By: DJ Deeb – Sept. 2015 We are off to yet another School Year. Teachers returned to Methuen Public Schools on August 31st and students returned on September 1st. The City Elections are also coming up November 3rd and one member of our School Committee will not be seeking re-election, Mary Jean Fawcett. Having served […]
This year marks the 35th anniversary for the B-Street Bombers, a legendary local band from Lawrence. Last month, Valley Patriot publisher Tom Duggan and his assistant Stephanie Jaskot sat down with the Bombers in Plaistow, NH before an afternoon summer concert at town hall. Present were: *John Tomaselli from Lawrence, *Jimmy Bass from Lawrence, Mandy […]
By: Al Kaprielian – Sept., 2015 It is hard to believe that September is here. The summer seemed to fly by. We are starting September this year on a sunny note. We can still get hot and humid weather in September, and this year is no exception. What causes hot weather and what is a […]
The Massachusetts State Police report that at 7:45am. Sunday morning, a 23-year-old woman from Providence, RI fell asleep while traveling on Route 95 southbound in Attleboro. Police say that the 2015 Subaru she was driving, drifted off the road and struck the attenuator at the beginning of a guardrail section. “These crash attenuators are designed to […]
Click the Photo to Listen With no co-host today (Paul has the day off) Valley Patriot publisher Tom Duggan interviewed Dan Rajczyk of AspergergerWorks. Then, Tom discusses the Lawrence election results and declares shenanigans. Tom also discussed why Methuen should stop cancelling their elections, why the environmental groups are a bunch of frauds and phonies […]
By: Sentaor Kathleen Ives – Sept., 2015 In January, I filed Senate bill 1200, An Act to Reduce Exposure to BPA, which is currently before the Joint Committee on Public Health. Bisphenol A (BPA) is a chemical that has been linked as a health and environmental pollutant. In January 2011, the Massachusetts Department of Public […]
Displayed his Sheriff’s ID when asking business owners to take down his campaign opponent’s campaign signs The State Ethics Commission has fined Suffolk County Sheriff, Steven Tompkins after he admitted to violating G.L. c. 268A, the conflict of interest law, in 2013 by identifying himself as Sheriff when asking eight business owners in his district to take […]
BOSTON -The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) penalized an out-of-state corporate owner of a redevelopment project due to violations of the cleanup regulations during work on conjoining lots in Cambridge. The work was conducted on a parcel of land that borders Binney, Rogers and Sixth streets during 2012 and 2013. ARE-MA Region No. 34 […]
Photo Gallery Audio of the Swearing In Audio of Interview with Chief Fitzpatrick (9-24-15) Acting Lawrence Police Chief Jim Fitzpatrick was sworn in as permanent chief by Mayor Dan Rivera Thursday night at the Fire Fighters Relief In. Chief Fitzpatrick told The Valley Patriot in a live internet broadcast of the event that his first […]
CLICK HERE TO LISTEN., RIGHT CLICK TO DOWNLOAD Radio Legend Bruce Arnold, who spent more than 50 years in radio passed away this week. In 2002 Valley Patriot publisher Tom Duggan interviewed Bruce and his friend John Bassett about their service in the military. Paying Attention Radio was in it’s third year of broadcasting on the […]
BOSTON—A Lowell man was arrested yesterday on bank fraud charges in connection with his theft of more than $440,000 from the Spain-based seafood and fish distributor for which he served as the United States representative. Jorge Manuel Silva, 58, was indicted on 23 counts of bank fraud. He was released on conditions during his initial […]
Haverhilll Police say that four juveniles have been arrested today for setting the Sunday evening mill fire at 30 Stevens Street in Haverhill. The fire started around 5 p.m. and quickly grew in the abandoned mill to 7-alarms. Firefighters from around the region provided mutual aid to the Haverhill Fire Department and spent the entire night […]
By: Tom Duggan – 9.22.15 With only 9% of registered voters in Lawrence participating in the city’s preliminary elections, at least one candidate has found himself one vote shy of being nominated for city council. Rich Russell, a Viet Nam veteran and activist at council meetings, placed seventh in an eight way race, being eliminated […]
By: Tom Duggan – 9.22.15 Sad, pathetic, and disappointing, all words used by candidates and their supporters in Lawrence Tuesday as the city held it’s preliminary elections for city council and school committee. With mild, summer-like weather, most polling places had more candidates holding signs outside, than voters in polling booths. Lawrence has nearly 90,000 residents (including […]
Tribute to Radio Legend Bruce Arnold (Arnold Salvucci) Will be broadcast Wednesday Sept 23, 2015 PREVIOUS SHOWS Interview with Lawrence City Council Candidate Sandy Almonte, Preliminary Election Day September 22, 2015 Interview with Lawrence City Council Candidate Myra Ortiz, Preliminary Election Day September 22, 2015 Interview with Lawrence City Council Candidate Estella Reyes, Preliminary Election […]