Vote for Gas Tax Hike Have Taxpayers Pick Up Their Gas Tab!

Boston, MA: As taxpayers across the Commonwealth begin to feel the effects of new and higher taxes today, public records show that many of the legislators who voted to implement these higher taxes, such as the one on gasoline, are also benefiting from taxpayer funded reimbursements for when they travel to the Statehouse. Per diems […]