On March 31st, voters will cast their ballots to fill two seats on the North Andover Board of Selectmen, including one being vacated by Bill Gordon, who has very capably served our town for the past six years. My name is Phil DeCologero and I am writing to respectfully ask for your vote to fill […]
Single-Family Volume and Prices Had a Strong Fourth Quarter (MERRIMACK & NASHOBA VALLEYS) — The Northeast Association of REALTORS® (NEAR) reported today that the combined sales of single-family homes sold in the 15 cities and towns from Boxford to Littleton from January through December had median sales price of $350,000, an increase of 4.5 […]
It seems hard to believe. Since before the Haverhill Police Station was even occupied, concerns were raised about mold and mildew due to substandard construction work. That was in 1999. Today, 16 years later, Haverhill police officers and the civilians who work in that building continue to work in an unsafe environment. We readily concede […]
The Valley Patriot received this letter from Ferguson Mo. To: Ms. Christine Morabito, The Valley Patriot Thank-you for writing about what you saw in Ferguson. So few people have heard about the other side of our community. Early on the morning after the second riots started, I went down to the business area with a […]
Hard to believe another year has come and gone. Time again for our New Year’s resolutions. Hopefully I can stick with most of them! Some are the usual ones: lose weight, exercise more, work to be more healthy overall, spend more time with family and friends, take more vacation time and be a bit more […]
By: Th Pest End Girls No one likes to find pests or rodents finding their way into their beautiful homes. It can make you feel uneasy even in the haven of your own property. Pest-End Exterminators and Pro-Tech Lawn Care has comprised a list of proactive steps to take to help prevent pests and rodents […]
By: DJ Bettencourt – January, 2015 As Governor Maggie Hassan and the Republican-controlled legislature begins crafting the 2015-2016 state budgets, Granite Staters can be certain that both sides will allege that the other is “downshifting.” While campaigning for office last fall, Republicans promised no new taxes or fees and no borrowing gimmicks. They also campaigned […]
By: Justess Jacobson – January, 2015 I turned 21 in April, and of course, I went to every nightclub I could in Manchester even if I had no interest in going. Some were way better than others, and some I won’t even talk about during this article because some places were just awful. The best […]
By: Bill Cushing – January, 2015 Now that 2014 has come and gone, it’s time to look back on a great year of TV. It was very hard narrowing it down, but here are my choices for the 10 best shows of 2014. 10. The Blacklist (NBC) – As the only network show on my […]
By: Dr. Frank MacMillan – January, 2015 I’d like to be funny and say that my end of the year article is typically on the year’s major breakthrough in health and wellness, but I have never done a year-end health column before, so here are my thoughts on a major breakthrough that I believe is […]
By: Forest Rain – January, 2014 When words are twisted meaning becomes warped. The straightforward and obvious suddenly takes on a new meaning, transforming in to something far from the original intent. Changing words and definitions changes reality. Once the term “freedom fighters” meant people who fight for freedom. Now, somehow this term has become […]
By: Dr. Jin Sung – January, 2015 Functional Chriopractic The SIBO is a very common condition but many times overlooked in the clinical setting. Many are unaware of what this even stands for, let alone what it’s all about. SIBO stands for small intestinal bacterial overgrowth at a level of more than 10 to the […]
By: Katy Runge – January, 2015 Happy New Year to all of The Valley Patriot readers! If you missed the City Council meeting of December 16 you should watch it on YouTube (Channel: LawrenceCityCouncil), because it was a gem. Public safety loans were denied, a vote of no confidence in the mayor was attempted and confusion […]
By: D.J. Deeb – January, 2015 Methuen Public Schools is fortunate to have such a strong and proactive Technology Department. At our December School Committee, Director of Instructional Technology Ed Lussier reported on a variety of activities and projects currently taking place in Methuen Public Schools involving students utilizing technology to complete academic tasks. When […]
By: Kathleen O’Connor Ives – January, 2015 In my first legislative session we passed a number of significant laws, including requiring nursing homes, rest homes, or other long term care facilities to first obtain informed, written consent if psychotropic medications are to be administered, along with a description of the side effects. We also passed […]