By: Peter Larocque – October, 2102 It’s finally here, next month November 6, 2012 we get to do our part as Americans and that is to go vote! All the T.V. and radio ads and phone calls concerning who we should vote for will come to an end and I can’t wait and I […]
By: Christine Prescott – October, 2012 The Warrior Dash is held annually throughout the world. It’s an intense 5k running event held on the most challenging rugged terrain. The race also includes obstacle courses, mud,) crawling under barb wire and fire leaping events. The event is meant to challenge every single ounce of endurance and […]
By: Dr. Jin Sung – October, 2012 According to the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, more than 27 million Americans suffer from thyroid dysfunction, half of who go undiagnosed by conventional medicine. Of the detected cases of hypothyroidism, 90 percent are due to an autoimmune disorder called Hashimoto’s disease, in which the immune […]
By: Tracy Zysk – Valley Patriot Doggie Columnist Well when you have three animal writers for the Valley Patriot all PRO ADOPTION…you know we are all very excited about the month of October being the American Humane Association Adopt a Dog Month. Why adopt? Well why wouldn’t you? There seems to be many misbelieve […]
By: Anne Knowles The days are becoming crisp, colors are breathtaking and we know winter is coming. But, after reading more of the history of Andover, I found a really interesting story about Witchcraft in this town. Forty residents of Andover were accused and found guilty of the practice of witchcraft and four of the […]
VALLEY PATRIOT EDITORIAL In 2007, during George Bush’s term of office, the Democrats took over both houses of Congress controlling a majority in both chambers. On January 3, 2007, the day that happened, the Dow Jones averages closed at 12,621, the GDP for the previous quarter was up 3.5% over a year earlier […]
HERO IN OUR MIDST By: Helen Mooradkanian – October, 2012 One month before his 21st birthday, lst Lieutenant Angelo Giambusso, U.S. Army Air Force, North Andover, Mass., had flown five extremely hazardous combat missions—into Hitler’s oil fields in Ploesti, Romania—plus another 40 strategic bombing attacks in 10 countries across Europe. Yet nothing compared to the […]
By @DaTechGuyblog on twitter host of DaTechGuy on DaRadio Sat 10-noon. AM830 WCRN For most of September we were treated to the narrative of a surging Barack Obama, going into the debate this week the word was if Mitt Romney didn’t perform it was pretty much all over. Mitt Romney’s strong performance ended that meme […]
City Hides DiAdamo Payments – Double Dipping in School Department By: Allan Knowles, Staff Writer – October 3, 2012 Valley Patriot publisher Tom Duggan filed court action Wednesday against The City of Lawrence, Lawrence City Attorney Charles Boddy and Secretary of State Bill Galvin’s Office for purposely refusing to turn over public documents that […]
Click here for full gallery and become a Fan on Facebook. Valley Patriot Reporter/Photographer Allan Knowles was at the Scott Brown, Elizabeth Warren Debate at the Tsongas Arena in Lowell. VIDEO OF THE DEBATE
MassDEP’s Environmental Strike Force, Registry of Motor Vehicles Catch Faulty Auto Emissions Testers, Inspection Stations September 28, 2012 BOSTON – An investigation by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) Environmental Strike Force, and the Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV), has resulted in penalties and suspended emission inspection licenses for three individuals and two inspection stations, […]
By: Tracey Zysk, Valley Patriot Doggie Columnist – September, 2012 In the past few months the Merrimack Valley experienced the unexplainable and unbelievable. The loss of four very well established and experienced K-9 dogs. Three to cancer and one to retirement. It normally doesn’t happen this way, but in this case it did. This is […]
By: D.J. Deeb – September, 2012 On Thursday, July 26th, Lawrence Superior Court Judge Robert Cornetta ruled that the City of Methuen had failed to prove its case that the Civil Service Commission erred in ordering the reinstatement of Joe Solomon as Methuen’s Police Chief. This was not only the right decision for Solomon, […]
By: Joseph D’Amore – September, 2012 A week ago I almost struck from behind a motorcyclist who had come to a sudden stop. I was not looking other than straight away on the road, I was not texting, phoning or changing radio station. I was simply mulling over a work issue in my mind and […]
By: Anne Knowles – September, 2012 As a new resident of Frye Circle, in Andover, I was interested in the location and development of such a pleasant setting for a home for senior residents. The complex contains 96 units. It is named after the Frye family, the first member of the family to make […]