Help The Valley Patriot Stay in Business Your Donation of ANY Amount helps By: Brian Genest – Aug. 2020 Do you support the police? Do you support law and order? Do you support the politicians “representing” Dracut who are working against both? This is no time for town citizens to be silent about supporting the […]
Help The Valley Patriot Stay in Business Your Donation of ANY Amount helps By: John Cuddy – Aug, 2020 LAWRENCE – Greater Lawrence Technical School graduate and Lawrence native, Kevin Donahue, and I recently had dinner at Methuen’s Muddy Waters Restaurant. We had a fantastic meal, and the Donahue family really enjoyed the beer, pizza, […]
Help The Valley Patriot Stay in Business Your Donation of ANY Amount helps Methuen Mayor Neil Perry It hardly seems possible, but we’re on to August! Time is flying by and there’s a great deal to talk about, so let’s get at it. We start with the FY’21 Budget. The Good: I’m pleased that we […]
By: Don Jarvis – July, 2020 What started a few weeks ago has led to a wonderful community event serving meals directly to the homes of our veterans. Recently I was in touch with Sarah Sweeney from Military Friends Foundation who offered me a $1,000 COVID 19 Military Relief Fund grant to go towards immediately […]
Boston– This month marks the first official time in the country of formal recognition by proclamation of the United States Cadet Nurse Corps (USCNC) under the provisions of legislation filed by State Senate Minority Leader Bruce Tarr (R- Gloucester) and signed into law by Governor Charlie Baker. The bill, co-sponsored by Representative Dave Robertson (D […]
By: Senator Diana DiZoglio – July 2020 Hello Valley Patriot Readers, Now more than ever, it is important that we explore new ways to make our health care system more affordable and accessible for Massachusetts residents. In that spirit, the Massachusetts Senate recently passed the Patients First Act, comprehensive health care legislation to increase access […]
By: Aliana Brodmann E. von Richthofen -July, 2020 America’s identity since her inception was defined by the fundamental principles of democracy that encompass the inalienable right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness for all citizens. Despite of this obligation the height of disregard for these inalienable rights was broadcast last month world-wide when […]
By: Brian Genest – July, 2020 Times are a-changin’ in Dracut. After the town scandals of 2019, it’s about time! Just ask the voters… This year, in a five-way race for two open seats on the board of selectmen, political newcomer Alison Genest topped the ticket, leaving some well-known town politicians in the rear […]
By: Bill Cushing – July, 2020 The Primetime Emmy nominations will be announced shortly and every year I like to review the past year in TV and give my Emmy Wish List, my list of who I would like to see recognized. It’s always tough to remember all the great work every year, and not […]
By: John Cuddy – July, 2020 DRACUT – Born April 19, 1927, the youngest son of Polish immigrants, Dracut’s Alfred Araskiewicz was introduced to me by a fellow Scout leader, his neighbor, Paul Taylor. He graduated from Dracut High School with the Class of 1944. My first interview was with his granddaughter, Jennifer Phillips. She […]
July, 2020 Hero Marine and Purple Heart recipient, Francisco Urena resigned last month as Governor Baker’s Secretary of Veteran Affairs. He didn’t actually resign, he resigned the way most people in government resign: he was told to come in for a meeting with the Governor, was met by his flunkies upon arrival, and then handed […]
Hidden Passions: Kamboj Princess Rukmani by Summerita Rhayne © 2014 by Summerita Rhayne Kindle Unlimited – 130 pgs. 5.00 Bookmarkers The story is set in India, in the Early Middle Ages, before societal norms restricted women. War sets the stage as the introduction to the story. The Kamboj Family was among the several clans that […]
By: Bill Cushing – June, 2020 Amazon’s latest series ‘Upload’ is a charming and endearing futuristic comedy series about the afterlife from Greg Daniels, the man who adapted ‘The Office’ for American audiences. ‘Upload’ is set in 2033 and centers on a man named Nathan Brown (Robbie Amell) who is killed in an accident of […]
By: Rick Bellanti – June, 2020 Most of the nutrients in food we eat daily fall into three major groups; Proteins, Fats and Carbohydrates, altogether these make up macro-nutrients. (You may have heard of counting your Macros in some of the newer keto diet type plans. The body can obtain everything it needs to survive from […]
From Woodstock to Vietnam By: John Cuddy – June, 2020 Bill McCann was born in 1950 in Lawrence, Massachusetts. He grew up in the Tower Hill Section of the city. Bill attended Lawrence High School and transferred to North Andover High School for his Senior Year. He graduated in June 1969 and applied to attend […]