[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRpoMpiLgOc&w=380&h=280] Methuen City Councilor Steve Saba (who is Chairman of the city council) says that he would rather Methuen residents go hungry than to receive food donations delivered by a company he is upset with. The revelation came during a city council meeting last month when it was revealed that a minority (Latino) owned taxi […]
Buttonwoods Museum Guest Curator Dr. Graciela Trilla, of Haverhill, MA is thrilled to share her family’s collection of Puerto Rican art works by the artists of the distinguished “Generación de los Cincuenta” (the generation of the 1950s). It will feature 41 pieces of art created in various mediums including paintings, drawings, lithographs, wood carving prints, and […]
Moulton Statement on the Situation in Afghanistan WASHINGTON — Representative Seth Moulton (D-MA) issued the following statement on Afghanistan: To say that today is anything short of a disaster would be dishonest. Worse, it was avoidable. The time to debate whether we stay in Afghanistan has passed, but there is still time to debate how we manage […]
Aug. 17, 2021 The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office has ruled that a Subcommittee of the Methuen City Council has violated the open meeting law. In a letter sent to councilors, the AG’s office said that they will impose no penalty on the council members involved because Councilor DiZoglio – the head of the IT (internet and […]
Francis Yohan Mateo Guerrero, 29, a Dominican national formerly residing in Lawrence, pleaded guilty to one count of making a materially false statement and one count of illegal reentry of a previously deported alien. U.S. Senior District Court Judge Mark L. Wolf scheduled sentencing for Jan. 5, 2022. Mateo Guerrero was indicted in December 2020. […]
Aug. 2021 For years we have called the public’s attention to the way Methuen elections are structured to subvert democracy and keep political insiders in power. This year’s upcoming municipal elections are a perfect example of how this system discourages voter participation in elections and needs to change. First, Methuen has a deadline for potential […]
Aug. 2021 If you’re looking for someone to blame for all the unvaccinated deaths in this country, look no further than the “news” media and government officials. Despite the fact that the vast majority of the “news” media continues to blame Donald Trump and his supporters for refusing to take the vaccine – the fact […]
PDF of the August, 2021 Valley Patriot
By: Paul Murano – July, 2021 Now that America is officially 245 years old, many are wondering how many more years she has left. Her cancer is metastasizing very quickly in the form of Leftist ideology, and many prognosticators are predicting she won’t make it past this century, or even this decade. How has this […]
By: State Rep. Linda Campbell We are very fortunate to have a strong and experienced team of legislators in the Merrimack Valley House delegation. With the support of my colleagues, I was proud to secure state funding in the House budget for several specific needs in the Merrimack Valley, including: • $50,000 for addiction recovery […]
By: Rick Bellanti – July, 2021 One of the dangers of this heatwave we’ve been having lately is heatstroke. Heatstroke is a condition caused by your body overheating, usually as a result of prolonged exposure to or physical exertion in high temperatures. This most serious form of heat injury, heatstroke, can occur if your body […]
By: Kane – July, 2021 Operation Delta Dog, Ellie is a 7-month-old Nashua Police Tracking Dog in training and learning to be a Community Comfort Dog for Veterans and other community members. She is in the care of Operation Delta Dog’s lead trainer Carolyn Barney and started training and socialization with her handler from the […]
By: John Cuddy – July, 2021 Just a few weeks ago, I was talking with Bill Bateman at the Merrimack Valley Golf Course, Bill connected me with fellow Central Catholic High School alumni Arthur Moriarty, of the Class of 1958. Bill graduated from Central Catholic in 1961, as did I, graduating in 1979. Bill had […]
METHUEN – Methuen Village at Riverwalk Park has unveiled all-new renovations to their community rooms. The Assisted Living and Compass Memory Support community, nestled on the Spicket River, has been a leader in assisted living in Methuen for more than ten years. The project, which took six months, saw a complete renovation of the community’s […]
By: Eric Spagnoli – July, 2021 In April 2020, the Methuen High School Varsity Football Team closed out their season with an overall record of 5-2. Despite a shortened season and a delayed start to the year, the team was able to attain a considerable level of success, which is a testament to the culture […]