Roofing Company Agrees to Pay $45,000 for Trying to Conceal Contributions To Boston Mayor Marty Walsh

Roofing Company Agrees to Pay $45,000 for Trying to Conceal Contributions To Boston Mayor Marty Walsh

Reliable Roofing and Sheet Metal, a Framingham-based company, made a $45,000 payment to the state’s general fund to settle campaign finance matters concerning prohibited corporate campaign contributions to Martin Walsh’s Boston mayoral committee and disguising the true source of those funds, according to a disposition agreement between company president and owner James O’Donovan and OCPF. […]

Methuen Councilor Pens Letter of Endorsement for Sheriff Candidate Jerry Robito against Frank Cousins

Methuen Councilor Pens Letter of Endorsement for Sheriff Candidate Jerry Robito against Frank Cousins

Methuen City Councilor Sean Fountain has submitted a letter to the editor asking for your support of his candidate for Essex County Sheriff Jerry Robito. Fountain is a member of the North Andover Fire Department and has a political reputation as being strong on public safety. The Sheriff’s race is not  Here’s Fountain’s Letter.  It […]

Former Tribune Publisher Al Getler to Headline Valley Patriot’s 10TH Anniversary BASH – Fri., March 21, 2014 at 7pm

Former Tribune Publisher Al Getler to Headline Valley Patriot’s 10TH Anniversary BASH – Fri., March 21, 2014 at 7pm

Come Celebrate the 10th Anniversary of The Valley Patriot  Tickets:  $30 ea. Tables of ten are $250 BUY YOUR TICKETS USING PAYPAL BELOW RESERVE YOUR SEAT ON OUR EVENT PAGE  MAIL CHECKS TO: THE VALLEY PATRIOT BASH,  PO BOX 453, NORTH ANDOVER, MA 01845  Veteran Hero Award, Editor’s Choice Award, President’s Award, Officer Tom Duggan Law Enforcement […]

The Paying Attention! Radio Program with Tom Duggan, March 8, 2014

The Paying Attention! Radio Program with Tom Duggan, March 8, 2014

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD HOUR 1  (right click to save to your IPOD or desktop) CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD HOUR 2 Today Tom and Paul talked about the Valley Patriot’s upcoming Tenth Anniversary BASH and the three new columnists joining the Valley Patriot lineup (Dr. Frank MacMillan, Hypnotist Jerry Valley and Former Eagle Tribune publisher […]

Mass. Ethics Commission’s Enforcement Division Alleges that Former State Representative Demetrius Atsalis Violated Financial Disclosure Law

Atsalis Failed to timely file his 2012 financial disclosure statement The Enforcement Division of the State Ethics Commission today issued an Order to Show Cause (“OTSC”) alleging that former State Representative Demetrius Atsalis violated G.L. c. 268B, the financial disclosure law, by failing to timely file his Statement of Financial Interests (“SFI”) for calendar year 2012. […]

Mayor Rivera Announces that Lawrence General Hospital to Provide Emergency Ambulance Services to the City

Mayor Rivera Announces that Lawrence General Hospital to Provide Emergency Ambulance Services to the City

Mayor Dan Rivera announced today that Lawrence General Hospital, the City’s leading health care provider, will expand its ambulance service for residents of the City of Lawrence from advanced life support to include basic life support. “Partnering with Lawrence General Hospital to provide this service will ensure a high level of emergency ambulance services for […]

Joint Committee Supports Reforming State Public Records Law, Add Penalties for Officials Who Refuse to Release Public Records

March 16, 2014 The days of public officials refusing to comply with the state’s public records law are almost over. So says State Senator Kathleen O’Connor Ives (D), Newburyport who told the Valley Patriot on Wednesday that a Massachusetts joint House and Senate Committee on Public Administration has given a favorable recommendation to House Bill H2846, an […]

The Paying Attention! Radio Program with Tom Duggan, March 1, 2014

The Paying Attention! Radio Program with Tom Duggan, March 1, 2014

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD HOUR 1 (right click to save to your IPOD or desktop) CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD HOUR 2  CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD HOUR 3 Today Tom and Paul promoted the Valley Patriot BASH (March 21, 2014), and talked about Lawrence Firefighters Frank “Ski” Skuskevich receiving the Firefighter of the Year Award  by the Lawrence […]

Lawrence Exchange Club’s 2014 Firefighter of the Year Award, Lawrence

Lawrence Exchange Club’s 2014 Firefighter of the Year Award, Lawrence

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOs1v2roLCs&w=280&h=220] The Lawrence Exchange Club honored EMT’s, firefighters and police officers from Andover, North Andover and Lawrence for their contribution to public safety in the Merrimack Valley. The annual award ceremonies were held at the Wyndham Hotel in Andover Wednesday evening. The event is sponsored by Scott Emerson and Wheelabrator Technologies in North Andover.  The Heroes […]

Award Winning Mob Movie “Boys” Made in The Merrimack Valley Now Available on DVD!!!

By: Tom Duggan In November I had the pleasure of attending a screening of the mob movie “Boys” at The AMC Loews Theater in Methuen. What I saw was not what I expected. I assumed in going to see an independent film from a guy born & raised in Lawrence that I would see something […]

New Hampshire’s Marijuana Law Betrays Small Government Principles

By: DJ Bettencourt – February, 2014 Granite Staters might assume that New Hampshire Governor Maggie Hassan’s pledge to veto legislation passed this month to legalize marijuana would end the discussion of the issue for this legislative session. Instead, it has intensified the debate at a time when marijuana policy is making history and emerging as […]

How can we TEST to see if I have a GLUTEN sensitivity or GLUTEN related health issues?

What if your path to a better quality life is avoiding food that is killing you and your family? By: Dr. Jin Sung – February, 2014 Gluten is one of the biggest culprits in causing chronic health issues such as fibromyalgia, thyroid issues, chronic fatigue, and Irritable Bowel that I see in my office. Therefore, […]

IN YOUR CORNER with KATY IVES – A Response to Court Rulings on Sentencing Juveniles Convicted of 1st Degree Murder

IN YOUR CORNER with KATY IVES – A Response to Court Rulings on Sentencing Juveniles Convicted of 1st Degree Murder

By: Senator Kathleen O’Connor Ives – February, 2014 Senators Barry Finegold, (D-Andover), Bruce Tarr (R-Gloucester), Richard Moore (D-Uxbridge), Eileen Donoghue (D-Lowell), James Timilty (D-Walpole), Joan Lovely (D-Salem), Richard Ross (R-Wrentham), and Don Humason (R-Westfield), recently filed legislation to require juveniles convicted of first-degree murder to serve a minimum of 35 years before becoming eligible for […]

Lawrence’s Councilor Laplante on The Road – Ride Along, Part II

Lawrence’s Councilor Laplante on The Road – Ride Along, Part II

The Lawrence Fire Dept. By: Tom Duggan – February, 2014 This is part II of an ongoing series on Lawrence City Councilor Marc Laplante’s experiences riding along and observing city workers. Last month we let Councilor Laplante chronicle his experiences riding along with Lawrence Police. This month, the councilor talked about what he learned observing […]