Podcast: State Senator Jamie Eldridge on Public Records in MA, Top Ten “That’s NOT News” (6-6-15)

Podcast: State Senator Jamie Eldridge on Public Records in MA, Top Ten “That’s NOT News” (6-6-15)

FIRST HOUR State Senator Jamie Eldridge (D-Acton) appeared on The Paying Attention radio program on 980WCAP to talk about public records. A great interview with a guy SECOND HOUR: Top Ten news stories this week that are NOT real news.  

Valley Patriot Multi-Media “Summer Bonus” Ad Package – Newspaper, Radio & Internet for ONE LOW PRICE!

Valley Patriot Multi-Media “Summer Bonus” Ad Package – Newspaper, Radio & Internet for ONE LOW PRICE!

Need Exposure for your Business? Get Print, Radio AND Internet for ONE LOW PRICE of $629! FOUR MEDIA HITS! * Valley Patriot Newspaper * 980WCAP radio spots * Valley Patriot ON LINE * 980WCAP ON LINE For advertisers who are looking to get additional MULTI-MEDIA exposure – The Valley Patriot an 980WCAP Radio have partnered up with a […]

Tick Attack Season

Tick Attack Season

By: Tracey Zysk – May, 2015 When it comes to these pesky little creatures … ugghh, they are everywhere in the Merrimack Valley, Southern New Hampshire and even hiding in your own backyard. This year has already been unbelievable. They are not only annoying and gross, they can cause harm to your dogs. Just this […]

Valley Patriot Publisher on Public Records in Massachusetts and How it Affects You

Valley Patriot Publisher on Public Records in Massachusetts and How it Affects You

AUDIO: Tom Duggan on Afternoon LIVE discusses the state’s impotent Public Records law and how it affects you.  (VIDEO of Duggan’s testimony below at 41 MIN mark) Valley Patriot publisher Tom Duggan testified before a sub committee of the Massachusetts State Legislature in favor of a bill he wrote S1700 that would finally put teeth into […]

HEROES IN OUR MIDST – Lawrence Cogswell, Valley Patriot of the Month Pt. 1

HEROES IN OUR MIDST – Lawrence Cogswell, Valley Patriot of the Month Pt. 1

By: Sidney Smith – May, 2015 When I recently learned that the local chapter of the EAA (Experimental Aircraft Association) was bringing an original flying Boeing B-17 WWII bomber to Lawrence Airport this May 22nd to May 25th, I was reminded of an acquaintance I had formed with a friend in West Newbury: Lawrence “Larry” […]

MassDEP Penalizes Commonwealth Motors $15,000, Suspends Automobile Emission Inspections for 2 Years Due to Fraud

MassDEP Penalizes Commonwealth Motors $15,000, Suspends Automobile Emission Inspections for 2 Years Due to Fraud

Individual Inspector Also Penalized Separately for 6 Fraudulent Emission Tests   BOSTON – The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) penalized Commonwealth Motors of Lawrence $15,000 for issuing six fraudulent motor vehicle inspection stickers between July 16 and November 7, 2014. In addition, Commonwealth Motors’ license to conduct automobile emissions was suspended for up to […]

North Andover Voters Reject Measure to Let 16 Year-Olds Vote, Run for Office in Town Elections

North Andover Voters Reject Measure to Let 16 Year-Olds Vote, Run for Office in Town Elections

  By: Tom Duggan – May 18, 2015 North Andover voters rejected a measure at Annual Town Meeting Tuesday night, that would have allowed 16 and 17 year-olds the right to vote in local elections, at Town Meeting, and even run for local office. Had the Warrant Article passed at Town Meeting, the question would have gone […]

House to Conduct Biometrics Study to Prevent Welfare Fraud

House to Conduct Biometrics  Study to Prevent Welfare Fraud

House Minority Leader Bradley H. Jones, Jr. (R-North Reading) has secured language in the fiscal year 2016 House budget aimed at detecting and reducing fraud in the state’s public assistance programs through the use of a biometric authentication system. The language, approved unanimously as part of an omnibus budget amendment on April 28, requires the […]